No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ▲ 2 | 11Cale Yarborough | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 367 | running | — | — |
| 2 | 6 | ▲ 4 | 27Bobby Isaac | Matthews Racing | Chevrolet | 499 | 2 | running | — | — |
| 3 | 5 | ▲ 2 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 498 |
| 6 |
| running |
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| 4 | 2 | ▼ 2 | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Chevrolet | 497 | 73 | running | — | — |
| 5 | 1 | ▼ 4 | 88Donnie Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 491 | 2 | running | — | — |
| 6 | 7 | ▲ 1 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 488 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 7 | 12 | ▲ 5 | 60Joe Mihalic | Viglione Racing | Chevrolet | 485 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 8 | 4 | ▼ 4 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 471 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 9 | 14 | ▲ 5 | 68Alton Jones | Butch Hawkersmith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 469 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 10 | 27 | ▲ 17 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 457 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 11 | 24 | ▲ 13 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 447 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 12 | 22 | ▲ 10 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 438 | 0 | oil pressure | — | — |
| 13 | 19 | ▲ 6 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 380 | 0 | oil pressure | — | — |
| 14 | 15 | ▲ 1 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 346 | 0 | distributor | — | — |
| 15 | 25 | ▲ 10 | 75Bobby Fleming | Hawks Enterprises | Chevrolet | 341 | 0 | push rod | — | — |
| 16 | 20 | ▲ 4 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 300 | 0 | ignition | — | — |
| 17 | 17 | — | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 252 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 18 | 28 | ▲ 10 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 240 | 0 | vibration | — | — |
| 19 | 29 | ▲ 10 | 46Travis Tiller | Morgan-McClure | Dodge | 217 | 0 | clutch | — | — |
| 20 | 16 | ▼ 4 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 21 | 21 | — | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Plymouth | 162 | 0 | spindle | — | — |
| 22 | 26 | ▲ 4 | 2Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 154 | 0 | camshaft | — | — |
| 23 | 9 | ▼ 14 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 109 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 24 | 11 | ▼ 13 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Chevrolet | 108 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 25 | 8 | ▼ 17 | 02L.D. Ottinger | Russell Large (Owner) | Chevrolet | 108 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 26 | 13 | ▼ 13 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 27 | 18 | ▼ 9 | 90Richie Panch | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 96 | 0 | sway bar | — | — |
| 28 | 10 | ▼ 18 | 15George Follmer | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 71 | 0 | oil pressure | — | — |
| 29 | 23 | ▼ 6 | 9Tony Bettenhausen | Gordon Van Liew (Owner) | Chevrolet | 68 | 0 | oil pump | — | — |
| 30 | 30 | — | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Dodge | 63 | 0 | oil pan | — | — |