No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | ▲ 5 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 420 | 96 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 27Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 420 | 0 | running | 170 | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 420 |
| 279 |
| running |
| 175 |
| — |
| 4 | 5 | ▲ 1 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 419 | 18 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 3 | ▼ 2 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 418 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 7 | ▲ 1 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 418 | 27 | running | 155 | — |
| 7 | 11 | ▲ 4 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 414 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 17 | ▲ 9 | 90Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 413 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 4 | ▼ 5 | 47Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Team | Chevrolet | 411 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 12 | ▲ 2 | 40Mike Alexander | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 409 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 11 | 8 | ▼ 3 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 405 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 22 | ▲ 10 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 401 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 23 | ▲ 10 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 399 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 24 | ▲ 10 | 37Don Sprouse | Rogers Racing | Chevrolet | 399 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 15 | 21 | ▲ 6 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 396 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 28 | ▲ 12 | 79Junior Miller | Junior Miller Racing | Chevrolet | 392 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 29 | ▲ 12 | 99Dick May | Hollar Racing | Chevrolet | 382 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 18 | 25 | ▲ 7 | 74Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Chevrolet | 382 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 30 | ▲ 11 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Oldsmobile | 380 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 14 | ▼ 6 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 376 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 27 | ▲ 6 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 374 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 19 | ▼ 3 | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 373 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 15 | ▼ 8 | 17Roger Hamby | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 370 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 9 | ▼ 15 | 75John Anderson | RahMoc Enterprises | Chevrolet | 367 | 0 | running | 91 | — |
| 25 | 16 | ▼ 9 | 53Slick Johnson | JD Johnson Racing | Chevrolet | 348 | 0 | accident | 88 | — |
| 26 | 18 | ▼ 8 | 20Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Oldsmobile | 326 | 0 | running | 85 | — |
| 27 | 20 | ▼ 7 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 295 | 0 | transmission | 82 | — |
| 28 | 26 | ▼ 2 | 19Steve Spencer | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 153 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 29 | 13 | ▼ 16 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | engine | 76 | — |
| 30 | 10 | ▼ 20 | 7Dick Brooks | Nelson Malloch (Owner) | Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | rear end | 73 | — |