| Fin |
St |
# |
Driver |
Sponsor / Owner |
Car |
Laps |
Money |
Status |
Led |
Points |
| 1 | 2 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Mike Curb / Hodgdon (Bud Moore) | Ford | 400 | 17,175 | running | 210 | 185 |
| 12 | 19 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales (Buddy Arrington) | Dodge | 388 | 2,530 | running | 0 | 127 |
| 11 | 13 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 391 | 2,640 | running | 6 | 135 |
| 21 | 29 | 77 | Eddie Dickerson | Reid Trailer Sales (Buddy Arrington) | Dodge | 339 | 740 | running | 0 | 100 |
| 9 | 21 | 29 | Dave Dion | Merrimack Lincoln-Mercury (Dave Dion) | Ford | 393 | 1,410 | running | 0 | 138 |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Mike Curb / Hodgdon (Rod Osterlund) | Chevrolet | 399 | 7,575 | running | 39 | 165 |
| 14 | 20 | 75 | Bill Elswick | Performer Boats (RahMoc Enterprises) | Oldsmobile | 378 | 965 | running | 0 | 121 |
| 19 | 23 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda (Elmo Langley) | Ford | 359 | 1,800 | running | 0 | 106 |
| 20 | 6 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm (Jack Beebe) | Chevrolet | 355 | 1,875 | running | 1 | 108 |
| 18 | 22 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | South Hill Texaco (Cecil Gordon) | Oldsmobile | 373 | 1,895 | running | 0 | 109 |
| 16 | 25 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Kings Inn Daytona (Roger Hamby) | Chevrolet | 377 | 1,965 | running | 0 | 115 |
| 17 | 18 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive Parts (James Hylton) | Chevrolet | 374 | 2,080 | running | 0 | 112 |
| 8 | 14 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Apache Stove (Billy Hagan) | Chevrolet | 395 | 4,925 | running | 0 | 142 |
| 7 | 8 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Hudson / Buck Stove (Dave Marcis) | Chevrolet | 396 | 3,260 | running | 0 | 146 |
| 29 | 28 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating (J.D. McDuffie) | Chevrolet | 44 | 815 | cylinder head | 0 | 76 |
| 13 | 16 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Thompson Industries (Jimmy Means) | Chevrolet | 383 | 2,360 | running | 0 | 124 |
| 23 | 17 | 79 | Junior Miller | Miller Roofing (Junior Miller) | Chevrolet | 307 | 1,340 | rear end | 0 | 94 |
| 10 | 4 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool (M.C. Anderson) | Chevrolet | 392 | 4,675 | running | 68 | 139 |
| 2 | 9 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP (Petty Enterprises) | Chevrolet | 400 | 13,350 | running | 2 | 175 |
| 3 | 7 | 68 | Lennie Pond | Kings Mountain Truck Plaza (Jim Testa) | Chevrolet | 400 | 5,150 | running | 0 | 165 |
| 24 | 24 | 45 | Baxter Price | Iron Peddlers / McWhirter (Baxter Price) | Chevrolet | 200 | 940 | rear end | 0 | 91 |
| 5 | 11 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore / Sunny King (Junie Donlavey) | Ford | 398 | 4,710 | running | 0 | 155 |
| 15 | 10 | 37 | Don Sprouse | Rogers Auto Leasing (Bob Rogers) | Chevrolet | 378 | 940 | running | 0 | 118 |
| 28 | 26 | 61 | Bub Strickler | Duro-Bond (Jim Norris) | Chevrolet | 63 | 615 | engine | 0 | |
| 22 | 15 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria (Don Robertson) | Chevrolet | 323 | 1,465 | battery | 0 | 97 |
| 25 | 12 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing (D.K. Ulrich) | Chevrolet | 162 | 905 | transmission | 0 | 88 |
| 6 | 3 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade (DiGard) | Chevrolet | 397 | 5,575 | running | 27 | 155 |
| 27 | 27 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing (Bobby Wawak) | Chevrolet | 140 | 615 | rocker arm | 0 | 82 |
| 26 | 1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch (Junior Johnson) | Oldsmobile | 145 | 5,585 | cylinder head | 47 | 90 |