No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 492 | 0 | running | 125 | — |
| 2 | 9 | ▲ 7 | 11Cale Yarborough | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 492 | 0 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 5 | ▲ 2 | 71Buddy Baker | K&K Insurance Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 491 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 96 |
| — |
| 4 | 4 | — | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Chevrolet | 490 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 21 | ▲ 16 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 485 | 0 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 12 | ▲ 6 | 95Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Mercury | 483 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 7 | — | 31Jim Vandiver | Vandiver Racing | Dodge | 478 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 8 | 20 | ▲ 12 | 18Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Dodge | 475 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 16 | ▲ 7 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 474 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 10 | 17 | ▲ 7 | 17Bill Dennis | H.J. Brooking (Owner) | Chevrolet | 473 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 22 | ▲ 11 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Mercury | 472 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 12 | 18 | ▲ 6 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Plymouth | 470 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 13 | 19 | ▲ 6 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Dodge | 467 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 14 | 10 | ▼ 4 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 465 | 0 | running | 74 | — |
| 15 | 15 | — | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 462 | 0 | running | 72 | — |
| 16 | 33 | ▲ 17 | 4Ed Negre | Sears Racing | Dodge | 459 | 0 | running | 70 | — |
| 17 | 40 | ▲ 23 | 77Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Ford | 436 | 0 | running | 68 | — |
| 18 | 37 | ▲ 19 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 426 | 0 | running | 66 | — |
| 19 | 35 | ▲ 16 | 92Larry Smith | Harley Smith (Owner) | Mercury | 414 | 0 | accident | 64 | — |
| 20 | 25 | ▲ 5 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 406 | 0 | engine | 62 | — |
| 21 | 28 | ▲ 7 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 403 | 0 | engine | 60 | — |
| 22 | 13 | ▼ 9 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 389 | 0 | running | 58 | — |
| 23 | 3 | ▼ 20 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 386 | 0 | engine | 56 | — |
| 24 | 32 | ▲ 8 | 05David Sisco | McGee Racing | Chevrolet | 379 | 0 | running | 54 | — |
| 25 | 11 | ▼ 14 | 28Gordon Johncock | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 365 | 0 | sway bar | 0 | — |
| 26 | 26 | — | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Mercury | 365 | 0 | engine | 50 | — |
| 27 | 39 | ▲ 12 | 65Buck Baker | Dick Poling (Owner) | Chevrolet | 357 | 0 | accident | 48 | — |
| 28 | 38 | ▲ 10 | 0Eddie Bond | Bond Racing | Dodge | 324 | 0 | lugs | 46 | — |
| 29 | 23 | ▼ 6 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 302 | 0 | valve | 44 | — |
| 30 | 8 | ▼ 22 | 15Bobby Isaac | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 297 | 0 | piston | 42 | — |
| 31 | 2 | ▼ 29 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 294 | 0 | engine | 40 | — |
| 32 | 30 | ▼ 2 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Mercury | 210 | 0 | engine | 38 | — |
| 33 | 27 | ▼ 6 | 49John Utsman | GC Spencer Racing | Dodge | 168 | 0 | valve | 36 | — |
| 34 | 34 | — | 45Vic Parsons | Seifert Racing | Mercury | 146 | 0 | exhaust | 34 | — |
| 35 | 36 | ▲ 1 | 47Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Ford | 142 | 0 | engine | 32 | — |
| 36 | 29 | ▼ 7 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 122 | 0 | engine | 30 | — |
| 37 | 6 | ▼ 31 | 2Dave Marcis | Penske Racing South | Chevrolet | 114 | 0 | piston | 28 | — |
| 38 | 24 | ▼ 14 | 61Clarence Lovell | B & B Racing | Chevrolet | 64 | 0 | accident | 26 | — |
| 39 | 14 | ▼ 25 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Mercury | 19 | 0 | valve | 24 | — |
| 40 | 31 | ▼ 9 | 55Tiny Lund | Carl Price (Owner) | Chevrolet | 15 | 0 | valve | 22 | — |