No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | ▲ 4 | 16Bobby Allison | Penske Racing South | Matador | 367 | 8 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 17Darrell Waltrip | DarWal Inc. | Chevrolet | 367 | 25 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 7 | ▲ 4 | 88Donnie Allison | DiGard Motorsports |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 367 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| — |
| 4 | 9 | ▲ 5 | 71Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 364 | 8 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 11 | ▲ 6 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 357 | 2 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 6 | — | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 350 | 23 | accident | 155 | — |
| 7 | 1 | ▼ 6 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 350 | 239 | accident | 156 | — |
| 8 | 15 | ▲ 7 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 348 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 26 | ▲ 17 | 37Bruce Jacobi | Opal Voight (Owner) | Chevrolet | 346 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 14 | ▲ 4 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Plymouth | 343 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 18 | ▲ 7 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 341 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 17 | ▲ 5 | 65Carl Adams | Adams Racing | Ford | 340 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 25 | ▲ 12 | 60Joe Mihalic | Viglione Racing | Chevrolet | 325 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 31 | ▲ 17 | 82Ferrel Harris | Harris Racing | Dodge | 322 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 15 | 19 | ▲ 4 | 47Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Chevrolet | 318 | 0 | engine | 118 | — |
| 16 | 24 | ▲ 8 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 318 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 29 | ▲ 12 | 01Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | Dodge | 318 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 20 | ▲ 2 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 290 | 0 | broken valve | 109 | — |
| 19 | 2 | ▼ 17 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 288 | 7 | oil pressure | 111 | — |
| 20 | 32 | ▲ 12 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 282 | 0 | engine | 103 | — |
| 21 | 13 | ▼ 8 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 253 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 28 | ▲ 6 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | engine | 97 | — |
| 23 | 27 | ▲ 4 | 78Dick Skillen | Goffco | Chevrolet | 238 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 12 | ▼ 12 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Dodge | 227 | 11 | engine | 96 | — |
| 25 | 21 | ▼ 4 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 169 | 0 | cylinder | 88 | — |
| 26 | 3 | ▼ 23 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 159 | 43 | steering | 90 | — |
| 27 | 10 | ▼ 17 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 154 | 1 | ignition | 87 | — |
| 28 | 16 | ▼ 12 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 95 | 0 | broken valve | 79 | — |
| 29 | 35 | ▲ 6 | 74Randy Tissot | Charles Little (Owner) | Chevrolet | 76 | 0 | broken valve | 76 | — |
| 30 | 34 | ▲ 4 | 5Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 62 | 0 | clutch | 73 | — |
| 31 | 36 | ▲ 5 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 57 | 0 | engine | 70 | — |
| 32 | 22 | ▼ 10 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Ford | 46 | 0 | engine | 67 | — |
| 33 | 33 | — | 20Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Ford | 41 | 0 | steering | 64 | — |
| 34 | 30 | ▼ 4 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 30 | 0 | engine | 61 | — |
| 35 | 23 | ▼ 12 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 19 | 0 | oil pump | 58 | — |
| 36 | 8 | ▼ 28 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 15 | 0 | engine | 55 | — |