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 | 95 | 40 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 2Bobby Allison | Penske Racing South | Mercury | 95 | 7 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 94 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| — |
| 4 | 9 | ▲ 5 | 96Ray Elder | Fred Elder (Owner) | Dodge | 94 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 4 | ▼ 1 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 94 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 10 | ▲ 4 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 93 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 6 | ▼ 1 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 93 | 48 | running | 156 | — |
| 8 | 5 | ▼ 3 | 38Jimmy Insolo | Roger Paquette (Owner) | Chevrolet | 92 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 7 | ▼ 2 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 92 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 16 | ▲ 6 | 71Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 92 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 12 | ▲ 1 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 13 | ▲ 1 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 27 | ▲ 14 | 37Chuck Wahl | DuWayne Wahl (Owner) | Chevrolet | 90 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 18 | ▲ 4 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 89 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 22 | ▲ 7 | 09Eddie Bradshaw | C & M Racing | Chevrolet | 89 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 25 | ▲ 9 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 87 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 35 | ▲ 18 | 69Bill Polich | D. Nienberg Hay (Owner) | Chevrolet | 86 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 31 | ▲ 13 | 89Don Reynolds | Reynolds Racing | Chevrolet | 83 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 19 | — | 01Chuck Bown | Gerald Craker (Owner) | Chevrolet | 82 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 23 | ▲ 3 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 81 | 0 | engine | 103 | — |
| 21 | 28 | ▲ 7 | 13Don Puskarich | Puskarich Racing | Chevrolet | 81 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 34 | ▲ 12 | 18John Dineen | George Stark (Owner) | Ford | 73 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 17 | ▼ 6 | 44Gary Johnson | Noble Auto | Chevrolet | 71 | 0 | rear end | 94 | — |
| 24 | 29 | ▲ 5 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 71 | 0 | running | 91 | — |
| 25 | 14 | ▼ 11 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 70 | 0 | oil pump | 88 | — |
| 26 | 26 | — | 40D.K. Ulrich | J.R. DeLotto (Owner) | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 | engine | 85 | — |
| 27 | 24 | ▼ 3 | 29Roy Smith | Dick Midgley Motorsports | Chevrolet | 54 | 0 | oil pressure | 82 | — |
| 28 | 30 | ▲ 2 | 9Jim (J.C.) Danielson | John Irvan (Owner) | Dodge | 39 | 0 | broken valve | 79 | — |
| 29 | 15 | ▼ 14 | 12Neil Bonnett | Neil Bonnett (Owner) | Chevrolet | 36 | 0 | brakes | 76 | — |
| 30 | 11 | ▼ 19 | 76Hugh Pearson | Hugh Pearson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 32 | 0 | broken valve | 73 | — |
| 31 | 8 | ▼ 23 | 50Rusty Sanders | Michael Brockman (Owner) | Chevrolet | 29 | 0 | accident | 70 | — |
| 32 | 20 | ▼ 12 | 22John Hamson | Greg Hamson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 26 | 0 | engine | 67 | — |
| 33 | 32 | ▼ 1 | 41Ernie Stierly | Ernie Stierly (Owner) | Chevrolet | 21 | 0 | transmission | 64 | — |
| 34 | 21 | ▼ 13 | 5Jim Thirkettle | — | Chevrolet | 9 | 0 | camshaft | 61 | — |
| 35 | 33 | ▼ 2 | 20Ron Esau | Ron Esau (Owner) | Ford | 6 | 0 | clutch | 58 | — |