No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 420 | 398 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 7 | ▲ 5 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 420 | 1 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 420 |
| 5 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 5 | ▲ 1 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 419 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 4 | ▼ 1 | 2Bobby Allison | Penske Racing South | Mercury | 417 | 1 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 8 | ▲ 2 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 414 | 1 | running | 155 | — |
| 7 | 3 | ▼ 4 | 71Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 411 | 7 | running | 151 | — |
| 8 | 14 | ▲ 6 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 401 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 10 | ▲ 1 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 398 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 15 | ▲ 5 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 394 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 12 | ▲ 1 | 40D.K. Ulrich | J.R. DeLotto (Owner) | Chevrolet | 394 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 6 | ▼ 6 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 393 | 7 | rear end | 132 | — |
| 13 | 25 | ▲ 12 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 393 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 17 | ▲ 3 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 391 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 22 | ▲ 7 | 52Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Chevrolet | 383 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 26 | ▲ 10 | 33Buck Baker | Hiram Handy (Owner) | Chevrolet | 382 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 17 | 9 | ▼ 8 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 354 | 0 | transmission | 112 | — |
| 18 | 27 | ▲ 9 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 256 | 0 | broken rod | 109 | — |
| 19 | 20 | ▲ 1 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 227 | 0 | overheating | 106 | — |
| 20 | 13 | ▼ 7 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 176 | 0 | transmission | 103 | — |
| 21 | 28 | ▲ 7 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 171 | 0 | engine | 100 | — |
| 22 | 11 | ▼ 11 | 92Skip Manning | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 167 | 0 | engine | 97 | — |
| 23 | 16 | ▼ 7 | 47Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Chevrolet | 142 | 0 | handling | 94 | — |
| 24 | 18 | ▼ 6 | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 131 | 0 | engine | 91 | — |
| 25 | 23 | ▼ 2 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 73 | 0 | sway bar | 88 | — |
| 26 | 19 | ▼ 7 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 72 | 0 | overheating | 85 | — |
| 27 | 21 | ▼ 6 | 95Gary Myers | Junior Miller Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | vibration | 82 | — |
| 28 | 24 | ▼ 4 | 87Walter Wallace | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 | rear end | 79 | — |
| 29 | 30 | ▲ 1 | 14Sterling Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | oil pump | 76 | — |
| 30 | 29 | ▼ 1 | 20Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Ford | 22 | 0 | ignition | 73 | — |