No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | ▲ 8 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 492 | 219 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 492 | 124 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 6 | ▲ 3 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 492 |
| 45 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 10 | ▲ 6 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 490 | 2 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 11 | ▲ 6 | 54Lennie Pond | Ranier Racing | Chevrolet | 489 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 1 | ▼ 5 | 5Neil Bonnett | Jim Stacy Racing | Dodge | 483 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 12 | ▲ 5 | 92Skip Manning | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 481 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 15 | ▲ 7 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 477 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 30 | ▲ 21 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 476 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 25 | ▲ 15 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 464 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 8 | ▼ 3 | 2Dave Marcis | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 461 | 4 | running | 135 | — |
| 12 | 31 | ▲ 19 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 460 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 24 | ▲ 11 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 457 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 21 | ▲ 7 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 445 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 14 | ▼ 1 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 444 | 6 | running | 123 | — |
| 16 | 27 | ▲ 11 | 18Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Chevrolet | 439 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 34 | ▲ 17 | 74Dick May | Wawak Racing | Chevrolet | 429 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 4 | ▼ 14 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Oldsmobile | 407 | 36 | running | 114 | — |
| 19 | 32 | ▲ 13 | 61Joe Mihalic | Jim Norris (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 398 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 35 | ▲ 15 | 97Ralph Jones | Ralph Jones (Owner) | Ford | 378 | 0 | engine | 103 | — |
| 21 | 2 | ▼ 19 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 352 | 33 | overheating | 105 | — |
| 22 | 28 | ▲ 6 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 352 | 0 | engine | 97 | — |
| 23 | 36 | ▲ 13 | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 338 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 33 | ▲ 9 | 01Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | Dodge | 280 | 0 | broken valve | 91 | — |
| 25 | 18 | ▼ 7 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 0 | cylinder head | 88 | — |
| 26 | 13 | ▼ 13 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 260 | 0 | engine | 85 | — |
| 27 | 23 | ▼ 4 | 17Roger Hamby | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 259 | 0 | oil pump | 82 | — |
| 28 | 7 | ▼ 21 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 243 | 23 | engine | 84 | — |
| 29 | 22 | ▼ 7 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 167 | 0 | engine | 76 | — |
| 30 | 19 | ▼ 11 | 41Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby | Chevrolet | 145 | 0 | engine | 73 | — |
| 31 | 5 | ▼ 26 | 1Donnie Allison | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 119 | 0 | engine | 70 | — |
| 32 | 17 | ▼ 15 | 98Roland Wlodyka | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | ignition | 67 | — |
| 33 | 16 | ▼ 17 | 27Buddy Baker | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 70 | 0 | broken valve | 64 | — |
| 34 | 20 | ▼ 14 | 30Tighe Scott | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 30 | 0 | accident | 61 | — |
| 35 | 29 | ▼ 6 | 26Jimmy Lee Capps | David Lee Sellers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 28 | 0 | accident | 58 | — |
| 36 | 26 | ▼ 10 | 19Woody Fisher | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | water pump | 55 | — |