No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ▲ 2 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 400 | 51 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 7 | ▲ 5 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 400 | 211 | running | 180 | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 27Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 400 |
| 34 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 5 | ▲ 1 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 9 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 4 | ▼ 1 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 399 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 14 | ▲ 8 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 399 | 2 | running | 155 | — |
| 7 | 10 | ▲ 3 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 397 | 11 | running | 151 | — |
| 8 | 11 | ▲ 3 | 28Buddy Baker | Ranier Racing | Chevrolet | 397 | 2 | running | 147 | — |
| 9 | 2 | ▼ 7 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Oldsmobile | 397 | 70 | running | 143 | — |
| 10 | 6 | ▼ 4 | 72Joe Millikan | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 397 | 8 | running | 139 | — |
| 11 | 12 | ▲ 1 | 1Donnie Allison | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 396 | 1 | running | 135 | — |
| 12 | 8 | ▼ 4 | 02Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 396 | 1 | running | 132 | — |
| 13 | 17 | ▲ 4 | 05Dick Brooks | Nelson Malloch (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 395 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 9 | ▼ 5 | 90Ricky Rudd | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 392 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 30 | ▲ 15 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 391 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 15 | ▼ 1 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 390 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 21 | ▲ 4 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 386 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 16 | ▼ 2 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 384 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 18 | ▼ 1 | 17Roger Hamby | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 382 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 19 | ▼ 1 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 372 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 24 | ▲ 3 | 19Dick May | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 365 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 23 | ▲ 1 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Oldsmobile | 361 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 25 | ▲ 2 | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 359 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 27 | ▲ 3 | 87Slick Johnson | Satterfield Racing | Chevrolet | 211 | 0 | accident | 91 | — |
| 25 | 13 | ▼ 12 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 168 | 0 | rear end | 88 | — |
| 26 | 26 | — | 09Nelson Oswald | Oswald Racing | Chevrolet | 142 | 0 | accident | 85 | — |
| 27 | 28 | ▲ 1 | 7Earl Brooks | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 79 | 0 | rear end | 0 | — |
| 28 | 20 | ▼ 8 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Buick | 40 | 0 | accident | 79 | — |
| 29 | 29 | — | 99Bill Hollar | Hollar Racing | Chevrolet | 32 | 0 | rear end | 76 | — |
| 30 | 22 | ▼ 8 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 14 | 0 | engine | 73 | — |