No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ▲ 3 | 16Mark Donohue | Penske Racing South | - | 191 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Chevrolet | 190 | 0 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 11 | ▲ 8 | 96Ray Elder | Fred Elder (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 189 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 96 |
| — |
| 4 | 7 | ▲ 3 | 41Bobby Unser | Holman Moody | Ford | 186 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 5 | 18 | ▲ 13 | 38Jimmy Insolo | Roger Paquette (Owner) | Chevrolet | 184 | 0 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 20 | ▲ 14 | 7Jack McCoy | Ernie Conn (Owner) | Dodge | 182 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 19 | ▲ 12 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 181 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 8 | 24 | ▲ 16 | 42Richard White | Dean Barnicle (Owner) | Ford | 181 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 38 | ▲ 29 | 84Jim Danielson | Louis Nissen (Owner) | Mercury | 176 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 10 | 22 | ▲ 12 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Mercury | 174 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 40 | ▲ 29 | 77Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Ford | 173 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 12 | 13 | ▲ 1 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Mercury | 172 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 13 | 30 | ▲ 17 | 9Carl Adams | Adams Racing | Ford | 170 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 14 | 10 | ▼ 4 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 169 | 0 | sway bar | 74 | — |
| 15 | 16 | ▲ 1 | 89Gerald Thompson | — | Pontiac | 162 | 0 | running | 72 | — |
| 16 | 28 | ▲ 12 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 158 | 0 | running | 70 | — |
| 17 | 14 | ▼ 3 | 02Dick Bown | Ober Logging | Dodge | 146 | 0 | rear end | 68 | — |
| 18 | 27 | ▲ 9 | 60Jim Whitt | — | Chevrolet | 113 | 0 | engine | 66 | — |
| 19 | 34 | ▲ 15 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Plymouth | 107 | 0 | ignition | 64 | — |
| 20 | 12 | ▼ 8 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 103 | 0 | transmission | 62 | — |
| 21 | 5 | ▼ 16 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 95 | 0 | timing chain | 60 | — |
| 22 | 1 | ▼ 21 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 91 | 0 | clutch | 58 | — |
| 23 | 3 | ▼ 20 | 04Hershel McGriff | Smokey Yunick Racing | Plymouth | 84 | 0 | valve spring | 56 | — |
| 24 | 8 | ▼ 16 | 11Cale Yarborough | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 83 | 0 | transmission | 54 | — |
| 25 | 15 | ▼ 10 | 68Sonny Easley | Jerry Lankford (Owner) | Ford | 69 | 0 | rear end | 52 | — |
| 26 | 17 | ▼ 9 | 3John Soares Jr. | J.A. Delvecchio (Owner) | Dodge | 66 | 0 | transmission | 50 | — |
| 27 | 6 | ▼ 21 | 15Bobby Isaac | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 61 | 0 | head gasket | 48 | — |
| 28 | 35 | ▲ 7 | 91Johnny Anderson | Don Nuzum (Owner) | Chevrolet | 61 | 0 | engine | 46 | — |
| 29 | 25 | ▼ 4 | 03Chuck Bown | Bown Racing | Dodge | 59 | 0 | clutch | 44 | — |
| 30 | 39 | ▲ 9 | 46John Hren | — | Chevrolet | 58 | 0 | fire | 42 | — |
| 31 | 37 | ▲ 6 | 33Glenn Francis | — | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | dry sump | 40 | — |
| 32 | 26 | ▼ 6 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 48 | 0 | valve | 38 | — |
| 33 | 33 | — | 26Carl Joiner | Joiner Racing | Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | drive shaft | 36 | — |
| 34 | 21 | ▼ 13 | 97Harry Jefferson | Jefferson Racing | Ford | 37 | 0 | oil leak | 34 | — |
| 35 | 9 | ▼ 26 | 71Buddy Baker | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 24 | 0 | engine | 32 | — |
| 36 | 36 | — | 78Hugh Pearson | Hugh Pearson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 11 | 0 | oil pressure | 30 | — |
| 37 | 32 | ▼ 5 | 95Bob Kauf | Paul Stockwell (Owner) | Chevrolet | 9 | 0 | ignition | 28 | — |
| 38 | 23 | ▼ 15 | 1Clem Proctor | — | Ford | 5 | 0 | engine | 26 | — |
| 39 | 31 | ▼ 8 | 79Jerry Grant | — | Chevrolet | 4 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 40 | 29 | ▼ 11 | 2Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 1 | 0 | engine | 22 | — |