No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ▲ 3 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 492 | 396 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 6 | ▲ 4 | 16Bobby Allison | Penske Racing South | Matador | 492 | 0 | running | 170 | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 71Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 491 |
| 19 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 10 | ▲ 6 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 488 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 3 | ▼ 2 | 28A.J. Foyt | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 487 | 73 | running | 0 | — |
| 6 | 13 | ▲ 7 | 47Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Chevrolet | 486 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 12 | ▲ 5 | 3Bobby Isaac | Ed Gibson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 478 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 28 | ▲ 20 | 31Jim Vandiver | Ranier Racing | Dodge | 470 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 9 | 7 | ▼ 2 | 27Donnie Allison | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 470 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 10 | 14 | ▲ 4 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 467 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 15 | ▲ 4 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 461 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 30 | ▲ 18 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 460 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 20 | ▲ 7 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Plymouth | 459 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 22 | ▲ 8 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 458 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 23 | ▲ 8 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 455 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 32 | ▲ 16 | 37Bruce Jacobi | Opal Voight (Owner) | Chevrolet | 439 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 33 | ▲ 16 | 33Dick May | Hiram Handy (Owner) | Chevrolet | 438 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 18 | — | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 432 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 26 | ▲ 7 | 0Glen McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 431 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 20 | 24 | ▲ 4 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 430 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 17 | ▼ 4 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 428 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 25 | ▲ 3 | 82Ferrel Harris | Harris Racing | Dodge | 409 | 0 | broken valve | 97 | — |
| 23 | 37 | ▲ 14 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 409 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 11 | ▼ 13 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 380 | 0 | water outlet | 91 | — |
| 25 | 21 | ▼ 4 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 364 | 0 | drive shaft | 88 | — |
| 26 | 31 | ▲ 5 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 336 | 0 | camshaft | 85 | — |
| 27 | 36 | ▲ 9 | 78Dick Skillen | Goffco | Chevrolet | 334 | 0 | oil pressure | 82 | — |
| 28 | 9 | ▼ 19 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 230 | 0 | broken valve | 79 | — |
| 29 | 5 | ▼ 24 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 209 | 0 | engine | 76 | — |
| 30 | 16 | ▼ 14 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 180 | 0 | cylinder head | 73 | — |
| 31 | 19 | ▼ 12 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 140 | 0 | oil pressure | 70 | — |
| 32 | 8 | ▼ 24 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 89 | 0 | spark plugs | 67 | — |
| 33 | 34 | ▲ 1 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 83 | 0 | rear end | 64 | — |
| 34 | 27 | ▼ 7 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Chevrolet | 45 | 0 | broken valve | 61 | — |
| 35 | 2 | ▼ 33 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 20 | 4 | engine | 63 | — |
| 36 | 29 | ▼ 7 | 60Jackie Rogers | Viglione Racing | Chevrolet | 4 | 0 | quit | 0 | — |
| 37 | 35 | ▼ 2 | 18Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Chevrolet | 4 | 0 | transmission | 52 | — |