No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | ▲ 7 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 334 | 108 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 10 | ▲ 8 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 334 | 4 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 12 | ▲ 9 | 2Dave Marcis | Osterlund Motorsports |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 334 |
| 5 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 5 | ▲ 1 | 1Donnie Allison | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 334 | 15 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 1 | ▼ 4 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 333 | 35 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 4 | ▼ 2 | 54Lennie Pond | Ranier Racing | Chevrolet | 330 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 6 | ▼ 1 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 330 | 3 | running | 151 | — |
| 8 | 34 | ▲ 26 | 57Dick May | McClure Motors | Ford | 326 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 19 | ▲ 10 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Oldsmobile | 325 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 14 | ▲ 4 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 325 | 0 | fuel pump | 134 | — |
| 11 | 22 | ▲ 11 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 324 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 36 | ▲ 24 | 30Tighe Scott | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 322 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 15 | ▲ 2 | 05Bruce Hill | Harry Clary (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 321 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 33 | ▲ 19 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 321 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 37 | ▲ 22 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 320 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 32 | ▲ 16 | 49Connie Saylor | GC Spencer Racing | Dodge | 320 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 26 | ▲ 9 | 9Bill Elliott | George Elliott Racing | Mercury | 319 | 0 | engine | 112 | — |
| 18 | 35 | ▲ 17 | 17Roger Hamby | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 318 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 7 | ▼ 12 | 12Harry Gant | Kennie Childers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 317 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 20 | 23 | ▲ 3 | 16Glenn Jarrett | Jimmy Edwards (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 317 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 38 | ▲ 17 | 81Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Chrysler | 311 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 2 | ▼ 20 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Oldsmobile | 311 | 59 | running | 102 | — |
| 23 | 13 | ▼ 10 | 22Ricky Rudd | Al Rudd Auto | Chevrolet | 308 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 16 | ▼ 8 | 92Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 293 | 0 | engine | 91 | — |
| 25 | 27 | ▲ 2 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 278 | 0 | transmission | 88 | — |
| 26 | 40 | ▲ 14 | 75Butch Mock | RahMoc Enterprises | Chevrolet | 254 | 0 | running | 85 | — |
| 27 | 9 | ▼ 18 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 220 | 102 | ignition | 87 | — |
| 28 | 3 | ▼ 25 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Oldsmobile | 186 | 3 | accident | 84 | — |
| 29 | 25 | ▼ 4 | 96Baxter Price | Cronkrite Racing | Ford | 179 | 0 | engine | 76 | — |
| 30 | 17 | ▼ 13 | 5Neil Bonnett | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 172 | 0 | transmission | 73 | — |
| 31 | 24 | ▼ 7 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 159 | 0 | engine | 70 | — |
| 32 | 20 | ▼ 12 | 00John A. Utsman | Wellrich Motorsports | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | accident | 67 | — |
| 33 | 29 | ▼ 4 | 41Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby | Chevrolet | 116 | 0 | accident | 64 | — |
| 34 | 11 | ▼ 23 | 27Buddy Baker | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | ignition | 61 | — |
| 35 | 31 | ▼ 4 | 68Janet Guthrie | Lynda Ferreri (Owner) | Buick | 110 | 0 | steering | 58 | — |
| 36 | 39 | ▲ 3 | 28Jerry Jolly | Charles Dean (Owner) | Buick | 96 | 0 | accident | 55 | — |
| 37 | 18 | ▼ 19 | 19Bill Dennis | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 66 | 0 | clutch | 52 | — |
| 38 | 28 | ▼ 10 | 8Skip Manning | Robert Gee (Owner) | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 | engine | 49 | — |
| 39 | 30 | ▼ 9 | 99Dick Trickle | Puro Racing | Ford | 24 | 0 | cylinder head | 46 | — |
| 40 | 21 | ▼ 19 | 71Bobby Fisher | Bobby Fisher (Owner) | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | engine | 43 | — |