No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | ▲ 7 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 125 | — |
| 2 | 5 | ▲ 3 | 71Buddy Baker | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 6 | ▲ 3 | 11Cale Yarborough | Howard & Egerton Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 497 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 96 |
| — |
| 4 | 10 | ▲ 6 | 15Bobby Isaac | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 495 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 20 | ▲ 15 | 2Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 491 | 0 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 9 | ▲ 3 | 17Bill Dennis | H.J. Brooking (Owner) | Chevrolet | 491 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 11 | ▲ 4 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 490 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 8 | 4 | ▼ 4 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 489 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 17 | ▲ 8 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Mercury | 486 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 10 | 2 | ▼ 8 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 484 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 18 | ▲ 7 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Mercury | 479 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 12 | 14 | ▲ 2 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 476 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 13 | 21 | ▲ 8 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Dodge | 459 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 14 | 22 | ▲ 8 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 456 | 0 | running | 74 | — |
| 15 | 1 | ▼ 14 | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Chevrolet | 451 | 0 | running | 72 | — |
| 16 | 26 | ▲ 10 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 446 | 0 | running | 70 | — |
| 17 | 24 | ▲ 7 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 439 | 0 | running | 68 | — |
| 18 | 29 | ▲ 11 | 77Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Ford | 432 | 0 | running | 66 | — |
| 19 | 19 | — | 4John Sears | Sears Racing | Dodge | 424 | 0 | running | 64 | — |
| 20 | 28 | ▲ 8 | 51Richard D. Brown | Strong Racing | Chevrolet | 349 | 0 | engine | 62 | — |
| 21 | 12 | ▼ 9 | 82Sonny Hutchins | — | Chevrolet | 254 | 0 | accident | 60 | — |
| 22 | 25 | ▲ 3 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 237 | 0 | tire | 58 | — |
| 23 | 16 | ▼ 7 | 55Tiny Lund | Carl Price (Owner) | Chevrolet | 229 | 0 | rear end | 0 | — |
| 24 | 23 | ▼ 1 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 210 | 0 | vibration | 54 | — |
| 25 | 3 | ▼ 22 | 59Donnie Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 26 | 7 | ▼ 19 | 90Ray Hendrick | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 151 | 0 | engine | 50 | — |
| 27 | 15 | ▼ 12 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Mercury | 126 | 0 | engine | 48 | — |
| 28 | 30 | ▲ 2 | 05David Sisco | McGee Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | engine | 46 | — |
| 29 | 13 | ▼ 16 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 54 | 0 | engine | 44 | — |
| 30 | 27 | ▼ 3 | 45Vic Parsons | Seifert Racing | Mercury | 1 | 0 | accident | 42 | — |