No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | ▲ 7 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 500 | 126 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 9 | ▲ 7 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 500 | 11 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 4 | ▲ 1 | 28Buddy Baker | Ranier Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 497 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| — |
| 4 | 6 | ▲ 2 | 47Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Team | Chevrolet | 495 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 19 | ▲ 14 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 494 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 18 | ▲ 12 | 90Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 492 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 15 | ▲ 8 | 40Dick May | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 488 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 20 | ▲ 12 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 488 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 25 | ▲ 16 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Oldsmobile | 476 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 16 | ▲ 6 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 475 | 0 | engine | 134 | — |
| 11 | 12 | ▲ 1 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Buick | 472 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 17 | ▲ 5 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 468 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 23 | ▲ 10 | 17Roger Hamby | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 464 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 28 | ▲ 14 | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 457 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 33 | ▲ 18 | 32Jim Ingram | Ingram Racing | Chevrolet | 437 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 1 | ▼ 15 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 411 | 137 | running | 125 | — |
| 17 | 7 | ▼ 10 | 7Dick Brooks | Nelson Malloch (Owner) | Chevrolet | 390 | 0 | accident | 112 | — |
| 18 | 5 | ▼ 13 | 21Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 376 | 95 | engine | 114 | — |
| 19 | 22 | ▲ 3 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 360 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 2 | ▼ 18 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 339 | 98 | broken valve | 108 | — |
| 21 | 13 | ▼ 8 | 42Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 290 | 0 | accident | 100 | — |
| 22 | 3 | ▼ 19 | 27Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 283 | 33 | accident | 102 | — |
| 23 | 11 | ▼ 12 | 30Tighe Scott | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 279 | 0 | accident | 94 | — |
| 24 | 32 | ▲ 8 | 63Jocko Maggiacomo | Jockos Racing | Oldsmobile | 278 | 0 | engine | 91 | — |
| 25 | 14 | ▼ 11 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 264 | 0 | engine | 88 | — |
| 26 | 26 | — | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 264 | 0 | engine | 85 | — |
| 27 | 31 | ▲ 4 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 224 | 0 | sway bar | 82 | — |
| 28 | 34 | ▲ 6 | 34Nestor Peles | Peles Racing | Oldsmobile | 207 | 0 | quit | 79 | — |
| 29 | 30 | ▲ 1 | 74Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Chevrolet | 206 | 0 | engine | 76 | — |
| 30 | 10 | ▼ 20 | 75Bill Elswick | RahMoc Enterprises | Chevrolet | 109 | 0 | accident | 73 | — |
| 31 | 24 | ▼ 7 | 79Junior Miller | Warren Racing | Chevrolet | 106 | 0 | oil pump | 70 | — |
| 32 | 27 | ▼ 5 | 20Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Oldsmobile | 61 | 0 | engine | 67 | — |
| 33 | 21 | ▼ 12 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 26 | 0 | engine | 64 | — |
| 34 | 29 | ▼ 5 | 99D.K. Ulrich | Hollar Racing | Chevrolet | 2 | 0 | engine | 61 | — |