No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ▲ 3 | 11Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 500 | 350 | running | 650 | — |
| 2 | 10 | ▲ 8 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 500 | 45 | running | 624 | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 27Junior Johnson | Matthews Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 496 |
| 105 |
| running |
| 598 |
| — |
| 4 | 3 | ▼ 1 | 16Darel Dieringer | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 494 | 0 | running | 572 | — |
| 5 | 8 | ▲ 3 | 3Buck Baker | Fox Racing | Dodge | 485 | 0 | running | 546 | — |
| 6 | 14 | ▲ 8 | 19Larry Thomas | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 470 | 0 | running | 520 | — |
| 7 | 16 | ▲ 9 | 42Bill McMahan | Casper Hensley (Owner) | Pontiac | 450 | 0 | running | 494 | — |
| 8 | 29 | ▲ 21 | 49Doug Moore | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 450 | 0 | running | 468 | — |
| 9 | 20 | ▲ 11 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 449 | 0 | running | 442 | — |
| 10 | 18 | ▲ 8 | 46J.T. Putney | Walt Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 445 | 0 | running | 416 | — |
| 11 | 22 | ▲ 11 | 88Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 444 | 0 | running | 390 | — |
| 12 | 33 | ▲ 21 | 02Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 440 | 0 | running | 364 | — |
| 13 | 23 | ▲ 10 | 32Mark Hurley | Dave Kent (Owner) | Ford | 424 | 0 | running | 338 | — |
| 14 | 31 | ▲ 17 | 99Gene Hobby | Barney Humphries (Owner) | Dodge | 406 | 0 | running | 312 | — |
| 15 | 11 | ▼ 4 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Burton-Robinson | Plymouth | 388 | 0 | brakes | 286 | — |
| 16 | 24 | ▲ 8 | 48Doug Wilson | W.S. Jenkins (Owner) | Ford | 342 | 0 | generator | 260 | — |
| 17 | 19 | ▲ 2 | 20Jack Anderson | Jack Anderson (Owner) | Ford | 327 | 0 | brakes | 234 | — |
| 18 | 25 | ▲ 7 | 86Steve Young | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 300 | 0 | shocks | 208 | — |
| 19 | 15 | ▼ 4 | 78Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 289 | 0 | shocks | 182 | — |
| 20 | 5 | ▼ 15 | 00Cale Yarborough | Holman Moody | Ford | 267 | 0 | radiator | 156 | — |
| 21 | 9 | ▼ 12 | 06Benny Parsons | Holman Moody | Ford | 258 | 0 | overheating | 130 | — |
| 22 | 12 | ▼ 10 | 5Earl Balmer | Owens Racing | Dodge | 253 | 0 | shocks | 104 | — |
| 23 | 30 | ▲ 7 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | rear end | 78 | — |
| 24 | 27 | ▲ 3 | 55Earl Brooks | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 165 | 0 | clutch | 52 | — |
| 25 | 6 | ▼ 19 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 140 | 0 | accident | 26 | — |
| 26 | 7 | ▼ 19 | 1Billy Wade | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 138 | 0 | engine | 26 | — |
| 27 | 35 | ▲ 8 | 60Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Ford | 135 | 0 | overheating | 26 | — |
| 28 | 32 | ▲ 4 | 01Chuck Huckabee | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 123 | 0 | rear end | 26 | — |
| 29 | 28 | ▼ 1 | 92Rodney Williams | Ray Osborne (Owner) | Ford | 110 | 0 | engine | 26 | — |
| 30 | 2 | ▼ 28 | 41Jim Paschal | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 85 | 0 | brakes | 26 | — |
| 31 | 21 | ▼ 10 | 52E.J. Trivette | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 66 | 0 | head gasket | 26 | — |
| 32 | 26 | ▼ 6 | 53Pete Stewart | David Warren (Owner) | Ford | 51 | 0 | brakes | 26 | — |
| 33 | 17 | ▼ 16 | 10Bernard Alvarez | Bernard Alvarez (Owner) | Ford | 19 | 0 | overheating | 26 | — |
| 34 | 34 | — | 04Don Branson | — | Ford | 16 | 0 | engine | 26 | — |
| 35 | 13 | ▼ 22 | 82Bunkie Blackburn | Casper Hensley (Owner) | Pontiac | 12 | 0 | engine | 26 | — |
| 36 | 36 | — | 61Jim Dimeo | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Pontiac | 4 | 0 | handling | 26 | — |