No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 200 | 0 | running | 125 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 71Buddy Baker | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 200 | 0 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 199 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 96 |
| — |
| 4 | 10 | ▲ 6 | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 5 | — | 99Ron Keselowski | K-Automotive Motorsports | Dodge | 197 | 0 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 4 | ▼ 2 | 11Cale Yarborough | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 11 | ▲ 4 | 88Donnie Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 8 | 9 | ▲ 1 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 6 | ▼ 3 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 192 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 10 | 26 | ▲ 16 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 192 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 8 | ▼ 3 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 192 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 12 | 30 | ▲ 18 | 01Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | Plymouth | 191 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 13 | 19 | ▲ 6 | 92Larry Smith | Harley Smith (Owner) | Ford | 191 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 14 | 27 | ▲ 13 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 190 | 0 | running | 74 | — |
| 15 | 18 | ▲ 3 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 189 | 0 | running | 72 | — |
| 16 | 25 | ▲ 9 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 187 | 0 | running | 70 | — |
| 17 | 22 | ▲ 5 | 05David Sisco | McGee Racing | Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | running | 68 | — |
| 18 | 28 | ▲ 10 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 186 | 0 | running | 66 | — |
| 19 | 21 | ▲ 2 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 186 | 0 | running | 64 | — |
| 20 | 13 | ▼ 7 | 78Vic Parsons | — | Chevrolet | 185 | 0 | running | 62 | — |
| 21 | 36 | ▲ 15 | 84Johnny Benson Sr. | Buster Davis (Owner) | Dodge | 185 | 0 | running | 60 | — |
| 22 | 15 | ▼ 7 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 183 | 0 | running | 58 | — |
| 23 | 37 | ▲ 14 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Mercury | 183 | 0 | running | 56 | — |
| 24 | 33 | ▲ 9 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Dodge | 181 | 0 | running | 54 | — |
| 25 | 35 | ▲ 10 | 03Tommy Gale | Smokey Yunick Racing | Chevrolet | 181 | 0 | running | 52 | — |
| 26 | 39 | ▲ 13 | 45D.K. Ulrich | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 181 | 0 | running | 50 | — |
| 27 | 40 | ▲ 13 | 77Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Ford | 177 | 0 | running | 48 | — |
| 28 | 34 | ▲ 6 | 20Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Ford | 172 | 0 | running | 46 | — |
| 29 | 20 | ▼ 9 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Mercury | 167 | 0 | spindle | 44 | — |
| 30 | 17 | ▼ 13 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Mercury | 163 | 0 | running | 42 | — |
| 31 | 31 | — | 0Eddie Bond | Bond Racing | Dodge | 154 | 0 | running | 40 | — |
| 32 | 29 | ▼ 3 | 38Tony Bettenhausen | Gordon Van Liew (Owner) | Chevrolet | 140 | 0 | engine | 38 | — |
| 33 | 12 | ▼ 21 | 52Earl Ross | Allan Brooke (Owner) | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | rear end | 36 | — |
| 34 | 38 | ▲ 4 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Mercury | 115 | 0 | valve | 34 | — |
| 35 | 7 | ▼ 28 | 18Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Dodge | 101 | 0 | valve | 32 | — |
| 36 | 16 | ▼ 20 | 2Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 96 | 0 | cylinder | 30 | — |
| 37 | 14 | ▼ 23 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 95 | 0 | valve | 28 | — |
| 38 | 32 | ▼ 6 | 4John Sears | Sears Racing | Dodge | 60 | 0 | valve spring | 26 | — |
| 39 | 24 | ▼ 15 | 47Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Ford | 39 | 0 | engine | 24 | — |
| 40 | 23 | ▼ 17 | 44Richard D. Brown | Brown Racing (Jerry Brown) | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | oil leak | 22 | — |