No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 71Buddy Baker | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 400 | 0 | running | 125 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 400 | 0 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 4 | ▲ 1 | 11Cale Yarborough | Howard & Egerton Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 399 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 96 |
| — |
| 4 | 15 | ▲ 11 | 15Bobby Isaac | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 397 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 8 | ▲ 3 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 393 | 0 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 16 | ▲ 10 | 31Jim Vandiver | Vandiver Racing | Dodge | 392 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 13 | ▲ 6 | 95Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Mercury | 391 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 8 | 6 | ▼ 2 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 384 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 26 | ▲ 17 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 378 | 0 | engine | 84 | — |
| 10 | 32 | ▲ 22 | 05David Sisco | McGee Racing | Chevrolet | 378 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 28 | ▲ 17 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 373 | 0 | engine | 80 | — |
| 12 | 25 | ▲ 13 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Mercury | 373 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 13 | 3 | ▼ 10 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 370 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 14 | 34 | ▲ 20 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 368 | 0 | running | 74 | — |
| 15 | 21 | ▲ 6 | 92Larry Smith | Harley Smith (Owner) | Mercury | 368 | 0 | running | 72 | — |
| 16 | 30 | ▲ 14 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 366 | 0 | running | 70 | — |
| 17 | 40 | ▲ 23 | 47Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Ford | 366 | 0 | running | 68 | — |
| 18 | 10 | ▼ 8 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Mercury | 354 | 0 | running | 66 | — |
| 19 | 31 | ▲ 12 | 4Ed Negre | Sears Racing | Dodge | 354 | 0 | running | 64 | — |
| 20 | 19 | ▼ 1 | 5Charlie Blanton | Faustina Racing | Dodge | 351 | 0 | engine | 62 | — |
| 21 | 20 | ▼ 1 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 350 | 0 | running | 60 | — |
| 22 | 23 | ▲ 1 | 1Billy Scott | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 340 | 0 | running | 58 | — |
| 23 | 35 | ▲ 12 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 287 | 0 | engine | 56 | — |
| 24 | 5 | ▼ 19 | 28Charlie Glotzbach | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 281 | 0 | engine | 54 | — |
| 25 | 9 | ▼ 16 | 18Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Dodge | 278 | 0 | engine | 52 | — |
| 26 | 39 | ▲ 13 | 45Vic Parsons | Seifert Racing | Ford | 241 | 0 | accident | 50 | — |
| 27 | 22 | ▼ 5 | 09Charles Barrett | George Elliott Racing | Ford | 241 | 0 | overheating | 48 | — |
| 28 | 12 | ▼ 16 | 2Dave Marcis | Penske Racing South | - | 204 | 0 | valve | 46 | — |
| 29 | 17 | ▼ 12 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Dodge | 163 | 0 | steering | 44 | — |
| 30 | 37 | ▲ 7 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Mercury | 145 | 0 | drive shaft | 42 | — |
| 31 | 27 | ▼ 4 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Dodge | 117 | 0 | oil leak | 40 | — |
| 32 | 24 | ▼ 8 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Plymouth | 100 | 0 | transmission | 38 | — |
| 33 | 14 | ▼ 19 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 71 | 0 | engine | 36 | — |
| 34 | 38 | ▲ 4 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 64 | 0 | rear end | 34 | — |
| 35 | 18 | ▼ 17 | 83Paul Tyler | Norris Reed (Owner) | Mercury | 52 | 0 | alternator | 32 | — |
| 36 | 29 | ▼ 7 | 55Tiny Lund | Carl Price (Owner) | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | engine | 30 | — |
| 37 | 7 | ▼ 30 | 6Peter Gregg | Owens Racing | Dodge | 34 | 0 | accident | 28 | — |
| 38 | 11 | ▼ 27 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 14 | 0 | valve | 26 | — |
| 39 | 36 | ▼ 3 | 44Richard D. Brown | Brown Racing (Jerry Brown) | Chevrolet | 4 | 0 | transmission | 24 | — |
| 40 | 33 | ▼ 7 | 3Alton Jones | Butch Hawkersmith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 2 | 0 | engine | 22 | — |