| Fin |
St |
# |
Driver |
Sponsor / Owner |
Car |
Laps |
Money |
Status |
Led |
Points |
| 29 | 26 | 81 | Terry Ryan | Valvoline (Bill Monaghan) | Chevrolet | 271 | 1,510 | axle | 0 | 76 |
| 27 | 35 | 91 | Harold Miller | Bartow Paving (Harold Miller) | Chevrolet | 333 | 1,585 | clutch | 0 | 82 |
| 38 | 36 | 19 | Henley Gray | Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray) | Chevrolet | 64 | 1,675 | crash | 0 | 49 |
| 28 | 17 | 48 | James Hylton | WKIT (James Hylton) | Chevrolet | 300 | 2,240 | engine | 0 | 79 |
| 30 | 23 | 6 | Harry Gant | Sherrill Enterprises (Sherrill Green) | Chevrolet | 266 | 1,460 | engine | 0 | 73 |
| 32 | 40 | 16 | David Sisco | Reliable Plumbing (David Sisco) | Chevrolet | 240 | 1,955 | engine | 0 | 67 |
| 33 | 5 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic (Hoss Ellington) | Chevrolet | 219 | 4,085 | engine | 8 | 69 |
| 35 | 32 | 8 | Ed Negre | Marshal's Used Cars (Ed Negre) | Dodge | 185 | 1,735 | engine | 0 | 58 |
| 36 | 16 | 2 | Dave Marcis | CAM 2 (Roger Penske) | Mercury | 168 | 1,850 | engine | 2 | 60 |
| 37 | 37 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King (Elmo Langley) | Ford | 87 | 1,700 | engine | 0 | 52 |
| 39 | 11 | 12 | Bobby Allison | 1st National City Travelers Checks (Bobby Allison) | Matador | 63 | 1,175 | engine | 0 | 46 |
| 40 | 25 | 60 | Ramo Stott | Lou Viglione | Chevrolet | 3 | 1,125 | engine | 0 | 43 |
| 34 | 30 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Transit Damaged Freight (J.R. DeLotto) | Chevrolet | 186 | 1,885 | oil pump | 0 | 61 |
| 1 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 400 | 69,550 | running | 311 | 185 |
| 2 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator (Wood Brothers) | Mercury | 400 | 38,535 | running | 64 | 175 |
| 3 | 7 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks (L.G. DeWitt) | Chevrolet | 398 | 16,735 | running | 11 | 170 |
| 4 | 15 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Ronnie Elder | Chevrolet | 397 | 12,850 | running | 1 | |
| 5 | 6 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries (Bud Moore) | Ford | 397 | 12,240 | running | 0 | 155 |
| 6 | 4 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade (DiGard) | Chevrolet | 396 | 10,600 | running | 0 | 150 |
| 7 | 14 | 71 | Neil Bonnett | Auto Race Tracks (Nord Krauskopf) | Dodge | 394 | 6,060 | running | 0 | 146 |
| 8 | 20 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore (Junie Donlavey) | Ford | 392 | 7,260 | running | 0 | 142 |
| 9 | 8 | 27 | Sam Sommers | M.C. Anderson | Chevrolet | 392 | 6,310 | running | 0 | 138 |
| 10 | 9 | 92 | Skip Manning | 1st National City Travelers Checks (Billy Hagan) | Chevrolet | 391 | 6,915 | running | 0 | 134 |
| 11 | 10 | 36 | Ron Hutcherson | Encyclopedia Britannica (John Gwinn) | Chevrolet | 389 | 5,405 | running | 0 | |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley (H.B. Cunningham) | Chevrolet | 387 | 3,885 | running | 1 | 132 |
| 13 | 19 | 84 | Morgan Shepherd | Makar Enterprises (Jim Makar) | Mercury | 387 | 3,485 | running | 0 | 124 |
| 14 | 22 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 386 | 4,945 | running | 0 | 121 |
| 15 | 21 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dahlonega Ford Sales (George Elliott) | Ford | 385 | 3,185 | running | 0 | 118 |
| 16 | 39 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Northwest Auto Auction (Walter Ballard) | Chevrolet | 384 | 4,625 | running | 0 | 115 |
| 17 | 18 | 22 | Ricky Rudd | Hi-Tech (Al Rudd) | Chevrolet | 384 | 2,960 | running | 2 | 117 |
| 18 | 31 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Sub-Tropic (Buddy Arrington) | Dodge | 382 | 4,240 | running | 0 | 109 |
| 19 | 33 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Posey's Auto Parts (Bill Gray) | Chevrolet | 382 | 3,480 | running | 0 | 106 |
| 20 | 12 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Lady & Son Auction (G.C. Spencer) | Dodge | 373 | 2,560 | running | 0 | 103 |
| 21 | 34 | 57 | Dick May | McClure Motors (Alfred McClure) | Ford | 372 | 2,310 | running | 0 | 100 |
| 22 | 38 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited (Cecil Gordon) | Chevrolet | 360 | 3,295 | running | 0 | 97 |
| 23 | 27 | 75 | Butch Hartman | Hartman Autocar (Butch Hartman) | Chevrolet | 352 | 2,160 | running | 0 | 94 |
| 24 | 3 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms (Junior Johnson) | Chevrolet | 350 | 7,360 | running | 0 | 91 |
| 25 | 29 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | 347 | 2,910 | running | 0 | 88 |
| 26 | 28 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan (Frank Warren) | Dodge | 336 | 2,300 | running | 0 | 85 |
| 31 | 24 | 47 | Bruce Hill | t. edwards (Bruce Hill) | Chevrolet | 257 | 1,360 | running | 0 | 70 |
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