No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 26Junior Johnson | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 250 | 249 | running | 400 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 246 | 1 | running | 384 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 29Dick Hutcherson | Holman Moody |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 245 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 368 |
| — |
| 4 | 6 | ▲ 2 | 11Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 243 | 0 | running | 352 | — |
| 5 | 7 | ▲ 2 | 06Cale Yarborough | Kenny Myler (Owner) | Ford | 240 | 0 | running | 336 | — |
| 6 | 5 | ▼ 1 | 2Fred Harb | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 238 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 7 | 8 | ▲ 1 | 23Buren Skeen | Reid Shaw (Owner) | Ford | 234 | 0 | running | 304 | — |
| 8 | 15 | ▲ 7 | 89Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 231 | 0 | running | 288 | — |
| 9 | 10 | ▲ 1 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 230 | 0 | running | 272 | — |
| 10 | 14 | ▲ 4 | 68Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington (Owner) | Ford | 225 | 0 | running | 256 | — |
| 11 | 12 | ▲ 1 | 52E.J. Trivette | Jess Potter (Owner) | Ford | 217 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 12 | 11 | ▼ 1 | 84Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 186 | 0 | tire | 224 | — |
| 13 | 13 | — | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | overheating | 208 | — |
| 14 | 16 | ▲ 2 | 80G.T. Nolan | Allen McMillion (Owner) | Pontiac | 59 | 0 | tire | 192 | — |
| 15 | 17 | ▲ 2 | 99Darrell Bryant | Gene Hobby (Owner) | Dodge | 44 | 0 | fuel pump | 176 | — |
| 16 | 9 | ▼ 7 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 34 | 0 | overheating | 160 | — |
| 17 | 4 | ▼ 13 | 59Tom Pistone | Glen Sweet (Owner) | Ford | 4 | 0 | condenser | 144 | — |
| 18 | 20 | ▲ 2 | 64Buddy Baker | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 3 | 0 | handling | 128 | — |
| 19 | 18 | ▼ 1 | 97Henley Gray | Gene Cline (Owner) | Ford | 3 | 0 | handling | 112 | — |
| 20 | 19 | ▼ 1 | 53Jimmy Helms | David Warren (Owner) | Ford | 2 | 0 | brakes | 96 | — |