No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 400 | 400 | running | 500 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 41Jim Paschal | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 400 | 0 | running | 480 | — |
| 3 | 5 | ▲ 2 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 399 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 460 |
| — |
| 4 | 6 | ▲ 2 | 5Earl Balmer | Owens Racing | Dodge | 392 | 0 | running | 440 | — |
| 5 | 4 | ▼ 1 | 11Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 392 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 6 | 7 | ▲ 1 | 16Darel Dieringer | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 390 | 0 | running | 400 | — |
| 7 | 9 | ▲ 2 | 19Larry Thomas | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 385 | 0 | running | 380 | — |
| 8 | 8 | — | 54Jimmy Pardue | Burton-Robinson | Plymouth | 375 | 0 | running | 360 | — |
| 9 | 14 | ▲ 5 | 49Doug Moore | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 358 | 0 | running | 340 | — |
| 10 | 15 | ▲ 5 | 88Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 355 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 11 | 11 | — | 42Bill McMahan | Buck Baker Racing | Pontiac | 348 | 0 | running | 300 | — |
| 12 | 20 | ▲ 8 | 02Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 339 | 0 | running | 280 | — |
| 13 | 17 | ▲ 4 | 20Jack Anderson | Jack Anderson (Owner) | Ford | 337 | 0 | running | 260 | — |
| 14 | 19 | ▲ 5 | 52E.J. Trivette | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 320 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 15 | 23 | ▲ 8 | 17Junior Spencer | Jerry Mullins (Owner) | Ford | 288 | 0 | rear end | 220 | — |
| 16 | 12 | ▼ 4 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 251 | 0 | engine | 200 | — |
| 17 | 16 | ▼ 1 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 233 | 0 | ignition | 180 | — |
| 18 | 10 | ▼ 8 | 82Bunkie Blackburn | Casper Hensley (Owner) | Pontiac | 171 | 0 | clutch | 160 | — |
| 19 | 2 | ▼ 17 | 1Billy Wade | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 171 | 0 | alternator | 140 | — |
| 20 | 27 | ▲ 7 | 81Henley Gray | John Black (Owner) | Ford | 126 | 0 | flagged | 120 | — |
| 21 | 18 | ▼ 3 | 60Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Ford | 48 | 0 | overheating | 100 | — |
| 22 | 21 | ▼ 1 | 32Mark Hurley | Dave Kent (Owner) | Ford | 34 | 0 | overheating | 80 | — |
| 23 | 13 | ▼ 10 | 78Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 17 | 0 | hub | 60 | — |
| 24 | 24 | — | 92Rodney Bottinger | Ray Osborne (Owner) | Ford | 8 | 0 | transmission | 40 | — |
| 25 | 22 | ▼ 3 | 01Chuck Huckabee | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 7 | 0 | fuel pump | 20 | — |
| 26 | 25 | ▼ 1 | 86Steve Young | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 3 | 0 | clutch | 20 | — |
| 27 | 26 | ▼ 1 | 66Bud Moore | — | Ford | 3 | 0 | overheating | 20 | — |