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 | 445 | running | 100 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 497 | 51 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 6 | ▲ 3 | 2Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 489 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 96 |
| — |
| 4 | 5 | ▲ 1 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Mercury | 477 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 20 | ▲ 15 | 70J.D. McDuffie | Don Tarr (Owner) | Dodge | 466 | 0 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 10 | ▲ 4 | 4John Sears | Sears Racing | Plymouth | 464 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 29 | ▲ 22 | 47Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Ford | 461 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 8 | 4 | ▼ 4 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Mercury | 459 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 19 | ▲ 10 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Mercury | 458 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 10 | 18 | ▲ 8 | 76Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Ford | 457 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 30 | ▲ 19 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 456 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 12 | 12 | — | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 454 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 13 | 16 | ▲ 3 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 446 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 14 | 26 | ▲ 12 | 77Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Ford | 442 | 0 | running | 74 | — |
| 15 | 14 | ▼ 1 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 430 | 0 | throttle | 72 | — |
| 16 | 21 | ▲ 5 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 413 | 0 | running | 70 | — |
| 17 | 22 | ▲ 5 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 358 | 0 | overheating | 68 | — |
| 18 | 11 | ▼ 7 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 345 | 0 | rear end | 66 | — |
| 19 | 3 | ▼ 16 | 45LeeRoy Yarbrough | Seifert Racing | Ford | 293 | 4 | engine | 64 | — |
| 20 | 28 | ▲ 8 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Ford | 289 | 0 | timing | 62 | — |
| 21 | 17 | ▼ 4 | 58Robert Brown | Allan Brown (Owner) | Chevrolet | 287 | 0 | sway bar | 60 | — |
| 22 | 9 | ▼ 13 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 277 | 0 | throttle | 58 | — |
| 23 | 24 | ▲ 1 | 57David Ray Boggs | David Ray Boggs (Owner) | Dodge | 217 | 0 | drive shaft | 56 | — |
| 24 | 23 | ▼ 1 | 05David Sisco | McGee Racing | Chevrolet | 78 | 0 | oil pressure | 54 | — |
| 25 | 27 | ▲ 2 | 32Johnny Halford | Team SABCO | Plymouth | 60 | 0 | overheating | 52 | — |
| 26 | 25 | ▼ 1 | 96Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 43 | 0 | oil pressure | 50 | — |
| 27 | 7 | ▼ 20 | 88Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Chevrolet | 42 | 0 | tie rod | 48 | — |
| 28 | 15 | ▼ 13 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 33 | 0 | rod | 46 | — |
| 29 | 13 | ▼ 16 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 27 | 0 | rear end | 44 | — |
| 30 | 8 | ▼ 22 | 91Richard D. Brown | Acton Racing | Chevrolet | 16 | 0 | accident | 42 | — |