No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 400 | 0 | running | 125 | — |
| 2 | 6 | ▲ 4 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 396 | 0 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 7 | ▲ 4 | 71Buddy Baker | K&K Insurance Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 394 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 96 |
| — |
| 4 | 1 | ▼ 3 | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Chevrolet | 394 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 5 | — | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 394 | 0 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 9 | ▲ 3 | 11Cale Yarborough | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 393 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 10 | ▲ 3 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 389 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 8 | 24 | ▲ 16 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Mercury | 385 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 3 | ▼ 6 | 59Donnie Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 383 | 0 | valve | 0 | — |
| 10 | 15 | ▲ 5 | 90Yvon DuHamel | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 381 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 23 | ▲ 12 | 4John Sears | Sears Racing | Dodge | 381 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 12 | 27 | ▲ 15 | 45Vic Parsons | Seifert Racing | Ford | 376 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 13 | 26 | ▲ 13 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 374 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 14 | 18 | ▲ 4 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 366 | 0 | running | 74 | — |
| 15 | 30 | ▲ 15 | 26Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 366 | 0 | running | 72 | — |
| 16 | 21 | ▲ 5 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 362 | 0 | running | 70 | — |
| 17 | 12 | ▼ 5 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Mercury | 361 | 0 | running | 68 | — |
| 18 | 22 | ▲ 4 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Mercury | 332 | 0 | running | 66 | — |
| 19 | 25 | ▲ 6 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 313 | 0 | running | 64 | — |
| 20 | 8 | ▼ 12 | 2Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 285 | 0 | running | 62 | — |
| 21 | 14 | ▼ 7 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 285 | 0 | running | 60 | — |
| 22 | 20 | ▼ 2 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 253 | 0 | ignition | 58 | — |
| 23 | 11 | ▼ 12 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 215 | 0 | accident | 56 | — |
| 24 | 28 | ▲ 4 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Mercury | 211 | 0 | valve spring | 54 | — |
| 25 | 13 | ▼ 12 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 202 | 0 | rear end | 52 | — |
| 26 | 17 | ▼ 9 | 47Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Ford | 166 | 0 | brakes | 50 | — |
| 27 | 29 | ▲ 2 | 77Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Ford | 165 | 0 | fuel pump | 48 | — |
| 28 | 4 | ▼ 24 | 15Bobby Isaac | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 158 | 0 | oil pressure | 46 | — |
| 29 | 16 | ▼ 13 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Dodge | 96 | 0 | axle | 44 | — |
| 30 | 19 | ▼ 11 | 20Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Ford | 2 | 0 | oil pressure | 42 | — |