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 | 320 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 7 | ▲ 5 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 400 | 25 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 4 | ▲ 1 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 400 |
| 13 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 5 | ▲ 1 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 399 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 6 | ▲ 1 | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Matador | 398 | 4 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 10 | ▲ 4 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 397 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 3 | ▼ 4 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 394 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 8 | — | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 394 | 12 | running | 147 | — |
| 9 | 9 | — | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 388 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 18 | ▲ 8 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 387 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 23 | ▲ 12 | 4Gary Myers | Gary Myers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 382 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 16 | ▲ 4 | 19Dave Marcis | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 382 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 13 | — | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 380 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 20 | ▲ 6 | 64Henley Gray | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 376 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 24 | ▲ 9 | 44Robin Schildknecht | Robin Schildnecht (Owner) | Chevrolet | 354 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 19 | ▲ 3 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 353 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 28 | ▲ 11 | 25Terry Bivins | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 345 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 29 | ▲ 11 | 95Junior Miller | Junior Miller Racing | Chevrolet | 343 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 21 | ▲ 2 | 16David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 328 | 0 | oil pump | 106 | — |
| 20 | 11 | ▼ 9 | 40D.K. Ulrich | J.R. DeLotto (Owner) | Chevrolet | 325 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 1 | ▼ 20 | 71Neil Bonnett | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 305 | 26 | accident | 105 | — |
| 22 | 14 | ▼ 8 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 275 | 0 | engine | 97 | — |
| 23 | 22 | ▼ 1 | 30Tighe Scott | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 0 | accident | 94 | — |
| 24 | 17 | ▼ 7 | 23Larry LeMay | Larry LeMay (Owner) | Chevrolet | 252 | 0 | running | 91 | — |
| 25 | 25 | — | 45Earl Brooks | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 131 | 0 | drive shaft | 88 | — |
| 26 | 12 | ▼ 14 | 92Skip Manning | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 122 | 0 | crankshaft | 85 | — |
| 27 | 27 | — | 52Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Chevrolet | 118 | 0 | engine | 82 | — |
| 28 | 15 | ▼ 13 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 87 | 0 | engine | 79 | — |
| 29 | 26 | ▼ 3 | 20Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Ford | 2 | 0 | oil leak | 76 | — |