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 | Oldsmobile | 119 | 58 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 119 | 18 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Mercury |
| 119 |
| 41 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 16 | ▲ 12 | 5Neil Bonnett | Jim Stacy Racing | Dodge | 119 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 7 | ▲ 2 | 2Dave Marcis | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 118 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 29 | ▲ 23 | 95Hershel McGriff | Jefferson Racing | Ford | 118 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 7 | 11 | ▲ 4 | 01Jimmy Insolo | Gerald Craker (Owner) | Chevrolet | 118 | 2 | running | 151 | — |
| 8 | 9 | ▲ 1 | 48Al Holbert | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 117 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 20 | ▲ 11 | 29Roy Smith | Dick Midgley Motorsports | Chevrolet | 115 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 19 | ▲ 9 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 115 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 27 | ▲ 16 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Ford | 114 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 34 | ▲ 22 | 08Rick McCray | McCray Motorsports | Dodge | 113 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 15 | ▲ 2 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 112 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 10 | ▼ 4 | 93Norm Palmer | Norm Palmer (Owner) | Dodge | 111 | 0 | engine | 121 | — |
| 15 | 25 | ▲ 10 | 64Dick Brooks | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 111 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 5 | ▼ 11 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 106 | 0 | differential | 115 | — |
| 17 | 22 | ▲ 5 | 51Jim Thirkettle | — | Buick | 104 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 31 | ▲ 13 | 30Tighe Scott | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 103 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 23 | ▲ 4 | 41Ernie Stierly | Ernie Stierly (Owner) | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 18 | ▼ 2 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 12 | ▼ 9 | 92Skip Manning | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 85 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 35 | ▲ 13 | 53Jack Simpson | C & M Racing | Chevrolet | 74 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 2 | ▼ 21 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 70 | 0 | transmission | 94 | — |
| 24 | 24 | — | 12Richard White | Mike White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 70 | 0 | running | 91 | — |
| 25 | 30 | ▲ 5 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | clutch | 88 | — |
| 26 | 32 | ▲ 6 | 58Rocky Moran | Rocky Moran (Owner) | Chevrolet | 51 | 0 | engine | 85 | — |
| 27 | 13 | ▼ 14 | 81John Borneman | Arthur Godfrey (Owner) | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | clutch | 82 | — |
| 28 | 21 | ▼ 7 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 45 | 0 | differential | 79 | — |
| 29 | 17 | ▼ 12 | 39Vince Giamformaggio | Sam Arakalian (Owner) | Chevrolet | 41 | 0 | overheating | 76 | — |
| 30 | 6 | ▼ 24 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 40 | 0 | valve spring | 73 | — |
| 31 | 28 | ▼ 3 | 13Don Puskarich | Puskarich Racing | Chevrolet | 36 | 0 | engine | 70 | — |
| 32 | 8 | ▼ 24 | 73Bill Schmitt | Schmitt Racing | Chevrolet | 19 | 0 | differential | 67 | — |
| 33 | 33 | — | 09Eddie Bradshaw | C & M Racing | Chevrolet | 15 | 0 | drive shaft | 64 | — |
| 34 | 26 | ▼ 8 | 32Ray Elder | Dave Hill (Owner) | Dodge | 12 | 0 | transmission | 61 | — |
| 35 | 14 | ▼ 21 | 44Gary Johnson | Ted Armstrong (Owner) | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | differential | 58 | — |