No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | ▲ 4 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 492 | 189 | running | 150 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 11Buddy Baker | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 492 | 209 | running | 147 | — |
| 3 | 4 | ▲ 1 | 12Bobby Allison | Holman Moody |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Mercury |
| 488 |
| 1 |
| running |
| 144 |
| — |
| 4 | 7 | ▲ 3 | 6Pete Hamilton | Owens Racing | Plymouth | 487 | 16 | running | 141 | — |
| 5 | 6 | ▲ 1 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 483 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 6 | 11 | ▲ 5 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Mercury | 482 | 0 | running | 135 | — |
| 7 | 27 | ▲ 20 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Mercury | 476 | 0 | running | 132 | — |
| 8 | 15 | ▲ 7 | 18Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Dodge | 471 | 0 | running | 129 | — |
| 9 | 23 | ▲ 14 | 90Bill Dennis | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 471 | 0 | running | 126 | — |
| 10 | 13 | ▲ 3 | 39Friday Hassler | Friday Hassler (Owner) | Chevrolet | 468 | 0 | running | 123 | — |
| 11 | 19 | ▲ 8 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Mercury | 464 | 0 | running | 120 | — |
| 12 | 26 | ▲ 14 | 55Tiny Lund | Lund Racing | Mercury | 461 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 13 | 21 | ▲ 8 | 76Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Ford | 459 | 0 | running | 114 | — |
| 14 | 25 | ▲ 11 | 47Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Ford | 457 | 0 | running | 111 | — |
| 15 | 40 | ▲ 25 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 453 | 0 | running | 108 | — |
| 16 | 28 | ▲ 12 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 446 | 0 | running | 105 | — |
| 17 | 31 | ▲ 14 | 91Richard D. Brown | Junior Fields (Owner) | Chevrolet | 445 | 0 | running | 102 | — |
| 18 | 37 | ▲ 19 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 440 | 0 | running | 99 | — |
| 19 | 34 | ▲ 15 | 57David Ray Boggs | David Ray Boggs (Owner) | Dodge | 439 | 0 | running | 96 | — |
| 20 | 17 | ▼ 3 | 31Stick Elliott | Vandiver Racing | Dodge | 435 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 21 | 36 | ▲ 15 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 421 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 22 | 38 | ▲ 16 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Ford | 397 | 0 | oil pressure | 87 | — |
| 23 | 22 | ▼ 1 | 4John Sears | John Sears (Owner) | Dodge | 389 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 24 | 35 | ▲ 11 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Mercury | 342 | 0 | a-frame | 81 | — |
| 25 | 30 | ▲ 5 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 333 | 0 | oil leak | 78 | — |
| 26 | 41 | ▲ 15 | 26Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 297 | 0 | ball joint | 75 | — |
| 27 | 39 | ▲ 12 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 254 | 0 | valve | 72 | — |
| 28 | 9 | ▼ 19 | 2Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 227 | 0 | engine | 69 | — |
| 29 | 32 | ▲ 3 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Mercury | 216 | 0 | engine | 66 | — |
| 30 | 24 | ▼ 6 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 174 | 0 | accident | 63 | — |
| 31 | 16 | ▼ 15 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 171 | 0 | accident | 60 | — |
| 32 | 20 | ▼ 12 | 53Bobby Brack | J.C. Crews (Owner) | Ford | 170 | 0 | accident | 57 | — |
| 33 | 29 | ▼ 4 | 95Paul Tyler | Paul Tyler (Owner) | Ford | 163 | 0 | accident | 0 | — |
| 34 | 10 | ▼ 24 | 27A.J. Foyt | Matthews Racing | Chevrolet | 139 | 0 | accident | 0 | — |
| 35 | 18 | ▼ 17 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Plymouth | 112 | 0 | engine | 48 | — |
| 36 | 8 | ▼ 28 | 99David Pearson | Nichels Engineering | Plymouth | 92 | 0 | accident | 0 | — |
| 37 | 1 | ▼ 36 | 3Charlie Glotzbach | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 84 | 77 | accident | 42 | — |
| 38 | 12 | ▼ 26 | 07Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | engine | 39 | — |
| 39 | 3 | ▼ 36 | 21Donnie Allison | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 63 | 0 | overheating | 0 | — |
| 40 | 33 | ▼ 7 | 13Eddie Yarboro | Eddie Yarboro (Owner) | Plymouth | 36 | 0 | engine | 33 | — |
| 41 | 14 | ▼ 27 | 60Maynard Troyer | Nagle Racers | Mercury | 13 | 0 | engine | 30 | — |