No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | ▲ 8 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Oldsmobile | 400 | 178 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 400 | 220 | running | 180 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 399 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| — |
| 4 | 2 | ▼ 2 | 27Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 399 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 7 | ▲ 2 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 399 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 16 | ▲ 10 | 72Joe Millikan | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 397 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 8 | ▲ 1 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 397 | 2 | running | 151 | — |
| 8 | 5 | ▼ 3 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 395 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 11 | ▲ 2 | 1Donnie Allison | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 394 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 14 | ▲ 4 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 391 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 15 | ▲ 4 | 90Ricky Rudd | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 390 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 29 | ▲ 17 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 390 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 4 | ▼ 9 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 390 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 12 | ▼ 2 | 54Lennie Pond | Al Rudd Auto | Oldsmobile | 387 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 20 | ▲ 5 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 385 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 10 | ▼ 6 | 02Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 385 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 22 | ▲ 5 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Buick | 384 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 17 | ▼ 1 | 37Dave Watson | Phil Howard (Owner) | Chevrolet | 383 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 13 | ▼ 6 | 29Dave Dion | Dion Racing | Ford | 380 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 28 | ▲ 8 | 19Joe Fields | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 379 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 23 | ▲ 2 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 371 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 26 | ▲ 4 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 360 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 24 | ▲ 1 | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 311 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 30 | ▲ 6 | 9Bill Hollar | Hollar Racing | Chevrolet | 307 | 0 | engine | 91 | — |
| 25 | 27 | ▲ 2 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Oldsmobile | 259 | 0 | rear end | 88 | — |
| 26 | 18 | ▼ 8 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 238 | 0 | engine | 85 | — |
| 27 | 25 | ▼ 2 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | rear end | 82 | — |
| 28 | 19 | ▼ 9 | 05Dick Brooks | Nelson Malloch (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 180 | 0 | rear end | 79 | — |
| 29 | 6 | ▼ 23 | 28Buddy Baker | Ranier Racing | Chevrolet | 167 | 0 | rear end | 76 | — |
| 30 | 21 | ▼ 9 | 17Roger Hamby | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 68 | 0 | overheating | 73 | — |