No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 200 | 134 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Oldsmobile | 200 | 16 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 5 | ▲ 2 | 1Donnie Allison | Ellington Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 200 |
| 2 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 8 | ▲ 4 | 27Buddy Baker | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 4 | ▼ 1 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 13 | accident | 160 | — |
| 6 | 9 | ▲ 3 | 54Lennie Pond | Ranier Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 1 | running | 155 | — |
| 7 | 10 | ▲ 3 | 98Jimmy Insolo | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 7 | ▼ 1 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 1 | running | 147 | — |
| 9 | 11 | ▲ 2 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 196 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 16 | ▲ 6 | 51Jim Thirkettle | — | Buick | 196 | 1 | running | 139 | — |
| 11 | 14 | ▲ 3 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Oldsmobile | 196 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 25 | ▲ 13 | 17Roger Hamby | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 15 | ▲ 2 | 68Janet Guthrie | Lynda Ferreri (Owner) | Buick | 194 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 13 | ▼ 1 | 73Bill Schmitt | Schmitt Racing | Oldsmobile | 192 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 38 | ▲ 23 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Oldsmobile | 190 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 24 | ▲ 8 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Oldsmobile | 190 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 17 | — | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 190 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 27 | ▲ 9 | 12Richard White | Mike White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 188 | 2 | engine | 114 | — |
| 19 | 33 | ▲ 14 | 8Ferrel Harris | Robert Gee (Owner) | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 34 | ▲ 14 | 58Rocky Moran | Rocky Moran (Owner) | Buick | 188 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 36 | ▲ 15 | 18Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Chrysler | 186 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 19 | ▼ 3 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 186 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 18 | ▼ 5 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 185 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 40 | ▲ 16 | 4Gary Myers | Gary Myers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | running | 91 | — |
| 25 | 26 | ▲ 1 | 81John Borneman | Borneman Motorsports | Chevrolet | 181 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 26 | 22 | ▼ 4 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 178 | 0 | running | 85 | — |
| 27 | 12 | ▼ 15 | 2Dave Marcis | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 177 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 28 | 35 | ▲ 7 | 99Don Noel | Don Noel (Owner) | Chevrolet | 158 | 0 | broken rod | 79 | — |
| 29 | 20 | ▼ 9 | 16Mel Larson | — | Buick | 138 | 0 | ignition | 76 | — |
| 30 | 32 | ▲ 2 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 129 | 0 | engine | 73 | — |
| 31 | 31 | — | 19Dick May | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 113 | 0 | running | 70 | — |
| 32 | 39 | ▲ 7 | 0Steve Pfeifer | Michael McCluney (Owner) | Chevrolet | 98 | 0 | dead battery | 67 | — |
| 33 | 37 | ▲ 4 | 7Harry Goularte | Go-Em Racing | Chevrolet | 97 | 0 | engine | 64 | — |
| 34 | 3 | ▼ 31 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 83 | 30 | engine | 66 | — |
| 35 | 28 | ▼ 7 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Ford | 83 | 0 | engine | 58 | — |
| 36 | 29 | ▼ 7 | 37Chuck Wahl | DuWayne Wahl (Owner) | Chevrolet | 43 | 0 | overheating | 55 | — |
| 37 | 21 | ▼ 16 | 5Neil Bonnett | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 42 | 0 | rear suspension | 52 | — |
| 38 | 6 | ▼ 32 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 28 | 0 | engine | 49 | — |
| 39 | 23 | ▼ 16 | 08Rick McCray | McCray Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15 | 0 | drive line | 46 | — |
| 40 | 30 | ▼ 10 | 32Ray Elder | Dave Hill (Owner) | Dodge | 2 | 0 | broken rod | 43 | — |