 There were 40 drivers on the grid; 39 of them were American while Trevor Boys was the only Canadian.Sterling Marlin would rack up a last-place finish due to an engine failure on lap 53 out of the 334 being raced that day.Richard Petty defeated Darrell Waltrip by 3.1 seconds in front of 118,000 spectators in a time of three hours and thirty-four minutes.