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 | 330 | 140 | running | — | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Chevrolet | 330 | 59 | running | — | — |
| 3 | 4 | ▲ 1 | 71Buddy Baker | K&K Insurance Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 330 |
| 45 |
| running |
| — |
| — |
| 4 | 1 | ▼ 3 | 88Donnie Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 329 | 71 | running | — | — |
| 5 | 6 | ▲ 1 | 11Cale Yarborough | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 328 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 6 | 5 | ▼ 1 | 16Dave Marcis | Penske Racing South | - | 327 | 11 | running | — | — |
| 7 | 21 | ▲ 14 | 28Sam McQuagg | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 324 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 8 | 20 | ▲ 12 | 18Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Dodge | 322 | 2 | running | — | — |
| 9 | 13 | ▲ 4 | 95Darrell Waltrip | DarWal Inc. | Chevrolet | 321 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 10 | 24 | ▲ 14 | 57Bob Burcham | Jack White Racing | Chevrolet | 320 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 11 | 16 | ▲ 5 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 316 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 12 | 39 | ▲ 27 | 52Earl Ross | Allan Brooke (Owner) | Chevrolet | 314 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 13 | 34 | ▲ 21 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 312 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 14 | 29 | ▲ 15 | 93Jackie Rogers | J Rogers Racing | Chevrolet | 311 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 15 | 37 | ▲ 22 | 25Roy Mayne | Robertson Racing | Dodge | 300 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 16 | 19 | ▲ 3 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Plymouth | 298 | 0 | valve | — | — |
| 17 | 31 | ▲ 14 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 296 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 18 | 30 | ▲ 12 | 9Tony Bettenhausen | Gordon Van Liew (Owner) | Chevrolet | 276 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 19 | 23 | ▲ 4 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 265 | 0 | lugs | — | — |
| 20 | 10 | ▼ 10 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 255 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 21 | 11 | ▼ 10 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 214 | 1 | engine | — | — |
| 22 | 7 | ▼ 15 | 15George Follmer | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 202 | 0 | oil leak | — | — |
| 23 | 17 | ▼ 6 | 74Randy Tissot | Randy Tissot (Owner) | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 24 | 33 | ▲ 9 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 152 | 0 | handling | — | — |
| 25 | 38 | ▲ 13 | 78Dick Skillen | Goffco | Chevrolet | 136 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 26 | 27 | ▲ 1 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 122 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 27 | 32 | ▲ 5 | 38Johnny Barnes | Gene Evans (Owner) | Dodge | 116 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 28 | 12 | ▼ 16 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 102 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 29 | 14 | ▼ 15 | 32Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing | Dodge | 101 | 1 | steering | — | — |
| 30 | 22 | ▼ 8 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 83 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 31 | 35 | ▲ 4 | 4Pee Wee Wentz | Wentz Racing | Chevrolet | 63 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 32 | 9 | ▼ 23 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 33 | 8 | ▼ 25 | 90Bobby Isaac | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 59 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 34 | 26 | ▼ 8 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 28 | 0 | spring | — | — |
| 35 | 36 | ▲ 1 | 77Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Chevrolet | 24 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 36 | 15 | ▼ 21 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Dodge | 21 | 0 | oil pressure | — | — |
| 37 | 18 | ▼ 19 | 98Richie Panch | Panch Racing | Chevrolet | 16 | 0 | overheating | — | — |
| 38 | 40 | ▲ 2 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 12 | 0 | oil pressure | — | — |
| 39 | 25 | ▼ 14 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 40 | 28 | ▼ 12 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 4 | 0 | electrical | — | — |