No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ▲ 3 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 119 | 87 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 119 | 9 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 2 | ▼ 1 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Oldsmobile |
| 119 |
| 3 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 8 | ▲ 4 | 73Bill Schmitt | Schmitt Racing | Oldsmobile | 118 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 17 | ▲ 12 | 1Donnie Allison | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 118 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 15 | ▲ 9 | 72Joe Millikan | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 118 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 11 | ▲ 4 | 28Buddy Baker | Ranier Racing | Chevrolet | 118 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 14 | ▲ 6 | 51Jim Thirkettle | — | Buick | 117 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 26 | ▲ 17 | 74Tim Williamson | Tim Williamson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 116 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 21 | ▲ 11 | 12Harry Gant | Kennie Childers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 116 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 16 | ▲ 5 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 114 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 24 | ▲ 12 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 114 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 34 | ▲ 21 | 19Vince Giamformaggio | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 113 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 12 | ▼ 2 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 113 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 23 | ▲ 8 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Oldsmobile | 112 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 7 | ▼ 9 | 01Jimmy Insolo | Gerald Craker (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 111 | 0 | oil pump | 115 | — |
| 17 | 20 | ▲ 3 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 30 | ▲ 12 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Ford | 109 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 3 | ▼ 16 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 105 | 15 | broken valve | 111 | — |
| 20 | 13 | ▼ 7 | 7Al Holbert | Al Holbert (Owner) | Chevrolet | 104 | 5 | running | 108 | — |
| 21 | 10 | ▼ 11 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 103 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 35 | ▲ 13 | 52Don Graham | Rodney Friesen (Owner) | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | engine | 97 | — |
| 23 | 33 | ▲ 10 | 17Harry Goularte | Go-Em Racing | Chevrolet | 82 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 9 | ▼ 15 | 02Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 81 | 0 | running | 91 | — |
| 25 | 19 | ▼ 6 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Oldsmobile | 66 | 0 | engine | 88 | — |
| 26 | 5 | ▼ 21 | 27Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 56 | 0 | transmission | 85 | — |
| 27 | 18 | ▼ 9 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 48 | 0 | engine | 82 | — |
| 28 | 32 | ▲ 4 | 13Don Puskarich | Puskarich Racing | Chevrolet | 47 | 0 | running | 79 | — |
| 29 | 27 | ▼ 2 | 22Richard White | Mike White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 32 | 0 | oil leak | 76 | — |
| 30 | 31 | ▲ 1 | 81Jim Robinson | Borneman Motorsports | Chevrolet | 17 | 0 | engine | 73 | — |
| 31 | 29 | ▼ 2 | 99Don Noel | Don Noel (Owner) | Chevrolet | 15 | 0 | transmission | 70 | — |
| 32 | 6 | ▼ 26 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 14 | 0 | engine | 67 | — |
| 33 | 22 | ▼ 11 | 05Dick Brooks | Nelson Malloch (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 12 | 0 | piston | 64 | — |
| 34 | 28 | ▼ 6 | 5Neil Bonnett | Jim Stacy Racing | Chevrolet | 10 | 0 | clutch | 61 | — |
| 35 | 25 | ▼ 10 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 7 | 0 | engine | 58 | — |