Darlington Raceway , Darlington, SC
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Mercury | 180 | 175 | 367 | 51 | 0 | running |
| 2 | 4 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Ford | 180 | 170 | 367 | 205 | 0 | running |
| 3 | 8 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 170 | 165 | 365 | 6 | 0 | running |
| 4 | 11 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | 165 | 160 | 363 | 14 | 0 | running |
| 5 | 10 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Dodge | 160 | 155 | 362 | 2 | 0 | running |
| 6 | 13 | 93 | Buck Baker | Ford | 150 | 150 | 360 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 7 | 27 | 41 | Grant Adcox | Chevrolet | 146 | 146 | 358 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 8 | 24 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Chevrolet | 142 | 142 | 348 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 9 | 23 | 3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 138 | 138 | 348 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 10 | 36 | 30 | Bruce Hill | Chevrolet | 134 | 134 | 346 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 11 | 16 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | 130 | 130 | 345 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 12 | 20 | 49 | John Utsman | Dodge | 127 | 127 | 345 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 13 | 18 | 05 | David Sisco | Chevrolet | 124 | 124 | 342 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 14 | 30 | 92 | Skip Manning | Chevrolet | 121 | 121 | 342 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 15 | 35 | 33 | Dick May | Chevrolet | 118 | 118 | 338 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 16 | 31 | 40 | DK Ulrich | Chevrolet | 115 | 115 | 336 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 17 | 32 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | 112 | 112 | 332 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 18 | 2 | 2 | Bobby Allison | Mercury | 114 | 109 | 328 | 2 | 0 | running |
| 19 | 34 | 01 | Earle Canavan | Dodge | 106 | 106 | 321 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 20 | 33 | 25 | Earl Brooks | Chevrolet | 103 | 103 | 313 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 21 | 29 | 78 | Dick Skillen | Chevrolet | 100 | 100 | 309 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 22 | 22 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | 97 | 97 | 230 | 0 | 0 | steering |
| 23 | 9 | 43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | 99 | 94 | 203 | 52 | 0 | engine |
| 24 | 17 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 91 | 91 | 178 | 0 | 0 | engine |
| 25 | 6 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | 93 | 88 | 171 | 16 | 0 | engine |
| 26 | 26 | 95 | Jerry Sisco | Chevrolet | 85 | 85 | 156 | 0 | 0 | crash |
| 27 | 12 | 70 | JD McDuffie | Chevrolet | 82 | 82 | 151 | 0 | 0 | engine |
| 28 | 25 | 8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | 79 | 79 | 125 | 0 | 0 | engine |
| 29 | 21 | 19 | Henley Gray | Chevrolet | 76 | 76 | 123 | 0 | 0 | crash |
| 30 | 15 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | 73 | 73 | 122 | 0 | 0 | engine |
| 31 | 5 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 75 | 70 | 80 | 18 | 0 | crash |
| 32 | 28 | 48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | 67 | 67 | 72 | 0 | 0 | crash |
| 33 | 14 | 91 | Bob Burcham | Chevrolet | 64 | 64 | 54 | 0 | 0 | overheating |
| 34 | 7 | 28 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | 66 | 61 | 32 | 1 | 0 | crash |
| 35 | 3 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | 58 | 58 | 30 | 0 | 0 | crash |
| 36 | 19 | 50 | Darrell Bryant | Chevrolet | 55 | 55 | 23 | 0 | 0 | crash |
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.