No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 12Bobby Allison | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 458 | running | 100 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 496 | 11 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 2 | ▼ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Plymouth |
| 491 |
| 15 |
| running |
| 96 |
| — |
| 4 | 5 | ▲ 1 | 45LeeRoy Yarbrough | Seifert Racing | Ford | 483 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 7 | ▲ 2 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Mercury | 474 | 0 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 6 | — | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 473 | 16 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 12 | ▲ 5 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 470 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 8 | 14 | ▲ 6 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 470 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 11 | ▲ 2 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 466 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 10 | 23 | ▲ 13 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 462 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 16 | ▲ 5 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Ford | 451 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 12 | 22 | ▲ 10 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 442 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 13 | 17 | ▲ 4 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Mercury | 437 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 14 | 27 | ▲ 13 | 77Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Ford | 429 | 0 | running | 74 | — |
| 15 | 30 | ▲ 15 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Plymouth | 423 | 0 | running | 72 | — |
| 16 | 21 | ▲ 5 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 417 | 0 | running | 70 | — |
| 17 | 9 | ▼ 8 | 31Jim Vandiver | Vandiver Racing | Dodge | 407 | 0 | running | 68 | — |
| 18 | 28 | ▲ 10 | 96Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 403 | 0 | running | 66 | — |
| 19 | 26 | ▲ 7 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 387 | 0 | ignition | 64 | — |
| 20 | 10 | ▼ 10 | 57David Ray Boggs | David Ray Boggs (Owner) | Dodge | 357 | 0 | rear end | 62 | — |
| 21 | 4 | ▼ 17 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Mercury | 320 | 0 | engine | 60 | — |
| 22 | 19 | ▼ 3 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 315 | 0 | valve | 58 | — |
| 23 | 15 | ▼ 8 | 05David Sisco | McGee Racing | Chevrolet | 272 | 0 | rocker arm | 56 | — |
| 24 | 25 | ▲ 1 | 47Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Ford | 221 | 0 | transmission | 54 | — |
| 25 | 29 | ▲ 4 | 4John Sears | Sears Racing | Plymouth | 147 | 0 | rear end | 52 | — |
| 26 | 13 | ▼ 13 | 2Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 126 | 0 | water pump | 50 | — |
| 27 | 20 | ▼ 7 | 76Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Ford | 82 | 0 | vibration | 48 | — |
| 28 | 8 | ▼ 20 | 0George Altheide | George Altheide (Owner) | Dodge | 54 | 0 | engine | 46 | — |
| 29 | 24 | ▼ 5 | 85Ronnie Daniel | Daniel Racing | Chevrolet | 41 | 0 | oil leak | 44 | — |
| 30 | 18 | ▼ 12 | 91Richard D. Brown | Acton Racing | Chevrolet | 32 | 0 | head gasket | 42 | — |