No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | ▲ 8 | 11Cale Yarborough | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 328 | 87 | running | — | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 328 | 172 | running | — | — |
| 3 | 4 | ▲ 1 | 71Buddy Baker | K&K Insurance Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 327 |
| 0 |
| running |
| — |
| — |
| 4 | 8 | ▲ 4 | 15George Follmer | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 327 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 5 | 12 | ▲ 7 | 88Donnie Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 326 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 6 | 10 | ▲ 4 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 325 | 17 | running | — | — |
| 7 | 17 | ▲ 10 | 95Darrell Waltrip | DarWal Inc. | Chevrolet | 323 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 8 | 35 | ▲ 27 | 57Bob Burcham | Jack White Racing | Chevrolet | 322 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 9 | 2 | ▼ 7 | 16Gary Bettenhausen | Penske Racing South | Chevrolet | 322 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 10 | 31 | ▲ 21 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 321 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 11 | 6 | ▼ 5 | 28Charlie Glotzbach | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 320 | 10 | running | — | — |
| 12 | 26 | ▲ 14 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 319 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 13 | 18 | ▲ 5 | 52Earl Ross | Allan Brooke (Owner) | Chevrolet | 318 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 14 | 36 | ▲ 22 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 317 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 15 | 21 | ▲ 6 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 317 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 16 | 27 | ▲ 11 | 93Jackie Rogers | J Rogers Racing | Chevrolet | 315 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 17 | 19 | ▲ 2 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 314 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 18 | 32 | ▲ 14 | 56Carl Adams | Adams Racing | Ford | 311 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 19 | 20 | ▲ 1 | 18Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Dodge | 311 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 20 | 33 | ▲ 13 | 2Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 310 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 21 | 34 | ▲ 13 | 25Roy Mayne | Robertson Racing | Dodge | 284 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 22 | 29 | ▲ 7 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 268 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 23 | 24 | ▲ 1 | 99Jim Hurtubise | Lubinski Racing | Dodge | 232 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 24 | 15 | ▼ 9 | 32Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing | Dodge | 227 | 0 | sway bar | — | — |
| 25 | 14 | ▼ 11 | 41Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby | Chevrolet | 164 | 8 | cam | — | — |
| 26 | 13 | ▼ 13 | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | oil pressure | — | — |
| 27 | 16 | ▼ 11 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 119 | 0 | rear end | — | — |
| 28 | 22 | ▼ 6 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 116 | 1 | valve | — | — |
| 29 | 3 | ▼ 26 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 113 | 0 | overheating | — | — |
| 30 | 23 | ▼ 7 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Dodge | 98 | 0 | valve | — | — |
| 31 | 25 | ▼ 6 | 5John Martin | Faustina Racing | Dodge | 84 | 0 | rear end | — | — |
| 32 | 11 | ▼ 21 | 35Dan Daughtry | Davis Racing | Ford | 80 | 1 | clutch | — | — |
| 33 | 5 | ▼ 28 | 90Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 78 | 0 | oil leak | — | — |
| 34 | 28 | ▼ 6 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 66 | 0 | quit | — | — |
| 35 | 30 | ▼ 5 | 46Travis Tiller | Morgan-McClure | Dodge | 44 | 0 | piston | — | — |
| 36 | 7 | ▼ 29 | 98Richie Panch | Panch Racing | Chevrolet | 34 | 0 | cylinder | — | — |