No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ▲ 2 | 16Bobby Allison | Penske Racing South | Matador | 367 | 119 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 367 | 146 | running | 180 | — |
| 3 | 12 | ▲ 9 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 358 |
| 5 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 30 | ▲ 26 | 31Jim Vandiver | Ranier Racing | Dodge | 353 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 10 | ▲ 5 | 47Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Chevrolet | 352 | 1 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 14 | ▲ 8 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 351 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 16 | ▲ 9 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 349 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 35 | ▲ 27 | 33Dick May | Hiram Handy (Owner) | Chevrolet | 347 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 9 | 38 | ▲ 29 | 37Bruce Jacobi | Opal Voight (Owner) | Chevrolet | 345 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 37 | ▲ 27 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 344 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 24 | ▲ 13 | 92Skip Manning | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 341 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 33 | ▲ 21 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 339 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 20 | ▲ 7 | 41Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby | Chevrolet | 339 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 23 | ▲ 9 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 338 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 34 | ▲ 19 | 74Randy Tissot | Charles Little (Owner) | Chevrolet | 337 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 32 | ▲ 16 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 335 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 26 | ▲ 9 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Plymouth | 320 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 36 | ▲ 18 | 82Ferrel Harris | Harris Racing | Dodge | 303 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 13 | ▼ 6 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 298 | 0 | engine | 106 | — |
| 20 | 5 | ▼ 15 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 289 | 16 | rear end | 108 | — |
| 21 | 8 | ▼ 13 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 273 | 0 | front hub | 100 | — |
| 22 | 31 | ▲ 9 | 10Tommy Gale | Champion Racing | Ford | 259 | 0 | clutch | 97 | — |
| 23 | 21 | ▼ 2 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 231 | 0 | accident | 94 | — |
| 24 | 6 | ▼ 18 | 71Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 210 | 40 | overheating | 96 | — |
| 25 | 18 | ▼ 7 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | steering | 88 | — |
| 26 | 7 | ▼ 19 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 190 | 0 | accident | 85 | — |
| 27 | 1 | ▼ 26 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 184 | 30 | steering | 87 | — |
| 28 | 2 | ▼ 26 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 163 | 10 | engine | 84 | — |
| 29 | 15 | ▼ 14 | 77Bill Champion | Clay Blackwell (Owner) | Chevrolet | 144 | 0 | engine | 76 | — |
| 30 | 29 | ▼ 1 | 91Ed Negre | H Miller Racing | Chevrolet | 128 | 0 | engine | 73 | — |
| 31 | 11 | ▼ 20 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Dodge | 122 | 0 | overheating | 70 | — |
| 32 | 17 | ▼ 15 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Ford | 93 | 0 | engine | 67 | — |
| 33 | 19 | ▼ 14 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 88 | 0 | engine | 64 | — |
| 34 | 9 | ▼ 25 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | overheating | 61 | — |
| 35 | 27 | ▼ 8 | 01Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | Dodge | 56 | 0 | piston | 58 | — |
| 36 | 25 | ▼ 11 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 42 | 0 | timing chain | 55 | — |
| 37 | 39 | ▲ 2 | 78Dick Skillen | Goffco | Chevrolet | 34 | 0 | engine | 52 | — |
| 38 | 28 | ▼ 10 | 60Jackie Rogers | Viglione Racing | Chevrolet | 33 | 0 | broken valve | 49 | — |
| 39 | 22 | ▼ 17 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 29 | 0 | engine | 46 | — |
| 40 | 40 | — | 36H.B. Bailey | Bailey Racing | Pontiac | 1 | 0 | carburetor | 43 | — |