No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | ▲ 6 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 492 | 261 | running | 0 | — |
| 2 | 8 | ▲ 6 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 492 | 124 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 2 | ▼ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 483 |
| 78 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 10 | ▲ 6 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 478 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 22 | ▲ 17 | 47Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Chevrolet | 465 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 20 | ▲ 14 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 464 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 16 | ▲ 9 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 462 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 21 | ▲ 13 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 455 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 27 | ▲ 18 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 452 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 25 | ▲ 15 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Ford | 450 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 26 | ▲ 15 | 10Ricky Rudd | Champion Racing | Ford | 436 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 31 | ▲ 19 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 436 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 23 | ▲ 10 | 65Carl Adams | Adams Racing | Ford | 434 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 17 | ▲ 3 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 431 | 0 | dead battery | 121 | — |
| 15 | 29 | ▲ 14 | 0Clyde Dagit | Dagit Racing | Dodge | 418 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 28 | ▲ 12 | 46Travis Tiller | Morgan-McClure | Dodge | 412 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 13 | ▼ 4 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 406 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 14 | ▼ 4 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 390 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 24 | ▲ 5 | 20Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Ford | 372 | 0 | engine | 106 | — |
| 20 | 19 | ▼ 1 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 348 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 3 | ▼ 18 | 17Darrell Waltrip | DarWal Inc. | Chevrolet | 301 | 22 | accident | 105 | — |
| 22 | 5 | ▼ 17 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 301 | 0 | accident | 97 | — |
| 23 | 4 | ▼ 19 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 301 | 0 | accident | 94 | — |
| 24 | 6 | ▼ 18 | 71Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 294 | 0 | accident | 91 | — |
| 25 | 1 | ▼ 24 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 236 | 7 | broken valve | 93 | — |
| 26 | 12 | ▼ 14 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 235 | 0 | engine | 85 | — |
| 27 | 15 | ▼ 12 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 173 | 0 | engine | 82 | — |
| 28 | 11 | ▼ 17 | 88Donnie Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 165 | 0 | oil pressure | 79 | — |
| 29 | 9 | ▼ 20 | 28Bobby Isaac | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 113 | 0 | handling | 76 | — |
| 30 | 18 | ▼ 12 | 78Dick Skillen | Goffco | Chevrolet | 97 | 0 | ignition | 73 | — |
| 31 | 30 | ▼ 1 | 01Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | Dodge | 2 | 0 | broken valve | 70 | — |