No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 500 | 0 | running | 125 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 7 | ▲ 4 | 71Buddy Baker | K&K Insurance Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 500 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 96 |
| — |
| 4 | 2 | ▼ 2 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 493 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 13 | ▲ 8 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 484 | 0 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 11 | ▲ 5 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 481 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 4 | ▼ 3 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 480 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 8 | 17 | ▲ 9 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 479 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 12 | ▲ 3 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 479 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 10 | 14 | ▲ 4 | 90Eddie Pettyjohn | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 479 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 23 | ▲ 12 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 471 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 12 | 5 | ▼ 7 | 88Donnie Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 468 | 0 | wheel | 0 | — |
| 13 | 27 | ▲ 14 | 73Mel Larson | Robertson Racing | Dodge | 465 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 14 | 38 | ▲ 24 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Dodge | 462 | 0 | running | 74 | — |
| 15 | 36 | ▲ 21 | 20Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Ford | 461 | 0 | running | 72 | — |
| 16 | 28 | ▲ 12 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 458 | 0 | running | 70 | — |
| 17 | 16 | ▼ 1 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Mercury | 446 | 0 | engine | 68 | — |
| 18 | 40 | ▲ 22 | 00Bobby Mausgrover | Buxton Racing | Chevrolet | 444 | 0 | running | 66 | — |
| 19 | 9 | ▼ 10 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 443 | 0 | ignition | 64 | — |
| 20 | 8 | ▼ 12 | 95Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 424 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 21 | 22 | ▲ 1 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Mercury | 424 | 0 | running | 60 | — |
| 22 | 21 | ▼ 1 | 77Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Chevrolet | 415 | 0 | running | 58 | — |
| 23 | 24 | ▲ 1 | 47Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Ford | 400 | 0 | sway bar | 56 | — |
| 24 | 33 | ▲ 9 | 01Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | Plymouth | 362 | 0 | engine | 54 | — |
| 25 | 6 | ▼ 19 | 11Cale Yarborough | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 347 | 0 | accident | 52 | — |
| 26 | 37 | ▲ 11 | 22Jimmy Crawford | — | Plymouth | 316 | 0 | valve | 50 | — |
| 27 | 10 | ▼ 17 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 299 | 0 | engine | 48 | — |
| 28 | 18 | ▼ 10 | 89Johnny Barnes | J.C. Crews (Owner) | Mercury | 272 | 0 | valve | 46 | — |
| 29 | 31 | ▲ 2 | 05David Sisco | McGee Racing | Chevrolet | 252 | 0 | rear end | 44 | — |
| 30 | 19 | ▼ 11 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Dodge | 205 | 0 | vibration | 42 | — |
| 31 | 30 | ▼ 1 | 4John Sears | Sears Racing | Dodge | 170 | 0 | oil pressure | 40 | — |
| 32 | 26 | ▼ 6 | 99Ron Keselowski | K-Automotive Motorsports | Dodge | 167 | 0 | overheating | 38 | — |
| 33 | 35 | ▲ 2 | 26Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 152 | 0 | engine | 36 | — |
| 34 | 25 | ▼ 9 | 29Dean Dalton | Hollar Racing | Mercury | 138 | 0 | engine | 34 | — |
| 35 | 34 | ▼ 1 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 112 | 0 | engine | 32 | — |
| 36 | 39 | ▲ 3 | 51Vic Parsons | Strong Racing | Chevrolet | 108 | 0 | engine | 30 | — |
| 37 | 32 | ▼ 5 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 80 | 0 | oil pan | 28 | — |
| 38 | 29 | ▼ 9 | 83Toby Tobias | Norris Reed (Owner) | Mercury | 50 | 0 | engine | 26 | — |
| 39 | 15 | ▼ 24 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Mercury | 35 | 0 | valve | 24 | — |
| 40 | 20 | ▼ 20 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 33 | 0 | valve | 22 | — |