| Fin |
St |
# |
Driver |
Sponsor / Owner |
Car |
Laps |
Money |
Status |
Led |
Points |
| 1 | 6 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 1st National City Travelers Checks (Junior Johnson) | Oldsmobile | 500 | 24,950 | running | 372 | 185 |
| 2 | 3 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade (DiGard) | Chevrolet | 500 | 11,700 | running | 38 | 175 |
| 3 | 4 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks (L.G. DeWitt) | Chevrolet | 498 | 8,700 | running | 0 | 165 |
| 5 | 1 | 54 | Lennie Pond | W.I.N. (Harry Ranier) | Chevrolet | 497 | 6,950 | running | 45 | 160 |
| 4 | 7 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Armor All (Rod Osterlund) | Chevrolet | 498 | 6,700 | running | 0 | 160 |
| 6 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP (Petty Enterprises) | Chevrolet | 496 | 5,200 | running | 0 | 150 |
| 7 | 9 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Norris Industries (Bud Moore) | Ford | 494 | 4,700 | running | 0 | 146 |
| 8 | 17 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Rod Osterlund | Chevrolet | 492 | 3,200 | running | 0 | 142 |
| 9 | 15 | 92 | Terry Labonte | Duck Industries (Billy Hagan) | Chevrolet | 491 | 3,100 | running | 0 | 138 |
| 10 | 19 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Falls Radiator (Buddy Arrington) | Dodge | 486 | 2,730 | running | 0 | 134 |
| 11 | 26 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive Parts (James Hylton) | Chevrolet | 484 | 2,320 | running | 0 | 130 |
| 16 | 21 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Louise Smith (Don Robertson) | Chevrolet | 465 | 2,180 | running | 0 | 115 |
| 12 | 13 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack (Richard Childress) | Oldsmobile | 484 | 2,150 | running | 0 | 127 |
| 13 | 12 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore (Junie Donlavey) | Ford | 480 | 1,940 | running | 0 | 124 |
| 17 | 28 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray) | Buick | 465 | 1,545 | running | 0 | 112 |
| 18 | 29 | 8 | Ed Negre | Jones Chrysler-Plymouth (Ed Negre) | Dodge | 463 | 1,410 | running | 0 | 109 |
| 19 | 25 | 45 | Baxter Price | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | 461 | 1,225 | running | 0 | 106 |
| 28 | 10 | 12 | Harry Gant | Black Diamond Coal (Kennie Childers) | Chevrolet | 90 | 1,070 | engine | 45 | 84 |
| 21 | 20 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan (Frank Warren) | Dodge | 450 | 890 | running | 0 | 100 |
| 23 | 24 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing (Jimmy Means) | Chevrolet | 403 | 870 | overheating | 0 | 94 |
| 22 | 11 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating (J.D. McDuffie) | Chevrolet | 409 | 860 | brakes | 0 | 97 |
| 25 | 8 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator (Wood Brothers) | Mercury | 340 | 850 | rear end | 0 | 88 |
| 14 | 14 | 47 | Satch Worley | Race Hill Farm (Jack Beebe) | Oldsmobile | 473 | 850 | rear end | 0 | 121 |
| 26 | 5 | 27 | Buddy Baker | M.C. Anderson | Chevrolet | 329 | 840 | engine | 0 | 85 |
| 27 | 22 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda (Elmo Langley) | Ford | 111 | 830 | engine | 0 | 82 |
| 29 | 18 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs (Walter Ballard) | Chevrolet | 42 | 810 | crash | 0 | 76 |
| 15 | 27 | 4 | Gary Myers | Spencer's Baby Wear (Gary Myers) | Chevrolet | 470 | 800 | running | 0 | 118 |
| 30 | 30 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Autowize (Cecil Gordon) | Chevrolet | 20 | 800 | brakes | 0 | 73 |
| 20 | 23 | 95 | Ferrel Harris | Miller Roofing (Junior Miller) | Chevrolet | 453 | 650 | engine | 0 | 103 |
| 24 | 16 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Hamby-Ellis (Roger Hamby) | Chevrolet | 354 | 610 | brakes | 0 | 91 |