No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 71Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 328 | 224 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 328 | 41 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 5 | ▲ 2 | 1Donnie Allison | Ellington Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 328 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| — |
| 4 | 7 | ▲ 3 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 328 | 45 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 1 | ▼ 4 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 327 | 11 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 11 | ▲ 5 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 327 | 7 | running | 155 | — |
| 7 | 9 | ▲ 2 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 323 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 14 | ▲ 6 | 12Neil Bonnett | Neil Bonnett (Owner) | Chevrolet | 322 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 6 | ▼ 3 | 27Sam Sommers | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 322 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 32 | ▲ 22 | 36Bobby Wawak | Gwinn-Wawak | Chevrolet | 318 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 26 | ▲ 15 | 47Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Chevrolet | 318 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 12 | — | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 314 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 35 | ▲ 22 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 311 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 31 | ▲ 17 | 92Skip Manning | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 310 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 29 | ▲ 14 | 55Sonny Easley | Jerry Lankford (Owner) | Ford | 309 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 36 | ▲ 20 | 93Gene Felton | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 308 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 30 | ▲ 13 | 52Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Chevrolet | 304 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 22 | ▲ 4 | 40D.K. Ulrich | J.R. DeLotto (Owner) | Chevrolet | 304 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 16 | ▼ 3 | 77Dale Earnhardt | Johnny Ray (Owner) | Chevrolet | 260 | 0 | accident | 0 | — |
| 20 | 24 | ▲ 4 | 41Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby | Chevrolet | 254 | 0 | engine | 103 | — |
| 21 | 20 | ▼ 1 | 99Richie Panch | Puro Racing | Ford | 252 | 0 | valve spring | 100 | — |
| 22 | 15 | ▼ 7 | 30Terry Bivins | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | engine | 97 | — |
| 23 | 27 | ▲ 4 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 248 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 13 | ▼ 11 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 228 | 0 | engine | 91 | — |
| 25 | 19 | ▼ 6 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 218 | 0 | engine | 88 | — |
| 26 | 8 | ▼ 18 | 2Bobby Allison | Penske Racing South | Mercury | 189 | 0 | broken valve | 85 | — |
| 27 | 17 | ▼ 10 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 164 | 0 | overheating | 82 | — |
| 28 | 4 | ▼ 24 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 157 | 0 | oil pressure | 79 | — |
| 29 | 23 | ▼ 6 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 156 | 0 | accident | 76 | — |
| 30 | 34 | ▲ 4 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 114 | 0 | cylinder wall | 73 | — |
| 31 | 10 | ▼ 21 | 01Chuck Bown | Gerald Craker (Owner) | Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | wheel bearing | 70 | — |
| 32 | 33 | ▲ 1 | 91Dick May | H Miller Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | oil pressure | 67 | — |
| 33 | 21 | ▼ 12 | 60David Sisco | Viglione Racing | Chevrolet | 34 | 0 | head gasket | 64 | — |
| 34 | 25 | ▼ 9 | 50Billy McGinnis | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 15 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 35 | 28 | ▼ 7 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Dodge | 1 | 0 | accident | 58 | — |
| 36 | 18 | ▼ 18 | 7Jack Donohue | Dalton Racing | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | engine | 55 | — |