No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | ▲ 5 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Oldsmobile | 500 | 372 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 38 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 4 | ▲ 1 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 498 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| — |
| 4 | 7 | ▲ 3 | 5Neil Bonnett | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 498 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 1 | ▼ 4 | 54Lennie Pond | Ranier Racing | Chevrolet | 497 | 45 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 2 | ▼ 4 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 496 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 9 | ▲ 2 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 494 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 17 | ▲ 9 | 2Dave Marcis | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 492 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 15 | ▲ 6 | 92Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 491 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 19 | ▲ 9 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 486 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 26 | ▲ 15 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 484 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 13 | ▲ 1 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Oldsmobile | 484 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 12 | ▼ 1 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 480 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 14 | — | 47Satch Worley | Race Hill Farm Team | Oldsmobile | 473 | 0 | rear end | 121 | — |
| 15 | 27 | ▲ 12 | 4Gary Myers | Gary Myers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 470 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 21 | ▲ 5 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 465 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 28 | ▲ 11 | 19Dick May | Gray Racing | Buick | 465 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 29 | ▲ 11 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 463 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 25 | ▲ 6 | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 461 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 23 | ▲ 3 | 95Ferrel Harris | Junior Miller Racing | Chevrolet | 453 | 0 | engine | 103 | — |
| 21 | 20 | ▼ 1 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 450 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 11 | ▼ 11 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 409 | 0 | brakes | 97 | — |
| 23 | 24 | ▲ 1 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 403 | 0 | overheating | 94 | — |
| 24 | 16 | ▼ 8 | 17Roger Hamby | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 354 | 0 | brakes | 91 | — |
| 25 | 8 | ▼ 17 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 340 | 0 | rear end | 88 | — |
| 26 | 5 | ▼ 21 | 27Buddy Baker | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 329 | 0 | engine | 85 | — |
| 27 | 22 | ▼ 5 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 111 | 0 | crankshaft | 82 | — |
| 28 | 10 | ▼ 18 | 12Harry Gant | Kennie Childers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 90 | 45 | engine | 84 | — |
| 29 | 18 | ▼ 11 | 30Tighe Scott | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 42 | 0 | brakes | 76 | — |
| 30 | 30 | — | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 20 | 0 | brakes | 73 | — |