No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 367 | 51 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 367 | 205 | running | 180 | — |
| 3 | 8 | ▲ 5 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 365 |
| 6 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 13 | ▲ 9 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 363 | 14 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 10 | ▲ 5 | 71Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 362 | 2 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 11 | ▲ 5 | 93Buck Baker | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 360 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 7 | 27 | ▲ 20 | 41Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby | Chevrolet | 358 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 24 | ▲ 16 | 18Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Chevrolet | 348 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 23 | ▲ 14 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 348 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 36 | ▲ 26 | 30Bruce Hill | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 346 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 16 | ▲ 5 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 345 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 20 | ▲ 8 | 49John A. Utsman | GC Spencer Racing | Dodge | 345 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 13 | 18 | ▲ 5 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 342 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 30 | ▲ 16 | 92Skip Manning | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 342 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 35 | ▲ 20 | 33Dick May | Hiram Handy (Owner) | Chevrolet | 338 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 31 | ▲ 15 | 40D.K. Ulrich | J.R. DeLotto (Owner) | Chevrolet | 336 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 32 | ▲ 15 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 332 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 2 | ▼ 16 | 2Bobby Allison | Penske Racing South | Mercury | 328 | 2 | running | 114 | — |
| 19 | 34 | ▲ 15 | 01Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | Dodge | 321 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 33 | ▲ 13 | 25Earl Brooks | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 313 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 29 | ▲ 8 | 78Dick Skillen | Goffco | Chevrolet | 309 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 22 | — | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 230 | 0 | steering | 97 | — |
| 23 | 9 | ▼ 14 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 203 | 52 | vibration | 99 | — |
| 24 | 17 | ▼ 7 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 178 | 0 | broken valve | 91 | — |
| 25 | 6 | ▼ 19 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 171 | 16 | engine | 93 | — |
| 26 | 26 | — | 95Jerry Sisco | Junior Miller Racing | Chevrolet | 156 | 0 | accident | 85 | — |
| 27 | 12 | ▼ 15 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 151 | 0 | engine | 82 | — |
| 28 | 25 | ▼ 3 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 125 | 0 | engine | 79 | — |
| 29 | 21 | ▼ 8 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 123 | 0 | accident | 76 | — |
| 30 | 15 | ▼ 15 | 12Neil Bonnett | Neil Bonnett (Owner) | Chevrolet | 122 | 0 | broken valve | 73 | — |
| 31 | 5 | ▼ 26 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 80 | 18 | accident | 75 | — |
| 32 | 28 | ▼ 4 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 72 | 0 | accident | 67 | — |
| 33 | 14 | ▼ 19 | 91Bob Burcham | H Miller Racing | Chevrolet | 54 | 0 | overheating | 64 | — |
| 34 | 7 | ▼ 27 | 28Donnie Allison | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 32 | 1 | accident | 66 | — |
| 35 | 3 | ▼ 32 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 30 | 0 | accident | 58 | — |
| 36 | 19 | ▼ 17 | 50Darrell Bryant | Cliff Stewart Racing | Chevrolet | 23 | 0 | accident | 55 | — |