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 | 500 | 350 | running | 100 | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 497 | 1 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 9 | ▲ 6 | 90Ramo Stott | Donlavey Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 486 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 0 |
| — |
| 4 | 13 | ▲ 9 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 478 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 21 | ▲ 16 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Mercury | 477 | 0 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 7 | ▲ 1 | 76Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Ford | 476 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 16 | ▲ 9 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 467 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 8 | 18 | ▲ 10 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Mercury | 467 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 37 | ▲ 28 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Mercury | 457 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 10 | 27 | ▲ 17 | 77Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Ford | 448 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 3 | ▼ 8 | 71Buddy Baker | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 447 | 115 | rear end | 0 | — |
| 12 | 33 | ▲ 21 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 446 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 13 | 12 | ▼ 1 | 83Paul Tyler | Norris Reed (Owner) | Mercury | 441 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 14 | 35 | ▲ 21 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 424 | 0 | running | 74 | — |
| 15 | 24 | ▲ 9 | 01Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | Plymouth | 402 | 0 | oil pressure | 72 | — |
| 16 | 32 | ▲ 16 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 386 | 0 | running | 70 | — |
| 17 | 29 | ▲ 12 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 358 | 0 | ignition | 68 | — |
| 18 | 26 | ▲ 8 | 74Bill Shirey | Bill Shirey (Owner) | Plymouth | 344 | 0 | oil pressure | 66 | — |
| 19 | 28 | ▲ 9 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 344 | 0 | running | 64 | — |
| 20 | 1 | ▼ 19 | 12Bobby Allison | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 331 | 34 | engine | 62 | — |
| 21 | 30 | ▲ 9 | 89Les Covey | Jack Mercer (Owner) | Chevrolet | 330 | 0 | oil leak | 60 | — |
| 22 | 20 | ▼ 2 | 47Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Ford | 299 | 0 | engine | 58 | — |
| 23 | 14 | ▼ 9 | 88Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Dodge | 294 | 0 | clutch | 56 | — |
| 24 | 34 | ▲ 10 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 288 | 0 | engine | 54 | — |
| 25 | 25 | — | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 272 | 0 | engine | 52 | — |
| 26 | 15 | ▼ 11 | 61Clarence Lovell | B & B Racing | Ford | 267 | 0 | engine | 50 | — |
| 27 | 8 | ▼ 19 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 261 | 0 | engine | 48 | — |
| 28 | 36 | ▲ 8 | 4John Sears | Sears Racing | Plymouth | 182 | 0 | valve | 46 | — |
| 29 | 38 | ▲ 9 | 26Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 163 | 0 | engine | 44 | — |
| 30 | 23 | ▼ 7 | 92Larry Smith | Harley Smith (Owner) | Ford | 147 | 0 | engine | 42 | — |
| 31 | 10 | ▼ 21 | 84Harry Schilling | Thomas Hynes (Owner) | Chevrolet | 144 | 0 | alternator | 40 | — |
| 32 | 22 | ▼ 10 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Plymouth | 126 | 0 | transmission | 38 | — |
| 33 | 31 | ▼ 2 | 96Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 111 | 0 | sway bar | 36 | — |
| 34 | 6 | ▼ 28 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Mercury | 92 | 0 | rear end | 34 | — |
| 35 | 17 | ▼ 18 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 79 | 0 | engine | 32 | — |
| 36 | 5 | ▼ 31 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 73 | 0 | hub | 30 | — |
| 37 | 11 | ▼ 26 | 16Dave Marcis | Penske Racing | American Motors Company | 70 | 0 | engine | 28 | — |
| 38 | 19 | ▼ 19 | 57David Ray Boggs | David Ray Boggs (Owner) | Dodge | 49 | 0 | valve | 26 | — |
| 39 | 40 | ▲ 1 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Mercury | 47 | 0 | steering | 24 | — |
| 40 | 39 | ▼ 1 | 0George Altheide | George Altheide (Owner) | Dodge | 36 | 0 | transmission | 22 | — |