No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 328 | 112 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 328 | 80 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 5 | ▲ 2 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 327 |
| 136 |
| running |
| 175 |
| — |
| 4 | 2 | ▼ 2 | 1Donnie Allison | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 327 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 7 | ▲ 2 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 326 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 11 | ▲ 5 | 2Dave Marcis | Penske Racing South | Chevrolet | 326 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 6 | ▼ 1 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 325 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 15 | ▲ 7 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 322 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 14 | ▲ 5 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 321 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 19 | ▲ 9 | 47Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Chevrolet | 320 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 26 | ▲ 15 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 319 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 9 | ▼ 3 | 71Neil Bonnett | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 318 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 10 | ▼ 3 | 27Sam Sommers | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 317 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 32 | ▲ 18 | 84Jody Ridley | Makar Enterprises | Mercury | 316 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 12 | ▼ 3 | 60Ramo Stott | Viglione Racing | Chevrolet | 315 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 41 | ▲ 25 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 308 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 30 | ▲ 13 | 91Harold Miller | H Miller Racing | Chevrolet | 305 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 27 | ▲ 9 | 26Jimmy Lee Capps | David Lee Sellers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 304 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 13 | ▼ 6 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 303 | 0 | engine | 106 | — |
| 20 | 39 | ▲ 19 | 52Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Chevrolet | 295 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 31 | ▲ 10 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Dodge | 293 | 0 | rear end | 100 | — |
| 22 | 24 | ▲ 2 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 288 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 22 | ▼ 1 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 277 | 0 | clutch | 94 | — |
| 24 | 33 | ▲ 9 | 25Terry Bivins | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 259 | 0 | engine | 91 | — |
| 25 | 42 | ▲ 17 | 30Tighe Scott | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 248 | 0 | piston | 88 | — |
| 26 | 8 | ▼ 18 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 239 | 0 | engine | 85 | — |
| 27 | 37 | ▲ 10 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 237 | 0 | engine | 82 | — |
| 28 | 17 | ▼ 11 | 92Skip Manning | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 233 | 0 | transmission | 79 | — |
| 29 | 29 | — | 40D.K. Ulrich | J.R. DeLotto (Owner) | Chevrolet | 230 | 0 | overheating | 76 | — |
| 30 | 34 | ▲ 4 | 68Janet Guthrie | Lynda Ferreri (Owner) | Chevrolet | 215 | 0 | piston | 73 | — |
| 31 | 21 | ▼ 10 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 208 | 0 | engine | 70 | — |
| 32 | 18 | ▼ 14 | 9Bill Elliott | George Elliott Racing | Ford | 198 | 0 | broken valve | 67 | — |
| 33 | 36 | ▲ 3 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 180 | 0 | engine | 64 | — |
| 34 | 4 | ▼ 30 | 51A.J. Foyt | A.J. Foyt Racing | Chevrolet | 157 | 0 | steering | 0 | — |
| 35 | 35 | — | 80Phil Finney | Finney Racing | Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | head gasket | 58 | — |
| 36 | 20 | ▼ 16 | 29Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Dick Midgley Motorsports | Dodge | 139 | 0 | engine | 55 | — |
| 37 | 28 | ▼ 9 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | engine | 52 | — |
| 38 | 25 | ▼ 13 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 121 | 0 | engine | 49 | — |
| 39 | 40 | ▲ 1 | 16Ed Negre | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | engine | 46 | — |
| 40 | 23 | ▼ 17 | 77Johnny Rutherford | Johnny Ray (Owner) | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | broken valve | 0 | — |
| 41 | 16 | ▼ 25 | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Matador | 41 | 0 | broken valve | 40 | — |
| 42 | 38 | ▼ 4 | 35Jim Hurtubise | Davis Racing | Ford | 0 | 0 | did not start | 37 | — |