North Wilkesboro Speedway , North Wilkesboro, NC
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | 185 | 175 | 400 | 364 | 0 | running |
| 2 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | 175 | 170 | 399 | 13 | 0 | running |
| 3 | 8 | 2 | Bobby Allison | Mercury | 165 | 165 | 397 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 4 | 2 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 165 | 160 | 397 | 23 | 0 | running |
| 5 | 12 | 70 | JD McDuffie | Chevrolet | 155 | 155 | 393 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 6 | 9 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | 150 | 150 | 391 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 7 | 4 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | 146 | 146 | 388 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 8 | 1 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Dodge | 142 | 142 | 385 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 9 | 10 | 3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 138 | 138 | 385 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 10 | 13 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Chevrolet | 134 | 134 | 378 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 11 | 11 | 92 | Skip Manning | Chevrolet | 130 | 130 | 375 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 12 | 21 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | 127 | 127 | 374 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 13 | 19 | 48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | 124 | 124 | 370 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 14 | 14 | 95 | Junior Miller | Chevrolet | 121 | 121 | 370 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 15 | 24 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Ford | 118 | 118 | 368 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 16 | 22 | 10 | Bill Champion | Ford | 115 | 115 | 359 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 17 | 25 | 8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | 112 | 112 | 359 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 18 | 16 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Plymouth | 109 | 109 | 359 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 19 | 20 | 40 | DK Ulrich | Chevrolet | 106 | 106 | 358 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 20 | 15 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | 103 | 103 | 354 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 21 | 18 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Chevrolet | 100 | 100 | 349 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 22 | 3 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 97 | 97 | 291 | 0 | 0 | transmission |
| 23 | 27 | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | 94 | 94 | 278 | 0 | 0 | rear end |
| 24 | 26 | 44 | Richard D Brown | Pontiac | 91 | 91 | 172 | 0 | 0 | rear end |
| 25 | 23 | 5 | Neil Castles | Dodge | 88 | 88 | 125 | 0 | 0 | brakes |
| 26 | 6 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Ford | 85 | 85 | 38 | 0 | 0 | overheating |
| 27 | 17 | 05 | David Sisco | Chevrolet | 82 | 82 | 12 | 0 | 0 | rear end |
| 28 | 28 | 33 | Jeff Handy | Chevrolet | 79 | 79 | 3 | 0 | 0 | engine |
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.