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 | 500 | 0 | running | 125 | — |
| 2 | 6 | ▲ 4 | 11Cale Yarborough | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 8 | ▲ 5 | 15Bobby Isaac | Bud Moore Engineering |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 495 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 96 |
| — |
| 4 | 10 | ▲ 6 | 71Buddy Baker | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 494 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 3 | ▼ 2 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 490 | 0 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 12 | ▲ 6 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 488 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 15 | ▲ 8 | 90Jimmy Hensley | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 485 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 8 | 13 | ▲ 5 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Mercury | 471 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 16 | ▲ 7 | 45Vic Parsons | Seifert Racing | Ford | 469 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 10 | 20 | ▲ 10 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 468 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 21 | ▲ 10 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 464 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 12 | 28 | ▲ 16 | 20Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Ford | 461 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 13 | 25 | ▲ 12 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 459 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 14 | 24 | ▲ 10 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 453 | 0 | running | 74 | — |
| 15 | 29 | ▲ 14 | 26Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 440 | 0 | running | 72 | — |
| 16 | 33 | ▲ 17 | 40Frank Warren | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 440 | 0 | running | 70 | — |
| 17 | 11 | ▼ 6 | 17Bill Dennis | H.J. Brooking (Owner) | Chevrolet | 404 | 0 | rear end | 68 | — |
| 18 | 27 | ▲ 9 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 397 | 0 | running | 66 | — |
| 19 | 7 | ▼ 12 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 375 | 0 | accident | 64 | — |
| 20 | 30 | ▲ 10 | 77Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Ford | 339 | 0 | accident | 62 | — |
| 21 | 5 | ▼ 16 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 334 | 0 | valve | 60 | — |
| 22 | 31 | ▲ 9 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 257 | 0 | a-frame | 58 | — |
| 23 | 32 | ▲ 9 | 85Ronnie Daniel | Daniel Racing | Chevrolet | 251 | 0 | ignition | 56 | — |
| 24 | 14 | ▼ 10 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 223 | 0 | brakes | 54 | — |
| 25 | 17 | ▼ 8 | 05David Sisco | McGee Racing | Chevrolet | 212 | 0 | brakes | 52 | — |
| 26 | 9 | ▼ 17 | 2Dave Marcis | Penske Racing South | - | 114 | 0 | head gasket | 50 | — |
| 27 | 2 | ▼ 25 | 88Donnie Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 45 | 0 | oil leak | 48 | — |
| 28 | 19 | ▼ 9 | 4John Sears | Sears Racing | Dodge | 45 | 0 | engine | 46 | — |
| 29 | 26 | ▼ 3 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Mercury | 45 | 0 | oil leak | 44 | — |
| 30 | 22 | ▼ 8 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Dodge | 35 | 0 | oil leak | 42 | — |
| 31 | 23 | ▼ 8 | 47Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Ford | 35 | 0 | head gasket | 40 | — |
| 32 | 4 | ▼ 28 | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30 | 0 | oil leak | 38 | — |
| 33 | 34 | ▲ 1 | 44Richard D. Brown | Brown Racing (Jerry Brown) | Chevrolet | 15 | 0 | alternator | 36 | — |
| 34 | 18 | ▼ 16 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 2 | 0 | engine | 34 | — |