No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 500 | 491 | running | — | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 497 | 2 | running | — | — |
| 3 | 8 | ▲ 5 | 52Earl Ross | Junior Johnson & Associates |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 491 |
| 0 |
| running |
| — |
| — |
| 4 | 9 | ▲ 5 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 488 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 5 | 16 | ▲ 11 | 2Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 486 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 6 | 19 | ▲ 13 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 484 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 7 | 14 | ▲ 7 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 483 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 8 | 23 | ▲ 15 | 83Kenny Brightbill | Norris Reed (Owner) | Chevrolet | 476 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 9 | 18 | ▲ 9 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 472 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 10 | 15 | ▲ 5 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 469 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 11 | 25 | ▲ 14 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 469 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 12 | 28 | ▲ 16 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 469 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 13 | 6 | ▼ 7 | 12Bobby Allison | Penske Racing South | - | 468 | 0 | oil pump | — | — |
| 14 | 39 | ▲ 25 | 20Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Ford | 459 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 15 | 33 | ▲ 18 | 9Tony Bettenhausen | Gordon Van Liew (Owner) | Chevrolet | 457 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 16 | 29 | ▲ 13 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 449 | 0 | brakes | — | — |
| 17 | 26 | ▲ 9 | 01Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | Plymouth | 439 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 18 | 17 | ▼ 1 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 437 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 19 | 10 | ▼ 9 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 353 | 3 | clutch | — | — |
| 20 | 20 | — | 98Richie Panch | Panch Racing | Chevrolet | 342 | 0 | rear end | — | — |
| 21 | 37 | ▲ 16 | 56Jim Bray | Bray Racing | Chevrolet | 317 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 22 | 27 | ▲ 5 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 313 | 0 | oil pressure | — | — |
| 23 | 34 | ▲ 11 | 60Joe Mihalic | Viglione Racing | Chevrolet | 283 | 0 | piston | — | — |
| 24 | 13 | ▼ 11 | 90Eddie Pettyjohn | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 221 | 1 | clutch | — | — |
| 25 | 12 | ▼ 13 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 219 | 1 | engine | — | — |
| 26 | 31 | ▲ 5 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 177 | 0 | sway bar | — | — |
| 27 | 36 | ▲ 9 | 73George England | George England (Owner) | Chevrolet | 170 | 0 | rear end | — | — |
| 28 | 5 | ▼ 23 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 164 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 29 | 21 | ▼ 8 | 57Bob Burcham | Jack White Racing | Chevrolet | 144 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 30 | 3 | ▼ 27 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 112 | 2 | rear end | — | — |
| 31 | 4 | ▼ 27 | 88Donnie Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 90 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 32 | 22 | ▼ 10 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 88 | 0 | overheating | — | — |
| 33 | 11 | ▼ 22 | 93Jackie Rogers | J Rogers Racing | Chevrolet | 56 | 0 | steering | — | — |
| 34 | 35 | ▲ 1 | 87Gary Myers | — | Chevrolet | 34 | 0 | overheating | — | — |
| 35 | 7 | ▼ 28 | 95Darrell Waltrip | DarWal Inc. | Chevrolet | 31 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 36 | 30 | ▼ 6 | 46Travis Tiller | Morgan-McClure | Dodge | 23 | 0 | oil leak | — | — |
| 37 | 24 | ▼ 13 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Dodge | 18 | 0 | piston | — | — |
| 38 | 32 | ▼ 6 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 13 | 0 | transmission | — | — |
| 39 | 38 | ▼ 1 | 67Larry Manning | Arrington Racing | Plymouth | 1 | 0 | valve | — | — |
| 40 | 40 | — | 75Johnny Barnes | Hawks Enterprises | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | oil pressure | — | — |