No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | ▲ 23 | 22Dick Brooks | J.H. Crawford (Owner) | Plymouth | 188 | 19 | running | 125 | — |
| 2 | 21 | ▲ 19 | 71Buddy Baker | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 188 | 34 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 2 | ▼ 1 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Mercury |
| 188 |
| 40 |
| running |
| 96 |
| — |
| 4 | 25 | ▲ 21 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Mercury | 186 | 1 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 13 | ▲ 8 | 05David Sisco | McGee Racing | Chevrolet | 186 | 4 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 7 | ▲ 1 | 11Cale Yarborough | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 185 | 6 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 27 | ▲ 20 | 95Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Mercury | 184 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 8 | 9 | ▲ 1 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 184 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 17 | ▲ 8 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Mercury | 184 | 5 | running | 84 | — |
| 10 | 26 | ▲ 16 | 02L.D. Ottinger | James Bryant (Owner) | Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 23 | ▲ 12 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 183 | 5 | running | 80 | — |
| 12 | 33 | ▲ 21 | 2Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 183 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 13 | 4 | ▼ 9 | 15Bobby Isaac | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 182 | 1 | running | 76 | — |
| 14 | 3 | ▼ 11 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 181 | 0 | running | 74 | — |
| 15 | 12 | ▼ 3 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 181 | 0 | running | 72 | — |
| 16 | 37 | ▲ 21 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Dodge | 180 | 0 | running | 70 | — |
| 17 | 46 | ▲ 29 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Mercury | 180 | 0 | running | 68 | — |
| 18 | 18 | — | 82Bill Ward | Mike Bennett (Owner) | Chevrolet | 179 | 0 | running | 66 | — |
| 19 | 34 | ▲ 15 | 68Alton Jones | Butch Hawkersmith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 178 | 0 | running | 64 | — |
| 20 | 38 | ▲ 18 | 74Randy Tissot | Randy Tissot (Owner) | Chevrolet | 176 | 0 | running | 62 | — |
| 21 | 30 | ▲ 9 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 175 | 0 | running | 60 | — |
| 22 | 40 | ▲ 18 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Mercury | 175 | 0 | running | 58 | — |
| 23 | 44 | ▲ 21 | 0Eddie Bond | Bond Racing | Dodge | 171 | 0 | running | 56 | — |
| 24 | 45 | ▲ 21 | 00Bobby Mausgrover | Buxton Racing | Chevrolet | 167 | 0 | running | 54 | — |
| 25 | 42 | ▲ 17 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 166 | 0 | running | 52 | — |
| 26 | 5 | ▼ 21 | 88Donnie Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 157 | 39 | engine | 50 | — |
| 27 | 20 | ▼ 7 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Plymouth | 156 | 0 | valve | 48 | — |
| 28 | 47 | ▲ 19 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Mercury | 156 | 0 | running | 46 | — |
| 29 | 1 | ▼ 28 | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Chevrolet | 155 | 22 | accident | 44 | — |
| 30 | 31 | ▲ 1 | 89Johnny Barnes | J.C. Crews (Owner) | Mercury | 115 | 0 | rear end | 42 | — |
| 31 | 14 | ▼ 17 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 111 | 1 | throttle | 40 | — |
| 32 | 19 | ▼ 13 | 97Red Farmer | Willie Humphries (Owner) | Ford | 106 | 0 | oil pressure | 38 | — |
| 33 | 11 | ▼ 22 | 61Ed Sczech | B & B Racing | Chevrolet | 94 | 0 | oil pump | 36 | — |
| 34 | 41 | ▲ 7 | 84Bob Davis | Buster Davis (Owner) | Dodge | 93 | 0 | ignition | 34 | — |
| 35 | 39 | ▲ 4 | 4Jim Vandiver | Sears Racing | Dodge | 88 | 0 | engine | 32 | — |
| 36 | 10 | ▼ 26 | 42Marty Robbins | Robbins Racing | Dodge | 80 | 1 | ignition | 30 | — |
| 37 | 28 | ▼ 9 | 90Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 77 | 0 | transmission | 28 | — |
| 38 | 6 | ▼ 32 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 74 | 0 | oil pan | 26 | — |
| 39 | 48 | ▲ 9 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 65 | 0 | ignition | 24 | — |
| 40 | 22 | ▼ 18 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 58 | 9 | valve | 22 | — |
| 41 | 43 | ▲ 2 | 80Phil Finney | Finney Racing | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | oil leak | 20 | — |
| 42 | 49 | ▲ 7 | 77Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Ford | 52 | 0 | engine | 18 | — |
| 43 | 15 | ▼ 28 | 18Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Dodge | 51 | 0 | engine | 16 | — |
| 44 | 36 | ▼ 8 | 73Mel Larson | Robertson Racing | Dodge | 51 | 0 | oil leak | 14 | — |
| 45 | 8 | ▼ 37 | 28Ramo Stott | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 46 | 1 | transmission | 12 | — |
| 46 | 50 | ▲ 4 | 47Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Ford | 33 | 0 | engine | 10 | — |
| 47 | 32 | ▼ 15 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 32 | 0 | valve | 8 | — |
| 48 | 29 | ▼ 19 | 03Tommy Gale | Smokey Yunick Racing | Mercury | 18 | 0 | ignition | 6 | — |
| 49 | 35 | ▼ 14 | 92Larry Smith | Harley Smith (Owner) | Mercury | 13 | 0 | accident | 4 | — |
| 50 | 16 | ▼ 34 | 83Paul Tyler | Norris Reed (Owner) | Mercury | 10 | 0 | ignition | 2 | — |