| Fin |
St |
# |
Driver |
Sponsor / Owner |
Car |
Laps |
Money |
Status |
Led |
Points |
| 17 | 1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch (Junior Johnson) | Chevrolet | 379 | 25,200 | running | 43 | 117 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | David Pearson | Hawaiian Tropic (Hoss Ellington) | Chevrolet | 396 | 14,850 | running | 13 | 155 |
| 39 | 3 | 28 | Buddy Baker | NAPA / Regal Ride Shocks (Harry Ranier) | Buick | 40 | 5,245 | ignition | 0 | 46 |
| 20 | 4 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Mike Curb / Hodgdon (Rod Osterlund) | Chevrolet | 367 | 13,690 | running | 105 | 108 |
| 5 | 5 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator (Wood Brothers) | Mercury | 397 | 11,250 | running | 5 | 160 |
| 1 | 6 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool (M.C. Anderson) | Chevrolet | 400 | 44,850 | running | 31 | 180 |
| 2 | 7 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade (DiGard) | Chevrolet | 400 | 38,700 | running | 157 | 180 |
| 26 | 8 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Mike Curb / Hodgdon (Bud Moore) | Mercury | 275 | 6,385 | crash | 0 | 85 |
| 4 | 9 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP (Petty Enterprises) | Chevrolet | 397 | 19,550 | running | 3 | 165 |
| 42 | 10 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dahlonega Ford Sales (George Elliott) | Mercury | 6 | 1,270 | crash | 0 | 37 |
| 3 | 11 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph (Billy Hagan) | Chevrolet | 398 | 22,660 | running | 0 | 165 |
| 12 | 12 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore / Sunny King (Junie Donlavey) | Mercury | 388 | 7,510 | running | 0 | 127 |
| 9 | 13 | 22 | Ricky Rudd | Al Rudd Auto Parts (Al Rudd) | Chevrolet | 394 | 7,425 | running | 0 | 138 |
| 41 | 14 | 12 | Lennie Pond | Ramey's Chevy City (Kennie Childers) | Chevrolet | 12 | 1,220 | suspension | 0 | 40 |
| 36 | 15 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs (Walter Ballard) | Oldsmobile | 75 | 1,345 | crash | 0 | 55 |
| 28 | 16 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm (Jack Beebe) | Chevrolet | 203 | 3,040 | crash | 0 | 79 |
| 31 | 17 | 18 | Donnie Allison | Briarwood Special (Jack Ogden) | Chevrolet | 134 | 1,645 | suspension | 0 | 70 |
| 23 | 18 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive Parts (James Hylton) | Chevrolet | 341 | 5,090 | running | 26 | 99 |
| 19 | 19 | 4 | Connie Saylor | Mitco (G.C. Spencer) | Chevrolet | 367 | 1,765 | oil pressure | 4 | |
| 29 | 20 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Buck Stove / Hudson Transmission (Dave Marcis) | Oldsmobile | 152 | 2,830 | suspension | 4 | 81 |
| 32 | 21 | 53 | Slick Johnson | Johnson Racing (J.D. Johnson) | Chevrolet | 120 | 1,495 | engine | 3 | 72 |
| 10 | 22 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales (Buddy Arrington) | Dodge | 392 | 9,965 | running | 0 | 134 |
| 30 | 23 | 40 | J.D. McDuffie | Ulrich Racing (D.K. Ulrich) | Chevrolet | 145 | 2,800 | engine | 0 | 73 |
| 15 | 24 | 7 | Dick Brooks | Sanyo (Nelson Malloch) | Chevrolet | 384 | 6,555 | running | 6 | 123 |
| 34 | 25 | 75 | Bill Elswick | Performer Boats (RahMoc Enterprises) | Chevrolet | 94 | 1,395 | crash | 0 | 61 |
| 38 | 26 | 50 | Bruce Hill | Global Heat Exchanger (Walter Ballard) | Oldsmobile | 46 | 1,295 | crash | 0 | 49 |
| 7 | 27 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP (Petty Enterprises) | Chevrolet | 395 | 9,925 | running | 0 | 146 |
| 24 | 28 | 95 | Tommy Houston | Carpenter Designs (Junior Miller) | Chevrolet | 332 | 2,500 | engine | 0 | 91 |
| 11 | 29 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals (Richard Childress) | Oldsmobile | 390 | 8,295 | running | 0 | 130 |
| 18 | 30 | 19 | John Anderson | Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray) | Chevrolet | 373 | 5,545 | engine | 0 | 109 |
| 33 | 31 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda (Elmo Langley) | Ford | 101 | 2,505 | valve | 0 | 64 |
| 13 | 32 | 39 | Blackie Wangerin | Wangerin Racing (Blackie Wangerin) | Mercury | 386 | 4,950 | running | 0 | 124 |
| 40 | 33 | 68 | John Greenwood | Greenwood-Koni Custom Shocks (Jim Testa) | Chevrolet | 24 | 1,220 | crash | 0 | 43 |
| 37 | 34 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | South Hill Texaco (Cecil Gordon) | Oldsmobile | 72 | 1,895 | engine | 0 | 52 |
| 8 | 35 | 89 | Jim Vandiver | Smith Nurseries (O.L. Nixon) | Oldsmobile | 394 | 8,325 | running | 0 | 142 |
| 14 | 36 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Thompson Industries (Jimmy Means) | Chevrolet | 385 | 6,925 | running | 0 | 121 |
| 27 | 37 | 87 | Billie Harvey | Fast Lane Ltd. (Billie Harvey) | Oldsmobile | 251 | 1,790 | crash | 0 | |
| 16 | 38 | 5 | Sterling Marlin | The 5 Racers (Jim Stacy) | Oldsmobile | 382 | 3,750 | running | 0 | 115 |
| 35 | 39 | 73 | Steve Moore | Tuesday's Tavern (Willard Moore) | Chevrolet | 86 | 1,370 | engine | 0 | 58 |
| 21 | 40 | 45 | Baxter Price | Iron Peddlers / McWhirter (Baxter Price) | Oldsmobile | 350 | 4,635 | running | 0 | 100 |
| 25 | 41 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Total Systems (Bobby Wawak) | Buick | 307 | 2,400 | ignition | 0 | 88 |
| 22 | 42 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria (Don Robertson) | Chevrolet | 343 | 4,325 | running | 0 | 97 |
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