No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 188 | 99 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 188 | 27 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 7 | ▲ 4 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 188 |
| 6 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 22 | ▲ 18 | 17Darrell Waltrip | DarWal Inc. | Chevrolet | 182 | 6 | engine | 165 | — |
| 5 | 24 | ▲ 19 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 182 | 8 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 15 | ▲ 9 | 95Harry Jefferson | Jefferson Racing | Ford | 181 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 23 | ▲ 16 | 41Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby | Chevrolet | 181 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 38 | ▲ 30 | 37Bruce Jacobi | Opal Voight (Owner) | Chevrolet | 180 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 14 | ▲ 5 | 60Joe Mihalic | Viglione Racing | Chevrolet | 179 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 18 | ▲ 8 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 177 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 40 | ▲ 29 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 175 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 26 | ▲ 14 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 175 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 21 | ▲ 8 | 71Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 171 | 5 | running | 129 | — |
| 14 | 32 | ▲ 18 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 170 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 20 | ▲ 5 | 92Skip Manning | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 168 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 19 | ▲ 3 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 157 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 49 | ▲ 32 | 01Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | Dodge | 152 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 47 | ▲ 29 | 18Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Pontiac | 150 | 0 | water pump | 109 | — |
| 19 | 5 | ▼ 14 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 140 | 22 | wheel bearing | 111 | — |
| 20 | 37 | ▲ 17 | 38Tom Williams | Tom Williams (Owner) | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 21 | 12 | ▼ 9 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 122 | 2 | engine | 105 | — |
| 22 | 33 | ▲ 11 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Dodge | 121 | 0 | clutch | 97 | — |
| 23 | 46 | ▲ 23 | 46Travis Tiller | Morgan-McClure | Dodge | 120 | 0 | oil leak | 94 | — |
| 24 | 13 | ▼ 11 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 107 | 0 | engine | 91 | — |
| 25 | 50 | ▲ 25 | 23Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Dodge | 102 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 26 | 6 | ▼ 20 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 83 | 0 | vibration | 85 | — |
| 27 | 25 | ▼ 2 | 31Jim Vandiver | Ranier Racing | Dodge | 81 | 0 | axle bearing | 82 | — |
| 28 | 36 | ▲ 8 | 74Randy Tissot | Charles Little (Owner) | Chevrolet | 72 | 0 | engine | 79 | — |
| 29 | 27 | ▼ 2 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 64 | 0 | transmission | 76 | — |
| 30 | 10 | ▼ 20 | 83Ramo Stott | Norris Reed (Owner) | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 31 | 17 | ▼ 14 | 42Marty Robbins | Robbins Racing | Dodge | 62 | 2 | accident | 75 | — |
| 32 | 35 | ▲ 3 | 7Ed Negre | Dalton Racing | Ford | 61 | 0 | engine | 67 | — |
| 33 | 11 | ▼ 22 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 60 | 3 | accident | 69 | — |
| 34 | 48 | ▲ 14 | 91Harold Miller | H Miller Racing | Chevrolet | 53 | 0 | engine | 61 | — |
| 35 | 3 | ▼ 32 | 16Bobby Allison | Penske Racing South | Matador | 47 | 2 | engine | 63 | — |
| 36 | 9 | ▼ 27 | 28Gordon Johncock | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 47 | 0 | push rod | 0 | — |
| 37 | 31 | ▼ 6 | 97Red Farmer | Ed Clark (Owner) | Ford | 36 | 0 | oil leak | 52 | — |
| 38 | 34 | ▼ 4 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Plymouth | 26 | 0 | ignition | 49 | — |
| 39 | 28 | ▼ 11 | 8Dean Dalton | Negre Racing | Dodge | 22 | 0 | oil pressure | 46 | — |
| 40 | 16 | ▼ 24 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 19 | 0 | windshield | 43 | — |
| 41 | 45 | ▲ 4 | 20Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Ford | 13 | 0 | piston | 40 | — |
| 42 | 2 | ▼ 40 | 88Donnie Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 11 | 6 | engine | 42 | — |
| 43 | 8 | ▼ 35 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 11 | 0 | accident | 34 | — |
| 44 | 29 | ▼ 15 | 65Carl Adams | Adams Racing | Ford | 10 | 0 | accident | 31 | — |
| 45 | 44 | ▼ 1 | 82Ferrel Harris | Harris Racing | Dodge | 10 | 0 | accident | 28 | — |
| 46 | 30 | ▼ 16 | 35Dan Daughtry | Davis Racing | Ford | 6 | 0 | clutch | 25 | — |
| 47 | 42 | ▼ 5 | 47Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | oil pressure | 22 | — |
| 48 | 43 | ▼ 5 | 77John Ray | Clay Blackwell (Owner) | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | engine | 19 | — |
| 49 | 39 | ▼ 10 | 98Richie Panch | Panch Racing | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | piston | 0 | — |
| 50 | 41 | ▼ 9 | 55John Banks | Ken Thurlby (Owner) | Dodge | 0 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |