No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | ▲ 6 | 71Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 500 | 52 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 9 | ▲ 7 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 41 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 2 | ▼ 1 | 16Bobby Allison | Penske Racing South |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Matador |
| 496 |
| 60 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 14 | ▲ 10 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 487 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 5 | — | 98Richie Panch | Panch Racing | Chevrolet | 487 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 11 | ▲ 5 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 484 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 16 | ▲ 9 | 65Carl Adams | Adams Racing | Ford | 479 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 19 | ▲ 11 | 31Jim Vandiver | Ranier Racing | Dodge | 479 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 20 | ▲ 11 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 478 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 27 | ▲ 17 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 478 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 28 | ▲ 17 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Plymouth | 471 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 25 | ▲ 13 | 7Frank Warren | Dalton Racing | Ford | 467 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 29 | ▲ 16 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 467 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 17 | ▲ 3 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 462 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 23 | ▲ 8 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 455 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 18 | ▲ 2 | 61Joe Mihalic | Viglione Racing | Chevrolet | 440 | 0 | suspension | 115 | — |
| 17 | 3 | ▼ 14 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 421 | 68 | timing chain | 117 | — |
| 18 | 10 | ▼ 8 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 405 | 6 | broken valve | 114 | — |
| 19 | 1 | ▼ 18 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 394 | 272 | accident | 116 | — |
| 20 | 26 | ▲ 6 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 361 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 24 | ▲ 3 | 10Ed Negre | Champion Racing | Ford | 338 | 0 | oil pressure | 100 | — |
| 22 | 6 | ▼ 16 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 243 | 1 | oil cooler | 102 | — |
| 23 | 4 | ▼ 19 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 197 | 0 | accident | 94 | — |
| 24 | 8 | ▼ 16 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | broken valve | 91 | — |
| 25 | 13 | ▼ 12 | 47Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Chevrolet | 72 | 0 | rear end | 88 | — |
| 26 | 21 | ▼ 5 | 26Chuck Bown | Bown Racing | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | rear end seal | 0 | — |
| 27 | 12 | ▼ 15 | 63Jimmy Hensley | Moyer Racing | Chevrolet | 42 | 0 | transmission | 82 | — |
| 28 | 15 | ▼ 13 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 32 | 0 | steering | 79 | — |
| 29 | 30 | ▲ 1 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 31 | 0 | transmission | 76 | — |
| 30 | 22 | ▼ 8 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 18 | 0 | oil pressure | 73 | — |