No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 146 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 7 | ▲ 5 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 400 | 129 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 399 |
| 120 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 5 | ▲ 1 | 54Lennie Pond | Ranier Racing | Chevrolet | 399 | 1 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 6 | ▲ 1 | 2Dave Marcis | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 398 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 3 | ▼ 3 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 397 | 1 | running | 155 | — |
| 7 | 14 | ▲ 7 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 390 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 9 | ▲ 1 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 390 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 10 | ▲ 1 | 92Skip Manning | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 389 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 17 | ▲ 7 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Oldsmobile | 388 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 16 | ▲ 5 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 384 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 12 | — | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 382 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 11 | ▼ 2 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 375 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 24 | ▲ 10 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 374 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 23 | ▲ 8 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 372 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 28 | ▲ 12 | 74Joe Booher | Wawak Racing | Chevrolet | 371 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 22 | ▲ 5 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 370 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 29 | ▲ 11 | 19Dick May | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 354 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 25 | ▲ 6 | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 346 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 21 | ▲ 1 | 4Gary Myers | Gary Myers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 295 | 0 | oil leak | 103 | — |
| 21 | 20 | ▼ 1 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 279 | 0 | handling | 100 | — |
| 22 | 13 | ▼ 9 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 245 | 0 | wheel stud | 97 | — |
| 23 | 19 | ▼ 4 | 17Roger Hamby | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 214 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 8 | ▼ 16 | 5Neil Bonnett | Jim Stacy Racing | Dodge | 187 | 1 | engine | 96 | — |
| 25 | 15 | ▼ 10 | 30Tighe Scott | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | overheating | 88 | — |
| 26 | 4 | ▼ 22 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Oldsmobile | 120 | 2 | overheating | 90 | — |
| 27 | 18 | ▼ 9 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 79 | 0 | engine | 82 | — |
| 28 | 27 | ▼ 1 | 29Bill Hollar | Hollar Racing | Chevrolet | 76 | 0 | quit | 79 | — |
| 29 | 26 | ▼ 3 | 0John Kennedy | John Kennedy (Owner) | Ford | 34 | 0 | rear end | 76 | — |