No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 12Bobby Allison | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 420 | 284 | running | 100 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 420 | 135 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 12 | ▲ 9 | 95Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Mercury |
| 404 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 0 |
| — |
| 4 | 6 | ▲ 2 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Mercury | 400 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 8 | ▲ 3 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 387 | 0 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 4 | ▼ 2 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Mercury | 383 | 1 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 18 | ▲ 11 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 381 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 8 | 9 | ▲ 1 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 369 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 25 | ▲ 16 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Mercury | 363 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 10 | 17 | ▲ 7 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 357 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 19 | ▲ 8 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 320 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 12 | 28 | ▲ 16 | 4John Sears | Sears Racing | Plymouth | 277 | 0 | engine | 78 | — |
| 13 | 15 | ▲ 2 | 26Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 158 | 0 | rear end | 76 | — |
| 14 | 21 | ▲ 7 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Plymouth | 153 | 0 | drive shaft | 74 | — |
| 15 | 24 | ▲ 9 | 57David Ray Boggs | David Ray Boggs (Owner) | Dodge | 118 | 0 | engine | 72 | — |
| 16 | 23 | ▲ 7 | 96Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 106 | 0 | steering | 70 | — |
| 17 | 7 | ▼ 10 | 05David Sisco | McGee Racing | Chevrolet | 105 | 0 | rocker arm | 68 | — |
| 18 | 27 | ▲ 9 | 47Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Ford | 56 | 0 | accident | 66 | — |
| 19 | 20 | ▲ 1 | 77Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Ford | 46 | 0 | brakes | 64 | — |
| 20 | 10 | ▼ 10 | 76Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Ford | 40 | 0 | accident | 62 | — |
| 21 | 16 | ▼ 5 | 58Robert Brown | Allan Brown (Owner) | Chevrolet | 37 | 0 | engine | 60 | — |
| 22 | 26 | ▲ 4 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 37 | 0 | accident | 58 | — |
| 23 | 11 | ▼ 12 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Ford | 34 | 0 | accident | 56 | — |
| 24 | 22 | ▼ 2 | 0George Altheide | George Altheide (Owner) | Dodge | 29 | 0 | steering | 54 | — |
| 25 | 14 | ▼ 11 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 3 | 0 | engine | 52 | — |
| 26 | 3 | ▼ 23 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | accident | 50 | — |
| 27 | 5 | ▼ 22 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 0 | 0 | accident | 48 | — |
| 28 | 13 | ▼ 15 | 45LeeRoy Yarbrough | Seifert Racing | Ford | 0 | 0 | quit | 46 | — |