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 | 367 | 93 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 8 | ▲ 6 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 367 | 32 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 4 | ▲ 1 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 367 |
| 50 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 6 | ▲ 2 | 71Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 367 | 58 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 14 | ▲ 9 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 365 | 1 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 9 | ▲ 3 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 364 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 5 | ▼ 2 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 364 | 3 | running | 151 | — |
| 8 | 11 | ▲ 3 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 356 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 2 | ▼ 7 | 2Bobby Allison | Penske Racing South | Mercury | 355 | 28 | running | 143 | — |
| 10 | 22 | ▲ 12 | 36Bobby Wawak | Gwinn-Wawak | Chevrolet | 355 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 25 | ▲ 14 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Chevrolet | 351 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 15 | ▲ 3 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 347 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 20 | ▲ 7 | 41Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby | Chevrolet | 346 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 24 | ▲ 10 | 30Terry Bivins | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 345 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 12 | ▼ 3 | 60Jackie Rogers | Viglione Racing | Chevrolet | 343 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 21 | ▲ 5 | 40D.K. Ulrich | J.R. DeLotto (Owner) | Chevrolet | 342 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 34 | ▲ 17 | 33Buck Baker | Hiram Handy (Owner) | Chevrolet | 341 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 27 | ▲ 9 | 52Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Chevrolet | 336 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 35 | ▲ 16 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 336 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 32 | ▲ 12 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 334 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 29 | ▲ 8 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 327 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 18 | ▼ 4 | 47Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Chevrolet | 321 | 0 | engine | 97 | — |
| 23 | 7 | ▼ 16 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 307 | 49 | running | 99 | — |
| 24 | 16 | ▼ 8 | 12Neil Bonnett | Neil Bonnett (Owner) | Chevrolet | 290 | 0 | sway bar | 91 | — |
| 25 | 33 | ▲ 8 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 272 | 0 | engine | 88 | — |
| 26 | 31 | ▲ 5 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 238 | 0 | engine | 85 | — |
| 27 | 28 | ▲ 1 | 95Gary Myers | Junior Miller Racing | Chevrolet | 216 | 0 | timing chain | 82 | — |
| 28 | 23 | ▼ 5 | 49Dick May | GC Spencer Racing | Dodge | 213 | 0 | engine | 79 | — |
| 29 | 38 | ▲ 9 | 01Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | Dodge | 210 | 0 | engine | 76 | — |
| 30 | 19 | ▼ 11 | 27Sam Sommers | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 208 | 0 | wheel bearing | 73 | — |
| 31 | 3 | ▼ 28 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 181 | 10 | oil cooler | 75 | — |
| 32 | 26 | ▼ 6 | 92Skip Manning | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 172 | 0 | accident | 67 | — |
| 33 | 10 | ▼ 23 | 28Donnie Allison | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 167 | 43 | water pump | 69 | — |
| 34 | 37 | ▲ 3 | 18Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Chevrolet | 166 | 0 | accident | 61 | — |
| 35 | 30 | ▼ 5 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 124 | 0 | broken valve | 58 | — |
| 36 | 17 | ▼ 19 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 117 | 0 | crankshaft | 55 | — |
| 37 | 39 | ▲ 2 | 10Bruce Jacobi | Champion Racing | Ford | 59 | 0 | engine | 52 | — |
| 38 | 40 | ▲ 2 | 20Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Chevrolet | 44 | 0 | ignition | 49 | — |
| 39 | 13 | ▼ 26 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 13 | 0 | accident | 46 | — |
| 40 | 36 | ▼ 4 | 50Darrell Bryant | Cliff Stewart Racing | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | oil pressure | 43 | — |