No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | ▲ 6 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 176 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 500 | 75 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 71Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 499 |
| 4 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 3 | ▼ 1 | 2Bobby Allison | Penske Racing South | Mercury | 497 | 2 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 4 | ▼ 1 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 495 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 6 | — | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 492 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 11 | ▲ 4 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 492 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 10 | ▲ 2 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 491 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 19 | ▲ 10 | 50Darrell Bryant | Cliff Stewart Racing | Chevrolet | 478 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 14 | ▲ 4 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 476 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 23 | ▲ 12 | 92Skip Manning | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 474 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 20 | ▲ 8 | 40D.K. Ulrich | J.R. DeLotto (Owner) | Chevrolet | 469 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 25 | ▲ 12 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 462 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 32 | ▲ 18 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 458 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 31 | ▲ 16 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 456 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 24 | ▲ 8 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 443 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 22 | ▲ 5 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 421 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 27 | ▲ 9 | 61Joe Mihalic | Viglione Racing | Chevrolet | 416 | 0 | accident | 109 | — |
| 19 | 38 | ▲ 19 | 02Budd Hagelin | Budd Hagelin (Owner) | Dodge | 409 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 35 | ▲ 15 | 20Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Ford | 400 | 0 | engine | 103 | — |
| 21 | 36 | ▲ 15 | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 21 | ▼ 1 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 397 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 34 | ▲ 11 | 46Travis Tiller | Morgan-McClure | Dodge | 389 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 37 | ▲ 13 | 5Doc Faustina | Faustina Racing | Dodge | 378 | 0 | ignition | 91 | — |
| 25 | 30 | ▲ 5 | 95Gary Myers | Junior Miller Racing | Chevrolet | 367 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 26 | 12 | ▼ 14 | 36Bobby Wawak | Gwinn-Wawak | Chevrolet | 352 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 27 | 8 | ▼ 19 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 351 | 243 | engine | 92 | — |
| 28 | 33 | ▲ 5 | 33Buck Baker | Hiram Handy (Owner) | Chevrolet | 320 | 0 | sway bar | 79 | — |
| 29 | 39 | ▲ 10 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Chevrolet | 317 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 30 | 5 | ▼ 25 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 316 | 0 | engine | 73 | — |
| 31 | 18 | ▼ 13 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 271 | 0 | engine | 70 | — |
| 32 | 29 | ▼ 3 | 10Earl Brooks | Champion Racing | Ford | 250 | 0 | ignition | 67 | — |
| 33 | 17 | ▼ 16 | 22Ricky Rudd | Al Rudd Auto | Chevrolet | 247 | 0 | accident | 64 | — |
| 34 | 16 | ▼ 18 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 218 | 0 | oil pressure | 61 | — |
| 35 | 9 | ▼ 26 | 28Donnie Allison | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 149 | 0 | transmission | 0 | — |
| 36 | 13 | ▼ 23 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 136 | 0 | broken valve | 55 | — |
| 37 | 28 | ▼ 9 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 51 | 0 | accident | 52 | — |
| 38 | 26 | ▼ 12 | 6Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Chevrolet | 22 | 0 | clutch | 49 | — |
| 39 | 15 | ▼ 24 | 47Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Chevrolet | 2 | 0 | broken valve | 46 | — |