No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | ▲ 6 | 96Ray Elder | Fred Elder (Owner) | Dodge | 153 | 47 | running | 100 | — |
| 2 | 8 | ▲ 6 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Mercury | 152 | 0 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 6 | ▲ 3 | 16Donnie Allison | Penske Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| American Motors Company |
| 150 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 96 |
| — |
| 4 | 12 | ▲ 8 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 149 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 22 | ▲ 17 | 26Carl Joiner | Joiner Racing | Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 3 | ▼ 3 | 12Bobby Allison | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | 2 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 18 | ▲ 11 | 09Carl Adams | Paul Burchard (Owner) | Ford | 146 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 8 | 13 | ▲ 5 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Mercury | 145 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 19 | ▲ 10 | 00Frank James | Jim Calder (Owner) | Chevrolet | 144 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 10 | 16 | ▲ 6 | 64Dick May | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 141 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 29 | ▲ 18 | 77Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Ford | 141 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 12 | 4 | ▼ 8 | 04Hershel McGriff | Smokey Yunick Racing | Plymouth | 141 | 3 | running | 78 | — |
| 13 | 5 | ▼ 8 | 02Dick Bown | Ober Logging | Plymouth | 141 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 14 | 9 | ▼ 5 | 27Chuck Bown | Bown Racing | Plymouth | 138 | 0 | ball joint | 74 | — |
| 15 | 35 | ▲ 20 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 136 | 0 | running | 72 | — |
| 16 | 20 | ▲ 4 | 4Dick Kranzler | Kranzler Racing | Chevrolet | 135 | 0 | running | 70 | — |
| 17 | 15 | ▼ 2 | 32Kevin Terris | Dean Barnicle (Owner) | Plymouth | 133 | 0 | running | 68 | — |
| 18 | 33 | ▲ 15 | 15Paul Dorrity | Glen Dorrity (Owner) | Chevrolet | 130 | 0 | oil pressure | 66 | — |
| 19 | 10 | ▼ 9 | 38Jimmy Insolo | Roger Paquette (Owner) | Chevrolet | 130 | 0 | running | 64 | — |
| 20 | 23 | ▲ 3 | 06Bill Butts | Gary Sigman (Owner) | Dodge | 128 | 0 | running | 62 | — |
| 21 | 2 | ▼ 19 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 109 | 16 | transmission | 60 | — |
| 22 | 28 | ▲ 6 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Mercury | 102 | 0 | transmission | 58 | — |
| 23 | 1 | ▼ 22 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 96 | 85 | engine | 56 | — |
| 24 | 24 | — | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 87 | 0 | running | 54 | — |
| 25 | 38 | ▲ 13 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Mercury | 69 | 0 | transmission | 52 | — |
| 26 | 25 | ▼ 1 | 6Ray Johnstone | Coz Concilla (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 62 | 0 | engine | 50 | — |
| 27 | 17 | ▼ 10 | 91Johnny Anderson | Don Nuzum (Owner) | Chevrolet | 47 | 0 | engine | 48 | — |
| 28 | 31 | ▲ 3 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | transmission | 46 | — |
| 29 | 39 | ▲ 10 | 46John Hren | — | Chevrolet | 45 | 0 | engine | 44 | — |
| 30 | 14 | ▼ 16 | 78Clem Proctor | Clem Proctor (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 37 | 0 | engine | 42 | — |
| 31 | 36 | ▲ 5 | 86Sonny Easley | Charles Heckert (Owner) | Chevrolet | 35 | 0 | ignition | 40 | — |
| 32 | 21 | ▼ 11 | 9Dick Guldstrand | Dick Gulstrand (Owner) | Chevrolet | 28 | 0 | oil pressure | 38 | — |
| 33 | 11 | ▼ 22 | 73Dick Brooks | Marvin Welty (Owner) | Ford | 21 | 0 | transmission | 36 | — |
| 34 | 26 | ▼ 8 | 47Sam Stanley | — | Ford | 17 | 0 | engine | 34 | — |
| 35 | 32 | ▼ 3 | 3John Soares Jr. | John Soares Jr. (Owner) | Dodge | 15 | 0 | valve | 32 | — |
| 36 | 30 | ▼ 6 | 62Tru Cheek | — | Ford | 12 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 37 | 37 | — | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 6 | 0 | suspension | 28 | — |
| 38 | 27 | ▼ 11 | 7Jack McCoy | Ernie Conn (Owner) | Dodge | 5 | 0 | engine | 26 | — |
| 39 | 40 | ▲ 1 | 95Bob Kauf | Paul Stockwell (Owner) | Chevrolet | 4 | 0 | oil line | 24 | — |
| 40 | 34 | ▼ 6 | 31Mike James | James Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | crank shaft | 22 | — |