No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Oldsmobile | 420 | 420 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 54Lennie Pond | Ranier Racing | Chevrolet | 418 | 0 | running | 170 | — |
| 3 | 7 | ▲ 4 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 416 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| — |
| 4 | 4 | — | 2Dave Marcis | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 415 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 9 | ▲ 4 | 5Neil Bonnett | Jim Stacy Racing | Dodge | 413 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 13 | ▲ 7 | 41Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby | Chevrolet | 409 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 21 | ▲ 14 | 30Tighe Scott | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 408 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 17 | ▲ 9 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Oldsmobile | 405 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 16 | ▲ 7 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 401 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 18 | ▲ 8 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 395 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 15 | ▲ 4 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 390 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 11 | ▼ 1 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 388 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 29 | ▲ 16 | 74Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Chevrolet | 387 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 24 | ▲ 10 | 64Dick Brooks | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 387 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 19 | ▲ 4 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 386 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 26 | ▲ 10 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 386 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 22 | ▲ 5 | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 383 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 30 | ▲ 12 | 19Dick May | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 382 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 28 | ▲ 9 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 381 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 5 | ▼ 15 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 378 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 6 | ▼ 15 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 321 | 0 | oil pressure | 100 | — |
| 22 | 8 | ▼ 14 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 310 | 0 | engine | 97 | — |
| 23 | 25 | ▲ 2 | 17Roger Hamby | Hamby Racing | Oldsmobile | 300 | 0 | overheating | 94 | — |
| 24 | 23 | ▼ 1 | 97Ralph Jones | Ralph Jones (Owner) | Ford | 297 | 0 | running | 91 | — |
| 25 | 10 | ▼ 15 | 05Bruce Hill | Harry Clary (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 276 | 0 | alternator | 88 | — |
| 26 | 3 | ▼ 23 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 227 | 0 | rear end | 85 | — |
| 27 | 14 | ▼ 13 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 135 | 0 | overheating | 82 | — |
| 28 | 20 | ▼ 8 | 4Gary Myers | Gary Myers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 128 | 0 | engine | 79 | — |
| 29 | 27 | ▼ 2 | 86Richard Waters | Richard Waters (Owner) | Chevrolet | 13 | 0 | ignition | 76 | — |
| 30 | 12 | ▼ 18 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 12 | 0 | ignition | 73 | — |