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 | 328 | 72 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 5 | ▲ 3 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 328 | 32 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 4 | ▲ 1 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 327 |
| 103 |
| running |
| 175 |
| — |
| 4 | 10 | ▲ 6 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 326 | 4 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 9 | ▲ 4 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 325 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 7 | ▲ 1 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 324 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 11 | ▲ 4 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 324 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 23 | ▲ 15 | 12Neil Bonnett | Neil Bonnett (Owner) | Chevrolet | 321 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 31 | ▲ 22 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 321 | 2 | running | 143 | — |
| 10 | 15 | ▲ 5 | 60Jackie Rogers | Viglione Racing | Chevrolet | 321 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 26 | ▲ 15 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 319 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 17 | ▲ 5 | 41Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby | Chevrolet | 319 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 28 | ▲ 15 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 319 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 21 | ▲ 7 | 91Bob Burcham | H Miller Racing | Chevrolet | 316 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 13 | ▼ 2 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 316 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 32 | ▲ 16 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 315 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 19 | ▲ 2 | 92Skip Manning | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 313 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 20 | ▲ 2 | 30Bruce Hill | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 313 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 36 | ▲ 17 | 49John A. Utsman | GC Spencer Racing | Dodge | 306 | 0 | out of fuel | 106 | — |
| 20 | 25 | ▲ 5 | 50Darrell Bryant | Cliff Stewart Racing | Chevrolet | 297 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 34 | ▲ 13 | 40D.K. Ulrich | J.R. DeLotto (Owner) | Chevrolet | 296 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 29 | ▲ 7 | 95Jerry Sisco | Junior Miller Racing | Chevrolet | 254 | 0 | ball joint | 97 | — |
| 23 | 16 | ▼ 7 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 246 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 35 | ▲ 11 | 29Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 241 | 0 | running | 91 | — |
| 25 | 6 | ▼ 19 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 238 | 100 | engine | 93 | — |
| 26 | 18 | ▼ 8 | 63Terry Bivins | Moyer Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | engine | 85 | — |
| 27 | 14 | ▼ 13 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | piston | 82 | — |
| 28 | 3 | ▼ 25 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 194 | 7 | engine | 84 | — |
| 29 | 8 | ▼ 21 | 2Bobby Allison | Penske Racing South | Mercury | 188 | 2 | broken valve | 81 | — |
| 30 | 12 | ▼ 18 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 175 | 0 | engine | 73 | — |
| 31 | 24 | ▼ 7 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 155 | 2 | engine | 75 | — |
| 32 | 1 | ▼ 31 | 71Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 107 | 4 | engine | 72 | — |
| 33 | 30 | ▼ 3 | 26Jimmy Lee Capps | David Lee Sellers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 63 | 0 | engine | 64 | — |
| 34 | 22 | ▼ 12 | 52Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | clutch | 61 | — |
| 35 | 27 | ▼ 8 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 53 | 0 | clutch | 58 | — |
| 36 | 33 | ▼ 3 | 9Bill Elliott | George Elliott Racing | Ford | 21 | 0 | drive shaft | 55 | — |