No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ▲ 3 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 241 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 7 | ▲ 5 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 499 | 113 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 2 | ▼ 1 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Mercury |
| 498 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| — |
| 4 | 9 | ▲ 5 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 498 | 18 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 11 | ▲ 6 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 493 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 8 | ▲ 2 | 2Bobby Allison | Penske Racing South | Mercury | 491 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 14 | ▲ 7 | 47Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Chevrolet | 489 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 13 | ▲ 5 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 483 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 25 | ▲ 16 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 482 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 20 | ▲ 10 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 474 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 16 | ▲ 5 | 95Gary Myers | Junior Miller Racing | Chevrolet | 473 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 19 | ▲ 7 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 473 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 18 | ▲ 5 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 471 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 27 | ▲ 13 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 455 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 30 | ▲ 15 | 5Bruce Blodgett | Faustina Racing | Dodge | 447 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 16 | 22 | ▲ 6 | 40D.K. Ulrich | J.R. DeLotto (Owner) | Chevrolet | 390 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 23 | ▲ 6 | 92Skip Manning | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 337 | 0 | timing chain | 112 | — |
| 18 | 26 | ▲ 8 | 20Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Ford | 302 | 0 | engine | 109 | — |
| 19 | 10 | ▼ 9 | 12Neil Bonnett | Neil Bonnett (Owner) | Chevrolet | 287 | 0 | accident | 0 | — |
| 20 | 3 | ▼ 17 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 255 | 0 | broken valve | 103 | — |
| 21 | 1 | ▼ 20 | 71Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 249 | 128 | engine | 105 | — |
| 22 | 6 | ▼ 16 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 240 | 0 | accident | 97 | — |
| 23 | 15 | ▼ 8 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 182 | 0 | broken valve | 94 | — |
| 24 | 24 | — | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 151 | 0 | rear end | 91 | — |
| 25 | 12 | ▼ 13 | 63Jimmy Hensley | Moyer Racing | Chevrolet | 141 | 0 | engine | 88 | — |
| 26 | 29 | ▲ 3 | 46Travis Tiller | Morgan-McClure | Dodge | 133 | 0 | oil leak | 85 | — |
| 27 | 5 | ▼ 22 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 101 | 0 | engine | 82 | — |
| 28 | 17 | ▼ 11 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 50 | 0 | broken valve | 79 | — |
| 29 | 28 | ▼ 1 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 42 | 0 | broken block | 76 | — |
| 30 | 21 | ▼ 9 | 19Ed Negre | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 2 | 0 | rear end | 73 | — |