| Fin |
St |
# |
Driver |
Sponsor / Owner |
Car |
Laps |
Money |
Status |
Led |
Points |
| 1 | 1 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon / Moore (Bud Moore) | Ford | 492 | 21,555 | running | 311 | 185 |
| 2 | 11 | 72 | Joe Millikan | Hayes Jewelers (L.G. DeWitt) | Chevrolet | 491 | 15,670 | running | 50 | 175 |
| 3 | 17 | 05 | Dick Brooks | Bearfinder (Nelson Malloch) | Oldsmobile | 487 | 8,220 | running | 0 | 165 |
| 4 | 13 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs (Walter Ballard) | Buick | 485 | 7,520 | running | 0 | 160 |
| 5 | 19 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 484 | 6,320 | running | 0 | 155 |
| 6 | 27 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Midwestern Farm Lines (D.K. Ulrich) | Buick | 476 | 5,150 | running | 0 | 150 |
| 7 | 20 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive Parts (James Hylton) | Chevrolet | 473 | 4,540 | running | 0 | 146 |
| 8 | 15 | 37 | Dave Watson | Ams Oil (Phil Howard) | Chevrolet | 471 | 2,570 | running | 0 | 142 |
| 9 | 30 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan (Frank Warren) | Dodge | 468 | 4,080 | running | 0 | 138 |
| 10 | 14 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Russell Bennett (M.C. Anderson) | Chevrolet | 462 | 2,270 | running | 3 | 139 |
| 11 | 29 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon-Barnicle (Cecil Gordon) | Oldsmobile | 462 | 3,560 | running | 0 | 130 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Rod Osterlund | Chevrolet | 460 | 3,250 | running | 0 | 127 |
| 13 | 31 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda (Elmo Langley) | Ford | 459 | 2,970 | running | 0 | 124 |
| 14 | 35 | 45 | Baxter Price | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | 450 | 2,730 | running | 0 | 121 |
| 15 | 16 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph (Billy Hagan) | Buick | 432 | 2,545 | running | 0 | 118 |
| 16 | 18 | 02 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's (Dave Marcis) | Chevrolet | 431 | 1,295 | running | 0 | 115 |
| 17 | 8 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade (DiGard) | Chevrolet | 416 | 5,570 | running | 0 | 112 |
| 18 | 3 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch (Junior Johnson) | Oldsmobile | 413 | 7,570 | running | 9 | 114 |
| 19 | 26 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales (Buddy Arrington) | Dodge | 361 | 1,860 | engine | 0 | 106 |
| 20 | 28 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray) | Chevrolet | 353 | 1,780 | transmission | 0 | 103 |
| 21 | 24 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | 294 | 1,640 | crash | 0 | 100 |
| 22 | 23 | 47 | Geoffrey Bodine | Race Hill Farm (Jack Beebe) | Oldsmobile | 278 | 750 | rear end | 0 | |
| 23 | 9 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator (Wood Brothers) | Mercury | 249 | 1,225 | engine | 119 | 99 |
| 24 | 21 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission (Jimmy Means) | Chevrolet | 131 | 1,550 | rear axle | 0 | 91 |
| 25 | 12 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating (J.D. McDuffie) | Chevrolet | 123 | 1,175 | crash | 0 | 88 |
| 26 | 25 | 12 | Harry Gant | Kencoal Mining (Kennie Childers) | Chevrolet | 111 | 650 | crash | 0 | 85 |
| 27 | 32 | 87 | Slick Johnson | Satterfield Heating (Don Satterfield) | Chevrolet | 37 | 625 | engine | 0 | 82 |
| 28 | 34 | 09 | Nelson Oswald | Nelson Oswald | Chevrolet | 23 | 600 | flagged | 0 | 79 |
| 29 | 22 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Robertson-Thomas (Don Robertson) | Chevrolet | 13 | 2,075 | steering | 0 | 76 |
| 30 | 2 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic (Hoss Ellington) | Chevrolet | 9 | 4,550 | crash | 0 | 73 |
| 31 | 4 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Spectra (Harry Ranier) | Chevrolet | 9 | 4,245 | crash | 0 | 70 |
| 32 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP (Petty Enterprises) | Chevrolet | 9 | 4,460 | crash | 0 | 67 |
| 33 | 10 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Tek-Tor (Jim Stacy) | Oldsmobile | 9 | 1,035 | crash | 0 | |
| 34 | 6 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Truxmore (Junie Donlavey) | Ford | 9 | 1,030 | crash | 0 | 61 |
| 35 | 33 | 29 | Bill Hollar | Hollar Auto Parts (Bill Hollar) | Chevrolet | 1 | 525 | ignition | 0 | 58 |
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