No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | ▲ 5 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 500 | 240 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 17Darrell Waltrip | DarWal Inc. | Chevrolet | 500 | 58 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 7 | ▲ 4 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 499 |
| 35 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 4 | — | 16Bobby Allison | Penske Racing South | Matador | 496 | 50 | running | 0 | — |
| 5 | 8 | ▲ 3 | 71Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 493 | 26 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 1 | ▼ 5 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 492 | 87 | running | 155 | — |
| 7 | 11 | ▲ 4 | 63Jimmy Hensley | Moyer Racing | Chevrolet | 492 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 8 | 12 | ▲ 4 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 484 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 13 | ▲ 4 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 475 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 14 | ▲ 4 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 472 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 25 | ▲ 14 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 470 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 21 | ▲ 9 | 65Carl Adams | Adams Racing | Ford | 469 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 26 | ▲ 13 | 7Ed Negre | Dalton Racing | Ford | 467 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 19 | ▲ 5 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Plymouth | 465 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 18 | ▲ 3 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 460 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 23 | ▲ 7 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 413 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 15 | ▼ 2 | 98Richie Panch | Panch Racing | Chevrolet | 365 | 0 | rear end | 112 | — |
| 18 | 22 | ▲ 4 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 356 | 0 | overheating | 109 | — |
| 19 | 10 | ▼ 9 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 350 | 4 | accelerator linkage | 111 | — |
| 20 | 5 | ▼ 15 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 280 | 0 | rear end | 103 | — |
| 21 | 2 | ▼ 19 | 88Donnie Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 248 | 0 | brakes | 100 | — |
| 22 | 24 | ▲ 2 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 245 | 0 | oil pressure | 97 | — |
| 23 | 17 | ▼ 6 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 237 | 0 | engine | 94 | — |
| 24 | 30 | ▲ 6 | 46Travis Tiller | Morgan-McClure | Dodge | 124 | 0 | overheating | 91 | — |
| 25 | 9 | ▼ 16 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 117 | 0 | brakes | 88 | — |
| 26 | 20 | ▼ 6 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 102 | 0 | engine | 85 | — |
| 27 | 27 | — | 57Joey Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 9 | 0 | overheating | 82 | — |
| 28 | 16 | ▼ 12 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 4 | 0 | engine | 79 | — |
| 29 | 28 | ▼ 1 | 44Richard Brown | Brown Racing (Jerry Brown) | Pontiac | 4 | 0 | crank pulley | 76 | — |
| 30 | 29 | ▼ 1 | 8Dean Dalton | Negre Racing | Dodge | 1 | 0 | oil pressure | 73 | — |