No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 200 | 148 | running | 0 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 200 | 12 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 71Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 200 |
| 5 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 7 | ▲ 3 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 199 | 1 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 4 | ▼ 1 | 16Bobby Allison | Penske Racing South | Matador | 199 | 5 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 12 | ▲ 6 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 8 | ▲ 1 | 38Jimmy Insolo | Roger Paquette (Owner) | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 10 | ▲ 2 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 195 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 37 | ▲ 28 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 191 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 28 | ▲ 18 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 190 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 30 | ▲ 19 | 01Don Hall | Gerald Craker (Owner) | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 33 | ▲ 21 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 38 | ▲ 25 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 5 | ▼ 9 | 28A.J. Foyt | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 184 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 15 | 23 | ▲ 8 | 63Don Hoffman | Moyer Racing | Chevrolet | 178 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 6 | ▼ 10 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 168 | 29 | broken valve | 120 | — |
| 17 | 24 | ▲ 7 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 160 | 0 | engine | 112 | — |
| 18 | 31 | ▲ 13 | 76Hugh Pearson | Hugh Pearson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 153 | 0 | engine | 109 | — |
| 19 | 16 | ▼ 3 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 141 | 0 | engine | 106 | — |
| 20 | 27 | ▲ 7 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 131 | 0 | engine | 103 | — |
| 21 | 17 | ▼ 4 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 114 | 0 | rocker arm | 100 | — |
| 22 | 21 | ▼ 1 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Chevrolet | 113 | 0 | dead battery | 97 | — |
| 23 | 25 | ▲ 2 | 39Tom Williams | Tom Williams (Owner) | Chevrolet | 102 | 0 | overheating | 0 | — |
| 24 | 36 | ▲ 12 | 98WJohn Kieper | John Kieper (Owner) | Chevrolet | 86 | 0 | oil pressure | 0 | — |
| 25 | 14 | ▼ 11 | 96WRay Elder | Fred Elder (Owner) | Dodge | 71 | 0 | engine | 88 | — |
| 26 | 11 | ▼ 15 | 47Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Chevrolet | 69 | 0 | engine | 85 | — |
| 27 | 39 | ▲ 12 | 31Jim Boyd | Boyd Racing | Dodge | 68 | 0 | head gasket | 82 | — |
| 28 | 32 | ▲ 4 | 65Carl Adams | Adams Racing | Ford | 67 | 0 | engine | 79 | — |
| 29 | 18 | ▼ 11 | 29Roy Smith | Dick Midgley Motorsports | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | suspension | 76 | — |
| 30 | 29 | ▼ 1 | 2John Martin | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 53 | 0 | engine | 73 | — |
| 31 | 19 | ▼ 12 | 26Hershel McGriff | Ken Friez (Owner) | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | engine | 70 | — |
| 32 | 22 | ▼ 10 | 5Jim Thirkettle | — | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | engine | 67 | — |
| 33 | 35 | ▲ 2 | 73Bill Schmitt | Schmitt Racing | Chevrolet | 32 | 0 | engine | 64 | — |
| 34 | 9 | ▼ 25 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 31 | 0 | ignition | 61 | — |
| 35 | 26 | ▼ 9 | 37Chuck Wahl | DuWayne Wahl (Owner) | Chevrolet | 29 | 0 | transmission | 58 | — |
| 36 | 13 | ▼ 23 | 98Richie Panch | Panch Racing | Mercury | 22 | 0 | accident | 55 | — |
| 37 | 40 | ▲ 3 | 10Don Puskarich | Puskarich Racing | Dodge | 20 | 0 | accident | 52 | — |
| 38 | 20 | ▼ 18 | 03Chuck Bown | Bown Racing | Dodge | 13 | 0 | broken valve | 49 | — |
| 39 | 15 | ▼ 24 | 68Sonny Easley | Jerry Lankford (Owner) | Ford | 10 | 0 | sump pump | 46 | — |
| 40 | 34 | ▼ 6 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 2 | 0 | engine | 43 | — |