No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ▲ 2 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 500 | 250 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 10 | ▲ 8 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 500 | 1 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 6 | ▲ 3 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 500 |
| 17 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 7 | ▲ 3 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 497 | 104 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 11 | ▲ 6 | 47Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Chevrolet | 496 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 14 | ▲ 8 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 483 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 17 | ▲ 10 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 482 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 28 | ▲ 20 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 482 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 23 | ▲ 14 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Ford | 474 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 21 | ▲ 11 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 469 | 0 | broken wheel | 134 | — |
| 11 | 36 | ▲ 25 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 469 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 32 | ▲ 20 | 45Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Chevrolet | 464 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 37 | ▲ 24 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 461 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 18 | ▲ 4 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 460 | 0 | rear end | 121 | — |
| 15 | 29 | ▲ 14 | 74Randy Tissot | Charles Little (Owner) | Chevrolet | 459 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 27 | ▲ 11 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 454 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 19 | ▲ 2 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 443 | 0 | engine | 112 | — |
| 18 | 35 | ▲ 17 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Plymouth | 439 | 0 | technical | 109 | — |
| 19 | 15 | ▼ 4 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 401 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 9 | ▼ 11 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 376 | 25 | engine | 108 | — |
| 21 | 16 | ▼ 5 | 63Terry Bivins | Moyer Racing | Chevrolet | 366 | 0 | head gasket | 0 | — |
| 22 | 31 | ▲ 9 | 37Bruce Jacobi | Opal Voight (Owner) | Chevrolet | 328 | 0 | accident | 97 | — |
| 23 | 30 | ▲ 7 | 29Bill Hollar | Hollar Racing | Chevrolet | 327 | 0 | throttle cable | 94 | — |
| 24 | 25 | ▲ 1 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 326 | 0 | engine | 91 | — |
| 25 | 22 | ▼ 3 | 01Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | Dodge | 322 | 0 | piston | 88 | — |
| 26 | 2 | ▼ 24 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 320 | 15 | cylinder wall | 90 | — |
| 27 | 8 | ▼ 19 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 319 | 0 | engine | 82 | — |
| 28 | 4 | ▼ 24 | 16Bobby Allison | Penske Racing South | Matador | 280 | 0 | broken valve | 79 | — |
| 29 | 12 | ▼ 17 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | engine | 76 | — |
| 30 | 1 | ▼ 29 | 71Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 156 | 88 | broken valve | 78 | — |
| 31 | 13 | ▼ 18 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 136 | 0 | head gasket | 70 | — |
| 32 | 24 | ▼ 8 | 61Joe Mihalic | Viglione Racing | Chevrolet | 122 | 0 | broken valve | 67 | — |
| 33 | 5 | ▼ 28 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 109 | 0 | engine | 64 | — |
| 34 | 34 | — | 23Earl Brooks | Robertson Racing | Dodge | 88 | 0 | transmission | 61 | — |
| 35 | 26 | ▼ 9 | 10Tommy Gale | Champion Racing | Ford | 43 | 0 | rear hub | 58 | — |
| 36 | 33 | ▼ 3 | 18Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Dodge | 27 | 0 | oil leak | 55 | — |
| 37 | 20 | ▼ 17 | 93Dick May | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 8 | 0 | quit | 52 | — |