No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ▲ 2 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 250 | 111 | running | 150 | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 11Buddy Baker | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 250 | 52 | running | 147 | — |
| 3 | 5 | ▲ 2 | 12Bobby Allison | Holman Moody |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Mercury |
| 248 |
| 75 |
| running |
| 144 |
| — |
| 4 | 1 | ▼ 3 | 6Pete Hamilton | Owens Racing | Plymouth | 245 | 12 | running | 141 | — |
| 5 | 8 | ▲ 3 | 90Bill Dennis | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 239 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 6 | 10 | ▲ 4 | 18Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Dodge | 238 | 0 | running | 135 | — |
| 7 | 15 | ▲ 8 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Mercury | 234 | 0 | running | 132 | — |
| 8 | 14 | ▲ 6 | 91Richard D. Brown | Junior Fields (Owner) | Chevrolet | 232 | 0 | running | 129 | — |
| 9 | 30 | ▲ 21 | 76Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Ford | 232 | 0 | running | 126 | — |
| 10 | 22 | ▲ 12 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 231 | 0 | running | 123 | — |
| 11 | 21 | ▲ 10 | 9Ramo Stott | Ramo Stott (Owner) | Dodge | 231 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 12 | 12 | — | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 230 | 0 | running | 117 | — |
| 13 | 35 | ▲ 22 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 219 | 0 | running | 114 | — |
| 14 | 32 | ▲ 18 | 26Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 216 | 0 | running | 111 | — |
| 15 | 37 | ▲ 22 | 0George Altheide | George Altheide (Owner) | Dodge | 216 | 0 | running | 108 | — |
| 16 | 25 | ▲ 9 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 212 | 0 | running | 105 | — |
| 17 | 43 | ▲ 26 | 28Bill Hollar | Brooks Racing | Ford | 212 | 0 | running | 102 | — |
| 18 | 33 | ▲ 15 | 47Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Ford | 211 | 0 | running | 99 | — |
| 19 | 44 | ▲ 25 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Mercury | 211 | 0 | running | 96 | — |
| 20 | 16 | ▼ 4 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 209 | 0 | running | 93 | — |
| 21 | 49 | ▲ 28 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 209 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 22 | 39 | ▲ 17 | 63Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Dodge | 208 | 0 | running | 87 | — |
| 23 | 40 | ▲ 17 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 196 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 24 | 24 | — | 4John Sears | John Sears (Owner) | Dodge | 194 | 0 | fuel pump | 81 | — |
| 25 | 20 | ▼ 5 | 42Marty Robbins | Robbins Racing | Dodge | 175 | 0 | engine | 78 | — |
| 26 | 9 | ▼ 17 | 39Friday Hassler | Friday Hassler (Owner) | Chevrolet | 164 | 0 | valve | 75 | — |
| 27 | 29 | ▲ 2 | 00Ronnie Chumley | R.B. Chumley (Owner) | Mercury | 155 | 0 | rod | 72 | — |
| 28 | 46 | ▲ 18 | 74Bill Shirey | Bill Shirey (Owner) | Plymouth | 144 | 0 | out of fuel | 69 | — |
| 29 | 47 | ▲ 18 | 81Bob England | Bob England (Owner) | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | vibration | 66 | — |
| 30 | 31 | ▲ 1 | 5Doc Faustina | Faustina Racing | Plymouth | 128 | 0 | oil leak | 63 | — |
| 31 | 38 | ▲ 7 | 55Tiny Lund | Lund Racing | Mercury | 118 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 32 | 19 | ▼ 13 | 87Jackie Oliver | James Mason (Owner) | Mercury | 117 | 0 | head gasket | 0 | — |
| 33 | 18 | ▼ 15 | 53H.B. Bailey | J.C. Crews (Owner) | Ford | 117 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 34 | 28 | ▼ 6 | 01Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | Plymouth | 113 | 0 | head gasket | 51 | — |
| 35 | 41 | ▲ 6 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Ford | 111 | 0 | lugs | 48 | — |
| 36 | 13 | ▼ 23 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 98 | 0 | valve | 45 | — |
| 37 | 34 | ▼ 3 | 27Jerry Barnett | — | Dodge | 86 | 0 | accident | 42 | — |
| 38 | 2 | ▼ 36 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 82 | 0 | rocker arm | 39 | — |
| 39 | 23 | ▼ 16 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Ford | 79 | 0 | engine | 36 | — |
| 40 | 11 | ▼ 29 | 2Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 73 | 0 | head gasket | 33 | — |
| 41 | 27 | ▼ 14 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 69 | 0 | oil pressure | 30 | — |
| 42 | 26 | ▼ 16 | 57David Ray Boggs | David Ray Boggs (Owner) | Dodge | 67 | 0 | engine | 27 | — |
| 43 | 36 | ▼ 7 | 37Don Tarr | Don Tarr (Owner) | Dodge | 59 | 0 | lugs | 24 | — |
| 44 | 42 | ▼ 2 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 34 | 0 | piston | 21 | — |
| 45 | 45 | — | 40D.K. Ulrich | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 26 | 0 | clutch | 18 | — |
| 46 | 17 | ▼ 29 | 96Ray Elder | Fred Elder (Owner) | Dodge | 24 | 0 | engine | 15 | — |
| 47 | 48 | ▲ 1 | 61Jimmy Finger | B & B Racing | Ford | 18 | 0 | piston | 12 | — |
| 48 | 6 | ▼ 42 | 17David Pearson | Nichels Engineering | Pontiac | 15 | 0 | overheating | 0 | — |
| 49 | 7 | ▼ 42 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 1 | 0 | engine | 6 | — |