No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | ▲ 8 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 334 | 168 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 334 | 33 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 5 | ▲ 2 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 334 |
| 10 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 6 | ▲ 2 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 330 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 23 | ▲ 18 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 324 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 25 | ▲ 19 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 319 | 1 | running | 155 | — |
| 7 | 14 | ▲ 7 | 35Darel Dieringer | Davis Racing | Ford | 319 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 24 | ▲ 16 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 317 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 35 | ▲ 26 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 313 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 30 | ▲ 20 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 312 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 32 | ▲ 21 | 82Hershel McGriff | Harris Racing | Dodge | 310 | 4 | ignition | 135 | — |
| 12 | 33 | ▲ 21 | 26Chuck Bown | Bown Racing | Chevrolet | 310 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 42 | ▲ 29 | 18Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Chevrolet | 309 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 22 | ▲ 8 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 306 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 41 | ▲ 26 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 295 | 0 | engine | 118 | — |
| 16 | 38 | ▲ 22 | 41Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby | Chevrolet | 295 | 0 | engine | 115 | — |
| 17 | 26 | ▲ 9 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Chevrolet | 290 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 34 | ▲ 16 | 19Bob Burcham | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 284 | 0 | engine | 109 | — |
| 19 | 7 | ▼ 12 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 282 | 40 | engine | 111 | — |
| 20 | 39 | ▲ 19 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 276 | 0 | engine | 103 | — |
| 21 | 3 | ▼ 18 | 28A.J. Foyt | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 264 | 23 | timing chain | 0 | — |
| 22 | 11 | ▼ 11 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 248 | 0 | engine | 97 | — |
| 23 | 16 | ▼ 7 | 31Jim Vandiver | Ranier Racing | Dodge | 238 | 1 | ignition | 99 | — |
| 24 | 4 | ▼ 20 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 219 | 0 | dead battery | 91 | — |
| 25 | 17 | ▼ 8 | 98Richie Panch | Panch Racing | Chevrolet | 211 | 2 | sway bar | 93 | — |
| 26 | 2 | ▼ 24 | 71Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 187 | 1 | oil pressure | 90 | — |
| 27 | 29 | ▲ 2 | 47Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | engine | 82 | — |
| 28 | 21 | ▼ 7 | 95Harry Jefferson | Jefferson Racing | Ford | 171 | 0 | steering | 0 | — |
| 29 | 27 | ▼ 2 | 60Jackie Rogers | Viglione Racing | Chevrolet | 149 | 0 | engine | 76 | — |
| 30 | 40 | ▲ 10 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 143 | 0 | clutch | 73 | — |
| 31 | 8 | ▼ 23 | 16Bobby Allison | Penske Racing South | Matador | 123 | 49 | broken valve | 0 | — |
| 32 | 36 | ▲ 4 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Dodge | 114 | 0 | head gasket | 67 | — |
| 33 | 15 | ▼ 18 | 27Donnie Allison | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 108 | 1 | cylinder wall | 69 | — |
| 34 | 10 | ▼ 24 | 83Johnny Rutherford | Norris Reed (Owner) | Chevrolet | 82 | 0 | rear axle housing | 0 | — |
| 35 | 12 | ▼ 23 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 76 | 0 | accident | 58 | — |
| 36 | 13 | ▼ 23 | 3Charlie Glotzbach | Ed Gibson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 59 | 1 | transmission | 60 | — |
| 37 | 19 | ▼ 18 | 75Bobby Isaac | Puro Racing | Mercury | 40 | 0 | head gasket | 52 | — |
| 38 | 28 | ▼ 10 | 92Skip Manning | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 32 | 0 | engine | 49 | — |
| 39 | 20 | ▼ 19 | 50Jimmy Insolo | Michael Brockman (Owner) | Chevrolet | 31 | 0 | piston | 46 | — |
| 40 | 37 | ▼ 3 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Chevrolet | 15 | 0 | ignition | 43 | — |
| 41 | 31 | ▼ 10 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 14 | 0 | piston | 40 | — |
| 42 | 18 | ▼ 24 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 8 | 0 | engine | 37 | — |