No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | ▲ 4 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 328 | 0 | running | 125 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 11Cale Yarborough | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 327 | 0 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 7 | ▲ 4 | 88Donnie Allison | DiGard Motorsports |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 323 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 96 |
| — |
| 4 | 13 | ▲ 9 | 18Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Dodge | 321 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 19 | ▲ 14 | 90Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 319 | 0 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 15 | ▲ 9 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 318 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 10 | ▲ 3 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 317 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 8 | 30 | ▲ 22 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Dodge | 316 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 35 | ▲ 26 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Dodge | 314 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 10 | 16 | ▲ 6 | 92Larry Smith | Harley Smith (Owner) | Mercury | 313 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 17 | ▲ 6 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 312 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 12 | 40 | ▲ 28 | 20Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Dodge | 309 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 13 | 18 | ▲ 5 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 309 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 14 | 33 | ▲ 19 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 308 | 0 | running | 74 | — |
| 15 | 11 | ▼ 4 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Mercury | 307 | 0 | running | 72 | — |
| 16 | 37 | ▲ 21 | 32Randy Tissot | Randy Tissot (Owner) | Chevrolet | 307 | 0 | running | 70 | — |
| 17 | 22 | ▲ 5 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Mercury | 304 | 0 | running | 68 | — |
| 18 | 21 | ▲ 3 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 302 | 0 | running | 66 | — |
| 19 | 39 | ▲ 20 | 77Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Ford | 302 | 0 | running | 64 | — |
| 20 | 20 | — | 47Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Ford | 301 | 0 | running | 62 | — |
| 21 | 23 | ▲ 2 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 301 | 0 | running | 60 | — |
| 22 | 8 | ▼ 14 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Mercury | 295 | 0 | running | 58 | — |
| 23 | 29 | ▲ 6 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 279 | 0 | running | 56 | — |
| 24 | 6 | ▼ 18 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 262 | 0 | engine | 54 | — |
| 25 | 14 | ▼ 11 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 248 | 0 | oil pump | 52 | — |
| 26 | 36 | ▲ 10 | 05David Sisco | McGee Racing | Chevrolet | 240 | 0 | valve | 50 | — |
| 27 | 2 | ▼ 25 | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Chevrolet | 205 | 0 | valve | 48 | — |
| 28 | 24 | ▼ 4 | 61Ed Sczech | B & B Racing | Chevrolet | 169 | 0 | valve | 46 | — |
| 29 | 31 | ▲ 2 | 45Vic Parsons | Seifert Racing | Ford | 157 | 0 | transmission | 44 | — |
| 30 | 9 | ▼ 21 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 152 | 0 | valve | 42 | — |
| 31 | 26 | ▼ 5 | 95Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Mercury | 110 | 0 | overheating | 0 | — |
| 32 | 32 | — | 2Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 91 | 0 | lugs | 38 | — |
| 33 | 1 | ▼ 32 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 72 | 0 | engine | 36 | — |
| 34 | 25 | ▼ 9 | 71Buddy Baker | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 65 | 0 | axle | 34 | — |
| 35 | 4 | ▼ 31 | 15Bobby Isaac | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 52 | 0 | accident | 32 | — |
| 36 | 38 | ▲ 2 | 4John Sears | Sears Racing | Dodge | 45 | 0 | engine | 30 | — |
| 37 | 28 | ▼ 9 | 03Tommy Gale | Smokey Yunick Racing | Mercury | 39 | 0 | oil pressure | 28 | — |
| 38 | 12 | ▼ 26 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 35 | 0 | camshaft | 26 | — |
| 39 | 34 | ▼ 5 | 36H.B. Bailey | Bailey Racing | Pontiac | 7 | 0 | valve | 24 | — |
| 40 | 27 | ▼ 13 | 09Charles Barrett | George Elliott Racing | Ford | 3 | 0 | head gasket | 0 | — |