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 | 400 | 77 | running | 100 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 12Bobby Allison | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 87 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 400 |
| 236 |
| running |
| 96 |
| — |
| 4 | 10 | ▲ 6 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 392 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 5 | — | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Mercury | 392 | 0 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 17 | ▲ 11 | 45LeeRoy Yarbrough | Seifert Racing | Ford | 390 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 7 | 6 | ▼ 1 | 2Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 390 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 8 | 11 | ▲ 3 | 92Larry Smith | Harley Smith (Owner) | Ford | 384 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 19 | ▲ 10 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Mercury | 382 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 10 | 23 | ▲ 13 | 4John Sears | Sears Racing | Plymouth | 381 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 22 | ▲ 11 | 51Dub Simpson | Strong Racing | Chevrolet | 372 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 12 | 13 | ▲ 1 | 47Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Ford | 365 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 13 | 8 | ▼ 5 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 365 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 14 | 14 | — | 91Richard D. Brown | Acton Racing | Chevrolet | 364 | 0 | running | 74 | — |
| 15 | 30 | ▲ 15 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Mercury | 359 | 0 | running | 72 | — |
| 16 | 29 | ▲ 13 | 77Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Ford | 357 | 0 | running | 70 | — |
| 17 | 27 | ▲ 10 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 354 | 0 | running | 68 | — |
| 18 | 4 | ▼ 14 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Mercury | 354 | 0 | running | 66 | — |
| 19 | 24 | ▲ 5 | 76Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Ford | 352 | 0 | running | 64 | — |
| 20 | 21 | ▲ 1 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Plymouth | 347 | 0 | running | 62 | — |
| 21 | 12 | ▼ 9 | 93Buck Baker | Harold Furr (Owner) | Chevrolet | 332 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 22 | 20 | ▼ 2 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 283 | 0 | ignition | 58 | — |
| 23 | 15 | ▼ 8 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 256 | 0 | engine | 56 | — |
| 24 | 18 | ▼ 6 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 125 | 0 | accident | 54 | — |
| 25 | 28 | ▲ 3 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 121 | 0 | engine | 52 | — |
| 26 | 7 | ▼ 19 | 31Jim Vandiver | Vandiver Racing | Dodge | 111 | 0 | oil pressure | 0 | — |
| 27 | 26 | ▼ 1 | 96Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 93 | 0 | transmission | 48 | — |
| 28 | 9 | ▼ 19 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 71 | 0 | overheating | 46 | — |
| 29 | 25 | ▼ 4 | 13Eddie Yarboro | Eddie Yarboro (Owner) | Plymouth | 42 | 0 | overheating | 44 | — |
| 30 | 16 | ▼ 14 | 23Bill Dennis | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 14 | 0 | vibration | 42 | — |