No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 400 | 184 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 400 | 172 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 2 | ▼ 1 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 396 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| — |
| 4 | 5 | ▲ 1 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 394 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 6 | ▲ 1 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 394 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 8 | ▲ 2 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 392 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 12 | ▲ 5 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 392 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 13 | ▲ 5 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 389 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 16 | ▲ 7 | 31Jim Vandiver | Ranier Racing | Dodge | 388 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 10 | — | 47Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Chevrolet | 386 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 3 | ▼ 8 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 385 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 15 | ▲ 3 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 384 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 11 | ▼ 2 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 378 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 20 | ▲ 6 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 376 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 25 | ▲ 10 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Ford | 374 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 9 | ▼ 7 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 373 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 19 | ▲ 2 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 370 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 29 | ▲ 11 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Plymouth | 367 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 14 | ▼ 5 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 367 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 22 | ▲ 2 | 65Carl Adams | Adams Racing | Ford | 361 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 18 | ▼ 3 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 357 | 0 | engine | 100 | — |
| 22 | 26 | ▲ 4 | 29Bill Hollar | Hollar Racing | Chevrolet | 328 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 27 | ▲ 4 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 290 | 0 | front end | 94 | — |
| 24 | 30 | ▲ 6 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 207 | 0 | engine | 91 | — |
| 25 | 17 | ▼ 8 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | rear end | 88 | — |
| 26 | 24 | ▼ 2 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 105 | 0 | dead battery | 85 | — |
| 27 | 7 | ▼ 20 | 71Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 92 | 44 | engine | 87 | — |
| 28 | 28 | — | 23Charlie Griffin | Robertson Racing | Dodge | 46 | 0 | too slow | 79 | — |
| 29 | 21 | ▼ 8 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 14 | 0 | oil leak | 76 | — |
| 30 | 23 | ▼ 7 | 44Richard Brown | Brown Racing (Jerry Brown) | Pontiac | 12 | 0 | vibration | 73 | — |