No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | ▲ 12 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 160 | 17 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 160 | 118 | running | 180 | — |
| 3 | 5 | ▲ 2 | 71Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 159 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| — |
| 4 | 4 | — | 17Darrell Waltrip | DarWal Inc. | Chevrolet | 159 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 1 | ▼ 4 | 88Donnie Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 158 | 2 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 6 | — | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 157 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 17 | ▲ 10 | 47Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Chevrolet | 153 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 7 | ▼ 1 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 152 | 1 | engine | 147 | — |
| 9 | 32 | ▲ 23 | 65Carl Adams | Adams Racing | Ford | 151 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 23 | ▲ 13 | 35Darel Dieringer | Davis Racing | Ford | 149 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 15 | ▲ 4 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 149 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 39 | ▲ 27 | 2Ed Negre | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 149 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 19 | ▲ 6 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 27 | ▲ 13 | 31Jim Vandiver | Ranier Racing | Dodge | 147 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 34 | ▲ 19 | 92Skip Manning | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 31 | ▲ 15 | 74Randy Tissot | Charles Little (Owner) | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 20 | ▲ 3 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 145 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 35 | ▲ 17 | 10Tommy Gale | Champion Racing | Ford | 145 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 22 | ▲ 3 | 60Jackie Rogers | Viglione Racing | Chevrolet | 143 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 3 | ▼ 17 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 141 | 19 | oil line | 108 | — |
| 21 | 38 | ▲ 17 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Plymouth | 141 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 30 | ▲ 8 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 140 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 37 | ▲ 14 | 19Dick May | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 139 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 10 | ▼ 14 | 28A.J. Foyt | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 136 | 3 | broken valve | 0 | — |
| 25 | 36 | ▲ 11 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 136 | 0 | ignition | 88 | — |
| 26 | 12 | ▼ 14 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 113 | 0 | oil pan | 85 | — |
| 27 | 26 | ▼ 1 | 61Joe Mihalic | Viglione Racing | Chevrolet | 107 | 0 | engine | 82 | — |
| 28 | 11 | ▼ 17 | 98Richie Panch | Panch Racing | Chevrolet | 104 | 0 | clutch | 79 | — |
| 29 | 16 | ▼ 13 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | engine | 76 | — |
| 30 | 18 | ▼ 12 | 77John Ray | Clay Blackwell (Owner) | Chevrolet | 94 | 0 | engine | 73 | — |
| 31 | 33 | ▲ 2 | 38Walter Ballard | Tom Williams (Owner) | Chevrolet | 94 | 0 | broken a-frame | 70 | — |
| 32 | 40 | ▲ 8 | 37Bruce Jacobi | Opal Voight (Owner) | Chevrolet | 80 | 0 | engine | 67 | — |
| 33 | 25 | ▼ 8 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | engine | 64 | — |
| 34 | 14 | ▼ 20 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | head gasket | 61 | — |
| 35 | 8 | ▼ 27 | 16Bobby Allison | Penske Racing South | Matador | 67 | 0 | broken valve | 58 | — |
| 36 | 28 | ▼ 8 | 41Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby | Chevrolet | 63 | 0 | head gasket | 55 | — |
| 37 | 24 | ▼ 13 | 30Salt Walther | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | water pump | 0 | — |
| 38 | 9 | ▼ 29 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 40 | 0 | steering | 49 | — |
| 39 | 29 | ▼ 10 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Dodge | 14 | 0 | ignition | 46 | — |
| 40 | 21 | ▼ 19 | 83Johnny Rutherford | Norris Reed (Owner) | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | transmission | 0 | — |