No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ▲ 2 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 492 | 169 | running | — | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 492 | 231 | running | — | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 490 |
| 79 |
| running |
| — |
| — |
| 4 | 6 | ▲ 2 | 12Bobby Allison | Penske Racing South | Chevrolet | 487 | 1 | running | — | — |
| 5 | 9 | ▲ 4 | 95Darrell Waltrip | DarWal Inc. | Chevrolet | 487 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 6 | 8 | ▲ 2 | 88Donnie Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 486 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 7 | 23 | ▲ 16 | 2Dick Trickle | Marcis Auto Racing | Mercury | 483 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 8 | 7 | ▼ 1 | 52Earl Ross | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 482 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 9 | 10 | ▲ 1 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 479 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 10 | 21 | ▲ 11 | 93Jackie Rogers | J Rogers Racing | Chevrolet | 479 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 11 | 13 | ▲ 2 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 476 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 12 | 17 | ▲ 5 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 475 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 13 | 18 | ▲ 5 | 07Jerry Schild | Rush & Associates | Chevrolet | 471 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 14 | 24 | ▲ 10 | 19Bob Burcham | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 469 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 15 | 20 | ▲ 5 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 468 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 16 | 26 | ▲ 10 | 60Joe Mihalic | Viglione Racing | Chevrolet | 462 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 17 | 29 | ▲ 12 | 67Joe Millikan | Arrington Racing | Plymouth | 456 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 18 | 27 | ▲ 9 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 451 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 19 | 34 | ▲ 15 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 447 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 20 | 36 | ▲ 16 | 40Tony Bettenhausen | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 443 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 21 | 16 | ▼ 5 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 436 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 22 | 32 | ▲ 10 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 436 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 23 | 30 | ▲ 7 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 421 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 24 | 19 | ▼ 5 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 421 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 25 | 33 | ▲ 8 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 421 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 26 | 22 | ▼ 4 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 357 | 0 | suspension | — | — |
| 27 | 12 | ▼ 15 | 98Richie Panch | Panch Racing | Chevrolet | 317 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 28 | 28 | — | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 249 | 0 | water pump | — | — |
| 29 | 11 | ▼ 18 | 71Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 157 | 0 | piston | — | — |
| 30 | 14 | ▼ 16 | 90Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 85 | 0 | valve | — | — |
| 31 | 5 | ▼ 26 | 28Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 32 | 15 | ▼ 17 | 97Harry Jefferson | Jefferson Racing | Ford | 30 | 0 | oil pressure | — | — |
| 33 | 31 | ▼ 2 | 5Neil Castles | Faustina Racing | Dodge | 21 | 0 | transmission | — | — |
| 34 | 2 | ▼ 32 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 18 | 12 | brakes | — | — |
| 35 | 25 | ▼ 10 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Dodge | 12 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 36 | 35 | ▼ 1 | 18Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Dodge | 4 | 0 | steering | — | — |