No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 17Darrell Waltrip | DarWal Inc. | Chevrolet | 420 | 147 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 418 | 0 | running | 170 | — |
| 3 | 11 | ▲ 8 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 409 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| — |
| 4 | 6 | ▲ 2 | 71Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 407 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 12 | ▲ 7 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 407 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 7 | ▲ 1 | 68Alton Jones | Butch Hawkersmith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 407 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 4 | ▼ 3 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 404 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 13 | ▲ 5 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 403 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 15 | ▲ 6 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 402 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 8 | ▼ 2 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 5 | ▼ 6 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 393 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 21 | ▲ 9 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 373 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 18 | ▲ 5 | 20Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Ford | 351 | 0 | crankshaft | 124 | — |
| 14 | 3 | ▼ 11 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 322 | 273 | engine | 131 | — |
| 15 | 20 | ▲ 5 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 322 | 0 | oil pressure | 118 | — |
| 16 | 9 | ▼ 7 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 192 | 0 | oil pressure | 115 | — |
| 17 | 22 | ▲ 5 | 01Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | Dodge | 165 | 0 | piston | 112 | — |
| 18 | 16 | ▼ 2 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 91 | 0 | rear end | 109 | — |
| 19 | 25 | ▲ 6 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 54 | 0 | camshaft | 106 | — |
| 20 | 27 | ▲ 7 | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 38 | 0 | oil leak | 103 | — |
| 21 | 26 | ▲ 5 | 39Paul Dean Holt | Holt Racing | Ford | 34 | 0 | transmission | 0 | — |
| 22 | 23 | ▲ 1 | 23Earl Brooks | Robertson Racing | Dodge | 33 | 0 | overheating | 0 | — |
| 23 | 10 | ▼ 13 | 47Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Chevrolet | 19 | 0 | engine | 94 | — |
| 24 | 14 | ▼ 10 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 16 | 0 | engine | 91 | — |
| 25 | 24 | ▼ 1 | 44Richard Brown | Brown Racing (Jerry Brown) | Pontiac | 15 | 0 | overheating | 0 | — |
| 26 | 19 | ▼ 7 | 46Travis Tiller | Morgan-McClure | Dodge | 13 | 0 | oil pressure | 85 | — |
| 27 | 17 | ▼ 10 | 6Joey Arrington | — | Dodge | 11 | 0 | suspension | 0 | — |
| 28 | 28 | — | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Plymouth | 2 | 0 | overheating | 79 | — |