No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 12Bobby Allison | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 252 | running | 100 | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 499 | 240 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 7 | ▲ 4 | 45LeeRoy Yarbrough | Seifert Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Mercury |
| 486 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 96 |
| — |
| 4 | 21 | ▲ 17 | 90Jackie Oliver | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 486 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 5 | 9 | ▲ 4 | 4John Sears | Sears Racing | Plymouth | 484 | 0 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 5 | ▼ 1 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Mercury | 480 | 6 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 6 | ▼ 1 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 478 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 8 | 10 | ▲ 2 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Mercury | 477 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 17 | ▲ 8 | 88Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Dodge | 473 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 10 | 16 | ▲ 6 | 83Paul Tyler | Norris Reed (Owner) | Mercury | 466 | 0 | engine | 82 | — |
| 11 | 32 | ▲ 21 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 460 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 12 | 26 | ▲ 14 | 77Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Ford | 459 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 13 | 23 | ▲ 10 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Mercury | 459 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 14 | 1 | ▼ 13 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 459 | 2 | running | 74 | — |
| 15 | 18 | ▲ 3 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 457 | 0 | running | 72 | — |
| 16 | 14 | ▼ 2 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Mercury | 456 | 0 | running | 70 | — |
| 17 | 13 | ▼ 4 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 455 | 0 | running | 68 | — |
| 18 | 31 | ▲ 13 | 85Ronnie Daniel | Daniel Racing | Chevrolet | 449 | 0 | running | 66 | — |
| 19 | 27 | ▲ 8 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 445 | 0 | running | 64 | — |
| 20 | 35 | ▲ 15 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 344 | 0 | engine | 62 | — |
| 21 | 8 | ▼ 13 | 91Richard D. Brown | Acton Racing | Chevrolet | 339 | 0 | sway bar | 60 | — |
| 22 | 22 | — | 81Jim Vandiver | A.J. Cox (Owner) | Dodge | 299 | 0 | engine | 58 | — |
| 23 | 34 | ▲ 11 | 74Bill Shirey | Bill Shirey (Owner) | Plymouth | 287 | 0 | vibration | 56 | — |
| 24 | 3 | ▼ 21 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 280 | 0 | engine | 54 | — |
| 25 | 29 | ▲ 4 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 268 | 0 | oil pan | 52 | — |
| 26 | 12 | ▼ 14 | 76Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Ford | 188 | 0 | valve spring | 50 | — |
| 27 | 38 | ▲ 11 | 53Dick May | J.C. Crews (Owner) | Ford | 173 | 0 | idler arm | 48 | — |
| 28 | 39 | ▲ 11 | 89Les Covey | Jack Mercer (Owner) | Chevrolet | 169 | 0 | differential | 46 | — |
| 29 | 40 | ▲ 11 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 150 | 0 | oil pressure | 44 | — |
| 30 | 33 | ▲ 3 | 26Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 118 | 0 | ignition | 42 | — |
| 31 | 15 | ▼ 16 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 104 | 0 | vibration | 40 | — |
| 32 | 37 | ▲ 5 | 23James Cox | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 97 | 0 | oil pressure | 0 | — |
| 33 | 30 | ▼ 3 | 57David Ray Boggs | David Ray Boggs (Owner) | Dodge | 61 | 0 | oil pressure | 36 | — |
| 34 | 11 | ▼ 23 | 92Larry Smith | Harley Smith (Owner) | Ford | 47 | 0 | oil pan | 34 | — |
| 35 | 25 | ▼ 10 | 01Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | Plymouth | 47 | 0 | clutch | 32 | — |
| 36 | 19 | ▼ 17 | 2Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 30 | 0 | oil pump | 30 | — |
| 37 | 36 | ▼ 1 | 96Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 18 | 0 | cylinder head | 28 | — |
| 38 | 28 | ▼ 10 | 47Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Ford | 14 | 0 | oil leak | 26 | — |
| 39 | 24 | ▼ 15 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 3 | 0 | accident | 24 | — |
| 40 | 20 | ▼ 20 | 67Clarence Lovell | B & B Racing | Ford | 2 | 0 | accident | 55 | — |