| Fin |
St |
# |
Driver |
Sponsor / Owner |
Car |
Laps |
Money |
Status |
Led |
Points |
| 1 | 4 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch (Junior Johnson) | Oldsmobile | 420 | 12,275 | running | 83 | 180 |
| 2 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP (Petty Enterprises) | Chevrolet | 420 | 8,150 | running | 164 | 180 |
| 3 | 6 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon / Moore (Bud Moore) | Ford | 419 | 6,450 | running | 0 | 165 |
| 4 | 7 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Rod Osterlund | Chevrolet | 419 | 5,350 | running | 0 | 160 |
| 5 | 9 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating (J.D. McDuffie) | Chevrolet | 418 | 3,080 | running | 111 | 160 |
| 6 | 21 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 418 | 2,450 | running | 0 | 150 |
| 7 | 8 | 27 | Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson | Chevrolet | 417 | 1,830 | running | 0 | 146 |
| 8 | 2 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Spectra (Harry Ranier) | Chevrolet | 412 | 3,910 | running | 0 | 142 |
| 9 | 10 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph (Billy Hagan) | Chevrolet | 411 | 1,875 | running | 0 | 138 |
| 10 | 12 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Truxmore (Junie Donlavey) | Ford | 410 | 1,850 | running | 0 | 134 |
| 11 | 16 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission (Jimmy Means) | Chevrolet | 408 | 1,685 | running | 0 | 130 |
| 12 | 15 | 19 | Steve Spencer | Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray) | Buick | 405 | 1,595 | running | 0 | 127 |
| 13 | 19 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda (Elmo Langley) | Ford | 396 | 1,415 | running | 0 | 124 |
| 14 | 26 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | 390 | 525 | running | 0 | 121 |
| 15 | 18 | 40 | Al Elmore | Midwestern Farm Lines (D.K. Ulrich) | Chevrolet | 389 | 1,265 | running | 0 | 118 |
| 16 | 13 | 24 | D.K. Ulrich | Gordon-Barnicle (Cecil Gordon) | Oldsmobile | 383 | 1,135 | running | 0 | 115 |
| 17 | 25 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | 1st National City Travelers Checks (Ronnie Thomas) | Chevrolet | 378 | 2,020 | running | 0 | 112 |
| 18 | 28 | 69 | Mike Kempton | Pro Shoppe (Mike Kempton) | Chevrolet | 364 | 455 | running | 0 | 109 |
| 19 | 22 | 45 | Baxter Price | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | 356 | 890 | clutch | 0 | 106 |
| 20 | 17 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan (Frank Warren) | Dodge | 355 | 675 | engine | 0 | 103 |
| 21 | 3 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade (DiGard) | Chevrolet | 335 | 3,115 | running | 31 | 105 |
| 22 | 14 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive Parts (James Hylton) | Chevrolet | 324 | 655 | running | 0 | 97 |
| 23 | 1 | 72 | Joe Millikan | Appliance Wheels (L.G. DeWitt) | Chevrolet | 124 | 5,345 | engine | 31 | 99 |
| 24 | 24 | 34 | Darrell Basham | Marine Welding (Jim Patrick) | Mercury | 101 | 385 | rear end | 0 | |
| 25 | 27 | 09 | Nelson Oswald | Nelson Oswald | Chevrolet | 95 | 375 | ignition | 0 | |
| 26 | 23 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales (Buddy Arrington) | Dodge | 63 | 620 | engine | 0 | 85 |
| 27 | 20 | 05 | Dick Brooks | Bearfinder (Nelson Malloch) | Chevrolet | 36 | 365 | transmission | 0 | 82 |
| 28 | 11 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm (Jack Beebe) | Chevrolet | 18 | 360 | engine | 0 | 79 |
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