No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ▲ 2 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 492 | 362 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 9 | ▲ 7 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 490 | 0 | running | 170 | — |
| 3 | 8 | ▲ 5 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 490 |
| 25 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 2 | ▼ 2 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 487 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 7 | ▲ 2 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 477 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 13 | ▲ 7 | 6Bobby Isaac | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 473 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 7 | 25 | ▲ 18 | 41Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby | Chevrolet | 471 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 8 | 17 | ▲ 9 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 470 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 20 | ▲ 11 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 464 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 33 | ▲ 23 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 461 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 22 | ▲ 11 | 50Darrell Bryant | Cliff Stewart Racing | Chevrolet | 461 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 12 | 18 | ▲ 6 | 60Jackie Rogers | Viglione Racing | Chevrolet | 460 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 12 | ▼ 1 | 63Terry Bivins | Moyer Racing | Chevrolet | 451 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 23 | ▲ 9 | 49John A. Utsman | GC Spencer Racing | Dodge | 451 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 32 | ▲ 17 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 447 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 36 | ▲ 20 | 33Dick May | Hiram Handy (Owner) | Chevrolet | 444 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 17 | 11 | ▼ 6 | 40D.K. Ulrich | J.R. DeLotto (Owner) | Chevrolet | 438 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 30 | ▲ 12 | 46Travis Tiller | Morgan-McClure | Dodge | 433 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 24 | ▲ 5 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 428 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 26 | ▲ 6 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 418 | 0 | engine | 103 | — |
| 21 | 5 | ▼ 16 | 2Bobby Allison | Penske Racing South | Mercury | 372 | 91 | accident | 105 | — |
| 22 | 10 | ▼ 12 | 47Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Chevrolet | 363 | 0 | accident | 97 | — |
| 23 | 19 | ▼ 4 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 359 | 0 | accident | 94 | — |
| 24 | 6 | ▼ 18 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 356 | 0 | broken valve | 91 | — |
| 25 | 14 | ▼ 11 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 338 | 0 | engine | 88 | — |
| 26 | 1 | ▼ 25 | 71Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 263 | 5 | engine | 90 | — |
| 27 | 21 | ▼ 6 | 0Glen McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 205 | 0 | engine | 82 | — |
| 28 | 15 | ▼ 13 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 205 | 0 | crankshaft | 79 | — |
| 29 | 4 | ▼ 25 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 186 | 9 | oil pump | 81 | — |
| 30 | 16 | ▼ 14 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | cylinder head | 73 | — |
| 31 | 27 | ▼ 4 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 174 | 0 | engine | 70 | — |
| 32 | 31 | ▼ 1 | 28A.J. Foyt | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 | rear end | 0 | — |
| 33 | 34 | ▲ 1 | 9Bill Elliott | George Elliott Racing | Ford | 32 | 0 | sump pump | 64 | — |
| 34 | 28 | ▼ 6 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 32 | 0 | oil pump | 61 | — |
| 35 | 35 | — | 92Skip Manning | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 9 | 0 | timing chain | 58 | — |
| 36 | 29 | ▼ 7 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | broken valve | 55 | — |