No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Chevrolet | 153 | 0 | running | 125 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 153 | 0 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 7 | ▲ 4 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 152 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 96 |
| — |
| 4 | 9 | ▲ 5 | 38Jimmy Insolo | Roger Paquette (Owner) | Chevrolet | 151 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 8 | ▲ 3 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 149 | 0 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 24 | ▲ 18 | 42Richard White | Dean Barnicle (Owner) | Ford | 148 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 6 | ▼ 1 | 04Hershel McGriff | Smokey Yunick Racing | Plymouth | 147 | 0 | clutch | 88 | — |
| 8 | 13 | ▲ 5 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 147 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 23 | ▲ 14 | 07Jack McCoy | Ernie Conn (Owner) | Dodge | 146 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 10 | 14 | ▲ 4 | 03Chuck Bown | Bown Racing | Dodge | 145 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 31 | ▲ 20 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Mercury | 143 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 12 | 29 | ▲ 17 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 142 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 13 | 34 | ▲ 21 | 92Larry Smith | Harley Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 141 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 14 | 40 | ▲ 26 | 18Leon Fox | — | Chevrolet | 139 | 0 | running | 74 | — |
| 15 | 17 | ▲ 2 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Mercury | 137 | 0 | running | 72 | — |
| 16 | 38 | ▲ 22 | 01George Behlman | James Boyd (Owner) | Chevrolet | 137 | 0 | running | 70 | — |
| 17 | 18 | ▲ 1 | 98Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | running | 68 | — |
| 18 | 25 | ▲ 7 | 33Glenn Francis | — | Chevrolet | 132 | 0 | running | 66 | — |
| 19 | 32 | ▲ 13 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 131 | 0 | running | 64 | — |
| 20 | 16 | ▼ 4 | 31Mike James | James Racing | Chevrolet | 129 | 0 | running | 62 | — |
| 21 | 28 | ▲ 7 | 91Johnny Anderson | Don Nuzum (Owner) | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | running | 60 | — |
| 22 | 26 | ▲ 4 | 9Carl Adams | Adams Racing | Ford | 120 | 0 | engine | 58 | — |
| 23 | 35 | ▲ 12 | 88Don Noel | Don Noel (Owner) | Ford | 119 | 0 | electrical | 56 | — |
| 24 | 4 | ▼ 20 | 11Cale Yarborough | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 114 | 0 | engine | 54 | — |
| 25 | 19 | ▼ 6 | 4Dick Kranzler | Kranzler Racing | Chevrolet | 108 | 0 | running | 52 | — |
| 26 | 36 | ▲ 10 | 53Jack Simpson | — | Chevrolet | 104 | 0 | running | 50 | — |
| 27 | 10 | ▼ 17 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Mercury | 93 | 0 | running | 48 | — |
| 28 | 20 | ▼ 8 | 78Hugh Pearson | Hugh Pearson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 83 | 0 | accident | 46 | — |
| 29 | 11 | ▼ 18 | 68Sonny Easley | Jerry Lankford (Owner) | Ford | 75 | 0 | clutch | 44 | — |
| 30 | 39 | ▲ 9 | 5Ron Hornaday | — | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | head gasket | 42 | — |
| 31 | 15 | ▼ 16 | 3John Soares Jr. | J.A. Delvecchio (Owner) | Dodge | 56 | 0 | transmission | 40 | — |
| 32 | 22 | ▼ 10 | 02Dick Bown | Ober Logging | Dodge | 50 | 0 | engine | 38 | — |
| 33 | 5 | ▼ 28 | 15Bobby Isaac | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 37 | 0 | transmission | 36 | — |
| 34 | 37 | ▲ 3 | 56Romie Alderman | — | Chevrolet | 34 | 0 | transmission | 34 | — |
| 35 | 12 | ▼ 23 | 77Nels Miller | — | Chevrolet | 19 | 0 | valve | 32 | — |
| 36 | 21 | ▼ 15 | 96Ray Elder | Fred Elder (Owner) | Dodge | 12 | 0 | cam | 30 | — |
| 37 | 27 | ▼ 10 | 60Jim Whitt | — | Chevrolet | 11 | 0 | valve | 28 | — |
| 38 | 3 | ▼ 35 | 71Buddy Baker | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 7 | 0 | engine | 26 | — |
| 39 | 33 | ▼ 6 | 37Chuck Wahl | DuWayne Wahl (Owner) | Chevrolet | 7 | 0 | engine | 24 | — |
| 40 | 30 | ▼ 10 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Mercury | 7 | 0 | engine | 22 | — |