No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ▲ 2 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 500 | 352 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 6 | ▲ 4 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 73 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 10 | ▲ 7 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Mercury |
| 500 |
| 35 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 4 | — | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 499 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 15 | ▲ 10 | 27Sam Sommers | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 491 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 8 | ▲ 2 | 63Jimmy Hensley | Jimmy Hensley (Owner) | Chevrolet | 491 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 19 | ▲ 12 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 487 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 24 | ▲ 16 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 483 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 21 | ▲ 12 | 52Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Chevrolet | 482 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 2 | ▼ 8 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 472 | 36 | rear end | 139 | — |
| 11 | 17 | ▲ 6 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 466 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 23 | ▲ 11 | 40D.K. Ulrich | J.R. DeLotto (Owner) | Chevrolet | 457 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 11 | ▼ 2 | 92Skip Manning | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 423 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 28 | ▲ 14 | 19Dick May | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 420 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 18 | ▲ 3 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 420 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 20 | ▲ 4 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 413 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 12 | ▼ 5 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 25 | ▲ 7 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 392 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 26 | ▲ 7 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 373 | 0 | engine | 106 | — |
| 20 | 27 | ▲ 7 | 30Tighe Scott | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 360 | 0 | engine | 103 | — |
| 21 | 9 | ▼ 12 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 336 | 0 | rear end | 100 | — |
| 22 | 1 | ▼ 21 | 5Neil Bonnett | Jim Stacy Racing | Dodge | 304 | 0 | rear end | 97 | — |
| 23 | 5 | ▼ 18 | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Matador | 216 | 4 | rear end | 99 | — |
| 24 | 22 | ▼ 2 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 103 | 0 | oil pump | 91 | — |
| 25 | 13 | ▼ 12 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 95 | 0 | brakes | 88 | — |
| 26 | 16 | ▼ 10 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 95 | 0 | rear end | 85 | — |
| 27 | 14 | ▼ 13 | 22Ricky Rudd | Al Rudd Auto | Chevrolet | 84 | 0 | rear end | 82 | — |
| 28 | 7 | ▼ 21 | 1Donnie Allison | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 42 | 0 | brakes | 0 | — |
| 29 | 30 | ▲ 1 | 46Travis Tiller | Morgan-McClure | Dodge | 8 | 0 | radiator | 76 | — |
| 30 | 29 | ▼ 1 | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 4 | 0 | oil leak | 73 | — |