No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 500 | 383 | running | — | — |
| 2 | 6 | ▲ 4 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 1 | running | — | — |
| 3 | 17 | ▲ 14 | 98Richie Panch | Panch Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 493 |
| 0 |
| running |
| — |
| — |
| 4 | 11 | ▲ 7 | 90Charlie Glotzbach | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 491 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 5 | 10 | ▲ 5 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 487 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 6 | 14 | ▲ 8 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 480 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 7 | 15 | ▲ 8 | 9Tony Bettenhausen | Gordon Van Liew (Owner) | Chevrolet | 478 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 8 | 18 | ▲ 10 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 473 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 9 | 5 | ▼ 4 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 470 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 10 | 7 | ▼ 3 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 468 | 0 | rear end | — | — |
| 11 | 26 | ▲ 15 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 468 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 12 | 22 | ▲ 10 | 46Travis Tiller | Morgan-McClure | Dodge | 420 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 13 | 3 | ▼ 10 | 2Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 391 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 14 | 19 | ▲ 5 | 20Bob Burcham | Newsom Racing | Ford | 313 | 0 | oil line | — | — |
| 15 | 2 | ▼ 13 | 52Earl Ross | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 282 | 18 | transmission | — | — |
| 16 | 8 | ▼ 8 | 32Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing | Dodge | 269 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 17 | 13 | ▼ 4 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 254 | 0 | overheating | — | — |
| 18 | 12 | ▼ 6 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 165 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 19 | 23 | ▲ 4 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 161 | 0 | sway bar | — | — |
| 20 | 16 | ▼ 4 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 145 | 0 | ignition | — | — |
| 21 | 4 | ▼ 17 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 121 | 98 | accident | — | — |
| 22 | 20 | ▼ 2 | 25Jackie Rogers | J Rogers Racing | Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | clutch | — | — |
| 23 | 21 | ▼ 2 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 28 | 0 | ignition | — | — |
| 24 | 9 | ▼ 15 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 23 | 0 | oil pressure | — | — |
| 25 | 24 | ▼ 1 | 75Johnny Barnes | Hawks Enterprises | Chevrolet | 18 | 0 | oil pressure | — | — |
| 26 | 27 | ▲ 1 | 73George England | George England (Owner) | Chevrolet | 4 | 0 | overheating | — | — |
| 27 | 25 | ▼ 2 | 67Joey Arrington | Joey Arrington (Owner) | Plymouth | 1 | 0 | axle | — | — |