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 | 95 | 71 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 95 | 2 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 6 | ▲ 3 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 95 |
| 1 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 18 | ▲ 14 | 51Jimmy Insolo | Jimmy Insolo (Owner) | Ford | 93 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 5 | 7 | ▲ 2 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 93 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 17 | ▲ 11 | 93Norm Palmer | Norm Palmer (Owner) | Dodge | 92 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 21 | ▲ 14 | 68Sonny Easley | Sonny Easley (Owner) | Ford | 92 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 8 | — | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 92 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 19 | ▲ 10 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 15 | ▲ 5 | 92Skip Manning | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 16 | ▲ 5 | 40D.K. Ulrich | J.R. DeLotto (Owner) | Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 30 | ▲ 18 | 64Dick Brooks | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 89 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 29 | ▲ 16 | 18John Dineen | George Stark (Owner) | Ford | 89 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 23 | ▲ 9 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 88 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 12 | ▼ 3 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 88 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 27 | ▲ 11 | 55Bill Baker | Bill Baker (Owner) | Chevrolet | 88 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 17 | 5 | ▼ 12 | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Matador | 88 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 28 | ▲ 10 | 37Chuck Wahl | DuWayne Wahl (Owner) | Chevrolet | 87 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 31 | ▲ 12 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 84 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 35 | ▲ 15 | 41Ernie Stierly | Ernie Stierly (Owner) | Chevrolet | 83 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 33 | ▲ 12 | 17Harry Goularte | Donald Dean (Owner) | Chevrolet | 81 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 26 | ▲ 4 | 2Richard White | Mike White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 76 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 13 | ▼ 10 | 29Roy Smith | Dick Midgley Motorsports | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | oil leak | 94 | — |
| 24 | 10 | ▼ 14 | 5Jim Thirkettle | — | Chevrolet | 47 | 0 | oil pump | 91 | — |
| 25 | 9 | ▼ 16 | 01Chuck Bown | Gerald Craker (Owner) | Chevrolet | 42 | 0 | engine | 88 | — |
| 26 | 2 | ▼ 24 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40 | 21 | transmission | 90 | — |
| 27 | 4 | ▼ 23 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 35 | 0 | engine | 82 | — |
| 28 | 34 | ▲ 6 | 13Don Puskarich | Puskarich Racing | Chevrolet | 35 | 0 | engine | 79 | — |
| 29 | 11 | ▼ 18 | 44Gary Johnson | Al Clark (Owner) | Chevrolet | 30 | 0 | broken valve | 76 | — |
| 30 | 14 | ▼ 16 | 73Bill Schmitt | Schmitt Racing | Chevrolet | 27 | 0 | sway bar | 73 | — |
| 31 | 24 | ▼ 7 | 82Sumner McKnight | McKnight Racing | Chevrolet | 15 | 0 | oil pressure | 70 | — |
| 32 | 25 | ▼ 7 | 32Ray Elder | Dave Hill (Owner) | Plymouth | 14 | 0 | engine | 67 | — |
| 33 | 20 | ▼ 13 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 9 | 0 | oil pump | 64 | — |
| 34 | 22 | ▼ 12 | 4Hershel McGriff | McGriff Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 | 0 | oil pressure | 61 | — |
| 35 | 32 | ▼ 3 | 98Don Noel | John Kieper (Owner) | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | transmission | 58 | — |