| Fin |
St |
# |
Driver |
Sponsor / Owner |
Car |
Laps |
Money |
Status |
Led |
Points |
| 1 | 10 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Apache Classic Stove (Billy Hagan) | Chevrolet | 367 | 27,325 | running | 2 | 180 |
| 2 | 6 | 1 | David Pearson | Hawaiian Tropic (Hoss Ellington) | Chevrolet | 367 | 15,540 | running | 30 | 175 |
| 3 | 9 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm (Jack Beebe) | Chevrolet | 367 | 15,190 | running | 7 | 170 |
| 4 | 3 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool (M.C. Anderson) | Chevrolet | 367 | 14,625 | running | 72 | 165 |
| 5 | 5 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator (Wood Brothers) | Mercury | 367 | 7,575 | running | 23 | 160 |
| 6 | 12 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Mike Curb / Hodgdon (Bud Moore) | Ford | 366 | 9,900 | running | 2 | 155 |
| 7 | 8 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Mike Curb / Hodgdon (Rod Osterlund) | Chevrolet | 366 | 11,125 | running | 27 | 151 |
| 8 | 14 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Buck Stove / Hudson Transmission (Dave Marcis) | Chevrolet | 365 | 7,470 | running | 0 | 142 |
| 9 | 15 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP (Petty Enterprises) | Chevrolet | 365 | 10,475 | running | 2 | 143 |
| 10 | 21 | 41 | Dick Brooks | Hayes Jewelers (Billy Matthews) | Chevrolet | 364 | 4,125 | running | 0 | |
| 11 | 19 | 75 | Chuck Bown | RahMoc Enterprises | Chevrolet | 364 | 3,725 | running | 0 | |
| 12 | 26 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 362 | 6,035 | running | 1 | 132 |
| 13 | 27 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing (D.K. Ulrich) | Chevrolet | 360 | 5,800 | running | 0 | 124 |
| 14 | 22 | 4 | Connie Saylor | Spencer Racing (G.C. Spencer) | Chevrolet | 355 | 3,425 | engine | 0 | |
| 15 | 24 | 53 | Slick Johnson | Johnson Racing (J.D. Johnson) | Chevrolet | 355 | 4,325 | running | 0 | 118 |
| 16 | 33 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Thompson Industries (Jimmy Means) | Chevrolet | 353 | 5,405 | running | 0 | 115 |
| 17 | 32 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales (Buddy Arrington) | Dodge | 353 | 5,120 | running | 0 | 112 |
| 18 | 40 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating (J.D. McDuffie) | Chevrolet | 351 | 4,710 | running | 0 | 109 |
| 19 | 35 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | South Hill Texaco (Cecil Gordon) | Oldsmobile | 348 | 4,350 | running | 0 | 106 |
| 20 | 38 | 82 | Ferrel Harris | Dick Brooks Honda (Ferrel Harris) | Dodge | 342 | 2,675 | running | 0 | |
| 21 | 30 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive Parts (James Hylton) | Chevrolet | 342 | 3,950 | running | 0 | 100 |
| 22 | 25 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria (Don Robertson) | Chevrolet | 339 | 3,525 | running | 0 | 97 |
| 23 | 29 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing (Frank Warren) | Dodge | 339 | 3,565 | engine | 0 | 94 |
| 24 | 34 | 65 | Ralph Jones | Spohn's Body Shop (Ron Spohn) | Ford | 334 | 2,350 | running | 0 | 91 |
| 25 | 1 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade (DiGard) | Chevrolet | 329 | 14,400 | timing chain | 196 | 98 |
| 26 | 4 | 28 | Buddy Baker | NAPA / Regal Ride Shocks (Harry Ranier) | Chevrolet | 324 | 2,625 | engine | 4 | 90 |
| 27 | 17 | 66 | Lake Speed | Speed Racing (Lake Speed) | Chevrolet | 316 | 1,850 | running | 0 | 82 |
| 28 | 36 | 09 | Dick May | Pokeys of Doylestown (Nelson Oswald) | Buick | 304 | 1,825 | engine | 0 | 79 |
| 29 | 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch (Junior Johnson) | Chevrolet | 277 | 6,675 | running | 0 | 76 |
| 30 | 13 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore / Sunny King (Junie Donlavey) | Ford | 271 | 2,955 | steering | 0 | 73 |
| 31 | 31 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda (Elmo Langley) | Ford | 266 | 3,210 | crash | 0 | 70 |
| 32 | 7 | 12 | Donnie Allison | Ramey's Chevy City (Kennie Childers) | Chevrolet | 237 | 1,625 | overheating | 0 | 67 |
| 33 | 11 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dahlonega Ford Sales (George Elliott) | Mercury | 236 | 1,625 | oil pump | 1 | 69 |
| 34 | 16 | 7 | Ricky Rudd | Sanyo (Nelson Malloch) | Chevrolet | 201 | 2,025 | steering | 0 | 61 |
| 35 | 41 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Kings Inn Daytona (Roger Hamby) | Chevrolet | 151 | 1,425 | clutch | 0 | 58 |
| 36 | 28 | 19 | John Anderson | Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray) | Chevrolet | 127 | 1,825 | engine | 0 | 55 |
| 37 | 39 | 39 | Blackie Wangerin | Wangerin Racing (Blackie Wangerin) | Mercury | 111 | 1,300 | crash | 0 | 52 |
| 38 | 23 | 93 | Don Whittington | Sun Systems (Scott Smith) | Chevrolet | 87 | 1,275 | valve | 0 | 49 |
| 39 | 37 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Louise Smith Special (Bobby Wawak) | Buick | 56 | 1,250 | oil leak | 0 | 46 |
| 40 | 18 | 68 | Lennie Pond | U.S. Army (Jim Testa) | Chevrolet | 31 | 1,200 | engine | 0 | 43 |
| 41 | 20 | 77 | Kenny Hemphill | Warren Fabricating (John Rebhan) | Chevrolet | 21 | 1,200 | engine | 0 | |
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