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 | 2 | — | 11Cale Yarborough | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 497 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 96 |
| — |
| 4 | 13 | ▲ 9 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 492 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 6 | ▲ 1 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 490 | 0 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 21 | ▲ 15 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 487 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 5 | ▼ 2 | 71Buddy Baker | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 481 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 8 | 9 | ▲ 1 | 2Dave Marcis | Penske Racing South | - | 478 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 25 | ▲ 16 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Mercury | 473 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 10 | 30 | ▲ 20 | 05David Sisco | McGee Racing | Chevrolet | 469 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 19 | ▲ 8 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Dodge | 456 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 12 | 11 | ▼ 1 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Mercury | 449 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 13 | 33 | ▲ 20 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Mercury | 449 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 14 | 36 | ▲ 22 | 77Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Ford | 423 | 0 | running | 74 | — |
| 15 | 35 | ▲ 20 | 29Bill Hollar | Hollar Racing | Mercury | 419 | 0 | running | 72 | — |
| 16 | 37 | ▲ 21 | 22Jimmy Crawford | — | Plymouth | 415 | 0 | running | 70 | — |
| 17 | 12 | ▼ 5 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 414 | 0 | running | 68 | — |
| 18 | 8 | ▼ 10 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 407 | 0 | engine | 66 | — |
| 19 | 27 | ▲ 8 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 399 | 0 | valve | 64 | — |
| 20 | 10 | ▼ 10 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 392 | 0 | engine | 62 | — |
| 21 | 28 | ▲ 7 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 359 | 0 | rear end | 60 | — |
| 22 | 32 | ▲ 10 | 4John Sears | Sears Racing | Dodge | 332 | 0 | rear end | 58 | — |
| 23 | 15 | ▼ 8 | 83Paul Tyler | Norris Reed (Owner) | Mercury | 286 | 0 | engine | 56 | — |
| 24 | 39 | ▲ 15 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 276 | 0 | engine | 54 | — |
| 25 | 31 | ▲ 6 | 47Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Ford | 252 | 0 | alternator | 126 | — |
| 26 | 7 | ▼ 19 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Dodge | 226 | 0 | valve | 50 | — |
| 27 | 38 | ▲ 11 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 224 | 0 | overheating | 48 | — |
| 28 | 16 | ▼ 12 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Mercury | 217 | 0 | engine | 46 | — |
| 29 | 4 | ▼ 25 | 15Bobby Isaac | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 202 | 0 | engine | 44 | — |
| 30 | 18 | ▼ 12 | 45Vic Parsons | Seifert Racing | Ford | 153 | 0 | lugs | 42 | — |
| 31 | 17 | ▼ 14 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Mercury | 122 | 0 | oil pressure | 40 | — |
| 32 | 40 | ▲ 8 | 98Mel Larson | Larson Racing | Chevrolet | 108 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 33 | 20 | ▼ 13 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 72 | 0 | engine | 36 | — |
| 34 | 24 | ▼ 10 | 01Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | Plymouth | 62 | 0 | engine | 34 | — |
| 35 | 22 | ▼ 13 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | oil pan | 32 | — |
| 36 | 26 | ▼ 10 | 44Richard D. Brown | Brown Racing (Jerry Brown) | Chevrolet | 34 | 0 | oil pressure | 30 | — |
| 37 | 23 | ▼ 14 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 27 | 0 | valve | 28 | — |
| 38 | 14 | ▼ 24 | 88Donnie Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 18 | 0 | head gasket | 26 | — |
| 39 | 34 | ▼ 5 | 20Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Ford | 14 | 0 | oil leak | 24 | — |
| 40 | 29 | ▼ 11 | 90Eddie Pettyjohn | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 12 | 0 | accident | 22 | — |