No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 11Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 300 | 43 | running | 400 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 299 | 257 | running | 384 | — |
| 3 | 2 | ▼ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Plymouth |
| 296 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 368 |
| — |
| 4 | 5 | ▲ 1 | 82Bunkie Blackburn | Casper Hensley (Owner) | Pontiac | 294 | 0 | running | 352 | — |
| 5 | 8 | ▲ 3 | 42Bill McMahan | Casper Hensley (Owner) | Pontiac | 286 | 0 | running | 336 | — |
| 6 | 4 | ▼ 2 | 72Doug Yates | Doug Yates (Owner) | Plymouth | 283 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 7 | 9 | ▲ 2 | 88Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 277 | 0 | running | 304 | — |
| 8 | 17 | ▲ 9 | 55Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 273 | 0 | running | 288 | — |
| 9 | 10 | ▲ 1 | 83Worth McMillion | Worth McMillion (Owner) | Pontiac | 272 | 0 | running | 272 | — |
| 10 | 7 | ▼ 3 | 02Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 257 | 0 | rear end | 256 | — |
| 11 | 13 | ▲ 2 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 111 | 0 | rear end | 240 | — |
| 12 | 15 | ▲ 3 | 01Chuck Huckabee | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 67 | 0 | brakes | 224 | — |
| 13 | 16 | ▲ 3 | 04Don Branson | — | Ford | 44 | 0 | oil pressure | 208 | — |
| 14 | 11 | ▼ 3 | 78Raymond Carter | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 37 | 0 | handling | 192 | — |
| 15 | 6 | ▼ 9 | 10Bernard Alvarez | Bernard Alvarez (Owner) | Ford | 36 | 0 | sway bar | 176 | — |
| 16 | 14 | ▼ 2 | 86Steve Young | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 12 | 0 | axle | 160 | — |
| 17 | 12 | ▼ 5 | 49Doug Moore | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 11 | 0 | engine | 144 | — |
| 18 | 18 | — | 34Earl Brooks | Scott Racing | Ford | 0 | 0 | clutch | 0 | — |