No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 188 | 93 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 7 | ▲ 5 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 188 | 21 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 4 | ▲ 1 | 28Donnie Allison | Ellington Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 187 |
| 23 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 1 | ▼ 3 | 71Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 186 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 19 | ▲ 14 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 186 | 5 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 6 | — | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 185 | 1 | running | 155 | — |
| 7 | 20 | ▲ 13 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 183 | 6 | running | 151 | — |
| 8 | 22 | ▲ 14 | 18Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Chevrolet | 183 | 1 | running | 147 | — |
| 9 | 28 | ▲ 19 | 60Jackie Rogers | Viglione Racing | Chevrolet | 182 | 2 | running | 143 | — |
| 10 | 11 | ▲ 1 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 181 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 40 | ▲ 29 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Ford | 181 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 39 | ▲ 27 | 37Bruce Jacobi | Opal Voight (Owner) | Chevrolet | 181 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 13 | — | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 181 | 1 | running | 129 | — |
| 14 | 32 | ▲ 18 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 179 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 33 | ▲ 18 | 82Ferrel Harris | Harris Racing | Dodge | 179 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 41 | ▲ 25 | 19Jabe Thomas | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 177 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 49 | ▲ 32 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 177 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 47 | ▲ 29 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 177 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 23 | ▲ 4 | 92Billy Hagan | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 175 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 38 | ▲ 18 | 33Jeff Handy | Handy Racing | Chevrolet | 174 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 44 | ▲ 23 | 76A.J. Reno | George Avery (Owner) | Ford | 170 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 48 | ▲ 26 | 25Earl Brooks | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 170 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 30 | ▲ 7 | 65Carl Adams | Adams Racing | Ford | 169 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 50 | ▲ 26 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Plymouth | 169 | 0 | running | 91 | — |
| 25 | 42 | ▲ 17 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 168 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 26 | 29 | ▲ 3 | 61Joe Mihalic | Viglione Racing | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | engine | 85 | — |
| 27 | 18 | ▼ 9 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 155 | 2 | ignition | 87 | — |
| 28 | 43 | ▲ 15 | 1Bill Ward | Bill Ward (Owner) | Chevrolet | 145 | 0 | clutch | 79 | — |
| 29 | 9 | ▼ 20 | 16Bobby Allison | Penske Racing South | Matador | 128 | 9 | engine | 81 | — |
| 30 | 45 | ▲ 15 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 124 | 0 | clutch | 73 | — |
| 31 | 12 | ▼ 19 | 47Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | 0 | clutch | 70 | — |
| 32 | 8 | ▼ 24 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 105 | 0 | broken valve | 67 | — |
| 33 | 25 | ▼ 8 | 31Jim Vandiver | Ranier Racing | Dodge | 102 | 0 | cylinder | 64 | — |
| 34 | 37 | ▲ 3 | 38Grant Adcox | Tom Williams (Owner) | Chevrolet | 101 | 0 | broken valve | 61 | — |
| 35 | 10 | ▼ 25 | 12Neil Bonnett | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Chevrolet | 97 | 12 | engine | 0 | — |
| 36 | 46 | ▲ 10 | 91Harold Miller | H Miller Racing | Chevrolet | 96 | 0 | wheel bearing | 55 | — |
| 37 | 17 | ▼ 20 | 35Darel Dieringer | Davis Racing | Ford | 82 | 2 | engine | 57 | — |
| 38 | 21 | ▼ 17 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 72 | 5 | engine | 54 | — |
| 39 | 3 | ▼ 36 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 64 | 2 | engine | 51 | — |
| 40 | 14 | ▼ 26 | 77John Ray | Clay Blackwell (Owner) | Chevrolet | 54 | 0 | engine | 43 | — |
| 41 | 15 | ▼ 26 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 42 | 1 | engine | 45 | — |
| 42 | 5 | ▼ 37 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39 | 2 | engine | 42 | — |
| 43 | 16 | ▼ 27 | 98Richie Panch | Panch Racing | Chevrolet | 24 | 0 | engine | 34 | — |
| 44 | 26 | ▼ 18 | 97Red Farmer | Ed Clark (Owner) | Ford | 8 | 0 | broken valve | 31 | — |
| 45 | 27 | ▼ 18 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 6 | 0 | accident | 28 | — |
| 46 | 31 | ▼ 15 | 26Tiny Lund | King Enterprises | Dodge | 6 | 0 | accident | 25 | — |
| 47 | 36 | ▼ 11 | 66Terry Link | Mike Link (Owner) | Pontiac | 6 | 0 | accident | 22 | — |
| 48 | 24 | ▼ 24 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 6 | 0 | accident | 19 | — |
| 49 | 35 | ▼ 14 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Dodge | 4 | 0 | ignition | 16 | — |
| 50 | 34 | ▼ 16 | 74Randy Tissot | Charles Little (Owner) | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | head gasket | 13 | — |