No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | ▲ 4 | 54Lennie Pond | Ranier Racing | Oldsmobile | 188 | 22 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 9 | ▲ 7 | 1Donnie Allison | Ellington Racing | Oldsmobile | 188 | 4 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 2 | ▼ 1 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Oldsmobile |
| 188 |
| 9 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 1 | ▼ 3 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Oldsmobile | 188 | 79 | running | 170 | — |
| 5 | 3 | ▼ 2 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 187 | 6 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 20 | ▲ 14 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 186 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 6 | ▼ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 186 | 5 | running | 151 | — |
| 8 | 14 | ▲ 6 | 5Neil Bonnett | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 183 | 2 | running | 147 | — |
| 9 | 15 | ▲ 6 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 182 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 17 | ▲ 7 | 30Tighe Scott | Ballard Racing | Oldsmobile | 181 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 24 | ▲ 13 | 8Ferrel Harris | Robert Gee (Owner) | Chevrolet | 181 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 27 | ▲ 15 | 96Dale Earnhardt | Cronkrite Racing | Ford | 180 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 19 | ▲ 6 | 9Bill Elliott | George Elliott Racing | Mercury | 179 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 25 | ▲ 11 | 2Dave Marcis | Osterlund Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 176 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 29 | ▲ 14 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 175 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 34 | ▲ 18 | 19Dick May | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 172 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 23 | ▲ 6 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 172 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 38 | ▲ 20 | 42Marty Robbins | Robbins Racing | Dodge | 171 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 41 | ▲ 22 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 168 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 30 | ▲ 10 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 168 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 31 | ▲ 10 | 4Gary Myers | Gary Myers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 167 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 33 | ▲ 11 | 41Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby | Chevrolet | 165 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 32 | ▲ 9 | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 165 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 35 | ▲ 11 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 164 | 0 | running | 91 | — |
| 25 | 18 | ▼ 7 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Oldsmobile | 164 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 26 | 8 | ▼ 18 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 158 | 0 | engine | 85 | — |
| 27 | 40 | ▲ 13 | 73Steve Moore | Willard Moore (Owner) | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 28 | 4 | ▼ 24 | 27Buddy Baker | M.C. Anderson Racing | Oldsmobile | 149 | 57 | broken valve | 84 | — |
| 29 | 12 | ▼ 17 | 68Janet Guthrie | Lynda Ferreri (Owner) | Buick | 129 | 0 | accident | 76 | — |
| 30 | 28 | ▼ 2 | 48Al Holbert | Hylton Engineering | Oldsmobile | 124 | 0 | timing chain | 73 | — |
| 31 | 39 | ▲ 8 | 01Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | Dodge | 119 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 32 | 36 | ▲ 4 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 118 | 0 | accident | 67 | — |
| 33 | 13 | ▼ 20 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 110 | 0 | running | 64 | — |
| 34 | 11 | ▼ 23 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 105 | 4 | engine | 66 | — |
| 35 | 21 | ▼ 14 | 05Bruce Hill | Harry Clary (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 96 | 0 | axle housing | 58 | — |
| 36 | 37 | ▲ 1 | 17Roger Hamby | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 94 | 0 | clutch | 55 | — |
| 37 | 16 | ▼ 21 | 49Claude Ballot-Lena | GC Spencer Racing | Dodge | 48 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 38 | 10 | ▼ 28 | 92Skip Manning | Hagan Enterprises | Buick | 46 | 0 | engine | 49 | — |
| 39 | 7 | ▼ 32 | 22Ricky Rudd | Al Rudd Auto | Chevrolet | 22 | 0 | cylinder head | 46 | — |
| 40 | 26 | ▼ 14 | 39Blackie Wangerin | Wangerin Racing | Mercury | 9 | 0 | broken valve | 43 | — |
| 41 | 22 | ▼ 19 | 12James Hylton | Al Rudd Auto | Buick | 1 | 0 | transmission | 0 | — |