No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 400 | 311 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 400 | 64 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 7 | ▲ 4 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 398 |
| 11 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 15 | ▲ 11 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 397 | 1 | running | 0 | — |
| 5 | 6 | ▲ 1 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 397 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 4 | ▼ 2 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 396 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 14 | ▲ 7 | 71Neil Bonnett | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 394 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 20 | ▲ 12 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 392 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 8 | ▼ 1 | 27Sam Sommers | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 392 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 9 | ▼ 1 | 92Skip Manning | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 391 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 10 | ▼ 1 | 36Ron Hutcherson | Gwinn-Wawak | Chevrolet | 389 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 12 | 13 | ▲ 1 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 387 | 1 | running | 132 | — |
| 13 | 19 | ▲ 6 | 84Morgan Shepherd | Makar Enterprises | Mercury | 387 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 22 | ▲ 8 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 386 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 21 | ▲ 6 | 9Bill Elliott | George Elliott Racing | Ford | 385 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 39 | ▲ 23 | 30Tighe Scott | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 384 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 18 | ▲ 1 | 22Ricky Rudd | Al Rudd Auto | Chevrolet | 384 | 2 | running | 117 | — |
| 18 | 31 | ▲ 13 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 382 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 33 | ▲ 14 | 52Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Chevrolet | 382 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 12 | ▼ 8 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Dodge | 373 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 34 | ▲ 13 | 57Dick May | McClure Motors | Ford | 372 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 38 | ▲ 16 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 360 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 27 | ▲ 4 | 75Butch Hartman | Butch Hartman (Owner) | Chevrolet | 352 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 3 | ▼ 21 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 350 | 0 | running | 91 | — |
| 25 | 29 | ▲ 4 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 347 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 26 | 28 | ▲ 2 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 336 | 0 | running | 85 | — |
| 27 | 35 | ▲ 8 | 91Harold Miller | H Miller Racing | Chevrolet | 333 | 0 | clutch | 82 | — |
| 28 | 17 | ▼ 11 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 300 | 0 | timing chain | 79 | — |
| 29 | 26 | ▼ 3 | 81Terry Ryan | WAM Racing | Chevrolet | 271 | 0 | rear axle housing | 76 | — |
| 30 | 23 | ▼ 7 | 6Harry Gant | Sherrill Enterprises | Chevrolet | 266 | 0 | head gasket | 73 | — |
| 31 | 24 | ▼ 7 | 47Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Chevrolet | 257 | 0 | rocker arm | 70 | — |
| 32 | 40 | ▲ 8 | 16David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 240 | 0 | engine | 67 | — |
| 33 | 5 | ▼ 28 | 1Donnie Allison | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 219 | 8 | engine | 69 | — |
| 34 | 30 | ▼ 4 | 40D.K. Ulrich | J.R. DeLotto (Owner) | Chevrolet | 186 | 0 | oil pump | 61 | — |
| 35 | 32 | ▼ 3 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 185 | 0 | engine | 58 | — |
| 36 | 16 | ▼ 20 | 2Dave Marcis | Penske Racing South | Mercury | 168 | 2 | engine | 60 | — |
| 37 | 37 | — | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 87 | 0 | engine | 52 | — |
| 38 | 36 | ▼ 2 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 64 | 0 | broken spindle | 49 | — |
| 39 | 11 | ▼ 28 | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Matador | 63 | 0 | broken valve | 46 | — |
| 40 | 25 | ▼ 15 | 60Ramo Stott | Viglione Racing | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | oil pressure | 43 | — |