No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | ▲ 7 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 334 | 250 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 334 | 26 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Mercury |
| 333 |
| 2 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 4 | — | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 333 | 3 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 6 | ▲ 1 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 333 | 3 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 13 | ▲ 7 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 332 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 9 | ▲ 2 | 51A.J. Foyt | A.J. Foyt Racing | Chevrolet | 329 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 8 | 7 | ▼ 1 | 5Neil Bonnett | Jim Stacy Racing | Dodge | 329 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 27 | ▲ 18 | 68Janet Guthrie | Lynda Ferreri (Owner) | Chevrolet | 326 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 20 | ▲ 10 | 9Bill Elliott | George Elliott Racing | Mercury | 326 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 16 | ▲ 5 | 36Ron Hutcherson | Gwinn-Wawak | Chevrolet | 326 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 12 | 25 | ▲ 13 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 325 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 35 | ▲ 22 | 57Dick May | McClure Motors | Chevrolet | 324 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 33 | ▲ 19 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 324 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 29 | ▲ 14 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 323 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 22 | ▲ 6 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 321 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 30 | ▲ 13 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 318 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 17 | ▼ 1 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Dodge | 301 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 18 | ▼ 1 | 40D.K. Ulrich | J.R. DeLotto (Owner) | Chevrolet | 292 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 34 | ▲ 14 | 05Peter Knab | Charles Dean (Owner) | Chevrolet | 286 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 28 | ▲ 7 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 286 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 24 | ▲ 2 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 242 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 14 | ▼ 9 | 2Dave Marcis | Penske Racing South | Chevrolet | 237 | 0 | broken valve | 0 | — |
| 24 | 21 | ▼ 3 | 22Ricky Rudd | Al Rudd Auto | Chevrolet | 232 | 0 | running | 91 | — |
| 25 | 41 | ▲ 16 | 30Tighe Scott | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 222 | 0 | ignition | 88 | — |
| 26 | 15 | ▼ 11 | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Matador | 195 | 0 | engine | 85 | — |
| 27 | 12 | ▼ 15 | 6Tom Sneva | Jim Stacy Racing | Dodge | 194 | 0 | clutch | 0 | — |
| 28 | 39 | ▲ 11 | 52Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Chevrolet | 173 | 0 | head gasket | 79 | — |
| 29 | 31 | ▲ 2 | 99Dick Trickle | Frasson Racing | Chevrolet | 141 | 0 | accident | 76 | — |
| 30 | 19 | ▼ 11 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 131 | 0 | engine | 73 | — |
| 31 | 37 | ▲ 6 | 75Butch Hartman | Butch Hartman (Owner) | Chevrolet | 120 | 0 | broken valve | 70 | — |
| 32 | 5 | ▼ 27 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 107 | 25 | broken shock bracket | 72 | — |
| 33 | 23 | ▼ 10 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 101 | 0 | engine | 64 | — |
| 34 | 11 | ▼ 23 | 27Sam Sommers | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 97 | 0 | piston | 61 | — |
| 35 | 10 | ▼ 25 | 92Skip Manning | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 66 | 0 | valve spring | 58 | — |
| 36 | 3 | ▼ 33 | 1Donnie Allison | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 27 | 25 | overheating | 60 | — |
| 37 | 40 | ▲ 3 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 26 | 0 | head gasket | 52 | — |
| 38 | 36 | ▼ 2 | 19Dale Earnhardt | Johnny Ray (Owner) | Chevrolet | 25 | 0 | rear end | 49 | — |
| 39 | 38 | ▼ 1 | 98Roland Wlodyka | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 24 | 0 | engine | 46 | — |
| 40 | 32 | ▼ 8 | 23Jim Raptis | Opal Voight (Owner) | Chevrolet | 17 | 0 | broken valve | 43 | — |
| 41 | 26 | ▼ 15 | 47Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Chevrolet | 15 | 0 | cylinder head | 40 | — |