No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ▲ 2 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 500 | 310 | running | — | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 500 | 52 | running | — | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 498 |
| 114 |
| running |
| — |
| — |
| 4 | 2 | ▼ 2 | 90Charlie Glotzbach | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 494 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 5 | 5 | — | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Chevrolet | 494 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 6 | 12 | ▲ 6 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 491 | 1 | running | — | — |
| 7 | 13 | ▲ 6 | 32Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing | Dodge | 490 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 8 | 26 | ▲ 18 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Plymouth | 475 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 9 | 18 | ▲ 9 | 2Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 473 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 10 | 22 | ▲ 12 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 472 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 11 | 23 | ▲ 12 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 469 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 12 | 10 | ▼ 2 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 466 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 13 | 20 | ▲ 7 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 365 | 0 | valve | — | — |
| 14 | 9 | ▼ 5 | 57Bob Burcham | Jack White Racing | Chevrolet | 340 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 15 | 14 | ▼ 1 | 98Richie Panch | Panch Racing | Chevrolet | 318 | 0 | rear end | — | — |
| 16 | 6 | ▼ 10 | 52Earl Ross | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 316 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 17 | 8 | ▼ 9 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 301 | 23 | lugs | — | — |
| 18 | 30 | ▲ 12 | 75Ernie Shaw | Hawks Enterprises | Chevrolet | 171 | 0 | wheel bearing | — | — |
| 19 | 15 | ▼ 4 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 153 | 0 | oil pan | — | — |
| 20 | 17 | ▼ 3 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 142 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 21 | 27 | ▲ 6 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 117 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 22 | 24 | ▲ 2 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 94 | 0 | ignition | — | — |
| 23 | 28 | ▲ 5 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 84 | 0 | differential | — | — |
| 24 | 16 | ▼ 8 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 25 | 11 | ▼ 14 | 02L.D. Ottinger | Russell Large (Owner) | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | lugs | — | — |
| 26 | 21 | ▼ 5 | 9Tony Bettenhausen | Gordon Van Liew (Owner) | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 27 | 25 | ▼ 2 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 45 | 0 | oil pan | — | — |
| 28 | 7 | ▼ 21 | 19Dean Dalton | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 34 | 0 | oil leak | — | — |
| 29 | 29 | — | 25Roy Mayne | Robertson Racing | Dodge | 17 | 0 | oil pan | — | — |
| 30 | 19 | ▼ 11 | 7Jackie Rogers | Dalton Racing | Chevrolet | 9 | 0 | ignition | — | — |