No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ▲ 2 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 420 | 385 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 419 | 0 | running | 170 | — |
| 3 | 5 | ▲ 2 | 71Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 418 |
| 2 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 1 | ▼ 3 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 412 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 14 | ▲ 9 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 407 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 9 | ▲ 3 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 407 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 11 | ▲ 4 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 404 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 20 | ▲ 12 | 65Carl Adams | Adams Racing | Ford | 403 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 7 | ▼ 2 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 395 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 16 | ▲ 6 | 10Elmo Langley | Champion Racing | Ford | 393 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 21 | ▲ 10 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 390 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 29 | ▲ 17 | 68Alton Jones | Butch Hawkersmith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 383 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 10 | ▼ 3 | 47Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Chevrolet | 379 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 30 | ▲ 16 | 12Neil Bonnett | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Chevrolet | 377 | 0 | oil pressure | 0 | — |
| 15 | 13 | ▼ 2 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 375 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 18 | ▲ 2 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 341 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 27 | ▲ 10 | 44Richard Brown | Brown Racing (Jerry Brown) | Pontiac | 334 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 8 | ▼ 10 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 238 | 15 | rear end | 114 | — |
| 19 | 25 | ▲ 6 | 37Bruce Jacobi | Opal Voight (Owner) | Chevrolet | 227 | 0 | rear end | 106 | — |
| 20 | 15 | ▼ 5 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 181 | 0 | overheating | 103 | — |
| 21 | 22 | ▲ 1 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 132 | 0 | engine | 100 | — |
| 22 | 24 | ▲ 2 | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | 0 | overheating | 97 | — |
| 23 | 23 | — | 23Earl Brooks | Robertson Racing | Dodge | 103 | 0 | oil pressure | 94 | — |
| 24 | 26 | ▲ 2 | 39Paul Dean Holt | Holt Racing | Ford | 86 | 0 | oil pressure | 91 | — |
| 25 | 19 | ▼ 6 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Plymouth | 41 | 0 | oil pressure | 88 | — |
| 26 | 6 | ▼ 20 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 30 | 0 | accident | 85 | — |
| 27 | 17 | ▼ 10 | 41Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby | Chevrolet | 29 | 0 | accident | 82 | — |
| 28 | 2 | ▼ 26 | 17Darrell Waltrip | DarWal Inc. | Chevrolet | 19 | 18 | transmission | 84 | — |
| 29 | 12 | ▼ 17 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Chevrolet | 9 | 0 | head gasket | 76 | — |
| 30 | 28 | ▼ 2 | 64Bill Champion | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 1 | 0 | broken valve | 73 | — |