No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | ▲ 6 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 267 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 6 | ▲ 4 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 500 | 0 | running | 170 | — |
| 3 | 2 | ▼ 1 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 499 |
| 10 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 4 | — | 1Donnie Allison | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 498 | 203 | running | 0 | — |
| 5 | 9 | ▲ 4 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 497 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 3 | ▼ 3 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 495 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 5 | ▼ 2 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 493 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 10 | ▲ 2 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 492 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 11 | ▲ 2 | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Matador | 489 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 20 | ▲ 10 | 27Sam Sommers | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 483 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 15 | ▲ 4 | 68Janet Guthrie | Lynda Ferreri (Owner) | Chevrolet | 483 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 13 | ▲ 1 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 482 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 37 | ▲ 24 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 482 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 16 | ▲ 2 | 52Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Chevrolet | 477 | 0 | ignition | 121 | — |
| 15 | 21 | ▲ 6 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 474 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 18 | ▲ 2 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 471 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 1 | ▼ 16 | 5Neil Bonnett | Jim Stacy Racing | Dodge | 469 | 20 | water pump | 0 | — |
| 18 | 30 | ▲ 12 | 61Joe Mihalic | Mihalic Racing | Chevrolet | 451 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 26 | ▲ 7 | 92Skip Manning | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 422 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 24 | ▲ 4 | 19Dick May | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 414 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 33 | ▲ 12 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 402 | 0 | engine | 100 | — |
| 22 | 27 | ▲ 5 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 372 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 8 | ▼ 15 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 301 | 0 | engine | 94 | — |
| 24 | 22 | ▼ 2 | 30Tighe Scott | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 288 | 0 | engine | 91 | — |
| 25 | 28 | ▲ 3 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 271 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 26 | 31 | ▲ 5 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 270 | 0 | engine | 85 | — |
| 27 | 34 | ▲ 7 | 6Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Chevrolet | 253 | 0 | overheating | 0 | — |
| 28 | 35 | ▲ 7 | 63Jocko Maggiacomo | Jockos Racing | Matador | 203 | 0 | water pump | 79 | — |
| 29 | 32 | ▲ 3 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Dodge | 200 | 0 | steering | 76 | — |
| 30 | 14 | ▼ 16 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 190 | 0 | sway bar | 0 | — |
| 31 | 23 | ▼ 8 | 40D.K. Ulrich | J.R. DeLotto (Owner) | Chevrolet | 179 | 0 | clutch | 70 | — |
| 32 | 12 | ▼ 20 | 22Ricky Rudd | Al Rudd Auto | Chevrolet | 178 | 0 | piston | 67 | — |
| 33 | 19 | ▼ 14 | 03Bill Seifert | — | Chevrolet | 152 | 0 | engine | 64 | — |
| 34 | 36 | ▲ 2 | 4Gary Myers | Gary Myers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 102 | 0 | steering | 61 | — |
| 35 | 39 | ▲ 4 | 34Nestor Peles | Steve Peles (Owner) | Chevrolet | 33 | 0 | steering | 58 | — |
| 36 | 40 | ▲ 4 | 07Steve Stolarek | Norris Price (Owner) | Chevrolet | 21 | 0 | rear wheel cylinder | 55 | — |
| 37 | 38 | ▲ 1 | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 17 | 0 | radiator | 52 | — |
| 38 | 25 | ▼ 13 | 98Marv Acton | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 16 | 0 | accident | 0 | — |
| 39 | 29 | ▼ 10 | 0Jim Hurtubise | John Kennedy (Owner) | Ford | 12 | 0 | accident | 46 | — |
| 40 | 17 | ▼ 23 | 84Kenny Brightbill | Makar Enterprises | Mercury | 12 | 0 | accident | 43 | — |