No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | ▲ 5 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 400 | 216 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 8 | ▲ 6 | 2Bobby Allison | Penske Racing South | Mercury | 400 | 77 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 7 | ▲ 4 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 399 |
| 3 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 2 | ▼ 2 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 399 | 93 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 4 | ▼ 1 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 398 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 10 | ▲ 4 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 394 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 3 | ▼ 4 | 71Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 389 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 9 | ▲ 1 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 388 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 18 | ▲ 9 | 30Terry Bivins | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 386 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 13 | ▲ 3 | 36Bobby Wawak | Gwinn-Wawak | Chevrolet | 381 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 14 | ▲ 3 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 379 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 21 | ▲ 9 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 378 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 16 | ▲ 3 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 376 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 15 | ▲ 1 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Chevrolet | 375 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 19 | ▲ 4 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 374 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 17 | ▲ 1 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 371 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 25 | ▲ 8 | 40D.K. Ulrich | J.R. DeLotto (Owner) | Chevrolet | 365 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 22 | ▲ 4 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 361 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 26 | ▲ 7 | 25Dick May | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 356 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 24 | ▲ 4 | 33Earl Brooks | Hiram Handy (Owner) | Chevrolet | 353 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 21 | 29 | ▲ 8 | 95Gary Myers | Junior Miller Racing | Chevrolet | 350 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 28 | ▲ 6 | 45Walter Ballard | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 343 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 27 | ▲ 4 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 326 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 11 | ▼ 13 | 52Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Chevrolet | 299 | 0 | running | 91 | — |
| 25 | 5 | ▼ 20 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 271 | 0 | engine | 88 | — |
| 26 | 23 | ▼ 3 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 249 | 0 | overheating | 85 | — |
| 27 | 12 | ▼ 15 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 248 | 0 | brakes | 82 | — |
| 28 | 30 | ▲ 2 | 46Travis Tiller | Morgan-McClure | Dodge | 129 | 0 | running | 79 | — |
| 29 | 1 | ▼ 28 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 103 | 11 | accident | 81 | — |
| 30 | 20 | ▼ 10 | 23Larry LeMay | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 87 | 0 | driver sick | 73 | — |