No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | ▲ 10 | 52Earl Ross | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 500 | 79 | running | — | — |
| 2 | 6 | ▲ 4 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 499 | 2 | running | — | — |
| 3 | 4 | ▲ 1 | 88Donnie Allison | DiGard Motorsports |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 497 |
| 0 |
| running |
| — |
| — |
| 4 | 23 | ▲ 19 | 2Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 497 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 5 | 21 | ▲ 16 | 98Richie Panch | Panch Racing | Chevrolet | 488 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 6 | 17 | ▲ 11 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 483 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 7 | 19 | ▲ 12 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 475 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 8 | 30 | ▲ 22 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 437 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 9 | 15 | ▲ 6 | 67Satch Worley | Arrington Racing | Plymouth | 431 | 0 | drive shaft | — | — |
| 10 | 27 | ▲ 17 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 423 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 11 | 7 | ▼ 4 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 421 | 288 | engine | — | — |
| 12 | 13 | ▲ 1 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 415 | 10 | accident | — | — |
| 13 | 28 | ▲ 15 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 415 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 14 | 25 | ▲ 11 | 9Tony Bettenhausen | Gordon Van Liew (Owner) | Chevrolet | 310 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 15 | 3 | ▼ 12 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 282 | 33 | valve | — | — |
| 16 | 18 | ▲ 2 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 249 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 17 | 29 | ▲ 12 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 203 | 0 | oil leak | — | — |
| 18 | 10 | ▼ 8 | 71Ray Hendrick | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 179 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 19 | 5 | ▼ 14 | 02Jimmy Hensley | Russell Large (Owner) | Chevrolet | 179 | 9 | rear end | — | — |
| 20 | 24 | ▲ 4 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 155 | 0 | valve | — | — |
| 21 | 2 | ▼ 19 | 01Sonny Hutchins | Zervakis Enterprises | Chevrolet | 150 | 79 | accident | — | — |
| 22 | 12 | ▼ 10 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 136 | 0 | brakes | — | — |
| 23 | 26 | ▲ 3 | 4Pee Wee Wentz | Wentz Racing | Chevrolet | 135 | 0 | overheating | — | — |
| 24 | 8 | ▼ 16 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 106 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 25 | 16 | ▼ 9 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 87 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 26 | 22 | ▼ 4 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 72 | 0 | water pump | — | — |
| 27 | 14 | ▼ 13 | 10Randy Hutchison | Champion Racing | Ford | 66 | 0 | overheating | — | — |
| 28 | 20 | ▼ 8 | 93Jackie Rogers | J Rogers Racing | Chevrolet | 32 | 0 | overheating | — | — |
| 29 | 1 | ▼ 28 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 22 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 30 | 9 | ▼ 21 | 90Paul Radford | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 20 | 0 | engine | — | — |