No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 191 | 124 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 6 | ▲ 4 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 191 | 5 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 26 | ▲ 23 | 38Jimmy Insolo | Roger Paquette (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 191 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| — |
| 4 | 9 | ▲ 5 | 96Ray Elder | Fred Elder (Owner) | Dodge | 190 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 3 | ▼ 2 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 189 | 14 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 12 | ▲ 6 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 16 | ▲ 9 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 181 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 5 | ▼ 3 | 71Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 180 | 9 | running | 147 | — |
| 9 | 22 | ▲ 13 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 179 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 32 | ▲ 22 | 73Bill Schmitt | Schmitt Racing | Chevrolet | 177 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 23 | ▲ 12 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 174 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 30 | ▲ 18 | 40D.K. Ulrich | J.R. DeLotto (Owner) | Chevrolet | 174 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 19 | ▲ 6 | 7Larry Esau | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 169 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 24 | ▲ 10 | 20Ron Esau | Ron Esau (Owner) | Chevrolet | 154 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 1 | ▼ 14 | 2Bobby Allison | Penske Racing South | Matador | 149 | 18 | engine | 123 | — |
| 16 | 11 | ▼ 5 | 03Chuck Bown | Gerald Craker (Owner) | Dodge | 141 | 3 | rear end | 120 | — |
| 17 | 34 | ▲ 17 | 8Gary Matthews | Negre Racing | Dodge | 138 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 29 | ▲ 11 | 04Eddie Bradshaw | C & M Racing | Chevrolet | 135 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 31 | ▲ 12 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 135 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 28 | ▲ 8 | 26Carl Joiner | Marquardt Racing | Chevrolet | 116 | 0 | engine | 103 | — |
| 21 | 7 | ▼ 14 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 92 | 0 | cylinder head | 100 | — |
| 22 | 15 | ▼ 7 | 37Chuck Wahl | DuWayne Wahl (Owner) | Chevrolet | 92 | 3 | broken valve | 102 | — |
| 23 | 14 | ▼ 9 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 85 | 1 | clutch | 99 | — |
| 24 | 13 | ▼ 11 | 76Hugh Pearson | Hugh Pearson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 83 | 0 | timing chain | 91 | — |
| 25 | 27 | ▲ 2 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 83 | 14 | engine | 93 | — |
| 26 | 35 | ▲ 9 | 12Bill Polich | — | Chevrolet | 81 | 0 | accident | 85 | — |
| 27 | 20 | ▼ 7 | 13Don Puskarich | Puskarich Racing | Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | engine | 82 | — |
| 28 | 4 | ▼ 24 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 73 | 0 | piston | 79 | — |
| 29 | 21 | ▼ 8 | 44Gary Johnson | Al Clark (Owner) | Dodge | 72 | 0 | engine | 76 | — |
| 30 | 8 | ▼ 22 | 50Hershel McGriff | McGriff Motorsports | Chevrolet | 71 | 0 | oil line | 73 | — |
| 31 | 33 | ▲ 2 | 10John Ray | Champion Racing | Ford | 34 | 0 | engine | 70 | — |
| 32 | 10 | ▼ 22 | 68Sonny Easley | Jerry Lankford (Owner) | Ford | 32 | 0 | broken valve | 67 | — |
| 33 | 18 | ▼ 15 | 95Dick Brooks | Junior Miller Racing | Chevrolet | 18 | 0 | engine | 64 | — |
| 34 | 25 | ▼ 9 | 55Sam Beler | Frank Coletto (Owner) | Ford | 15 | 0 | accident | 61 | — |
| 35 | 17 | ▼ 18 | 90Harry Jefferson | Jefferson Racing | Ford | 14 | 0 | engine | 58 | — |