No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ▲ 3 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 500 | 218 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 5 | ▲ 3 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 499 | 27 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 2 | ▼ 1 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 498 |
| 73 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 3 | ▼ 1 | 71Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 494 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 8 | ▲ 3 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 488 | 10 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 10 | ▲ 4 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 479 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 12 | ▲ 5 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 478 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 9 | ▲ 1 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 470 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 11 | ▲ 2 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 469 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 23 | ▲ 13 | 47Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Chevrolet | 466 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 21 | ▲ 10 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 464 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 16 | ▲ 4 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 463 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 20 | ▲ 7 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 454 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 27 | ▲ 13 | 65Carl Adams | Adams Racing | Ford | 431 | 0 | transmission | 121 | — |
| 15 | 25 | ▲ 10 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Plymouth | 421 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 14 | ▼ 2 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 412 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 26 | ▲ 9 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 386 | 0 | broken valve | 112 | — |
| 18 | 30 | ▲ 12 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 374 | 0 | cylinder | 109 | — |
| 19 | 17 | ▼ 2 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 311 | 0 | broken spring | 106 | — |
| 20 | 1 | ▼ 19 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 283 | 172 | engine | 108 | — |
| 21 | 29 | ▲ 8 | 33Dick May | Hiram Handy (Owner) | Chevrolet | 270 | 0 | rear end | 100 | — |
| 22 | 18 | ▼ 4 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 241 | 0 | engine | 97 | — |
| 23 | 7 | ▼ 16 | 3Bobby Isaac | Ed Gibson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | crankshaft | 0 | — |
| 24 | 6 | ▼ 18 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 89 | 0 | oil pressure | 91 | — |
| 25 | 22 | ▼ 3 | 41Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby | Chevrolet | 85 | 0 | timing cover seal | 88 | — |
| 26 | 24 | ▼ 2 | 18Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Chevrolet | 54 | 0 | head gasket | 85 | — |
| 27 | 15 | ▼ 12 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 38 | 0 | engine | 82 | — |
| 28 | 19 | ▼ 9 | 46Travis Tiller | Morgan-McClure | Dodge | 26 | 0 | transmission | 79 | — |
| 29 | 28 | ▼ 1 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Ford | 24 | 0 | oil pressure | 76 | — |
| 30 | 13 | ▼ 17 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 7 | 0 | oil pressure | 73 | — |