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 | 420 | 0 | running | 125 | — |
| 2 | 5 | ▲ 3 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 418 | 0 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 2 | ▼ 1 | 71Buddy Baker | K&K Insurance Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 415 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 96 |
| — |
| 4 | 4 | — | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 413 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 3 | ▼ 2 | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Chevrolet | 411 | 0 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 6 | — | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 408 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 9 | ▲ 2 | 15Bobby Isaac | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 403 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 8 | 11 | ▲ 3 | 05David Sisco | McGee Racing | Chevrolet | 401 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 13 | ▲ 4 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 395 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 10 | 12 | ▲ 2 | 45Vic Parsons | Seifert Racing | Ford | 393 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 8 | ▼ 3 | 2Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 389 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 12 | 16 | ▲ 4 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Mercury | 386 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 13 | 7 | ▼ 6 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 385 | 0 | engine | 76 | — |
| 14 | 15 | ▲ 1 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 382 | 0 | running | 74 | — |
| 15 | 22 | ▲ 7 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Mercury | 380 | 0 | running | 72 | — |
| 16 | 14 | ▼ 2 | 20Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Ford | 374 | 0 | running | 70 | — |
| 17 | 19 | ▲ 2 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 373 | 0 | running | 68 | — |
| 18 | 17 | ▼ 1 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Dodge | 369 | 0 | running | 66 | — |
| 19 | 23 | ▲ 4 | 58Robert Brown | Allan Brown (Owner) | Chevrolet | 348 | 0 | running | 64 | — |
| 20 | 25 | ▲ 5 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 342 | 0 | running | 62 | — |
| 21 | 28 | ▲ 7 | 77Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Ford | 244 | 0 | overheating | 60 | — |
| 22 | 20 | ▼ 2 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Mercury | 218 | 0 | running | 58 | — |
| 23 | 26 | ▲ 3 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 180 | 0 | distributor | 56 | — |
| 24 | 10 | ▼ 14 | 95Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Mercury | 176 | 0 | handling | 54 | — |
| 25 | 21 | ▼ 4 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 170 | 0 | exhaust | 52 | — |
| 26 | 27 | ▲ 1 | 3Alton Jones | Butch Hawkersmith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 102 | 0 | rear end | 0 | — |
| 27 | 18 | ▼ 9 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 48 | 0 | valve | 48 | — |
| 28 | 24 | ▼ 4 | 08Bobby Poole | Negre Racing | Mercury | 2 | 0 | ignition | 0 | — |