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 | 180 | 80 | running | — | — |
| 2 | 17 | ▲ 15 | 52Earl Ross | Allan Brooke (Owner) | Chevrolet | 180 | 6 | running | — | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Mercury |
| 180 |
| 41 |
| running |
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| 4 | 6 | ▲ 2 | 16Gary Bettenhausen | Penske Racing South | American Motors Company | 178 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 5 | 20 | ▲ 15 | 42Marty Robbins | Robbins Racing | Dodge | 178 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 6 | 13 | ▲ 7 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 178 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 7 | 22 | ▲ 15 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 178 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 8 | 15 | ▲ 7 | 2Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 177 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 9 | 32 | ▲ 23 | 98Richie Panch | Panch Racing | Chevrolet | 176 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 10 | 21 | ▲ 11 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 176 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 11 | 19 | ▲ 8 | 93Jackie Rogers | J Rogers Racing | Chevrolet | 175 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 12 | 18 | ▲ 6 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Plymouth | 175 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 13 | 12 | ▼ 1 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 173 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 14 | 23 | ▲ 9 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 169 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 15 | 35 | ▲ 20 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 167 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 16 | 25 | ▲ 9 | 57Bob Burcham | Jack White Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | rear end | — | — |
| 17 | 34 | ▲ 17 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 135 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 18 | 7 | ▼ 11 | 18Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Dodge | 134 | 6 | accident | — | — |
| 19 | 11 | ▼ 8 | 32Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing | Dodge | 134 | 0 | clutch | — | — |
| 20 | 5 | ▼ 15 | 88Donnie Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 126 | 11 | engine | — | — |
| 21 | 29 | ▲ 8 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Chevrolet | 122 | 0 | rear end | — | — |
| 22 | 30 | ▲ 8 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 122 | 0 | oil cooler | — | — |
| 23 | 14 | ▼ 9 | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Chevrolet | 110 | 2 | engine | — | — |
| 24 | 9 | ▼ 15 | 99Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Dodge | 104 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 25 | 8 | ▼ 17 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 102 | 6 | valve | — | — |
| 26 | 10 | ▼ 16 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 84 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 27 | 2 | ▼ 25 | 11Cale Yarborough | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 78 | 20 | engine | — | — |
| 28 | 31 | ▲ 3 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Dodge | 40 | 0 | clutch | — | — |
| 29 | 28 | ▼ 1 | 46Travis Tiller | Morgan-McClure | Dodge | 32 | 0 | oil pan | — | — |
| 30 | 3 | ▼ 27 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 28 | 8 | rear end | — | — |
| 31 | 24 | ▼ 7 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 23 | 0 | transmission | — | — |
| 32 | 27 | ▼ 5 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 13 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 33 | 36 | ▲ 3 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 11 | 0 | sway bar | — | — |
| 34 | 16 | ▼ 18 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 5 | 0 | ignition | — | — |
| 35 | 26 | ▼ 9 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | quit | — | — |
| 36 | 33 | ▼ 3 | 9Tony Bettenhausen | Gordon Van Liew (Owner) | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | piston | — | — |