No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 11Cale Yarborough | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 427 | running | — | — |
| 2 | 5 | ▲ 3 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 3 | 6 | ▲ 3 | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 496 |
| 17 |
| running |
| — |
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| 4 | 8 | ▲ 4 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 494 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 5 | 9 | ▲ 4 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 491 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 6 | 4 | ▼ 2 | 90Jimmy Hensley | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 489 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 7 | 16 | ▲ 9 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 487 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 8 | 18 | ▲ 10 | 2Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 484 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 9 | 15 | ▲ 6 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 483 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 10 | 12 | ▲ 2 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 482 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 11 | 11 | — | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 482 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 12 | 21 | ▲ 9 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 479 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 13 | 14 | ▲ 1 | 98Richie Panch | Panch Racing | Chevrolet | 477 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 14 | 10 | ▼ 4 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Chevrolet | 476 | 6 | running | — | — |
| 15 | 20 | ▲ 5 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 470 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 16 | 17 | ▲ 1 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 469 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 17 | 13 | ▼ 4 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Plymouth | 458 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 18 | 23 | ▲ 5 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 370 | 0 | brakes | — | — |
| 19 | 27 | ▲ 8 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Dodge | 337 | 0 | oil pressure | — | — |
| 20 | 29 | ▲ 9 | 46Travis Tiller | Morgan-McClure | Dodge | 292 | 0 | overheating | — | — |
| 21 | 26 | ▲ 5 | 75Ernie Shaw | Hawks Enterprises | Chevrolet | 214 | 0 | wheel | — | — |
| 22 | 2 | ▼ 20 | 15George Follmer | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 179 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 23 | 3 | ▼ 20 | 88Donnie Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 170 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 24 | 22 | ▼ 2 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 115 | 0 | vibration | — | — |
| 25 | 7 | ▼ 18 | 28Bobby Isaac | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 113 | 0 | overheating | — | — |
| 26 | 24 | ▼ 2 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 89 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 27 | 28 | ▲ 1 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Chevrolet | 70 | 0 | overheating | — | — |
| 28 | 19 | ▼ 9 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 63 | 0 | axle | — | — |
| 29 | 25 | ▼ 4 | 9Tony Bettenhausen | Gordon Van Liew (Owner) | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | valve | — | — |
| 30 | 30 | — | 51Bobby Fleming | Strong Racing | Chevrolet | 53 | 0 | oil leak | — | — |