No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Oldsmobile | 188 | 81 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 22 | ▲ 20 | 27Buddy Baker | M.C. Anderson Racing | Oldsmobile | 188 | 15 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 2 | ▼ 1 | 51A.J. Foyt | A.J. Foyt Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Buick |
| 187 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 0 |
| — |
| 4 | 4 | — | 92Skip Manning | Hagan Enterprises | Buick | 187 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 36 | ▲ 31 | 41Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby | Chevrolet | 186 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 20 | ▲ 14 | 9Bill Elliott | George Elliott Racing | Mercury | 185 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 5 | ▼ 2 | 6Ferrel Harris | Jim Stacy Racing | Dodge | 185 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 8 | 9 | ▲ 1 | 2Dave Marcis | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 184 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 23 | ▲ 14 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Oldsmobile | 184 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 27 | ▲ 17 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Oldsmobile | 183 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 10 | ▼ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 183 | 2 | running | 135 | — |
| 12 | 29 | ▲ 17 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 180 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 21 | ▲ 8 | 30Tighe Scott | Ballard Racing | Oldsmobile | 180 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 30 | ▲ 16 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 180 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 6 | ▼ 9 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 179 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 26 | ▲ 10 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 178 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 37 | ▲ 20 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 177 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 25 | ▲ 7 | 49Claude Ballot-Lena | GC Spencer Racing | Dodge | 177 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 19 | 24 | ▲ 5 | 17Roger Hamby | Hamby Racing | Oldsmobile | 175 | 0 | fan blade | 106 | — |
| 20 | 38 | ▲ 18 | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 172 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 7 | ▼ 14 | 54Lennie Pond | Ranier Racing | Oldsmobile | 168 | 0 | engine | 100 | — |
| 22 | 18 | ▼ 4 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 165 | 49 | engine | 102 | — |
| 23 | 35 | ▲ 12 | 19Dick May | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | engine | 94 | — |
| 24 | 17 | ▼ 7 | 1Donnie Allison | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 158 | 34 | engine | 96 | — |
| 25 | 41 | ▲ 16 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 153 | 0 | engine | 88 | — |
| 26 | 33 | ▲ 7 | 10Jimmy Means | Champion Racing | Chevrolet | 151 | 0 | running | 85 | — |
| 27 | 13 | ▼ 14 | 22Ricky Rudd | Al Rudd Auto | Buick | 150 | 1 | broken valve | 87 | — |
| 28 | 34 | ▲ 6 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 146 | 0 | running | 79 | — |
| 29 | 16 | ▼ 13 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 134 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 30 | 11 | ▼ 19 | 39Blackie Wangerin | Wangerin Racing | Mercury | 133 | 0 | engine | 73 | — |
| 31 | 8 | ▼ 23 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Oldsmobile | 121 | 1 | clutch | 75 | — |
| 32 | 28 | ▼ 4 | 00John A. Utsman | Wellrich Motorsports | Chevrolet | 93 | 0 | rocker arm | 67 | — |
| 33 | 32 | ▼ 1 | 77Chuck Bown | Johnny Ray (Owner) | Chevrolet | 80 | 0 | engine | 64 | — |
| 34 | 14 | ▼ 20 | 53Ron Hutcherson | A.J. Foyt Racing | Buick | 77 | 0 | transmission | 61 | — |
| 35 | 15 | ▼ 20 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 51 | 0 | overheating | 58 | — |
| 36 | 31 | ▼ 5 | 05Bruce Hill | Harry Clary (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 38 | 0 | valve spring | 55 | — |
| 37 | 39 | ▲ 2 | 02Frank Hill | — | Chevrolet | 37 | 0 | radiator | 0 | — |
| 38 | 12 | ▼ 26 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 34 | 5 | transmission | 54 | — |
| 39 | 3 | ▼ 36 | 5Neil Bonnett | Jim Stacy Racing | Oldsmobile | 31 | 0 | broken valve | 46 | — |
| 40 | 40 | — | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | engine | 43 | — |
| 41 | 19 | ▼ 22 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 4 | 0 | engine | 40 | — |