No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 420 | 107 | running | — | — |
| 2 | 5 | ▲ 3 | 88Donnie Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 420 | 1 | running | — | — |
| 3 | 6 | ▲ 3 | 95Darrell Waltrip | DarWal Inc. |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 416 |
| 0 |
| running |
| — |
| — |
| 4 | 9 | ▲ 5 | 57Bob Burcham | Jack White Racing | Chevrolet | 415 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 5 | 18 | ▲ 13 | 2Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 414 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 6 | 8 | ▲ 2 | 15George Follmer | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 411 | 0 | tire | — | — |
| 7 | 14 | ▲ 7 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 411 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 8 | 12 | ▲ 4 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 410 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 9 | 16 | ▲ 7 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 408 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 10 | 20 | ▲ 10 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Plymouth | 404 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 11 | 3 | ▼ 8 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 403 | 1 | running | — | — |
| 12 | 22 | ▲ 10 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 395 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 13 | 15 | ▲ 2 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 375 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 14 | 4 | ▼ 10 | 11Cale Yarborough | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 346 | 198 | engine | — | — |
| 15 | 10 | ▼ 5 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Chevrolet | 336 | 0 | valve | — | — |
| 16 | 7 | ▼ 9 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 312 | 3 | accident | — | — |
| 17 | 24 | ▲ 7 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 261 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 18 | 23 | ▲ 5 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 255 | 0 | overheating | — | — |
| 19 | 27 | ▲ 8 | 51Jack Donohue | Strong Racing | Chevrolet | 238 | 0 | valve | — | — |
| 20 | 1 | ▼ 19 | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Chevrolet | 217 | 90 | accident | — | — |
| 21 | 17 | ▼ 4 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 185 | 0 | oil pressure | — | — |
| 22 | 26 | ▲ 4 | 5Jerry Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 142 | 0 | oil pressure | — | — |
| 23 | 25 | ▲ 2 | 9Tony Bettenhausen | Gordon Van Liew (Owner) | Chevrolet | 111 | 0 | rear end | — | — |
| 24 | 13 | ▼ 11 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 95 | 0 | clutch | — | — |
| 25 | 19 | ▼ 6 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | oil pressure | — | — |
| 26 | 11 | ▼ 15 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | handling | — | — |
| 27 | 28 | ▲ 1 | 68Alton Jones | Butch Hawkersmith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 70 | 0 | overheating | — | — |
| 28 | 21 | ▼ 7 | 25Richie Panch | Robertson Racing | Dodge | 56 | 0 | overheating | — | — |