No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ▲ 3 | 12Bobby Allison | Penske Racing South | - | 200 | 34 | running | — | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 200 | 6 | running | — | — |
| 3 | 6 | ▲ 3 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 200 |
| 32 |
| running |
| — |
| — |
| 4 | 2 | ▼ 2 | 28A.J. Foyt | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 39 | running | — | — |
| 5 | 5 | — | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 197 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 6 | 7 | ▲ 1 | 95Darrell Waltrip | DarWal Inc. | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 7 | 14 | ▲ 7 | 83Ramo Stott | Norris Reed (Owner) | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 8 | 8 | — | 52Earl Ross | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 9 | 19 | ▲ 10 | 98Richie Panch | Panch Racing | Chevrolet | 192 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 10 | 25 | ▲ 15 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 191 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 11 | 22 | ▲ 11 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 191 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 12 | 17 | ▲ 5 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 191 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 13 | 33 | ▲ 20 | 47WBruce Hill | Hill Racing | Chevrolet | 189 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 14 | 18 | ▲ 4 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 189 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 15 | 1 | ▼ 14 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 188 | 89 | engine | — | — |
| 16 | 24 | ▲ 8 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 184 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 17 | 26 | ▲ 9 | 64Dave Marcis | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 183 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 18 | 37 | ▲ 19 | 89WDon Reynolds | Reynolds Racing | Chevrolet | 181 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 19 | 31 | ▲ 12 | 38WJimmy Insolo | Roger Paquette (Owner) | Chevrolet | 154 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 20 | 23 | ▲ 3 | 37WChuck Wahl | Joe Marsik (Owner) | Chevrolet | 152 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 21 | 27 | ▲ 6 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 151 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 22 | 39 | ▲ 17 | 33WGlenn Francis | — | Chevrolet | 140 | 0 | oil leak | — | — |
| 23 | 28 | ▲ 5 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 139 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 24 | 40 | ▲ 16 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 136 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 25 | 9 | ▼ 16 | 93Jackie Rogers | J Rogers Racing | Chevrolet | 127 | 0 | head gasket | — | — |
| 26 | 12 | ▼ 14 | 68WSonny Easley | Jerry Lankford (Owner) | Ford | 112 | 0 | oil pump | — | — |
| 27 | 32 | ▲ 5 | 1WDon Hall | Gerald Craker (Owner) | Chevrolet | 102 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 28 | 34 | ▲ 6 | 55WBill Osborne | Jerry Davis (Owner) | Ford | 96 | 0 | transmission | — | — |
| 29 | 21 | ▼ 8 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 81 | 0 | valve | — | — |
| 30 | 38 | ▲ 8 | 01Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | Plymouth | 76 | 0 | oil leak | — | — |
| 31 | 36 | ▲ 5 | 63WWalt Price | Walt Price (Owner) | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | piston | — | — |
| 32 | 16 | ▼ 16 | 90George Follmer | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 50 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 33 | 35 | ▲ 2 | 7WJack McCoy | Ernie Conn (Owner) | Dodge | 46 | 0 | overheating | — | — |
| 34 | 13 | ▼ 21 | 97WHarry Jefferson | Jefferson Racing | Ford | 37 | 0 | clutch | — | — |
| 35 | 10 | ▼ 25 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 27 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 36 | 15 | ▼ 21 | 96WWRay Elder | Fred Elder (Owner) | Dodge | 26 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 37 | 29 | ▼ 8 | 73WHugh Pearson | Hugh Pearson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 19 | 0 | valve | — | — |
| 38 | 11 | ▼ 27 | 67John Martin | Arrington Racing | Chevrolet | 16 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 39 | 20 | ▼ 19 | 03WChuck Bown | Bown Racing | Plymouth | 12 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 40 | 30 | ▼ 10 | 56WCarl Adams | Adams Racing | Ford | 2 | 0 | engine | — | — |