No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ▲ 2 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 189 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 5 | ▲ 3 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 400 | 1 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 2 | ▼ 1 | 5Neil Bonnett | Jim Stacy Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 399 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| — |
| 4 | 6 | ▲ 2 | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Matador | 397 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 4 | ▼ 1 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 396 | 11 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 9 | ▲ 3 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 388 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 14 | ▲ 7 | 22Ricky Rudd | Al Rudd Auto | Chevrolet | 388 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 7 | ▼ 1 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 387 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 8 | ▼ 1 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 387 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 10 | — | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 384 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 16 | ▲ 5 | 52Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Chevrolet | 383 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 13 | ▲ 1 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 382 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 20 | ▲ 7 | 64Skip Manning | Hagan Enterprises | Ford | 377 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 21 | ▲ 7 | 98Sam Sommers | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 377 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 17 | ▲ 2 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 377 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 12 | ▼ 4 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 374 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 18 | ▲ 1 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 373 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 25 | ▲ 7 | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 368 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 22 | ▲ 3 | 17Roger Hamby | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 367 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 20 | 23 | ▲ 3 | 19Dick May | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 363 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 15 | ▼ 6 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 322 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 19 | ▼ 3 | 40D.K. Ulrich | J.R. DeLotto (Owner) | Chevrolet | 290 | 0 | engine | 97 | — |
| 23 | 11 | ▼ 12 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 286 | 0 | rear end | 94 | — |
| 24 | 1 | ▼ 23 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 240 | 199 | accident | 101 | — |
| 25 | 24 | ▼ 1 | 25Ferrel Harris | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 114 | 0 | overheating | 88 | — |
| 26 | 26 | — | 95Junior Miller | Junior Miller Racing | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | quit | 85 | — |