No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ▲ 3 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 328 | 261 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 11 | ▲ 9 | 2Dave Marcis | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 327 | 0 | running | 170 | — |
| 3 | 8 | ▲ 5 | 1Donnie Allison | Ellington Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 327 |
| 3 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 1 | ▼ 3 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Oldsmobile | 327 | 54 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 6 | ▲ 1 | 54Lennie Pond | Ranier Racing | Chevrolet | 327 | 2 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 16 | ▲ 10 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 325 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 26 | ▲ 19 | 41Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby | Chevrolet | 319 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 32 | ▲ 24 | 49Connie Saylor | GC Spencer Racing | Dodge | 316 | 0 | accident | 142 | — |
| 9 | 15 | ▲ 6 | 05Bruce Hill | Harry Clary (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 316 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 23 | ▲ 13 | 68Janet Guthrie | Lynda Ferreri (Owner) | Chevrolet | 315 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 21 | ▲ 10 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 314 | 0 | out of fuel | 130 | — |
| 12 | 37 | ▲ 25 | 89Sam Sommers | Vandiver Racing | Chevrolet | 314 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 3 | ▼ 10 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 314 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 28 | ▲ 14 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 313 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 18 | ▲ 3 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Oldsmobile | 313 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 35 | ▲ 19 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 312 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 39 | ▲ 22 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 311 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 10 | ▼ 8 | 98Roland Wlodyka | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 311 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 30 | ▲ 11 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 310 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 34 | ▲ 14 | 19Woody Fisher | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 309 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 2 | ▼ 19 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 303 | 0 | steering | 100 | — |
| 22 | 19 | ▼ 3 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 298 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 12 | ▼ 11 | 92Skip Manning | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 294 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 33 | ▲ 9 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 290 | 0 | running | 91 | — |
| 25 | 38 | ▲ 13 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 289 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 26 | 9 | ▼ 17 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 278 | 0 | overheating | 85 | — |
| 27 | 5 | ▼ 22 | 27Buddy Baker | M.C. Anderson Racing | Oldsmobile | 237 | 0 | engine | 82 | — |
| 28 | 40 | ▲ 12 | 91Billy McGinnis | Billie Harvey (Owner) | Chevrolet | 221 | 0 | ignition | 79 | — |
| 29 | 22 | ▼ 7 | 39Blackie Wangerin | Wangerin Racing | Mercury | 214 | 0 | push rod | 76 | — |
| 30 | 25 | ▼ 5 | 77Chuck Bown | Johnny Ray (Owner) | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | engine | 73 | — |
| 31 | 14 | ▼ 17 | 48Al Holbert | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 182 | 0 | engine | 70 | — |
| 32 | 20 | ▼ 12 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | engine | 67 | — |
| 33 | 31 | ▼ 2 | 5Neil Bonnett | Jim Stacy Racing | Dodge | 154 | 6 | engine | 69 | — |
| 34 | 29 | ▼ 5 | 30Tighe Scott | Ballard Racing | Oldsmobile | 152 | 0 | broken valve | 61 | — |
| 35 | 7 | ▼ 28 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 146 | 2 | broken valve | 63 | — |
| 36 | 27 | ▼ 9 | 75Butch Hartman | Butch Hartman (Owner) | Chevrolet | 121 | 0 | valve spring | 55 | — |
| 37 | 24 | ▼ 13 | 17Roger Hamby | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 97 | 0 | oil line | 52 | — |
| 38 | 17 | ▼ 21 | 9Bill Elliott | George Elliott Racing | Mercury | 66 | 0 | engine | 49 | — |
| 39 | 13 | ▼ 26 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 33 | 0 | engine | 46 | — |
| 40 | 36 | ▼ 4 | 00John A. Utsman | Wellrich Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 | 0 | oil leak | 43 | — |