| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 400 | 69,550 | running | 311 |
| 2 | 1 | David Pearson | 21 | Wood Brothers | Mercury | 400 | 38,535 | running | 64 |
| 3 | 7 | Bobby Allison Benny Parsons | 72 | L.G. DeWitt | Chevrolet | 398 | 16,735 | running | 11 |
| 4 | 15 | Lennie Pond | 54 | Ronnie Elder | Chevrolet | 397 | 12,850 | running | 1 |
| 5 | 6 | Buddy Baker | 15 | Bud Moore | Ford | 397 | 12,240 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 4 | Darrell Waltrip | 88 | DiGard | Chevrolet | 396 | 10,600 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 14 | Neil Bonnett | 71 | Nord Krauskopf | Dodge | 394 | 6,060 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 20 | Dick Brooks | 90 | Junie Donlavey | Ford | 392 | 7,260 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 8 | Sam Sommers | 27 | M.C. Anderson | Chevrolet | 392 | 6,310 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 9 | Skip Manning | 92 | Billy Hagan | Chevrolet | 391 | 6,915 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 10 | Ron Hutcherson Ramo Stott | 36 | John Gwinn | Chevrolet | 389 | 5,405 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 13 | Coo Coo Marlin | 14 | H.B. Cunningham | Chevrolet | 387 | 3,885 | running | 1 |
| 13 | 19 | Morgan Shepherd | 84 | Jim Makar | Mercury | 387 | 3,485 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 22 | Richard Childress | 3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 386 | 4,945 | running | 0 |
| 15 | 21 | Bill Elliott | 9 | George Elliott | Ford | 385 | 3,185 | running | 0 |
| 16 | 39 | Tighe Scott | 30 | Walter Ballard | Chevrolet | 384 | 4,625 | running | 0 |
| 17 | 18 | Ricky Rudd | 22 | Al Rudd | Chevrolet | 384 | 2,960 | running | 2 |
| 18 | 31 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 382 | 4,240 | running | 0 |
| 19 | 33 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Bill Gray | Chevrolet | 382 | 3,480 | running | 0 |
| 20 | 12 | G.C. Spencer Connie Saylor | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Dodge | 373 | 2,560 | running | 0 |
| 21 | 34 | Dick May | 57 | Alfred McClure | Ford | 372 | 2,310 | running | 0 |
| 22 | 38 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | 360 | 3,295 | running | 0 |
| 23 | 27 | Butch Hartman | 75 | Butch Hartman | Chevrolet | 352 | 2,160 | running | 0 |
| 24 | 3 | Cale Yarborough | 11 | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | 350 | 7,360 | running | 0 |
| 25 | 29 | J.D. McDuffie | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | 347 | 2,910 | running | 0 |
| 26 | 28 | Frank Warren | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | 336 | 2,300 | running | 0 |
| 27 | 35 | Harold Miller | 91 | Harold Miller | Chevrolet | 333 | 1,585 | clutch | 0 |
| 28 | 17 | James Hylton | 48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | 300 | 2,240 | engine | 0 |
| 29 | 26 | Terry Ryan | 81 | Bill Monaghan | Chevrolet | 271 | 1,510 | axle | 0 |
| 30 | 23 | Harry Gant | 6 | Sherrill Green | Chevrolet | 266 | 1,460 | engine | 0 |
| 31 | 24 | Bruce Hill | 47 | Bruce Hill | Chevrolet | 257 | 1,360 | running | 0 |
| 32 | 40 | David Sisco | 16 | David Sisco | Chevrolet | 240 | 1,955 | engine | 0 |
| 33 | 5 | Donnie Allison | 1 | Hoss Ellington | Chevrolet | 219 | 4,085 | engine | 8 |
| 34 | 30 | D.K. Ulrich | 40 | J.R. DeLotto | Chevrolet | 186 | 1,885 | oil pump | 0 |
| 35 | 32 | Ed Negre | 8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | 185 | 1,735 | engine | 0 |
| 36 | 16 | Dave Marcis | 2 | Roger Penske | Mercury | 168 | 1,850 | engine | 2 |
| 37 | 37 | Tom Gale | 64 | Elmo Langley | Ford | 87 | 1,700 | engine | 0 |
| 38 | 36 | Henley Gray Dean Dalton | 19 | Henley Gray | Chevrolet | 64 | 1,675 | accident | 0 |
| 39 | 11 | Bobby Allison | 12 | Bobby Allison | AMC Matador | 63 | 1,175 | engine | 0 |
| 40 | 25 | Ramo Stott | 60 | Lou Viglione | Chevrolet | 3 | 1,125 | engine | 0 |
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