No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | ▲ 10 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 188 | 18 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 5 | ▲ 3 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 188 | 29 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 2 | ▼ 1 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 188 |
| 16 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 4 | — | 1Donnie Allison | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 188 | 71 | running | 170 | — |
| 5 | 6 | ▲ 1 | 2Dave Marcis | Penske Racing South | Mercury | 188 | 3 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 8 | ▲ 2 | 36Ron Hutcherson | Gwinn-Wawak | Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 19 | ▲ 12 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 187 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 17 | ▲ 9 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 186 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 32 | ▲ 23 | 80Terry Bivins | WAM Racing | Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 3 | ▼ 7 | 27Sam Sommers | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 33 | ▲ 22 | 60Ramo Stott | Viglione Racing | Chevrolet | 182 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 35 | ▲ 23 | 05Peter Knab | Charles Dean (Owner) | Chevrolet | 180 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 13 | 21 | ▲ 8 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 178 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 37 | ▲ 23 | 25Ferrel Harris | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 176 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 29 | ▲ 14 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 174 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 14 | ▼ 2 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 173 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 24 | ▲ 7 | 30Tighe Scott | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 173 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 34 | ▲ 16 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 171 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 23 | ▲ 4 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 165 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 7 | ▼ 13 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 153 | 19 | engine | 108 | — |
| 21 | 15 | ▼ 6 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 149 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 10 | ▼ 12 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 143 | 9 | head gasket | 102 | — |
| 23 | 18 | ▼ 5 | 92Skip Manning | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 131 | 0 | engine | 94 | — |
| 24 | 26 | ▲ 2 | 18Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Chevrolet | 126 | 0 | accident | 91 | — |
| 25 | 22 | ▼ 3 | 75Butch Hartman | Butch Hartman (Owner) | Chevrolet | 122 | 0 | engine | 88 | — |
| 26 | 16 | ▼ 10 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 117 | 1 | engine | 90 | — |
| 27 | 12 | ▼ 15 | 47Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Chevrolet | 116 | 4 | clutch | 87 | — |
| 28 | 36 | ▲ 8 | 22Ricky Rudd | Al Rudd Auto | Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | engine | 79 | — |
| 29 | 9 | ▼ 20 | 71Neil Bonnett | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 105 | 0 | broken valve | 76 | — |
| 30 | 25 | ▼ 5 | 16David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | engine | 73 | — |
| 31 | 41 | ▲ 10 | 40D.K. Ulrich | J.R. DeLotto (Owner) | Chevrolet | 98 | 0 | rocker arm | 70 | — |
| 32 | 13 | ▼ 19 | 68Janet Guthrie | Lynda Ferreri (Owner) | Chevrolet | 97 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 33 | 20 | ▼ 13 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 90 | 15 | clutch | 69 | — |
| 34 | 27 | ▼ 7 | 52Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | 0 | oil pump | 61 | — |
| 35 | 30 | ▼ 5 | 81Terry Ryan | WAM Racing | Chevrolet | 84 | 0 | engine | 58 | — |
| 36 | 38 | ▲ 2 | 78Dick Skillen | Goffco | Chevrolet | 38 | 0 | broken valve | 55 | — |
| 37 | 31 | ▼ 6 | 41Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby | Chevrolet | 35 | 0 | engine | 52 | — |
| 38 | 1 | ▼ 37 | 51A.J. Foyt | A.J. Foyt Racing | Chevrolet | 18 | 3 | engine | 0 | — |
| 39 | 40 | ▲ 1 | 49Henley Gray | GC Spencer Racing | Dodge | 15 | 0 | engine | 46 | — |
| 40 | 28 | ▼ 12 | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Matador | 11 | 0 | engine | 43 | — |
| 41 | 39 | ▼ 2 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 0 | 0 | cylinder head | 40 | — |