No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 16Bobby Allison | Penske Racing South | Matador | 191 | 173 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 191 | 11 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 25 | ▲ 22 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 184 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| — |
| 4 | 27 | ▲ 23 | 71Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 183 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 22 | ▲ 17 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 178 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 35 | ▲ 29 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 175 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 3 | ▼ 4 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 172 | 4 | running | 151 | — |
| 8 | 21 | ▲ 13 | 57Gary Matthews | G Matthews Racing | Chevrolet | 168 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 33 | ▲ 24 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 167 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 10 | — | 29Hershel McGriff | Dick Midgley Motorsports | Chevrolet | 166 | 0 | oil pump | 134 | — |
| 11 | 17 | ▲ 6 | 88Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 166 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 24 | ▲ 12 | 13Don Puskarich | Puskarich Racing | Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 6 | ▼ 7 | 96Ray Elder | Fred Elder (Owner) | Dodge | 145 | 1 | piston | 129 | — |
| 14 | 28 | ▲ 14 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 142 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 18 | ▲ 3 | 77Larry Esau | Lefty Robinson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 135 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 11 | ▼ 5 | 55Bill Osborne | Bill Osborne (Owner) | Ford | 125 | 0 | engine | 115 | — |
| 17 | 15 | ▼ 2 | 37Chuck Wahl | Joe Marsik (Owner) | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | engine | 112 | — |
| 18 | 29 | ▲ 11 | 73Bill Schmitt | Schmitt Racing | Chevrolet | 118 | 0 | engine | 109 | — |
| 19 | 16 | ▼ 3 | 2Richard White | Mike White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 117 | 0 | rocker studs | 106 | — |
| 20 | 32 | ▲ 12 | 89Don Reynolds | Reynolds Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | piston | 103 | — |
| 21 | 26 | ▲ 5 | 68Sonny Easley | Jerry Lankford (Owner) | Ford | 97 | 2 | engine | 105 | — |
| 22 | 30 | ▲ 8 | 94Ron Esau | Phil Kord (Owner) | Chevrolet | 96 | 0 | transmission | 97 | — |
| 23 | 13 | ▼ 10 | 78Hugh Pearson | Hugh Pearson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | engine | 94 | — |
| 24 | 4 | ▼ 20 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 44 | 0 | oil pump | 91 | — |
| 25 | 12 | ▼ 13 | 33Glenn Francis | — | Chevrolet | 44 | 0 | rear end | 88 | — |
| 26 | 34 | ▲ 8 | 1Pete Torres | Frank Coletto (Owner) | Ford | 40 | 0 | intake valve | 85 | — |
| 27 | 5 | ▼ 22 | 03Chuck Bown | Bown Racing | Dodge | 36 | 0 | transmission | 82 | — |
| 28 | 19 | ▼ 9 | 31Chuck Little | Little Racing | Ford | 35 | 0 | engine | 79 | — |
| 29 | 31 | ▲ 2 | 20G.T. Tallas | G.T. Tallas (Owner) | Ford | 28 | 0 | oil leak | 76 | — |
| 30 | 7 | ▼ 23 | 26Dick Bown | Marquardt Racing | Chevrolet | 17 | 0 | broken valve | 73 | — |
| 31 | 23 | ▼ 8 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 15 | 0 | engine | 70 | — |
| 32 | 8 | ▼ 24 | 97Harry Jefferson | Jefferson Racing | Ford | 14 | 0 | engine | 67 | — |
| 33 | 9 | ▼ 24 | 38Jimmy Insolo | Roger Paquette (Owner) | Chevrolet | 13 | 0 | oil pump | 64 | — |
| 34 | 20 | ▼ 14 | 56Carl Adams | Adams Racing | Ford | 5 | 0 | oil leak | 61 | — |
| 35 | 14 | ▼ 21 | 7Ivan Baldwin | Ernie Conn (Owner) | Dodge | 4 | 0 | piston | 58 | — |