| Fin |
St |
# |
Driver |
Sponsor / Owner |
Car |
Laps |
Money |
Status |
Led |
Points |
| 22 | 1 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Jim Stacy | Dodge | 304 | 2,580 | rear end | 0 | 97 |
| 10 | 2 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade (DiGard) | Chevrolet | 472 | 4,000 | rear end | 36 | 139 |
| 1 | 3 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms (Junior Johnson) | Chevrolet | 500 | 23,700 | running | 352 | 185 |
| 4 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 499 | 5,850 | running | 0 | 160 |
| 23 | 5 | 12 | Bobby Allison | 1st National City Travelers Checks (Bobby Allison) | Matador | 216 | 620 | rear end | 4 | 99 |
| 2 | 6 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks (L.G. DeWitt) | Chevrolet | 500 | 11,850 | running | 73 | 175 |
| 28 | 7 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic (Hoss Ellington) | Chevrolet | 42 | 570 | brakes | 0 | |
| 6 | 8 | 63 | Jimmy Hensley | Jimmy Hensley | Chevrolet | 491 | 2,050 | running | 0 | 150 |
| 21 | 9 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries (Bud Moore) | Ford | 336 | 2,840 | rear end | 0 | 100 |
| 3 | 10 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator (Wood Brothers) | Mercury | 500 | 5,700 | running | 35 | 170 |
| 13 | 11 | 92 | Skip Manning | 1st National City Travelers Checks (Billy Hagan) | Chevrolet | 423 | 2,940 | running | 0 | 124 |
| 17 | 12 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | 400 | 1,275 | running | 0 | 112 |
| 25 | 13 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Pepsi (Ronnie Elder) | Chevrolet | 95 | 850 | brakes | 0 | 88 |
| 27 | 14 | 22 | Ricky Rudd | Al Rudd Auto Parts (Al Rudd) | Chevrolet | 84 | 580 | rear end | 0 | 82 |
| 5 | 15 | 27 | Sam Sommers | M.C. Anderson | Chevrolet | 491 | 3,550 | running | 0 | 155 |
| 26 | 16 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore (Junie Donlavey) | Ford | 95 | 840 | rear end | 0 | 85 |
| 11 | 17 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan (Frank Warren) | Dodge | 466 | 2,270 | running | 0 | 130 |
| 15 | 18 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 420 | 1,620 | running | 0 | 118 |
| 7 | 19 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Mistec Transmission (Buddy Arrington) | Dodge | 487 | 3,500 | running | 0 | 146 |
| 16 | 20 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Sunny King Ford & Honda (Elmo Langley) | Ford | 413 | 1,460 | running | 0 | 115 |
| 9 | 21 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing (Bill Gray) | Chevrolet | 482 | 2,580 | running | 0 | 138 |
| 24 | 22 | 8 | Ed Negre | Ed Negre | Dodge | 103 | 860 | oil pump | 0 | 91 |
| 12 | 23 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | J.R. DeLotto | Chevrolet | 457 | 2,100 | running | 0 | 127 |
| 8 | 24 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering (James Hylton) | Chevrolet | 483 | 3,150 | running | 0 | 142 |
| 18 | 25 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited (Cecil Gordon) | Chevrolet | 392 | 950 | running | 0 | 109 |
| 19 | 26 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Don Robertson | Chevrolet | 373 | 925 | engine | 0 | 106 |
| 20 | 27 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Scotty's Fashions (Walter Ballard) | Chevrolet | 360 | 900 | engine | 0 | 103 |
| 14 | 28 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray) | Chevrolet | 420 | 1,780 | running | 0 | 121 |
| 30 | 29 | 45 | Baxter Price | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | 4 | 550 | oil leak | 0 | 73 |
| 29 | 30 | 46 | Travis Tiller | Little B Coal (Travis Tiller) | Dodge | 8 | 560 | radiator | 0 | 76 |
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