No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ▲ 2 | 11Cale Yarborough | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 138 | 89 | running | — | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Chevrolet | 138 | 47 | running | — | — |
| 3 | 5 | ▲ 2 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 136 |
| 0 |
| running |
| — |
| — |
| 4 | 7 | ▲ 3 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 5 | 9 | ▲ 4 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Ford | 130 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 6 | 14 | ▲ 8 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 126 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 7 | 11 | ▲ 4 | 68WSonny Easley | Vic Kurten (Owner) | Ford | 125 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 8 | 18 | ▲ 10 | 37WChuck Wahl | Joe Marsik (Owner) | Chevrolet | 123 | 0 | out of fuel | — | — |
| 9 | 34 | ▲ 25 | 56WEddie Bradshaw | C & M Racing | Chevrolet | 123 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 10 | 32 | ▲ 22 | 89WDon Reynolds | Reynolds Racing | Chevrolet | 122 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 11 | 35 | ▲ 24 | 20WBuck Peralta | Richard Peralta (Owner) | Ford | 121 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 12 | 23 | ▲ 11 | 29WRoss Surgenor | Dick Midgley Motorsports | Chevrolet | 119 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 13 | 12 | ▼ 1 | 33WGlenn Francis | — | Chevrolet | 118 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 14 | 27 | ▲ 13 | 10WLeon Fox | Leon Fox (Owner) | Chevrolet | 113 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 15 | 16 | ▲ 1 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 108 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 16 | 30 | ▲ 14 | 53WJack Simpson | DuWayne Wahl (Owner) | Chevrolet | 105 | 0 | brakes | — | — |
| 17 | 21 | ▲ 4 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 105 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 18 | 28 | ▲ 10 | 64WMike James | James Racing | Ford | 103 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 19 | 19 | — | 78WHugh Pearson | Hugh Pearson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 97 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 20 | 10 | ▼ 10 | 03WChuck Bown | Bown Racing | Dodge | 93 | 0 | oil pressure | — | — |
| 21 | 25 | ▲ 4 | 63WWalt Price | Walt Price (Owner) | Chevrolet | 76 | 0 | rear end | — | — |
| 22 | 6 | ▼ 16 | 38WJimmy Insolo | Roland Gautsche (Owner) | Chevrolet | 71 | 0 | piston | — | — |
| 23 | 17 | ▼ 6 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 71 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 24 | 29 | ▲ 5 | 40Harry Schilling | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | clutch | — | — |
| 25 | 4 | ▼ 21 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 49 | 1 | piston | — | — |
| 26 | 33 | ▲ 7 | 57WGary Matthews | G Matthews Racing | Chevrolet | 37 | 0 | transmission | — | — |
| 27 | 8 | ▼ 19 | 2Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 35 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 28 | 22 | ▼ 6 | 91WJohnny Anderson | Don Nuzum (Owner) | Chevrolet | 25 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 29 | 31 | ▲ 2 | 01WGeorge Behlman | James Boyd (Owner) | Chevrolet | 25 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 30 | 15 | ▼ 15 | 02WDick Bown | Ober Logging | Dodge | 24 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 31 | 13 | ▼ 18 | 9Tony Bettenhausen | Gordon Van Liew (Owner) | Chevrolet | 21 | 0 | valve | — | — |
| 32 | 24 | ▼ 8 | 06WJim Lee | Jim Lee (Owner) | Chevrolet | 21 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 33 | 1 | ▼ 32 | 16George Follmer | Penske Racing South | - | 7 | 1 | camshaft | — | — |
| 34 | 26 | ▼ 8 | 7WJack McCoy | Ernie Conn (Owner) | Dodge | 6 | 0 | overheating | — | — |
| 35 | 20 | ▼ 15 | 26WHershel McGriff | Dick Midgley Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | drive shaft | — | — |