No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | ▲ 4 | 2David Pearson | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 367 | 74 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 6 | ▲ 4 | 17Bill Elliott | George Elliott Racing | Mercury | 365 | 6 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 16 | ▲ 13 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 365 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| — |
| 4 | 10 | ▲ 6 | 28Buddy Baker | Ranier Racing | Chevrolet | 365 | 1 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 13 | ▲ 8 | 27Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 364 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 19 | ▲ 13 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 362 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 8 | ▲ 1 | 05Dick Brooks | Nelson Malloch (Owner) | Chevrolet | 361 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 14 | ▲ 6 | 90Ricky Rudd | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 361 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 4 | ▼ 5 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 361 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 1 | ▼ 9 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 356 | 53 | running | 139 | — |
| 11 | 3 | ▼ 8 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 355 | 165 | running | 140 | — |
| 12 | 7 | ▼ 5 | 47Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Team | Chevrolet | 352 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 17 | ▲ 4 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 350 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 22 | ▲ 8 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 347 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 12 | ▼ 3 | 72Joe Millikan | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 347 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 24 | ▲ 8 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 345 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 21 | ▲ 4 | 68Chuck Bown | Testa Racing | Buick | 342 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 38 | ▲ 20 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 341 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 11 | ▼ 8 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 336 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 33 | ▲ 13 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Chrysler | 333 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 30 | ▲ 9 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 332 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 32 | ▲ 10 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 331 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 35 | ▲ 12 | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 324 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 28 | ▲ 4 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 310 | 0 | running | 91 | — |
| 25 | 15 | ▼ 10 | 19Lennie Pond | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 281 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 26 | 31 | ▲ 5 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Oldsmobile | 246 | 0 | running | 85 | — |
| 27 | 36 | ▲ 9 | 36H.B. Bailey | Bailey Racing | Pontiac | 244 | 0 | overheating | 82 | — |
| 28 | 26 | ▼ 2 | 9Jim Vandiver | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 240 | 0 | running | 79 | — |
| 29 | 25 | ▼ 4 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 224 | 0 | piston | 76 | — |
| 30 | 20 | ▼ 10 | 12Jack Ingram | Kennie Childers (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 206 | 0 | engine | 73 | — |
| 31 | 2 | ▼ 29 | 1Donnie Allison | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 195 | 66 | cylinder head | 75 | — |
| 32 | 9 | ▼ 23 | 21Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 185 | 2 | steering | 72 | — |
| 33 | 39 | ▲ 6 | 10Billy Smith | Champion Racing | Ford | 179 | 0 | drive shaft | 64 | — |
| 34 | 23 | ▼ 11 | 65Dick May | Spohn Racing | Ford | 148 | 0 | accident | 0 | — |
| 35 | 29 | ▼ 6 | 30Tighe Scott | Ballard Racing | Buick | 133 | 0 | accident | 58 | — |
| 36 | 18 | ▼ 18 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 112 | 0 | engine | 55 | — |
| 37 | 40 | ▲ 3 | 98Ralph Jones | Ralph Jones (Owner) | Ford | 83 | 0 | broken valve | 52 | — |
| 38 | 27 | ▼ 11 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | broken valve | 49 | — |
| 39 | 37 | ▼ 2 | 01Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | Dodge | 17 | 0 | oil leak | 46 | — |
| 40 | 34 | ▼ 6 | 96Ferrel Harris | Cronkrite Racing | Ford | 2 | 0 | too slow | 0 | — |