| Pos | St | # | Driver | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Led |
|---|
| 1 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator (Wood Brothers) | Mercury | 50 | 2500 | running | 11 |
| 2 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 50 | 1100 | running | 33 |
| 3 | 5 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Valvoline (Junior Johnson) | Chevrolet | 50 | 750 | running | 1 |
| 4 | 6 | 71 | Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf) | Dodge | 50 | 650 | running | 2 |
| 5 | 7 | 98 | Richie Panch | Daytona Budweiser (Bettie Panch) | Chevrolet | 49 | 600 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 15 | 05 | David Sisco | Reliable Plumbing (David Sisco) | Chevrolet | 49 | 550 | running | 3 |
| 7 | 20 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Glenn's Landscaping (J.D. McDuffie) | Chevrolet | 49 | 545 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 11 | 74 | Randy Tissot | Tilitco Enterprises (Charles Little) | Chevrolet | 49 | 435 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 16 | 47 | Bruce Hill | Hill Racing (Bruce Hill) | Chevrolet | 49 | 425 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 9 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Clyde Lynn Auto Parts (Walter Ballard) | Chevrolet | 49 | 410 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 18 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Langley Racing (Elmo Langley) | Ford | 49 | 400 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 8 | 79 | Dick May | Brook-Massey (Frank Warren) | Dodge | 48 | 390 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 14 | 42 | Marty Robbins | Robbins Racing (Marty Robbins) | Dodge | 48 | 580 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 10 | 97 | Red Farmer | Long-Lewis (Ed Clark) | Ford | 48 | 370 | running | 0 |
| 15 | 22 | 82 | Ferrel Harris | Cougar Coal (Ferrel Harris) | Dodge | 48 | 360 | running | 0 |
| 16 | 13 | 8 | Ed Negre | 10,000 RPM Speed Equipment (Ed Negre) | Dodge | 47 | 405 | running | 0 |
| 17 | 23 | 20 | G.T. Tallas | U.S. Borax (G.T. Tallas) | Ford | 46 | 345 | running | 0 |
| 18 | 25 | 25 | Joe Booher | Star City Body Shop (Don Robertson) | Chevrolet | 45 | 335 | running | 0 |
| 19 | 19 | 89 | Jimmy Crowe | Louie's Pet Food (Tom Pistone) | Chevrolet | 45 | 325 | running | 0 |
| 20 | 26 | 0 | Clyde Dagit | Dagit Racing (Clyde Dagit) | Dodge | 43 | 320 | running | 0 |
| 21 | 24 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | Almeda Auto Parts (H.B. Bailey) | Pontiac | 22 | 315 | head gasket | 0 |
| 22 | 4 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Terminal Transport (Darrell Waltrip) | Chevrolet | 11 | 310 | engine | 0 |
| 23 | 12 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley (H.B. Cunningham) | Chevrolet | 11 | 305 | crash | 0 |
| 24 | 3 | 83 | Ramo Stott | Smithville Farms (Norris Reed) | Chevrolet | 9 | 300 | valve | 0 |
| 25 | 21 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing (G.C. Spencer) | Dodge | 3 | | valve | 0 |
| 26 | 17 | 33 | George Follmer | Mr. Moyer Chevrolet (Billy Moyer) | Chevrolet | 2 | | suspension | 0 |