No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 5Neil Bonnett | Jim Stacy Racing | Dodge | 400 | 250 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 400 | 1 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 400 |
| 127 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 9 | ▲ 5 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 400 | 17 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 12 | ▲ 7 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 400 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 5 | ▼ 1 | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Matador | 397 | 1 | running | 155 | — |
| 7 | 6 | ▼ 1 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 396 | 0 | accident | 146 | — |
| 8 | 4 | ▼ 4 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 393 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 7 | ▼ 2 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 387 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 28 | ▲ 18 | 52Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Chevrolet | 386 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 15 | ▲ 4 | 22Ricky Rudd | Al Rudd Auto | Chevrolet | 384 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 14 | ▲ 2 | 68Janet Guthrie | Lynda Ferreri (Owner) | Chevrolet | 383 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 10 | ▼ 3 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 379 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 20 | ▲ 6 | 40D.K. Ulrich | J.R. DeLotto (Owner) | Chevrolet | 378 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 19 | ▲ 4 | 92Skip Manning | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 377 | 0 | accident | 118 | — |
| 16 | 17 | ▲ 1 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 376 | 0 | accident | 115 | — |
| 17 | 25 | ▲ 8 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 374 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 18 | — | 30Tighe Scott | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 373 | 0 | engine | 109 | — |
| 19 | 26 | ▲ 7 | 19Dick May | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 373 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 24 | ▲ 4 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 369 | 0 | accident | 103 | — |
| 21 | 22 | ▲ 1 | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 362 | 0 | accident | 100 | — |
| 22 | 27 | ▲ 5 | 25Ferrel Harris | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 348 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 13 | ▼ 10 | 98Marv Acton | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 343 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 16 | ▼ 8 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 315 | 0 | rear end | 91 | — |
| 25 | 21 | ▼ 4 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 280 | 0 | engine | 88 | — |
| 26 | 11 | ▼ 15 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 212 | 4 | overheating | 90 | — |
| 27 | 8 | ▼ 19 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 187 | 0 | overheating | 82 | — |
| 28 | 23 | ▼ 5 | 6Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Chevrolet | 112 | 0 | oil leak | 0 | — |