No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 160 | 44 | running | — | — |
| 2 | 6 | ▲ 4 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 160 | 20 | running | — | — |
| 3 | 8 | ▲ 5 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 160 |
| 9 |
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| 4 | 5 | ▲ 1 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 160 | 15 | running | — | — |
| 5 | 2 | ▼ 3 | 16Bobby Allison | Penske Racing South | Chevrolet | 159 | 50 | running | — | — |
| 6 | 7 | ▲ 1 | 28Bobby Isaac | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 159 | 5 | running | — | — |
| 7 | 19 | ▲ 12 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 158 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 8 | 29 | ▲ 21 | 93Jackie Rogers | J Rogers Racing | Chevrolet | 157 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 9 | 23 | ▲ 14 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 155 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 10 | 32 | ▲ 22 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 153 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 11 | 27 | ▲ 16 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 153 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 12 | 33 | ▲ 21 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Chevrolet | 152 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 13 | 22 | ▲ 9 | 52Earl Ross | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 151 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 14 | 39 | ▲ 25 | 64Tony Bettenhausen | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 144 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 15 | 12 | ▼ 3 | 32Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing | Dodge | 138 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 16 | 15 | ▼ 1 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 121 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 17 | 21 | ▲ 4 | 18Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Dodge | 112 | 0 | valve | — | — |
| 18 | 24 | ▲ 6 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 98 | 0 | valve | — | — |
| 19 | 30 | ▲ 11 | 2Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 90 | 0 | valve | — | — |
| 20 | 36 | ▲ 16 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | 0 | head gasket | — | — |
| 21 | 20 | ▼ 1 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Plymouth | 84 | 0 | overheating | — | — |
| 22 | 4 | ▼ 18 | 90Charlie Glotzbach | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 75 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 23 | 25 | ▲ 2 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 74 | 0 | overheating | — | — |
| 24 | 14 | ▼ 10 | 95Darrell Waltrip | DarWal Inc. | Chevrolet | 71 | 3 | engine | — | — |
| 25 | 34 | ▲ 9 | 23Roy Mayne | Robertson Racing | Dodge | 62 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 26 | 11 | ▼ 15 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 56 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 27 | 26 | ▼ 1 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | oil pan | — | — |
| 28 | 17 | ▼ 11 | 99Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Dodge | 45 | 0 | ignition | — | — |
| 29 | 10 | ▼ 19 | 50A.J. Foyt | A.J. Foyt Racing | Chevrolet | 44 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 30 | 13 | ▼ 17 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Dodge | 43 | 0 | clutch | — | — |
| 31 | 9 | ▼ 22 | 35Dan Daughtry | Davis Racing | Ford | 41 | 0 | steering | — | — |
| 32 | 28 | ▼ 4 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 39 | 8 | clutch | — | — |
| 33 | 3 | ▼ 30 | 88Donnie Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31 | 6 | head gasket | — | — |
| 34 | 18 | ▼ 16 | 98Richie Panch | Panch Racing | Ford | 30 | 0 | oil line | — | — |
| 35 | 16 | ▼ 19 | 31Jim Vandiver | Vandiver Racing | Dodge | 26 | 0 | valve | — | — |
| 36 | 31 | ▼ 5 | 22Jimmy Crawford | — | Plymouth | 23 | 0 | transmission | — | — |
| 37 | 38 | ▲ 1 | 02L.D. Ottinger | Russell Large (Owner) | Chevrolet | 22 | 0 | water pump | — | — |
| 38 | 40 | ▲ 2 | 57Bob Burcham | Jack White Racing | Chevrolet | 16 | 0 | handling | — | — |
| 39 | 37 | ▼ 2 | 61Johnny Rutherford | Bierschwale Racing | Chevrolet | 7 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 40 | 35 | ▼ 5 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 1 | 0 | oil leak | — | — |