No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | ▲ 5 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 420 | 300 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 5 | ▲ 3 | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Matador | 419 | 31 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 7 | ▲ 4 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 418 |
| 10 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 3 | ▼ 1 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 417 | 9 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 9 | ▲ 4 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 416 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 8 | ▲ 2 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 413 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 13 | ▲ 6 | 92Skip Manning | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 410 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 14 | ▲ 6 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 408 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 18 | ▲ 9 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 406 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 17 | ▲ 7 | 22Ricky Rudd | Al Rudd Auto | Chevrolet | 404 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 22 | ▲ 11 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 401 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 12 | 21 | ▲ 9 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 401 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 23 | ▲ 10 | 30Tighe Scott | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 397 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 20 | ▲ 6 | 40D.K. Ulrich | J.R. DeLotto (Owner) | Chevrolet | 396 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 15 | — | 68Janet Guthrie | Lynda Ferreri (Owner) | Chevrolet | 394 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 24 | ▲ 8 | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 391 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 27 | ▲ 10 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 384 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 1 | ▼ 17 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 381 | 32 | engine | 114 | — |
| 19 | 12 | ▼ 7 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 374 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 28 | ▲ 8 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 360 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 2 | ▼ 19 | 5Neil Bonnett | Jim Stacy Racing | Dodge | 187 | 38 | engine | 105 | — |
| 22 | 26 | ▲ 4 | 16David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | engine | 97 | — |
| 23 | 29 | ▲ 6 | 98Ralph Jones | Ralph Jones (Owner) | Ford | 137 | 0 | brakes | 94 | — |
| 24 | 11 | ▼ 13 | 27Sam Sommers | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 128 | 0 | rear end | 91 | — |
| 25 | 19 | ▼ 6 | 41Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby | Chevrolet | 122 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 26 | 25 | ▼ 1 | 4Gary Myers | Gary Myers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 37 | 0 | rear end | 85 | — |
| 27 | 4 | ▼ 23 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30 | 0 | accident | 82 | — |
| 28 | 16 | ▼ 12 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 18 | 0 | engine | 79 | — |
| 29 | 10 | ▼ 19 | 52Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Chevrolet | 15 | 0 | ignition | 76 | — |
| 30 | 30 | — | 69Mike Kempton | Mike Kempton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 12 | 0 | overheating | 73 | — |