| Fin |
St |
# |
Driver |
Sponsor / Owner |
Car |
Laps |
Money |
Status |
Led |
| 1 | 4 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip (WC) | Gatorade (DiGard) | Chevrolet | 119 | 21,150 | running | 87 |
| 2 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson (WC) | Purolator (Wood Brothers) | Mercury | 119 | 14,200 | running | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough (WC) | Busch (Junior Johnson) | Oldsmobile | 119 | 12,675 | running | 3 |
| 4 | 8 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Old Milwaukee (Jim Schmitt) | Oldsmobile | 118 | 8,000 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 17 | 1 | Donnie Allison (WC) | Hawaiian Tropic (Hoss Ellington) | Chevrolet | 118 | 7,550 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 15 | 72 | Joe Millikan (WC) | L.G. DeWitt | Chevrolet | 118 | 7,050 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 11 | 28 | Buddy Baker (WC) | W.I.N. (Harry Ranier) | Chevrolet | 118 | 6,350 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | 51 | Jim Thirkettle | Allied Box & Crate | Buick | 117 | 2,450 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 26 | 74 | Tim Williamson | Cal-Four (Charles Williamson) | Chevrolet | 116 | 2,300 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 21 | 12 | Harry Gant (WC) | Black Diamond Coal (Kennie Childers) | Chevrolet | 116 | 2,350 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 16 | 48 | James Hylton (WC) | Palatine Automotive Parts (James Hylton) | Chevrolet | 114 | 4,200 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 24 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas (WC) | 1st National City Travelers Checks (Don Robertson) | Chevrolet | 114 | 4,780 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 34 | 19 | Vince Giamformaggio (WC) | Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray) | Chevrolet | 113 | 3,470 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 12 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich (WC) | Midwestern Farm Lines (D.K. Ulrich) | Buick | 113 | 3,310 | running | 0 |
| 15 | 23 | 3 | Richard Childress (WC) | CRC Chemicals (Richard Childress) | Oldsmobile | 112 | 3,060 | running | 0 |
| 16 | 7 | 01 | Jimmy Insolo | Lake's Drywall (Gerald Craker) | Oldsmobile | 111 | 3,380 | oil pump | 0 |
| 17 | 20 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie (WC) | Bailey Excavating (J.D. McDuffie) | Chevrolet | 109 | 2,720 | running | 0 |
| 18 | 30 | 67 | Buddy Arrington (WC) | Switzer Contractors (Buddy Arrington) | Ford | 109 | 2,560 | running | 0 |
| 19 | 3 | 15 | Bobby Allison (WC) | Norris Industries (Bud Moore) | Ford | 105 | 4,950 | engine | 15 |
| 20 | 13 | 7 | Al Holbert (WC) | Bosch (Al Holbert) | Chevrolet | 104 | 1,195 | running | 5 |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt (WC) | Rod Osterlund | Chevrolet | 103 | 2,230 | running | 0 |
| 22 | 35 | 52 | Don Graham | City Tow (Rodney Friesen) | Chevrolet | 100 | 1,495 | engine | 0 |
| 23 | 33 | 17 | Harry Goularte | Associated Concrete (Harry Goularte) | Chevrolet | 82 | 1,460 | running | 0 |
| 24 | 9 | 02 | Dave Marcis (WC) | Shoney's (Dave Marcis) | Chevrolet | 81 | 1,055 | running | 0 |
| 25 | 19 | 24 | Cecil Gordon (WC) | Gordon-Barnicle (Cecil Gordon) | Oldsmobile | 66 | 1,875 | engine | 0 |
| 26 | 5 | 27 | Benny Parsons (WC) | Hodgdon Tool (M.C. Anderson) | Chevrolet | 56 | 955 | transmission | 0 |
| 27 | 18 | 79 | Frank Warren (WC) | 10,000 RPM Speed Equipment (Frank Warren) | Dodge | 48 | 1,755 | engine | 0 |
| 28 | 32 | 13 | Don Puskarich | Matt Puskarich | Chevrolet | 47 | 855 | running | 0 |
| 29 | 27 | 22 | Richard White | Boulevard Automotive (Mike White) | Chevrolet | 32 | 805 | engine | 0 |
| 30 | 31 | 81 | Jim Robinson | Borneman Plastering (Arthur Godfrey) | Chevrolet | 17 | 755 | engine | 0 |
| 31 | 29 | 99 | Don Noel | Noel's Welding Shop (Don Noel) | Chevrolet | 15 | 700 | transmission | 0 |
| 32 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty (WC) | STP (Petty Enterprises) | Chevrolet | 14 | 4,600 | engine | 0 |
| 33 | 22 | 05 | Dick Brooks (WC) | Bearfinder (Nelson Malloch) | Oldsmobile | 12 | 600 | engine | 0 |
| 34 | 28 | 5 | Neil Bonnett (WC) | Tune Up Masters (Jim Stacy) | Chevrolet | 10 | 1,050 | clutch | 0 |
| 35 | 25 | 44 | Terry Labonte (WC) | Duck Industries (Billy Hagan) | Chevrolet | 7 | 1,000 | engine | 0 |
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