No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ▲ 3 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 200 | 106 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 200 | 5 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 2 | ▼ 1 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 200 |
| 8 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 6 | ▲ 2 | 2Dave Marcis | Penske Racing South | Chevrolet | 199 | 65 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 1 | ▼ 4 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 199 | 4 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 7 | ▲ 1 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 10 | ▲ 3 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 197 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 9 | ▲ 1 | 27Sam Sommers | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 17 | ▲ 8 | 75Butch Hartman | Butch Hartman (Owner) | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 16 | ▲ 6 | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Matador | 195 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 26 | ▲ 15 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 24 | ▲ 12 | 03Bill Seifert | — | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 33 | ▲ 20 | 42Marty Robbins | Robbins Racing | Dodge | 193 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 25 | ▲ 11 | 52Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Chevrolet | 193 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 14 | ▼ 1 | 9Bill Elliott | George Elliott Racing | Ford | 192 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 28 | ▲ 12 | 40D.K. Ulrich | J.R. DeLotto (Owner) | Chevrolet | 192 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 19 | ▲ 2 | 81Terry Ryan | WAM Racing | Chevrolet | 191 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 34 | ▲ 16 | 74Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Chevrolet | 191 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 19 | 35 | ▲ 16 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 189 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 27 | ▲ 7 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 189 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 21 | — | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 189 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 32 | ▲ 10 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 186 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 22 | ▼ 1 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 182 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 8 | ▼ 16 | 1Donnie Allison | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 176 | 3 | engine | 96 | — |
| 25 | 20 | ▼ 5 | 16David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 174 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 26 | 12 | ▼ 14 | 68Janet Guthrie | Lynda Ferreri (Owner) | Chevrolet | 170 | 0 | running | 85 | — |
| 27 | 11 | ▼ 16 | 92Skip Manning | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 159 | 0 | engine | 82 | — |
| 28 | 13 | ▼ 15 | 22Ricky Rudd | Al Rudd Auto | Chevrolet | 131 | 8 | engine | 84 | — |
| 29 | 36 | ▲ 7 | 91Roland Wlodyka | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 127 | 0 | transmission | 0 | — |
| 30 | 18 | ▼ 12 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 112 | 0 | engine | 73 | — |
| 31 | 29 | ▼ 2 | 30Tighe Scott | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | engine | 70 | — |
| 32 | 15 | ▼ 17 | 47Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Chevrolet | 92 | 0 | drive shaft | 67 | — |
| 33 | 31 | ▼ 2 | 0John Kennedy | John Kennedy (Owner) | Ford | 66 | 0 | engine | 64 | — |
| 34 | 23 | ▼ 11 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 | engine | 61 | — |
| 35 | 5 | ▼ 30 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49 | 1 | engine | 63 | — |
| 36 | 30 | ▼ 6 | 25Ferrel Harris | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 9 | 0 | engine | 55 | — |