No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 400 | 275 | running | — | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 400 | 116 | running | — | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 399 |
| 0 |
| running |
| — |
| — |
| 4 | 5 | ▲ 1 | 52Earl Ross | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 394 | 8 | running | — | — |
| 5 | 12 | ▲ 7 | 2Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 393 | 1 | running | — | — |
| 6 | 11 | ▲ 5 | 28Bobby Isaac | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 390 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 7 | 6 | ▼ 1 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 387 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 8 | 16 | ▲ 8 | 93Jackie Rogers | J Rogers Racing | Chevrolet | 386 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 9 | 17 | ▲ 8 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 384 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 10 | 13 | ▲ 3 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 383 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 11 | 15 | ▲ 4 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 376 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 12 | 30 | ▲ 18 | 67Joey Arrington | Arrington Racing | Plymouth | 341 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 13 | 4 | ▼ 9 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 320 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 14 | 26 | ▲ 12 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 311 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 15 | 7 | ▼ 8 | 90Charlie Glotzbach | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 300 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 16 | 29 | ▲ 13 | 46Travis Tiller | Morgan-McClure | Dodge | 264 | 0 | overheating | — | — |
| 17 | 14 | ▼ 3 | 98Richie Panch | Panch Racing | Chevrolet | 252 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 18 | 18 | — | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 203 | 0 | rear end | — | — |
| 19 | 8 | ▼ 11 | 19Bob Burcham | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 190 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 20 | 25 | ▲ 5 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 121 | 0 | brakes | — | — |
| 21 | 22 | ▲ 1 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 87 | 0 | rear end | — | — |
| 22 | 27 | ▲ 5 | 20Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Ford | 76 | 0 | transmission | — | — |
| 23 | 9 | ▼ 14 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 63 | 0 | transmission | — | — |
| 24 | 19 | ▼ 5 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 51 | 0 | axle | — | — |
| 25 | 23 | ▼ 2 | 9Tony Bettenhausen | Gordon Van Liew (Owner) | Chevrolet | 36 | 0 | oil pressure | — | — |
| 26 | 20 | ▼ 6 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 25 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 27 | 10 | ▼ 17 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 25 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 28 | 21 | ▼ 7 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 22 | 0 | overheating | — | — |
| 29 | 28 | ▼ 1 | 73George England | George England (Owner) | Chevrolet | 10 | 0 | steering | — | — |
| 30 | 24 | ▼ 6 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 1 | 0 | rear end | — | — |