| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Cale Yarborough | 11 | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | 500 | 23,300 | running | 495 |
| 2 | 7 | Dick Brooks | 90 | Junie Donlavey | Ford | 493 | 7,750 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 491 | 6,100 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 6 | Neil Bonnett | 71 | Nord Krauskopf | Dodge | 490 | 4,200 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | David Pearson Benny Parsons | 72 | L.G. DeWitt | Chevrolet | 488 | 3,950 | running | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | Bobby Allison Ed Negre | 12 | Bobby Allison | AMC Matador | 487 | 1,700 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 15 | James Hylton | 48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | 479 | 2,400 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | Richard Childress Elmo Langley | 3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 479 | 2,080 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 27 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Bill Gray | Chevrolet | 470 | 900 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 14 | Ricky Rudd | 22 | Al Rudd | Chevrolet | 465 | 1,900 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 21 | Rick Newsom Janet Guthrie | 68 | Lynda Ferreri | Chevrolet | 457 | 750 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 13 | Skip Manning | 92 | Billy Hagan | Chevrolet | 448 | 1,770 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 20 | Frank Warren | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | 445 | 1,620 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 30 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 439 | 1,540 | running | 0 |
| 15 | 24 | Sam Sommers | 27 | M.C. Anderson | Chevrolet | 437 | 640 | running | 0 |
| 16 | 28 | Elmo Langley | 64 | Elmo Langley | Ford | 435 | 1,420 | running | 0 |
| 17 | 16 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | 434 | 1,240 | running | 0 |
| 18 | 11 | Ferrel Harris | 25 | Don Robertson | Chevrolet | 434 | 1,410 | running | 0 |
| 19 | 8 | Darrell Waltrip | 88 | DiGard | Chevrolet | 421 | 2,730 | running | 1 |
| 20 | 12 | J.D. McDuffie | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | 420 | 1,160 | fatigue | 0 |
| 21 | 5 | Dave Marcis | 2 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 412 | 2,790 | running | 2 |
| 22 | 26 | David Sisco Jerry Sisco | 16 | David Sisco | Chevrolet | 411 | 720 | running | 0 |
| 23 | 17 | Henley Gray | 19 | Henley Gray | Chevrolet | 390 | 700 | running | 0 |
| 24 | 22 | Junior Miller | 95 | Junior Miller | Chevrolet | 309 | 440 | engine | 0 |
| 25 | 23 | Ed Negre | 8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | 198 | 670 | engine | 0 |
| 26 | 25 | D.K. Ulrich | 40 | J.R. DeLotto | Chevrolet | 168 | 650 | brakes | 0 |
| 27 | 19 | Rick Newsom | 20 | Rick Newsom | Ford | 119 | 380 | water pump | 0 |
| 28 | 18 | Tighe Scott | 30 | Walter Ballard | Chevrolet | 95 | 620 | accident | 0 |
| 29 | 9 | Buddy Baker | 15 | Bud Moore | Ford | 37 | 2,560 | overheating | 0 |
| 30 | 29 | Larry LaMay | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | 36 | 350 | driveshaft | 0 |