No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 71Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 188 | 35 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 7 | ▲ 5 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 188 | 65 | running | 180 | — |
| 3 | 18 | ▲ 15 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 187 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| — |
| 4 | 16 | ▲ 12 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 186 | 2 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 25 | ▲ 20 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 182 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 34 | ▲ 28 | 30Tighe Scott | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 182 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 31 | ▲ 24 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 182 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 21 | ▲ 13 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 180 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 22 | ▲ 13 | 92Skip Manning | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 178 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 32 | ▲ 22 | 26Jimmy Lee Capps | David Lee Sellers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 177 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 33 | ▲ 22 | 52Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Chevrolet | 176 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 15 | ▲ 3 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 176 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 40 | ▲ 27 | 61Joe Mihalic | Viglione Racing | Chevrolet | 176 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 35 | ▲ 21 | 91Harold Miller | H Miller Racing | Chevrolet | 174 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 20 | ▲ 5 | 60Jackie Rogers | Viglione Racing | Chevrolet | 174 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 29 | ▲ 13 | 33Buck Baker | Hiram Handy (Owner) | Chevrolet | 173 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 39 | ▲ 22 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 171 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 24 | ▲ 6 | 41Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby | Chevrolet | 171 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 36 | ▲ 17 | 25Dick May | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 170 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 14 | ▼ 6 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 168 | 12 | engine | 108 | — |
| 21 | 27 | ▲ 6 | 40D.K. Ulrich | J.R. DeLotto (Owner) | Chevrolet | 168 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 3 | ▼ 19 | 28A.J. Foyt | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 163 | 7 | engine | 0 | — |
| 23 | 5 | ▼ 18 | 2Bobby Allison | Penske Racing South | Mercury | 152 | 39 | engine | 99 | — |
| 24 | 19 | ▼ 5 | 36Bobby Wawak | Gwinn-Wawak | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | engine | 91 | — |
| 25 | 28 | ▲ 3 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Dodge | 147 | 0 | rear end | 88 | — |
| 26 | 8 | ▼ 18 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 137 | 16 | running | 90 | — |
| 27 | 37 | ▲ 10 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 130 | 0 | broken valve | 82 | — |
| 28 | 11 | ▼ 17 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 125 | 12 | ignition | 84 | — |
| 29 | 17 | ▼ 12 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 105 | 0 | engine | 76 | — |
| 30 | 30 | — | 78Dick Skillen | Goffco | Chevrolet | 92 | 0 | head gasket | 73 | — |
| 31 | 23 | ▼ 8 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 86 | 0 | engine | 70 | — |
| 32 | 10 | ▼ 22 | 47Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Chevrolet | 81 | 0 | head gasket | 67 | — |
| 33 | 26 | ▼ 7 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 79 | 0 | broken valve | 64 | — |
| 34 | 2 | ▼ 32 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 56 | 0 | engine | 61 | — |
| 35 | 12 | ▼ 23 | 77Bob Burcham | Johnny Ray (Owner) | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | engine | 58 | — |
| 36 | 13 | ▼ 23 | 27Sam Sommers | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 47 | 0 | broken valve | 55 | — |
| 37 | 9 | ▼ 28 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | transmission | 52 | — |
| 38 | 6 | ▼ 32 | 12Neil Bonnett | Neil Bonnett (Owner) | Chevrolet | 37 | 0 | engine | 49 | — |
| 39 | 4 | ▼ 35 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 37 | 0 | oil pressure | 46 | — |
| 40 | 38 | ▼ 2 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 1 | 0 | engine | 43 | — |