No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 500 | 243 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 494 | 102 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 493 |
| 77 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 8 | ▲ 4 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 486 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 10 | ▲ 5 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 482 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 5 | ▼ 1 | 17Darrell Waltrip | DarWal Inc. | Chevrolet | 475 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 9 | ▲ 2 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 474 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 7 | ▼ 1 | 71Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 472 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 11 | ▲ 2 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 470 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 23 | ▲ 13 | 10Ricky Rudd | Champion Racing | Ford | 456 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 13 | ▲ 2 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 452 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 12 | 14 | ▲ 2 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 431 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 19 | ▲ 6 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 424 | 0 | oil pressure | 124 | — |
| 14 | 21 | ▲ 7 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 412 | 0 | steering | 121 | — |
| 15 | 16 | ▲ 1 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Plymouth | 405 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 12 | ▼ 4 | 70Henley Gray | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 394 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 18 | ▲ 1 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 346 | 0 | broken valve | 112 | — |
| 18 | 17 | ▼ 1 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | broken valve | 109 | — |
| 19 | 6 | ▼ 13 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 186 | 0 | transmission | 106 | — |
| 20 | 3 | ▼ 17 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 155 | 78 | rear end | 108 | — |
| 21 | 20 | ▼ 1 | 46Travis Tiller | Morgan-McClure | Dodge | 154 | 0 | head gasket | 100 | — |
| 22 | 15 | ▼ 7 | 18Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Dodge | 128 | 0 | engine | 97 | — |
| 23 | 22 | ▼ 1 | 01Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | Dodge | 34 | 0 | drive shaft | 94 | — |