No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ▲ 2 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 400 | 285 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 399 | 29 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 5 | ▲ 2 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 398 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| — |
| 4 | 6 | ▲ 2 | 71Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 398 | 3 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 8 | ▲ 3 | 2Bobby Allison | Penske Racing South | Mercury | 395 | 5 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 11 | ▲ 5 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 394 | 1 | running | 155 | — |
| 7 | 21 | ▲ 14 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 380 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 27 | ▲ 19 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 374 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 18 | ▲ 9 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Plymouth | 373 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 16 | ▲ 6 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 372 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 15 | ▲ 4 | 95Jerry Sisco | Junior Miller Racing | Chevrolet | 371 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 17 | ▲ 5 | 92Skip Manning | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 371 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 28 | ▲ 15 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 366 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 20 | ▲ 6 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 360 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 25 | ▲ 10 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 358 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 30 | ▲ 14 | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 353 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 29 | ▲ 12 | 01Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | Dodge | 348 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 26 | ▲ 8 | 46Travis Tiller | Morgan-McClure | Dodge | 295 | 0 | engine | 109 | — |
| 19 | 24 | ▲ 5 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 249 | 0 | oil pressure | 106 | — |
| 20 | 22 | ▲ 2 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 229 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 1 | ▼ 20 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 225 | 62 | clutch | 105 | — |
| 22 | 7 | ▼ 15 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 213 | 15 | engine | 102 | — |
| 23 | 12 | ▼ 11 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | engine | 94 | — |
| 24 | 9 | ▼ 15 | 63Terry Bivins | Moyer Racing | Chevrolet | 141 | 0 | engine | 91 | — |
| 25 | 13 | ▼ 12 | 40D.K. Ulrich | J.R. DeLotto (Owner) | Chevrolet | 116 | 0 | engine | 88 | — |
| 26 | 10 | ▼ 16 | 61Joe Mihalic | Viglione Racing | Chevrolet | 108 | 0 | engine | 85 | — |
| 27 | 2 | ▼ 25 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 64 | 0 | accident | 82 | — |
| 28 | 23 | ▼ 5 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | accident | 79 | — |
| 29 | 19 | ▼ 10 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 60 | 0 | accident | 76 | — |
| 30 | 14 | ▼ 16 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 40 | 0 | brakes | 73 | — |