No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | ▲ 4 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 125 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 11Cale Yarborough | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 498 | 0 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 497 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 96 |
| — |
| 4 | 7 | ▲ 3 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 492 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 20 | ▲ 15 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 482 | 0 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 6 | — | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Mercury | 477 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 11 | ▲ 4 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 477 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 8 | 14 | ▲ 6 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Mercury | 476 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 16 | ▲ 7 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Mercury | 473 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 10 | 26 | ▲ 16 | 47Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Ford | 461 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 21 | ▲ 10 | 77Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Ford | 461 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 12 | 24 | ▲ 12 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 459 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 13 | 28 | ▲ 15 | 20Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Ford | 457 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 14 | 31 | ▲ 17 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 452 | 0 | running | 74 | — |
| 15 | 23 | ▲ 8 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 411 | 0 | engine | 72 | — |
| 16 | 9 | ▼ 7 | 05David Sisco | McGee Racing | Chevrolet | 383 | 0 | accident | 70 | — |
| 17 | 4 | ▼ 13 | 71Buddy Baker | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 348 | 0 | running | 68 | — |
| 18 | 32 | ▲ 14 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Dodge | 347 | 0 | accident | 66 | — |
| 19 | 30 | ▲ 11 | 73Mel Larson | Robertson Racing | Dodge | 305 | 0 | engine | 64 | — |
| 20 | 18 | ▼ 2 | 4John Sears | Sears Racing | Dodge | 203 | 0 | overheating | 62 | — |
| 21 | 25 | ▲ 4 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 175 | 0 | engine | 60 | — |
| 22 | 33 | ▲ 11 | 26Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 114 | 0 | head gasket | 58 | — |
| 23 | 29 | ▲ 6 | 85Ronnie Daniel | Daniel Racing | Chevrolet | 66 | 0 | transmission | 56 | — |
| 24 | 22 | ▼ 2 | 29Dick May | Hollar Racing | Mercury | 33 | 0 | rear end | 54 | — |
| 25 | 27 | ▲ 2 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 13 | 0 | oil pressure | 52 | — |
| 26 | 2 | ▼ 24 | 15Darrell Waltrip | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 4 | 0 | accident | 0 | — |
| 27 | 10 | ▼ 17 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 4 | 0 | accident | 48 | — |
| 28 | 12 | ▼ 16 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 4 | 0 | accident | 46 | — |
| 29 | 13 | ▼ 16 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 4 | 0 | accident | 44 | — |
| 30 | 19 | ▼ 11 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 4 | 0 | accident | 42 | — |
| 31 | 8 | ▼ 23 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Mercury | 4 | 0 | accident | 40 | — |
| 32 | 15 | ▼ 17 | 45Vic Parsons | Seifert Racing | Ford | 4 | 0 | accident | 38 | — |
| 33 | 17 | ▼ 16 | 44Richard D. Brown | Brown Racing (Jerry Brown) | Chevrolet | 4 | 0 | accident | 36 | — |
| 34 | 34 | — | 33Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | accident | 34 | — |