No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 250 | 0 | running | 125 | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 95Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Mercury | 248 | 0 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 6 | ▲ 3 | 18Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 247 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 96 |
| — |
| 4 | 3 | ▼ 1 | 11Cale Yarborough | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 247 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 7 | ▲ 2 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 245 | 0 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 1 | ▼ 5 | 71Buddy Baker | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 244 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 9 | ▲ 2 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 243 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 8 | 12 | ▲ 4 | 9Ramo Stott | Housby Racing | Plymouth | 240 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 25 | ▲ 16 | 05David Sisco | McGee Racing | Chevrolet | 239 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 10 | 22 | ▲ 12 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 238 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 16 | ▲ 5 | 36H.B. Bailey | Bailey Racing | Pontiac | 236 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 12 | 27 | ▲ 15 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Dodge | 235 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 13 | 23 | ▲ 10 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 233 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 14 | 19 | ▲ 5 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Mercury | 233 | 0 | running | 74 | — |
| 15 | 37 | ▲ 22 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 231 | 0 | running | 72 | — |
| 16 | 18 | ▲ 2 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Mercury | 224 | 0 | running | 70 | — |
| 17 | 17 | — | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Plymouth | 223 | 0 | running | 68 | — |
| 18 | 32 | ▲ 14 | 77Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Ford | 222 | 0 | running | 66 | — |
| 19 | 29 | ▲ 10 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Mercury | 221 | 0 | running | 64 | — |
| 20 | 24 | ▲ 4 | 61Ed Sczech | B & B Racing | Chevrolet | 208 | 0 | engine | 62 | — |
| 21 | 35 | ▲ 14 | 08Bob Whitlow | — | Ford | 204 | 0 | running | 60 | — |
| 22 | 30 | ▲ 8 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Mercury | 195 | 0 | running | 58 | — |
| 23 | 36 | ▲ 13 | 38Tony Bettenhausen | Gordon Van Liew (Owner) | Chevrolet | 172 | 0 | valve | 56 | — |
| 24 | 11 | ▼ 13 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 155 | 0 | engine | 54 | — |
| 25 | 20 | ▼ 5 | 47Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Ford | 151 | 0 | oil pressure | 52 | — |
| 26 | 21 | ▼ 5 | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Chevrolet | 140 | 0 | engine | 50 | — |
| 27 | 14 | ▼ 13 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 113 | 0 | engine | 48 | — |
| 28 | 8 | ▼ 20 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 39 | 0 | engine | 46 | — |
| 29 | 10 | ▼ 19 | 42Marty Robbins | Robbins Racing | Dodge | 38 | 0 | exhaust | 44 | — |
| 30 | 15 | ▼ 15 | 22Jimmy Crawford | — | Plymouth | 28 | 0 | rear end | 42 | — |
| 31 | 34 | ▲ 3 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 26 | 0 | overheating | 40 | — |
| 32 | 5 | ▼ 27 | 15Bobby Isaac | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 15 | 0 | engine | 38 | — |
| 33 | 13 | ▼ 20 | 2Dave Marcis | Penske Racing South | Chevrolet | 15 | 0 | accident | 36 | — |
| 34 | 31 | ▼ 3 | 20Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Ford | 14 | 0 | oil line | 34 | — |
| 35 | 26 | ▼ 9 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 14 | 0 | accident | 32 | — |
| 36 | 28 | ▼ 8 | 04Mel Larson | Larson Racing | Ford | 1 | 0 | ignition | 0 | — |
| 37 | 38 | ▲ 1 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 1 | 0 | oil pressure | 28 | — |
| 38 | 33 | ▼ 5 | 98Richie Panch | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 1 | 0 | ignition | 0 | — |