No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 181 | running | — | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 500 | 163 | running | — | — |
| 3 | 2 | ▼ 1 | 11Cale Yarborough | Howard & Egerton Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 494 |
| 104 |
| running |
| — |
| — |
| 4 | 5 | ▲ 1 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 492 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 5 | 14 | ▲ 9 | 2Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 487 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 6 | 6 | — | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 485 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 7 | 10 | ▲ 3 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 483 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 8 | 28 | ▲ 20 | 90Bill Dennis | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 481 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 9 | 9 | — | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 480 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 10 | 26 | ▲ 16 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Plymouth | 468 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 11 | 12 | ▲ 1 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 467 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 12 | 18 | ▲ 6 | 9Tony Bettenhausen | Gordon Van Liew (Owner) | Chevrolet | 463 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 13 | 4 | ▼ 9 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 431 | 2 | rear end | — | — |
| 14 | 25 | ▲ 11 | 18Jimmy Hailey | — | Chevrolet | 421 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 15 | 19 | ▲ 4 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 329 | 0 | rear end | — | — |
| 16 | 11 | ▼ 5 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 249 | 0 | oil pump | — | — |
| 17 | 8 | ▼ 9 | 88Donnie Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 247 | 0 | rear end | — | — |
| 18 | 22 | ▲ 4 | 46Travis Tiller | Morgan-McClure | Dodge | 228 | 0 | overheating | — | — |
| 19 | 7 | ▼ 12 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | rear end | — | — |
| 20 | 20 | — | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 177 | 0 | oil leak | — | — |
| 21 | 16 | ▼ 5 | 98Richie Panch | Panch Racing | Chevrolet | 175 | 0 | oil pressure | — | — |
| 22 | 23 | ▲ 1 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | oil leak | — | — |
| 23 | 15 | ▼ 8 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 116 | 0 | camshaft | — | — |
| 24 | 21 | ▼ 3 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 106 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 25 | 27 | ▲ 2 | 51Jerry Hufflin | Strong Racing | Chevrolet | 102 | 0 | valve | — | — |
| 26 | 24 | ▼ 2 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Dodge | 75 | 0 | fuel pump | — | — |
| 27 | 17 | ▼ 10 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 62 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 28 | 13 | ▼ 15 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Chevrolet | 56 | 0 | piston | — | — |