No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 400 | 373 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 9 | ▲ 7 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 398 | 0 | running | 170 | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 398 |
| 27 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 4 | — | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 395 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 3 | ▼ 2 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 394 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 8 | ▲ 2 | 2Bobby Allison | Penske Racing South | Mercury | 393 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 5 | ▼ 2 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 390 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 6 | ▼ 2 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 390 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 17 | ▲ 8 | 36Bobby Wawak | Gwinn-Wawak | Chevrolet | 380 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 11 | ▲ 1 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 379 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 13 | ▲ 2 | 40D.K. Ulrich | J.R. DeLotto (Owner) | Chevrolet | 373 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 10 | ▼ 2 | 30Terry Bivins | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 372 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 14 | ▲ 1 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 371 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 23 | ▲ 9 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 370 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 19 | ▲ 4 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 360 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 16 | — | 25Dick May | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 355 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 18 | ▲ 1 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Plymouth | 354 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 12 | ▼ 6 | 92Skip Manning | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 350 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 15 | ▼ 4 | 52Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Chevrolet | 345 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 24 | ▲ 4 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 318 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 27 | ▲ 6 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 270 | 0 | engine | 100 | — |
| 22 | 7 | ▼ 15 | 71Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 248 | 0 | engine | 97 | — |
| 23 | 21 | ▼ 2 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 154 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 25 | ▲ 1 | 10Clyde Lynn | Champion Racing | Ford | 123 | 0 | transmission | 91 | — |
| 25 | 20 | ▼ 5 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 106 | 0 | oil pressure | 88 | — |
| 26 | 28 | ▲ 2 | 45Walter Ballard | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | valve spring | 85 | — |
| 27 | 29 | ▲ 2 | 04Gary Myers | Gary Myers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 35 | 0 | oil leak | 82 | — |
| 28 | 22 | ▼ 6 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Chevrolet | 15 | 0 | transmission | 79 | — |
| 29 | 26 | ▼ 3 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 12 | 0 | rear end | 76 | — |
| 30 | 30 | — | 18Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | flat tire | 73 | — |