No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ▲ 2 | 12Bobby Allison | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 328 | 104 | running | 100 | — |
| 2 | 5 | ▲ 3 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 328 | 10 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Mercury |
| 325 |
| 181 |
| running |
| 96 |
| — |
| 4 | 16 | ▲ 12 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Mercury | 323 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 18 | ▲ 13 | 90LeeRoy Yarbrough | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 322 | 2 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 6 | — | 28Fred Lorenzen | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 321 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 7 | 9 | ▲ 2 | 2Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 319 | 3 | running | 88 | — |
| 8 | 12 | ▲ 4 | 95Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Mercury | 317 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 11 | ▲ 2 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Mercury | 312 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 10 | 14 | ▲ 4 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Mercury | 311 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 23 | ▲ 12 | 4John Sears | Sears Racing | Plymouth | 310 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 12 | 13 | ▲ 1 | 76Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Ford | 310 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 13 | 10 | ▼ 3 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 310 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 14 | 30 | ▲ 16 | 77Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Ford | 309 | 0 | running | 74 | — |
| 15 | 24 | ▲ 9 | 32Johnny Halford | Team SABCO | Plymouth | 305 | 0 | running | 72 | — |
| 16 | 17 | ▲ 1 | 88Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Dodge | 305 | 0 | running | 70 | — |
| 17 | 34 | ▲ 17 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Mercury | 305 | 0 | running | 68 | — |
| 18 | 39 | ▲ 21 | 47Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Ford | 300 | 0 | running | 66 | — |
| 19 | 33 | ▲ 14 | 53Bobby Mausgrover | J.C. Crews (Owner) | Ford | 298 | 0 | running | 64 | — |
| 20 | 38 | ▲ 18 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 292 | 0 | running | 62 | — |
| 21 | 29 | ▲ 8 | 13Eddie Yarboro | Eddie Yarboro (Owner) | Plymouth | 287 | 0 | running | 60 | — |
| 22 | 32 | ▲ 10 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 283 | 0 | running | 58 | — |
| 23 | 26 | ▲ 3 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 266 | 0 | running | 56 | — |
| 24 | 21 | ▼ 3 | 61Clarence Lovell | B & B Racing | Ford | 257 | 0 | engine | 54 | — |
| 25 | 40 | ▲ 15 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 219 | 0 | valve spring | 52 | — |
| 26 | 37 | ▲ 11 | 57David Ray Boggs | David Ray Boggs (Owner) | Dodge | 201 | 0 | engine | 50 | — |
| 27 | 22 | ▼ 5 | 91Richard D. Brown | Acton Racing | Chevrolet | 182 | 0 | overheating | 48 | — |
| 28 | 31 | ▲ 3 | 18Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Dodge | 172 | 0 | valve | 46 | — |
| 29 | 4 | ▼ 25 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 157 | 4 | rocker arm | 44 | — |
| 30 | 28 | ▼ 2 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 155 | 0 | oil pump | 42 | — |
| 31 | 2 | ▼ 29 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 148 | 19 | valve | 40 | — |
| 32 | 7 | ▼ 25 | 15Donnie Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 132 | 4 | ignition | 38 | — |
| 33 | 19 | ▼ 14 | 5Doc Faustina | Faustina Racing | Plymouth | 123 | 0 | engine | 36 | — |
| 34 | 36 | ▲ 2 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 118 | 0 | oil pressure | 34 | — |
| 35 | 35 | — | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 114 | 1 | valve | 32 | — |
| 36 | 8 | ▼ 28 | 92Larry Smith | Harley Smith (Owner) | Ford | 102 | 0 | engine | 30 | — |
| 37 | 15 | ▼ 22 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Mercury | 88 | 0 | valve | 28 | — |
| 38 | 20 | ▼ 18 | 73Dick Brooks | Marvin Welty (Owner) | Ford | 12 | 0 | steering | 26 | — |
| 39 | 27 | ▼ 12 | 51Dub Simpson | Strong Racing | Chevrolet | 8 | 0 | engine | 24 | — |
| 40 | 25 | ▼ 15 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 6 | 0 | oil pressure | 22 | — |