No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 492 | 210 | running | 100 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 491 | 12 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 16 | ▲ 13 | 31Jim Vandiver | Vandiver Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 479 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 96 |
| — |
| 4 | 9 | ▲ 5 | 45LeeRoy Yarbrough | Seifert Racing | Ford | 477 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 5 | — | 2Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 477 | 0 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 19 | ▲ 13 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Mercury | 474 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 3 | ▼ 4 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 473 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 8 | 17 | ▲ 9 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 469 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 8 | ▼ 1 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 466 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 10 | 32 | ▲ 22 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 463 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 12 | ▲ 1 | 92Larry Smith | Harley Smith (Owner) | Ford | 462 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 12 | 7 | ▼ 5 | 18Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Dodge | 462 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 13 | 14 | ▲ 1 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 460 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 14 | 27 | ▲ 13 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 459 | 0 | running | 74 | — |
| 15 | 29 | ▲ 14 | 76Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Ford | 455 | 0 | running | 72 | — |
| 16 | 13 | ▼ 3 | 4John Sears | Sears Racing | Plymouth | 453 | 0 | running | 70 | — |
| 17 | 24 | ▲ 7 | 57David Ray Boggs | David Ray Boggs (Owner) | Dodge | 444 | 0 | running | 68 | — |
| 18 | 34 | ▲ 16 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Mercury | 442 | 0 | running | 66 | — |
| 19 | 33 | ▲ 14 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 441 | 0 | running | 64 | — |
| 20 | 25 | ▲ 5 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 440 | 0 | running | 62 | — |
| 21 | 21 | — | 53H.B. Bailey | J.C. Crews (Owner) | Ford | 439 | 0 | running | 60 | — |
| 22 | 28 | ▲ 6 | 0George Altheide | George Altheide (Owner) | Dodge | 438 | 0 | running | 58 | — |
| 23 | 18 | ▼ 5 | 91Richard D. Brown | Acton Racing | Chevrolet | 436 | 0 | running | 56 | — |
| 24 | 23 | ▼ 1 | 77Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Ford | 430 | 0 | running | 54 | — |
| 25 | 11 | ▼ 14 | 88Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Dodge | 418 | 0 | running | 52 | — |
| 26 | 31 | ▲ 5 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Ford | 409 | 0 | cylinder | 50 | — |
| 27 | 39 | ▲ 12 | 12Bobby Allison | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 345 | 260 | valve | 48 | — |
| 28 | 36 | ▲ 8 | 32Johnny Halford | Team SABCO | Plymouth | 337 | 0 | engine | 46 | — |
| 29 | 20 | ▼ 9 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 307 | 0 | accident | 44 | — |
| 30 | 15 | ▼ 15 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 259 | 0 | head gasket | 42 | — |
| 31 | 40 | ▲ 9 | 74Bill Shirey | Bill Shirey (Owner) | Plymouth | 177 | 0 | clutch | 40 | — |
| 32 | 38 | ▲ 6 | 65Walter Ballard | Joe Phipps (Owner) | Chevrolet | 167 | 0 | rear end | 38 | — |
| 33 | 37 | ▲ 4 | 89Les Covey | Jack Mercer (Owner) | Chevrolet | 127 | 0 | clutch | 36 | — |
| 34 | 4 | ▼ 30 | 11Buddy Baker | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 90 | 10 | valve spring | 34 | — |
| 35 | 22 | ▼ 13 | 47Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Ford | 85 | 0 | water pump | 32 | — |
| 36 | 6 | ▼ 30 | 93Buck Baker | Harold Furr (Owner) | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 | rocker arm | 0 | — |
| 37 | 30 | ▼ 7 | 96Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 56 | 0 | engine | 28 | — |
| 38 | 26 | ▼ 12 | 51Dub Simpson | Strong Racing | Chevrolet | 11 | 0 | engine | 26 | — |
| 39 | 35 | ▼ 4 | 00Bobby Mausgrover | Buxton Racing | Dodge | 10 | 0 | ignition | 24 | — |
| 40 | 10 | ▼ 30 | 90Jackie Oliver | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 1 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |