No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ▲ 3 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 500 | 64 | running | 100 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 12Bobby Allison | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 432 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 2 | ▼ 1 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Mercury |
| 498 |
| 4 |
| running |
| 96 |
| — |
| 4 | 3 | ▼ 1 | 71Buddy Baker | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 496 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 7 | ▲ 2 | 90Jimmy Hensley | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 493 | 0 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 11 | ▲ 5 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Mercury | 488 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 18 | ▲ 11 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 485 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 8 | 10 | ▲ 2 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 484 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 14 | ▲ 5 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 478 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 10 | 19 | ▲ 9 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Mercury | 477 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 9 | ▼ 2 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 476 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 12 | 25 | ▲ 13 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 468 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 13 | 21 | ▲ 8 | 47Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Ford | 467 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 14 | 12 | ▼ 2 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 460 | 0 | running | 74 | — |
| 15 | 20 | ▲ 5 | 4John Sears | Sears Racing | Plymouth | 459 | 0 | transmission | 72 | — |
| 16 | 24 | ▲ 8 | 76Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Ford | 457 | 0 | running | 70 | — |
| 17 | 31 | ▲ 14 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Plymouth | 456 | 0 | running | 68 | — |
| 18 | 34 | ▲ 16 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 450 | 0 | running | 66 | — |
| 19 | 28 | ▲ 9 | 77Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Ford | 446 | 0 | running | 64 | — |
| 20 | 23 | ▲ 3 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Mercury | 444 | 0 | running | 62 | — |
| 21 | 29 | ▲ 8 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 433 | 0 | running | 60 | — |
| 22 | 36 | ▲ 14 | 23James Cox | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 430 | 0 | running | 58 | — |
| 23 | 30 | ▲ 7 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 369 | 0 | overheating | 56 | — |
| 24 | 26 | ▲ 2 | 57David Ray Boggs | David Ray Boggs (Owner) | Dodge | 328 | 0 | engine | 54 | — |
| 25 | 17 | ▼ 8 | 2Ray Hendrick | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 311 | 0 | accident | 0 | — |
| 26 | 22 | ▼ 4 | 55Tiny Lund | Hank Richardson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 272 | 0 | rear end | 50 | — |
| 27 | 5 | ▼ 22 | 28Fred Lorenzen | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 216 | 0 | engine | 48 | — |
| 28 | 15 | ▼ 13 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Mercury | 134 | 0 | overheating | 46 | — |
| 29 | 13 | ▼ 16 | 16Dave Marcis | Penske Racing | American Motors Company | 108 | 0 | rear end | 44 | — |
| 30 | 16 | ▼ 14 | 45LeeRoy Yarbrough | Seifert Racing | Ford | 108 | 0 | accident | 0 | — |
| 31 | 6 | ▼ 25 | 17Bill Dennis | H.J. Brooking (Owner) | Chevrolet | 105 | 0 | accident | 40 | — |
| 32 | 35 | ▲ 3 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Ford | 95 | 0 | rear end | 38 | — |
| 33 | 27 | ▼ 6 | 96Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 88 | 0 | rear end | 36 | — |
| 34 | 32 | ▼ 2 | 92Larry Smith | Harley Smith (Owner) | Ford | 77 | 0 | engine | 34 | — |
| 35 | 8 | ▼ 27 | 98Bobby Isaac | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 19 | 0 | overheating | 32 | — |
| 36 | 33 | ▼ 3 | 74Bill Shirey | Bill Shirey (Owner) | Plymouth | 19 | 0 | overheating | 30 | — |