No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 125 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 499 | 205 | running | 180 | — |
| 3 | 10 | ▲ 7 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 494 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| — |
| 4 | 24 | ▲ 20 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 484 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 7 | ▲ 2 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 483 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 14 | ▲ 8 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 479 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 9 | ▲ 2 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 478 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 16 | ▲ 8 | 47Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Chevrolet | 475 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 27 | ▲ 18 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 470 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 17 | ▲ 7 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 467 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 28 | ▲ 17 | 65Carl Adams | Adams Racing | Ford | 466 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 26 | ▲ 14 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Plymouth | 459 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 25 | ▲ 12 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 457 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 23 | ▲ 9 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 457 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 12 | ▼ 3 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 453 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 22 | ▲ 6 | 29Bill Hollar | Hollar Racing | Chevrolet | 452 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 21 | ▲ 4 | 23Earl Brooks | Robertson Racing | Dodge | 447 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 1 | ▼ 17 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 433 | 6 | running | 114 | — |
| 19 | 20 | ▲ 1 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Ford | 418 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 19 | ▼ 1 | 37Bruce Jacobi | Opal Voight (Owner) | Chevrolet | 394 | 0 | accident | 103 | — |
| 21 | 8 | ▼ 13 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 389 | 0 | engine | 100 | — |
| 22 | 18 | ▼ 4 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 344 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 4 | ▼ 19 | 71Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 334 | 102 | oil pressure | 99 | — |
| 24 | 15 | ▼ 9 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 208 | 0 | running | 91 | — |
| 25 | 13 | ▼ 12 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 168 | 0 | overheating | 88 | — |
| 26 | 5 | ▼ 21 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 155 | 62 | ignition | 90 | — |
| 27 | 11 | ▼ 16 | 31Jim Vandiver | Ranier Racing | Dodge | 58 | 0 | accident | 82 | — |
| 28 | 6 | ▼ 22 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 34 | 0 | broken valve | 79 | — |