No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 500 | 348 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 11 | ▲ 9 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 493 | 0 | running | 170 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 490 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| — |
| 4 | 17 | ▲ 13 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 487 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 14 | ▲ 9 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 486 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 12 | ▲ 6 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 482 | 4 | running | 155 | — |
| 7 | 13 | ▲ 6 | 93Kenny Brightbill | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 480 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 19 | ▲ 11 | 47Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Chevrolet | 475 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 27 | ▲ 18 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 468 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 34 | ▲ 24 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 468 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 2 | ▼ 9 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 467 | 12 | engine | 135 | — |
| 12 | 20 | ▲ 8 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 465 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 26 | ▲ 13 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Plymouth | 464 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 28 | ▲ 14 | 18Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Dodge | 453 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 23 | ▲ 8 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 448 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 18 | ▲ 2 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 438 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 15 | ▼ 2 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Ford | 424 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 16 | ▼ 2 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 421 | 0 | engine | 109 | — |
| 19 | 24 | ▲ 5 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 420 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 9 | ▼ 11 | 71Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 406 | 0 | ball joint | 103 | — |
| 21 | 35 | ▲ 14 | 22John Harkins | Kay Borland (Owner) | Dodge | 382 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 22 | 8 | ▼ 14 | 17Darrell Waltrip | DarWal Inc. | Chevrolet | 370 | 0 | engine | 97 | — |
| 23 | 7 | ▼ 16 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 360 | 61 | engine | 99 | — |
| 24 | 32 | ▲ 8 | 46Travis Tiller | Morgan-McClure | Dodge | 312 | 0 | running | 91 | — |
| 25 | 21 | ▼ 4 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 308 | 0 | engine | 88 | — |
| 26 | 29 | ▲ 3 | 23Earl Brooks | Robertson Racing | Dodge | 305 | 0 | engine | 85 | — |
| 27 | 4 | ▼ 23 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 295 | 75 | engine | 87 | — |
| 28 | 10 | ▼ 18 | 88Donnie Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 214 | 0 | overheating | 79 | — |
| 29 | 5 | ▼ 24 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 189 | 0 | engine | 76 | — |
| 30 | 22 | ▼ 8 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | oil pressure | 73 | — |
| 31 | 30 | ▼ 1 | 2Ed Negre | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 152 | 0 | engine | 70 | — |
| 32 | 31 | ▼ 1 | 57Joey Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 82 | 0 | overheating | 0 | — |
| 33 | 6 | ▼ 27 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 66 | 0 | engine | 64 | — |
| 34 | 33 | ▼ 1 | 01Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | Dodge | 57 | 0 | engine | 61 | — |
| 35 | 25 | ▼ 10 | 8Dick May | Negre Racing | Dodge | 43 | 0 | quit | 58 | — |