No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 160 | 93 | running | 100 | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 160 | 29 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 5 | ▲ 2 | 12Bobby Allison | Howard & Egerton Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 160 |
| 13 |
| running |
| 96 |
| — |
| 4 | 7 | ▲ 3 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 157 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 11 | ▲ 6 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 157 | 0 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 16 | ▲ 10 | 45LeeRoy Yarbrough | Seifert Racing | Mercury | 153 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 10 | ▲ 3 | 88Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Dodge | 152 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 8 | 12 | ▲ 4 | 15Donnie Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 152 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 26 | ▲ 17 | 33Wayne Smith | Wayne Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 151 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 10 | 14 | ▲ 4 | 32Johnny Halford | Team SABCO | Plymouth | 150 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 17 | ▲ 6 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Mercury | 150 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 12 | 25 | ▲ 13 | 77Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Ford | 148 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 13 | 21 | ▲ 8 | 2Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 145 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 14 | 20 | ▲ 6 | 91Richard D. Brown | Acton Racing | Chevrolet | 144 | 0 | running | 74 | — |
| 15 | 32 | ▲ 17 | 23Mel Larson | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 144 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 16 | 24 | ▲ 8 | 76Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Ford | 143 | 0 | running | 70 | — |
| 17 | 22 | ▲ 5 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 137 | 0 | engine | 68 | — |
| 18 | 33 | ▲ 15 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Mercury | 136 | 0 | running | 64 | — |
| 19 | 30 | ▲ 11 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 128 | 0 | running | 62 | — |
| 20 | 23 | ▲ 3 | 0George Altheide | George Altheide (Owner) | Dodge | 125 | 0 | overheating | 60 | — |
| 21 | 13 | ▼ 8 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 122 | 0 | engine | 58 | — |
| 22 | 35 | ▲ 13 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 112 | 0 | running | 54 | — |
| 23 | 38 | ▲ 15 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Mercury | 112 | 0 | running | 52 | — |
| 24 | 3 | ▼ 21 | 11Buddy Baker | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 107 | 23 | oil cooler | 50 | — |
| 25 | 15 | ▼ 10 | 90Jackie Oliver | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 106 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 26 | 31 | ▲ 5 | 57David Ray Boggs | David Ray Boggs (Owner) | Dodge | 90 | 0 | valve | 44 | — |
| 27 | 1 | ▼ 26 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 86 | 1 | valve | 42 | — |
| 28 | 36 | ▲ 8 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 84 | 0 | timing chain | 40 | — |
| 29 | 27 | ▼ 2 | 05David Sisco | McGee Racing | Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | ignition | 38 | — |
| 30 | 18 | ▼ 12 | 61Clarence Lovell | B & B Racing | Ford | 61 | 0 | valve spring | 36 | — |
| 31 | 34 | ▲ 3 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Mercury | 61 | 0 | valve | 34 | — |
| 32 | 29 | ▼ 3 | 4John Sears | Sears Racing | Plymouth | 60 | 0 | head gasket | 32 | — |
| 33 | 6 | ▼ 27 | 9Pete Hamilton | Housby Racing | Plymouth | 51 | 1 | head gasket | 30 | — |
| 34 | 39 | ▲ 5 | 74Bill Shirey | Bill Shirey (Owner) | Plymouth | 51 | 0 | engine | 28 | — |
| 35 | 40 | ▲ 5 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 49 | 0 | wheel bearing | 26 | — |
| 36 | 9 | ▼ 27 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Mercury | 48 | 0 | engine | 24 | — |
| 37 | 19 | ▼ 18 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Plymouth | 42 | 0 | valve spring | 22 | — |
| 38 | 28 | ▼ 10 | 92Larry Smith | Harley Smith (Owner) | Ford | 42 | 0 | fuel line | 20 | — |
| 39 | 37 | ▼ 2 | 46Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 38 | 0 | head gasket | 18 | — |
| 40 | 8 | ▼ 32 | 18Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Dodge | 4 | 0 | engine | 16 | — |