No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | ▲ 5 | 11Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 167 | 42 | running | 500 | — |
| 2 | 5 | ▲ 3 | 5Cotton Owens | Owens Racing | Dodge | 166 | 0 | running | 480 | — |
| 3 | 8 | ▲ 5 | 19Larry Thomas | Herman Beam (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 162 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 460 |
| — |
| 4 | 10 | ▲ 6 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 156 | 0 | running | 440 | — |
| 5 | 11 | ▲ 6 | 78Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 153 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 6 | 15 | ▲ 9 | 02Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 148 | 0 | vapor lock | 400 | — |
| 7 | 16 | ▲ 9 | 86Steve Young | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 147 | 0 | running | 380 | — |
| 8 | 24 | ▲ 16 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | running | 360 | — |
| 9 | 27 | ▲ 18 | 36Major Melton | Wade Younts (Owner) | Dodge | 145 | 0 | running | 340 | — |
| 10 | 17 | ▲ 7 | 99Gene Hobby | Barney Humphries (Owner) | Dodge | 142 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 11 | 9 | ▼ 2 | 48Bobby Keck | W.S. Jenkins (Owner) | Ford | 140 | 0 | running | 300 | — |
| 12 | 23 | ▲ 11 | 83Worth McMillion | Worth McMillion (Owner) | Pontiac | 136 | 0 | running | 280 | — |
| 13 | 2 | ▼ 11 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Burton-Robinson | Plymouth | 132 | 0 | running | 260 | — |
| 14 | 1 | ▼ 13 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 130 | 118 | fan belt | 240 | — |
| 15 | 22 | ▲ 7 | 68Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington (Owner) | Ford | 112 | 0 | running | 220 | — |
| 16 | 4 | ▼ 12 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 111 | 7 | overheating | 200 | — |
| 17 | 12 | ▼ 5 | 52E.J. Trivette | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 102 | 0 | engine | 180 | — |
| 18 | 13 | ▼ 5 | 61Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Pontiac | 89 | 0 | engine | 160 | — |
| 19 | 18 | ▼ 1 | 97Bill Whitley | Ray Osborne (Owner) | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | overheating | 140 | — |
| 20 | 26 | ▲ 6 | 89Buck Baker | David Walker (Owner) | Plymouth | 54 | 0 | brakes | 120 | — |
| 21 | 19 | ▼ 2 | 20Jack Anderson | Jack Anderson (Owner) | Ford | 51 | 0 | engine | 100 | — |
| 22 | 20 | ▼ 2 | 31Cale Yarborough | Tom Spell (Owner) | Ford | 41 | 0 | accident | 80 | — |
| 23 | 28 | ▲ 5 | 55Earl Brooks | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 17 | 0 | overheating | 60 | — |
| 24 | 3 | ▼ 21 | 72Doug Yates | Doug Yates (Owner) | Plymouth | 14 | 0 | overheating | 40 | — |
| 25 | 7 | ▼ 18 | 2Ken Rush | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 12 | 0 | overheating | 20 | — |
| 26 | 14 | ▼ 12 | 88Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 8 | 0 | crank shaft | 20 | — |
| 27 | 21 | ▼ 6 | 01Joe Cote | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 2 | 0 | brakes | 20 | — |
| 28 | 25 | ▼ 3 | 0Don Branson | Jack Anderson (Owner) | Ford | 1 | 0 | overheating | 20 | — |