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 | 400 | 161 | running | — | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 400 | 75 | running | — | — |
| 3 | 23 | ▲ 20 | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 395 |
| 0 |
| running |
| — |
| — |
| 4 | 18 | ▲ 14 | 95Darrell Waltrip | DarWal Inc. | Chevrolet | 395 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 5 | 9 | ▲ 4 | 52Earl Ross | Allan Brooke (Owner) | Chevrolet | 392 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 6 | 31 | ▲ 25 | 2Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 390 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 7 | 28 | ▲ 21 | 81Dick Trickle | Jack Doering (Owner) | Dodge | 389 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 8 | 14 | ▲ 6 | 31Jim Vandiver | Vandiver Racing | Dodge | 388 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 9 | 39 | ▲ 30 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 387 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 10 | 32 | ▲ 22 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 383 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 11 | 4 | ▼ 7 | 11Cale Yarborough | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 382 | 29 | accident | — | — |
| 12 | 29 | ▲ 17 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 382 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 13 | 27 | ▲ 14 | 25Roy Mayne | Robertson Racing | Dodge | 373 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 14 | 12 | ▼ 2 | 5Harry Gant | Faustina Racing | Dodge | 371 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 15 | 24 | ▲ 9 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 369 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 16 | 10 | ▼ 6 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 366 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 17 | 21 | ▲ 4 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 353 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 18 | 37 | ▲ 19 | 78Dick Skillen | Goffco | Chevrolet | 343 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 19 | 40 | ▲ 21 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Plymouth | 321 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 20 | 8 | ▼ 12 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 298 | 0 | sway bar | — | — |
| 21 | 36 | ▲ 15 | 9Tony Bettenhausen | Gordon Van Liew (Owner) | Chevrolet | 285 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 22 | 3 | ▼ 19 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 283 | 94 | valve | — | — |
| 23 | 13 | ▼ 10 | 98Richie Panch | Panch Racing | Ford | 265 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 24 | 22 | ▼ 2 | 1Billy Scott | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 262 | 0 | sway bar | — | — |
| 25 | 26 | ▲ 1 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Dodge | 251 | 0 | broken a-frame | — | — |
| 26 | 38 | ▲ 12 | 46Travis Tiller | Morgan-McClure | Dodge | 226 | 0 | transmission | — | — |
| 27 | 6 | ▼ 21 | 32Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing | Dodge | 216 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 28 | 33 | ▲ 5 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 213 | 0 | cam | — | — |
| 29 | 25 | ▼ 4 | 35Dan Daughtry | Davis Racing | Ford | 211 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 30 | 16 | ▼ 14 | 88Donnie Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 208 | 0 | rocker arm | — | — |
| 31 | 7 | ▼ 24 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 203 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 32 | 15 | ▼ 17 | 28Sam McQuagg | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | ignition | — | — |
| 33 | 17 | ▼ 16 | 29Bobby Isaac | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 186 | 1 | oil pressure | — | — |
| 34 | 20 | ▼ 14 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 186 | 0 | valve | — | — |
| 35 | 35 | — | 74Randy Tissot | Randy Tissot (Owner) | Chevrolet | 144 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 36 | 11 | ▼ 25 | 57Bob Burcham | Jack White Racing | Chevrolet | 127 | 0 | handling | — | — |
| 37 | 5 | ▼ 32 | 90Charlie Glotzbach | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 104 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 38 | 30 | ▼ 8 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 85 | 0 | camshaft | — | — |
| 39 | 34 | ▼ 5 | 93Jackie Rogers | J Rogers Racing | Chevrolet | 83 | 0 | steering | — | — |
| 40 | 19 | ▼ 21 | 18Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Dodge | 70 | 0 | transmission | — | — |