No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | ▲ 5 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 420 | 94 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 420 | 79 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 7 | ▲ 4 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 420 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| — |
| 4 | 9 | ▲ 5 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 419 | 22 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 3 | ▼ 2 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 418 | 5 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 5 | ▼ 1 | 71Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 418 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 1 | ▼ 6 | 2Bobby Allison | Penske Racing South | Mercury | 415 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 19 | ▲ 11 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 406 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 20 | ▲ 11 | 92Skip Manning | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 402 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 24 | ▲ 14 | 36Bobby Wawak | Gwinn-Wawak | Chevrolet | 398 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 23 | ▲ 12 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 395 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 21 | ▲ 9 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 388 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 15 | ▲ 2 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 388 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 18 | ▲ 4 | 10Bill Elliott | Champion Racing | Ford | 386 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 14 | ▼ 1 | 7Cecil Gordon | Dalton Racing | Chevrolet | 385 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 13 | ▼ 3 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 385 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 12 | ▼ 5 | 40D.K. Ulrich | J.R. DeLotto (Owner) | Chevrolet | 382 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 29 | ▲ 11 | 87Walter Wallace | Donald Green (Owner) | Chevrolet | 378 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 30 | ▲ 11 | 95Gary Myers | Junior Miller Racing | Chevrolet | 371 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 28 | ▲ 8 | 45Walter Ballard | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 369 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 27 | ▲ 6 | 25Dick May | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 368 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 8 | ▼ 14 | 30Terry Bivins | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 365 | 0 | oil pressure | 97 | — |
| 23 | 4 | ▼ 19 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 331 | 220 | engine | 104 | — |
| 24 | 25 | ▲ 1 | 52Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Chevrolet | 323 | 0 | running | 91 | — |
| 25 | 17 | ▼ 8 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 290 | 0 | clutch | 88 | — |
| 26 | 16 | ▼ 10 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 226 | 0 | engine | 85 | — |
| 27 | 11 | ▼ 16 | 47Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Chevrolet | 111 | 0 | rear end | 82 | — |
| 28 | 10 | ▼ 18 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | engine | 79 | — |
| 29 | 22 | ▼ 7 | 64Dick Brooks | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 45 | 0 | fuel pump | 76 | — |
| 30 | 26 | ▼ 4 | 18Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | engine | 73 | — |