No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 11Cale Yarborough | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 125 | — |
| 2 | 5 | ▲ 3 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 498 | 0 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 6 | ▲ 3 | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 495 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 96 |
| — |
| 4 | 11 | ▲ 7 | 2Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 484 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 9 | ▲ 4 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Mercury | 484 | 0 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 12 | ▲ 6 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 482 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 4 | ▼ 3 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 476 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 8 | 16 | ▲ 8 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Mercury | 474 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 21 | ▲ 12 | 45Vic Parsons | Seifert Racing | Ford | 465 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 10 | 22 | ▲ 12 | 49John Utsman | GC Spencer Racing | Dodge | 462 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 10 | ▼ 1 | 05David Sisco | McGee Racing | Chevrolet | 457 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 12 | 18 | ▲ 6 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 456 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 13 | 23 | ▲ 10 | 4John Sears | Sears Racing | Dodge | 453 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 14 | 26 | ▲ 12 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Plymouth | 453 | 0 | running | 74 | — |
| 15 | 7 | ▼ 8 | 15Bobby Isaac | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 450 | 0 | running | 72 | — |
| 16 | 27 | ▲ 11 | 44Richard D. Brown | Brown Racing (Jerry Brown) | Chevrolet | 447 | 0 | running | 70 | — |
| 17 | 17 | — | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Mercury | 445 | 0 | running | 68 | — |
| 18 | 20 | ▲ 2 | 77Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Ford | 444 | 0 | running | 66 | — |
| 19 | 25 | ▲ 6 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 439 | 0 | running | 64 | — |
| 20 | 24 | ▲ 4 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 427 | 0 | running | 62 | — |
| 21 | 15 | ▼ 6 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 404 | 0 | running | 60 | — |
| 22 | 30 | ▲ 8 | 79Jabe Thomas | Warren Racing | Dodge | 337 | 0 | oil leak | 58 | — |
| 23 | 19 | ▼ 4 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 295 | 0 | transmission | 56 | — |
| 24 | 8 | ▼ 16 | 59Donnie Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 237 | 0 | steering | 0 | — |
| 25 | 3 | ▼ 22 | 71Buddy Baker | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 225 | 0 | accident | 52 | — |
| 26 | 28 | ▲ 2 | 0Frank Warren | Bond Racing | Dodge | 167 | 0 | accident | 50 | — |
| 27 | 14 | ▼ 13 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Mercury | 126 | 0 | steering | 48 | — |
| 28 | 29 | ▲ 1 | 47Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Ford | 125 | 0 | ignition | 46 | — |
| 29 | 2 | ▼ 27 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 105 | 0 | ignition | 44 | — |
| 30 | 13 | ▼ 17 | 95Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Mercury | 51 | 0 | valve | 42 | — |