No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ▲ 2 | 12Bobby Allison | Holman Moody | Mercury | 238 | 70 | running | 150 | — |
| 2 | 8 | ▲ 6 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 238 | 22 | running | 147 | — |
| 3 | 4 | ▲ 1 | 21Donnie Allison | Wood Brothers Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Mercury |
| 238 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 144 |
| — |
| 4 | 5 | ▲ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 238 | 9 | running | 141 | — |
| 5 | 1 | ▼ 4 | 3Charlie Glotzbach | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 238 | 119 | running | 138 | — |
| 6 | 2 | ▼ 4 | 11Buddy Baker | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 237 | 18 | running | 135 | — |
| 7 | 6 | ▼ 1 | 6Pete Hamilton | Owens Racing | Plymouth | 234 | 0 | running | 132 | — |
| 8 | 14 | ▲ 6 | 39Friday Hassler | Friday Hassler (Owner) | Chevrolet | 233 | 0 | running | 129 | — |
| 9 | 9 | — | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Mercury | 231 | 0 | running | 126 | — |
| 10 | 11 | ▲ 1 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Mercury | 226 | 0 | running | 123 | — |
| 11 | 21 | ▲ 10 | 18Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Dodge | 225 | 0 | running | 120 | — |
| 12 | 28 | ▲ 16 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 225 | 0 | running | 117 | — |
| 13 | 24 | ▲ 11 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 225 | 0 | running | 114 | — |
| 14 | 31 | ▲ 17 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Mercury | 225 | 0 | running | 111 | — |
| 15 | 12 | ▼ 3 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Mercury | 225 | 0 | running | 108 | — |
| 16 | 42 | ▲ 26 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Mercury | 224 | 0 | running | 105 | — |
| 17 | 20 | ▲ 3 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Mercury | 224 | 0 | running | 102 | — |
| 18 | 36 | ▲ 18 | 57David Ray Boggs | David Ray Boggs (Owner) | Dodge | 224 | 0 | running | 99 | — |
| 19 | 16 | ▼ 3 | 91Ed Negre | Junior Fields (Owner) | Chevrolet | 223 | 0 | running | 96 | — |
| 20 | 30 | ▲ 10 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Ford | 223 | 0 | running | 93 | — |
| 21 | 39 | ▲ 18 | 26Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 222 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 22 | 27 | ▲ 5 | 47J.D. McDuffie | Williams Racing | Ford | 222 | 0 | running | 87 | — |
| 23 | 29 | ▲ 6 | 76Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Ford | 221 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 24 | 32 | ▲ 8 | 53Bobby Brack | J.C. Crews (Owner) | Ford | 218 | 0 | running | 81 | — |
| 25 | 19 | ▼ 6 | 92Larry Smith | Harley Smith (Owner) | Ford | 218 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 26 | 40 | ▲ 14 | 83Johnny Halford | — | Plymouth | 214 | 0 | running | 75 | — |
| 27 | 22 | ▼ 5 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 213 | 0 | running | 72 | — |
| 28 | 35 | ▲ 7 | 87Cale Yarborough | James Mason (Owner) | Mercury | 209 | 0 | overheating | 0 | — |
| 29 | 37 | ▲ 8 | 4John Sears | John Sears (Owner) | Dodge | 206 | 0 | running | 66 | — |
| 30 | 23 | ▼ 7 | 27A.J. Foyt | Matthews Racing | Chevrolet | 184 | 0 | steering | 0 | — |
| 31 | 26 | ▼ 5 | 31Stick Elliott | Vandiver Racing | Dodge | 163 | 0 | drive shaft | 0 | — |
| 32 | 10 | ▼ 22 | 99Dave Marcis | Nichels Engineering | Plymouth | 152 | 0 | steering | 57 | — |
| 33 | 33 | — | 01Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | Plymouth | 145 | 0 | wheel bearing | 54 | — |
| 34 | 7 | ▼ 27 | 98LeeRoy Yarbrough | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 120 | 0 | accident | 0 | — |
| 35 | 18 | ▼ 17 | 60Maynard Troyer | Nagle Racers | Mercury | 115 | 0 | valve | 48 | — |
| 36 | 17 | ▼ 19 | 49Neil Castles | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 114 | 0 | lugs | 45 | — |
| 37 | 15 | ▼ 22 | 42Marty Robbins | Robbins Racing | Dodge | 97 | 0 | steering | 42 | — |
| 38 | 41 | ▲ 3 | 55Tiny Lund | Lund Racing | Mercury | 95 | 0 | alternator | 0 | — |
| 39 | 38 | ▼ 1 | 66Dick Brooks | Ferguson-Stephens | Pontiac | 76 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 40 | 13 | ▼ 27 | 90Bill Dennis | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 73 | 0 | drive shaft | 33 | — |
| 41 | 25 | ▼ 16 | 07Wendell Scott | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 64 | 0 | wheel bearing | 30 | — |
| 42 | 34 | ▼ 8 | 5Jim Vandiver | Faustina Racing | Plymouth | 10 | 0 | accident | 0 | — |