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 | 400 | 230 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 400 | 56 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 399 |
| 108 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 4 | — | 2Bobby Allison | Penske Racing South | Mercury | 397 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 16 | ▲ 11 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 396 | 1 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 7 | ▲ 1 | 28Donnie Allison | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 396 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 10 | ▲ 3 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 391 | 0 | accident | 146 | — |
| 8 | 13 | ▲ 5 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 391 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 11 | ▲ 2 | 18Harry Gant | Frasson Racing | Chevrolet | 387 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 32 | ▲ 22 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 386 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 9 | ▼ 2 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 384 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 20 | ▲ 8 | 41Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby | Chevrolet | 383 | 0 | accident | 127 | — |
| 13 | 12 | ▼ 1 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 383 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 21 | ▲ 7 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 379 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 27 | ▲ 12 | 68Janet Guthrie | Lynda Ferreri (Owner) | Chevrolet | 379 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 16 | 37 | ▲ 21 | 7D.K. Ulrich | Dalton Racing | Chevrolet | 378 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 18 | ▲ 1 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 373 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 14 | ▼ 4 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 371 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 30 | ▲ 11 | 50Darrell Bryant | Cliff Stewart Racing | Chevrolet | 371 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 17 | ▼ 3 | 19Cecil Gordon | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 365 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 36 | ▲ 15 | 25Dick May | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 361 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 39 | ▲ 17 | 29Walter Ballard | Hollar Racing | Chevrolet | 356 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 26 | ▲ 3 | 9Bill Elliott | George Elliott Racing | Ford | 343 | 0 | cylinder wall | 94 | — |
| 24 | 23 | ▼ 1 | 27Sam Sommers | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 343 | 0 | running | 91 | — |
| 25 | 29 | ▲ 4 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 303 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 26 | 33 | ▲ 7 | 26Bobby Wawak | Gwinn-Wawak | Chevrolet | 276 | 0 | broken valve | 85 | — |
| 27 | 28 | ▲ 1 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 245 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 28 | 6 | ▼ 22 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 230 | 0 | accident | 79 | — |
| 29 | 5 | ▼ 24 | 71Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 230 | 5 | engine | 81 | — |
| 30 | 38 | ▲ 8 | 95Gary Myers | Junior Miller Racing | Chevrolet | 164 | 0 | engine | 73 | — |
| 31 | 25 | ▼ 6 | 30Dale Earnhardt | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 156 | 0 | engine | 70 | — |
| 32 | 15 | ▼ 17 | 99Dick Trickle | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 142 | 0 | cylinder wall | 67 | — |
| 33 | 22 | ▼ 11 | 92Skip Manning | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 137 | 0 | engine | 64 | — |
| 34 | 8 | ▼ 26 | 14Charlie Glotzbach | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 121 | 0 | broken valve | 61 | — |
| 35 | 40 | ▲ 5 | 91Bob Burcham | H Miller Racing | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | sway bar | 58 | — |
| 36 | 24 | ▼ 12 | 60Jackie Rogers | Viglione Racing | Chevrolet | 88 | 0 | steering | 55 | — |
| 37 | 19 | ▼ 18 | 47Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Chevrolet | 51 | 0 | transmission | 52 | — |
| 38 | 34 | ▼ 4 | 6Bobby Isaac | Neil Castles (Owner) | Chevrolet | 39 | 0 | engine | 49 | — |
| 39 | 35 | ▼ 4 | 52Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Chevrolet | 32 | 0 | head gasket | 46 | — |
| 40 | 31 | ▼ 9 | 81Terry Ryan | WAM Racing | Chevrolet | 11 | 0 | rear hub | 43 | — |