No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | ▲ 6 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 200 | 37 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 6 | ▲ 4 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 199 | 40 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 32 | ▲ 29 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 199 |
| 16 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 11 | ▲ 7 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 13 | ▲ 8 | 12Neil Bonnett | Neil Bonnett (Owner) | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 2 | ▼ 4 | 81Terry Ryan | WAM Racing | Chevrolet | 196 | 1 | running | 155 | — |
| 7 | 41 | ▲ 34 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 193 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 19 | ▲ 11 | 63Terry Bivins | Moyer Racing | Chevrolet | 193 | 6 | running | 147 | — |
| 9 | 36 | ▲ 27 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 191 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 34 | ▲ 24 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 190 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 37 | ▲ 26 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 190 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 26 | ▲ 14 | 4Salt Walther | Walther Racing | Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 13 | 42 | ▲ 29 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 185 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 22 | ▲ 8 | 18Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 23 | ▲ 8 | 60Jackie Rogers | Viglione Racing | Chevrolet | 183 | 1 | running | 123 | — |
| 16 | 15 | ▼ 1 | 95Jim Hurtubise | Junior Miller Racing | Chevrolet | 180 | 0 | engine | 115 | — |
| 17 | 21 | ▲ 4 | 61Joe Mihalic | Viglione Racing | Chevrolet | 159 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 17 | ▼ 1 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 158 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 27 | ▲ 8 | 40D.K. Ulrich | J.R. DeLotto (Owner) | Chevrolet | 151 | 0 | broken axle | 106 | — |
| 20 | 39 | ▲ 19 | 29Roy Smith | Dick Midgley Motorsports | Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | clutch | 103 | — |
| 21 | 10 | ▼ 11 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | crank pulley | 100 | — |
| 22 | 31 | ▲ 9 | 28A.J. Foyt | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 143 | 66 | valve spring | 0 | — |
| 23 | 29 | ▲ 6 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 138 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 24 | — | 26Jimmy Lee Capps | David Lee Sellers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | crankshaft | 91 | — |
| 25 | 8 | ▼ 17 | 2Bobby Allison | Penske Racing South | Mercury | 123 | 2 | broken valve | 93 | — |
| 26 | 1 | ▼ 25 | 83Ramo Stott | Norris Reed (Owner) | Chevrolet | 113 | 0 | accident | 0 | — |
| 27 | 3 | ▼ 24 | 71Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 112 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 28 | 35 | ▲ 7 | 10John Ray | Clay Blackwell (Owner) | Chevrolet | 111 | 0 | accident | 79 | — |
| 29 | 40 | ▲ 11 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 30 | 30 | — | 82Skip Manning | Harris Racing | Dodge | 107 | 0 | accident | 73 | — |
| 31 | 28 | ▼ 3 | 78Dick Skillen | Goffco | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | overheating | 70 | — |
| 32 | 4 | ▼ 28 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 87 | 0 | rocker arm | 67 | — |
| 33 | 5 | ▼ 28 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 83 | 28 | engine | 69 | — |
| 34 | 16 | ▼ 18 | 73David Hobbs | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 68 | 2 | accident | 66 | — |
| 35 | 18 | ▼ 17 | 30Tighe Scott | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 58 | 0 | accident | 58 | — |
| 36 | 33 | ▼ 3 | 47Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Chevrolet | 43 | 0 | engine | 55 | — |
| 37 | 25 | ▼ 12 | 38Tom Williams | Tom Williams (Owner) | Chevrolet | 41 | 0 | broken valve | 52 | — |
| 38 | 38 | — | 33Dick May | Hiram Handy (Owner) | Chevrolet | 36 | 0 | engine | 49 | — |
| 39 | 12 | ▼ 27 | 52Earl Ross | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 28 | 0 | engine | 46 | — |
| 40 | 20 | ▼ 20 | 5Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Chevrolet | 20 | 1 | engine | 48 | — |
| 41 | 9 | ▼ 32 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 5 | 0 | engine | 40 | — |
| 42 | 14 | ▼ 28 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | piston | 37 | — |