No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ▲ 3 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 400 | 336 | running | — | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 11Cale Yarborough | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 398 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 396 |
| 21 |
| running |
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| 4 | 7 | ▲ 3 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 392 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 5 | 6 | ▲ 1 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 392 | 3 | running | — | — |
| 6 | 5 | ▼ 1 | 15George Follmer | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 391 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 7 | 3 | ▼ 4 | 88Donnie Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 390 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 8 | 8 | — | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 387 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 9 | 11 | ▲ 2 | 90Harry Gant | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 387 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 10 | 12 | ▲ 2 | 2Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 385 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 11 | 25 | ▲ 14 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 377 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 12 | 18 | ▲ 6 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 376 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 13 | 21 | ▲ 8 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 376 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 14 | 23 | ▲ 9 | 9Tony Bettenhausen | Gordon Van Liew (Owner) | Chevrolet | 371 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 15 | 17 | ▲ 2 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 369 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 16 | 26 | ▲ 10 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 368 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 17 | 16 | ▼ 1 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 359 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 18 | 14 | ▼ 4 | 98Richie Panch | Panch Racing | Ford | 356 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 19 | 20 | ▲ 1 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 238 | 0 | oil leak | — | — |
| 20 | 19 | ▼ 1 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Dodge | 210 | 0 | oil pressure | — | — |
| 21 | 27 | ▲ 6 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 171 | 0 | rear end | — | — |
| 22 | 9 | ▼ 13 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 169 | 0 | rear end | — | — |
| 23 | 30 | ▲ 7 | 51Jerry Hufflin | Strong Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | axle | — | — |
| 24 | 10 | ▼ 14 | 32Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing | Dodge | 154 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 25 | 22 | ▼ 3 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 69 | 0 | ignition | — | — |
| 26 | 29 | ▲ 3 | 91Marv Acton | Acton Racing | Chevrolet | 66 | 0 | oil pressure | — | — |
| 27 | 24 | ▼ 3 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Plymouth | 58 | 0 | head gasket | — | — |
| 28 | 15 | ▼ 13 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 56 | 0 | valve | — | — |
| 29 | 13 | ▼ 16 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Chevrolet | 49 | 0 | transmission | — | — |
| 30 | 28 | ▼ 2 | 75Ronnie Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 43 | 0 | ignition | — | — |