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 | 420 | 400 | running | 100 | — |
| 2 | 10 | ▲ 8 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 416 | 0 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 9 | ▲ 6 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Mercury |
| 416 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 96 |
| — |
| 4 | 11 | ▲ 7 | 26Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 411 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 7 | ▲ 2 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Mercury | 403 | 0 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 25 | ▲ 19 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Ford | 398 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 19 | ▲ 12 | 23Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 385 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 8 | 29 | ▲ 21 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 379 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 8 | ▼ 1 | 76Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Ford | 375 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 10 | 27 | ▲ 17 | 28Bill Hollar | Brooks Racing | Ford | 375 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 6 | ▼ 5 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 374 | 0 | throttle | 80 | — |
| 12 | 20 | ▲ 8 | 41Ken Meisenhelder | Ken Meisenhelder (Owner) | Chevrolet | 359 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 13 | 5 | ▼ 8 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Ford | 329 | 0 | engine | 76 | — |
| 14 | 21 | ▲ 7 | 73Jerry Churchill | Churchill Motorsports | Ford | 323 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 15 | 24 | ▲ 9 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 249 | 0 | running | 72 | — |
| 16 | 3 | ▼ 13 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Mercury | 236 | 0 | running | 70 | — |
| 17 | 4 | ▼ 13 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 167 | 0 | water pump | 68 | — |
| 18 | 13 | ▼ 5 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 154 | 0 | rear end | 66 | — |
| 19 | 12 | ▼ 7 | 05David Sisco | McGee Racing | Chevrolet | 141 | 0 | accident | 64 | — |
| 20 | 26 | ▲ 6 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 121 | 0 | engine | 62 | — |
| 21 | 18 | ▼ 3 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 108 | 0 | valve | 60 | — |
| 22 | 16 | ▼ 6 | 74Bill Shirey | Bill Shirey (Owner) | Plymouth | 102 | 0 | throttle | 58 | — |
| 23 | 15 | ▼ 8 | 58Robert Brown | Allan Brown (Owner) | Chevrolet | 73 | 0 | a-frame | 56 | — |
| 24 | 17 | ▼ 7 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 60 | 0 | tire | 54 | — |
| 25 | 22 | ▼ 3 | 07Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 51 | 0 | accident | 0 | — |
| 26 | 14 | ▼ 12 | 38Wayne Smith | Wayne Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 49 | 0 | engine | 50 | — |
| 27 | 2 | ▼ 25 | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Dodge | 22 | 20 | a-frame | 0 | — |
| 28 | 28 | — | 25Bill Seifert | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 9 | 0 | quit | 46 | — |
| 29 | 23 | ▼ 6 | 67Dick May | Ron Ronacher (Owner) | Plymouth | 5 | 0 | sway bar | 44 | — |