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 | 367 | 0 | running | 125 | — |
| 2 | 6 | ▲ 4 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 354 | 0 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 349 |
| 0 |
| rocker arm |
| 96 |
| — |
| 4 | 21 | ▲ 17 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 346 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 26 | ▲ 21 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 344 | 0 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 10 | ▲ 4 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Mercury | 341 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 8 | ▲ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 340 | 0 | accident | 88 | — |
| 8 | 5 | ▼ 3 | 71Buddy Baker | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 332 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 19 | ▲ 10 | 25Roy Mayne | Robertson Racing | Dodge | 331 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 10 | 33 | ▲ 23 | 47Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Ford | 330 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 25 | ▲ 14 | 98Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 328 | 0 | accident | 0 | — |
| 12 | 22 | ▲ 10 | 01Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | Plymouth | 326 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 13 | 16 | ▲ 3 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 324 | 0 | accident | 76 | — |
| 14 | 39 | ▲ 25 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 319 | 0 | running | 74 | — |
| 15 | 28 | ▲ 13 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Dodge | 317 | 0 | accident | 72 | — |
| 16 | 30 | ▲ 14 | 19Jabe Thomas | Gray Racing | Mercury | 315 | 0 | running | 70 | — |
| 17 | 17 | — | 90Richie Panch | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 309 | 0 | running | 68 | — |
| 18 | 38 | ▲ 20 | 89Johnny Barnes | J.C. Crews (Owner) | Mercury | 291 | 0 | running | 66 | — |
| 19 | 2 | ▼ 17 | 11Cale Yarborough | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 275 | 0 | engine | 64 | — |
| 20 | 31 | ▲ 11 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 256 | 0 | oil line | 62 | — |
| 21 | 7 | ▼ 14 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 251 | 0 | engine | 60 | — |
| 22 | 35 | ▲ 13 | 4John Sears | Sears Racing | Dodge | 250 | 0 | valve | 58 | — |
| 23 | 11 | ▼ 12 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Mercury | 250 | 0 | running | 56 | — |
| 24 | 13 | ▼ 11 | 95Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Mercury | 199 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 25 | 27 | ▲ 2 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Mercury | 178 | 0 | engine | 52 | — |
| 26 | 34 | ▲ 8 | 77Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Ford | 170 | 0 | engine | 50 | — |
| 27 | 20 | ▼ 7 | 83Paul Tyler | Norris Reed (Owner) | Mercury | 159 | 0 | overheating | 0 | — |
| 28 | 23 | ▼ 5 | 45Vic Parsons | Seifert Racing | Ford | 150 | 0 | overheating | 46 | — |
| 29 | 29 | — | 79David Ray Boggs | Warren Racing | Dodge | 116 | 0 | valve | 44 | — |
| 30 | 18 | ▼ 12 | 61Clarence Lovell | B & B Racing | Chevrolet | 95 | 0 | engine | 42 | — |
| 31 | 9 | ▼ 22 | 28Charlie Glotzbach | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 86 | 0 | engine | 40 | — |
| 32 | 40 | ▲ 8 | 84Frank Warren | Buster Davis (Owner) | Dodge | 78 | 0 | brakes | 38 | — |
| 33 | 4 | ▼ 29 | 15Bobby Isaac | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 77 | 0 | engine | 36 | — |
| 34 | 12 | ▼ 22 | 18Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Dodge | 67 | 0 | engine | 34 | — |
| 35 | 32 | ▼ 3 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 54 | 0 | oil pan | 32 | — |
| 36 | 14 | ▼ 22 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 39 | 0 | accident | 30 | — |
| 37 | 24 | ▼ 13 | 92Larry Smith | Harley Smith (Owner) | Mercury | 23 | 0 | overheating | 28 | — |
| 38 | 36 | ▼ 2 | 26Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 20 | 0 | oil leak | 26 | — |
| 39 | 37 | ▼ 2 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Mercury | 18 | 0 | oil pressure | 24 | — |
| 40 | 15 | ▼ 25 | 2Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 2 | 0 | accident | 22 | — |