No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | ▲ 4 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 200 | 9 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 11 | ▲ 9 | 28Buddy Baker | Ranier Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 115 | running | 180 | — |
| 3 | 6 | ▲ 3 | 27Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 200 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| — |
| 4 | 1 | ▼ 3 | 2David Pearson | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 20 | ▲ 15 | 08John Anderson | Russ Draime (Owner) | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 7 | ▲ 1 | 72Joe Millikan | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 8 | running | 155 | — |
| 7 | 16 | ▲ 9 | 90Ricky Rudd | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 199 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 28 | ▲ 20 | 30Tighe Scott | Ballard Racing | Buick | 197 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 15 | ▲ 6 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 12 | ▲ 2 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Oldsmobile | 197 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 13 | ▲ 2 | 17Bill Elliott | George Elliott Racing | Mercury | 195 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 31 | ▲ 19 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 34 | ▲ 21 | 42Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 195 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 18 | ▲ 4 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 193 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 29 | ▲ 14 | 0John Kennedy | John Kennedy (Owner) | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 16 | 30 | ▲ 14 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 188 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 8 | ▼ 9 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 185 | 3 | engine | 117 | — |
| 18 | 35 | ▲ 17 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Oldsmobile | 183 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 10 | ▼ 9 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 173 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 22 | ▲ 2 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 150 | 0 | engine | 103 | — |
| 21 | 26 | ▲ 5 | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Oldsmobile | 146 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 19 | ▼ 3 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 145 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 2 | ▼ 21 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 141 | 38 | engine | 99 | — |
| 24 | 32 | ▲ 8 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 131 | 0 | overheating | 91 | — |
| 25 | 9 | ▼ 16 | 47Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Team | Chevrolet | 129 | 5 | clutch | 93 | — |
| 26 | 4 | ▼ 22 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 108 | 5 | engine | 90 | — |
| 27 | 33 | ▲ 6 | 6Marty Robbins | Robbins Racing | Dodge | 96 | 0 | cylinder head | 82 | — |
| 28 | 17 | ▼ 11 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 85 | 0 | running | 79 | — |
| 29 | 14 | ▼ 15 | 05Dick Brooks | Nelson Malloch (Owner) | Chevrolet | 81 | 0 | exhaust | 76 | — |
| 30 | 21 | ▼ 9 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | engine | 73 | — |
| 31 | 24 | ▼ 7 | 19Lennie Pond | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 | overheating | 70 | — |
| 32 | 23 | ▼ 9 | 22Al Rudd Jr. | Al Rudd Auto | Chevrolet | 39 | 0 | ignition | 0 | — |
| 33 | 3 | ▼ 30 | 21Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 28 | 17 | ignition | 69 | — |
| 34 | 36 | ▲ 2 | 01Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | Dodge | 23 | 0 | piston | 0 | — |
| 35 | 25 | ▼ 10 | 36H.B. Bailey | Bailey Racing | Pontiac | 2 | 0 | accident | 58 | — |
| 36 | 27 | ▼ 9 | 39Blackie Wangerin | Wangerin Racing | Mercury | 2 | 0 | accident | 55 | — |