No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | ▲ 10 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 500 | 330 | running | 100 | — |
| 2 | 10 | ▲ 8 | 12Bobby Allison | Holman Moody | Ford | 499 | 105 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 6Pete Hamilton | Owens Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Plymouth |
| 490 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 96 |
| — |
| 4 | 2 | ▼ 2 | 98Charlie Glotzbach | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 487 | 19 | running | 0 | — |
| 5 | 12 | ▲ 7 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 480 | 0 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 5 | ▼ 1 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Plymouth | 480 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 19 | ▲ 12 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 476 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 8 | 16 | ▲ 8 | 4John Sears | John Sears (Owner) | Dodge | 472 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 14 | ▲ 5 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Mercury | 471 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 10 | 4 | ▼ 6 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 457 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 8 | ▼ 3 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Ford | 445 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 12 | 29 | ▲ 17 | 13Eddie Yarboro | Eddie Yarboro (Owner) | Plymouth | 442 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 13 | 25 | ▲ 12 | 23James Cox | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 442 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 14 | 1 | ▼ 13 | 90Bill Dennis | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 440 | 46 | running | 74 | — |
| 15 | 21 | ▲ 6 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 435 | 0 | running | 72 | — |
| 16 | 15 | ▼ 1 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 433 | 0 | running | 70 | — |
| 17 | 17 | — | 28Bill Hollar | Brooks Racing | Ford | 416 | 0 | running | 68 | — |
| 18 | 20 | ▲ 2 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 415 | 0 | running | 66 | — |
| 19 | 9 | ▼ 10 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 384 | 0 | running | 64 | — |
| 20 | 26 | ▲ 6 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 359 | 0 | running | 62 | — |
| 21 | 28 | ▲ 7 | 80Phil Finney | Finney Racing | Chevrolet | 357 | 0 | running | 60 | — |
| 22 | 27 | ▲ 5 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 314 | 0 | rear end | 58 | — |
| 23 | 18 | ▼ 5 | 26Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 309 | 0 | running | 56 | — |
| 24 | 22 | ▼ 2 | 86Bobby Mausgrover | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 282 | 0 | hub | 54 | — |
| 25 | 13 | ▼ 12 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 253 | 0 | engine | 52 | — |
| 26 | 7 | ▼ 19 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 188 | 0 | rear end | 50 | — |
| 27 | 23 | ▼ 4 | 62Bill Shirey | K-Automotive Motorsports | Dodge | 118 | 0 | oil leak | 48 | — |
| 28 | 24 | ▼ 4 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 103 | 0 | engine | 46 | — |
| 29 | 6 | ▼ 23 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 59 | 0 | oil pressure | 44 | — |
| 30 | 30 | — | 50Gordon Birkett | John Hodges (Owner) | Chevrolet | 43 | 0 | engine | 42 | — |