No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 1Donnie Allison | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 188 | 92 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 188 | 2 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 6 | ▲ 3 | 92Skip Manning | Hagan Enterprises |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 188 |
| 13 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 13 | ▲ 9 | 22Ricky Rudd | Al Rudd Auto | Chevrolet | 186 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 25 | ▲ 20 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 186 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 23 | ▲ 17 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 186 | 13 | running | 155 | — |
| 7 | 18 | ▲ 11 | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Matador | 185 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 22 | ▲ 14 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 17 | ▲ 8 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 182 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 14 | ▲ 4 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 181 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 11 | — | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 180 | 1 | running | 135 | — |
| 12 | 19 | ▲ 7 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 177 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 35 | ▲ 22 | 91Harold Miller | H Miller Racing | Chevrolet | 175 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 34 | ▲ 20 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 171 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 31 | ▲ 16 | 41Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby | Chevrolet | 151 | 0 | electrical | 118 | — |
| 16 | 29 | ▲ 13 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 26 | ▲ 9 | 25Dick May | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | engine | 112 | — |
| 18 | 24 | ▲ 6 | 40D.K. Ulrich | J.R. DeLotto (Owner) | Chevrolet | 144 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 40 | ▲ 21 | 07Steve Moore | Norris Price (Owner) | Chevrolet | 139 | 0 | crank pulley | 0 | — |
| 20 | 5 | ▼ 15 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 118 | 3 | engine | 108 | — |
| 21 | 12 | ▼ 9 | 51Johnny Rutherford | A.J. Foyt Racing | Chevrolet | 114 | 0 | driver fatigue | 0 | — |
| 22 | 7 | ▼ 15 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 106 | 9 | engine | 102 | — |
| 23 | 20 | ▼ 3 | 9Bill Elliott | George Elliott Racing | Mercury | 103 | 0 | rear wheel cylinder | 94 | — |
| 24 | 1 | ▼ 23 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 92 | 51 | engine | 96 | — |
| 25 | 16 | ▼ 9 | 5Neil Bonnett | Jim Stacy Racing | Dodge | 91 | 0 | engine | 88 | — |
| 26 | 3 | ▼ 23 | 27Sam Sommers | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | 4 | cylinder head | 90 | — |
| 27 | 15 | ▼ 12 | 30Tighe Scott | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 89 | 0 | broken valve | 82 | — |
| 28 | 38 | ▲ 10 | 16David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 82 | 0 | piston | 79 | — |
| 29 | 27 | ▼ 2 | 75Butch Hartman | Butch Hartman (Owner) | Chevrolet | 69 | 0 | cylinder head | 76 | — |
| 30 | 39 | ▲ 9 | 23Jim Raptis | Opal Voight (Owner) | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | rocker arm | 0 | — |
| 31 | 30 | ▼ 1 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Dodge | 58 | 0 | transmission | 70 | — |
| 32 | 37 | ▲ 5 | 61Joe Mihalic | Mihalic Racing | Chevrolet | 43 | 0 | engine | 67 | — |
| 33 | 33 | — | 05Peter Knab | Charles Dean (Owner) | Chevrolet | 41 | 0 | piston | 64 | — |
| 34 | 9 | ▼ 25 | 68Janet Guthrie | Lynda Ferreri (Owner) | Chevrolet | 39 | 0 | engine | 61 | — |
| 35 | 8 | ▼ 27 | 47Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Chevrolet | 38 | 0 | water pump | 58 | — |
| 36 | 36 | — | 98Jimmy Means | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 38 | 0 | engine | 55 | — |
| 37 | 21 | ▼ 16 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 37 | 0 | overheating | 52 | — |
| 38 | 28 | ▼ 10 | 42Marty Robbins | Robbins Racing | Dodge | 36 | 0 | transmission | 49 | — |
| 39 | 32 | ▼ 7 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 34 | 0 | head gasket | 46 | — |
| 40 | 10 | ▼ 30 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | drive shaft | 43 | — |