| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Donnie Allison Darrell Waltrip | 1 | Hoss Ellington | Chevrolet | 188 | 26,375 | running | 92 |
| 2 | 4 | Cale Yarborough | 11 | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | 188 | 18,300 | running | 2 |
| 3 | 6 | Skip Manning | 92 | Billy Hagan | Chevrolet | 188 | 14,700 | running | 13 |
| 4 | 13 | Ricky Rudd | 22 | Al Rudd | Chevrolet | 186 | 8,000 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 25 | Lennie Pond | 54 | Ronnie Elder | Chevrolet | 186 | 8,050 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 23 | Buddy Baker | 15 | Bud Moore | Ford | 186 | 8,681 | running | 13 |
| 7 | 18 | Bobby Allison | 12 | Bobby Allison | AMC Matador | 185 | 5,350 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 22 | J.D. McDuffie | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | 183 | 5,390 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 17 | James Hylton | 48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | 182 | 4,930 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 14 | Frank Warren | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | 181 | 4,710 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 11 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 180 | 6,120 | running | 1 |
| 12 | 19 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 177 | 4,250 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 35 | Harold Miller | 91 | Harold Miller | Chevrolet | 175 | 2,620 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 34 | Tom Gale Elmo Langley | 64 | Elmo Langley | Ford | 171 | 3,790 | running | 0 |
| 15 | 31 | Grant Adcox | 41 | Herb Adcox | Chevrolet | 151 | 2,415 | electrical | 0 |
| 16 | 29 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | 150 | 3,375 | running | 0 |
| 17 | 26 | Dick May | 25 | Don Robertson | Chevrolet | 148 | 3,165 | engine | 0 |
| 18 | 24 | D.K. Ulrich | 40 | J.R. DeLotto | Chevrolet | 144 | 2,880 | running | 0 |
| 19 | 40 | Steve Moore | 07 | Norris Price | Chevrolet | 139 | 2,165 | engine | 0 |
| 20 | 5 | Richard Childress | 3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 118 | 2,795 | engine | 3 |
| 21 | 12 | Johnny Rutherford | 51 | A.J. Foyt | Chevrolet | 114 | 1,865 | fatigue | 0 |
| 22 | 7 | Darrell Waltrip | 88 | DiGard | Chevrolet | 106 | 5,515 | engine | 9 |
| 23 | 20 | Bill Elliott | 9 | George Elliott | Mercury | 103 | 1,765 | wheel | 0 |
| 24 | 1 | Benny Parsons | 72 | L.G. DeWitt | Chevrolet | 92 | 8,515 | engine | 51 |
| 25 | 16 | Neil Bonnett | 5 | Jim Stacy | Dodge | 91 | 1,665 | engine | 0 |
| 26 | 3 | Coo Coo Marlin Sam Sommers | 27 | M.C. Anderson | Chevrolet | 90 | 3,015 | engine | 4 |
| 27 | 15 | Tighe Scott | 30 | Walter Ballard | Chevrolet | 89 | 2,185 | engine | 0 |
| 28 | 38 | David Sisco Bruce Hill | 16 | David Sisco | Chevrolet | 82 | 2,115 | engine | 0 |
| 29 | 27 | Butch Hartman | 75 | Butch Hartman | Chevrolet | 69 | 1,465 | engine | 0 |
| 30 | 39 | Jim Raptis | 23 | Opal Voight | Chevrolet | 67 | 1,070 | engine | 0 |
| 31 | 30 | G.C. Spencer | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Dodge | 58 | 1,265 | transmission | 0 |
| 32 | 37 | Joe Mihalic | 61 | Joe Mihalic | Chevrolet | 43 | 1,240 | engine | 0 |
| 33 | 33 | Peter Knab | 05 | Charles Dean | Chevrolet | 41 | 1,215 | engine | 0 |
| 34 | 9 | Janet Guthrie | 68 | Lynda Ferreri | Chevrolet | 39 | 1,190 | engine | 0 |
| 35 | 8 | Bruce Hill | 47 | Bruce Hill | Chevrolet | 38 | 1,165 | water pump | 0 |
| 36 | 36 | Jimmy Means | 98 | Rod Osterlund | Chevrolet | 38 | 875 | engine | 0 |
| 37 | 21 | David Pearson | 21 | Wood Brothers | Mercury | 37 | 1,915 | overheating | 0 |
| 38 | 28 | Marty Robbins | 42 | Marty Robbins | Dodge | 36 | 1,090 | transmission | 0 |
| 39 | 32 | Dick Brooks | 90 | Junie Donlavey | Ford | 34 | 1,565 | engine | 0 |
| 40 | 10 | Coo Coo Marlin | 14 | H.B. Cunningham | Chevrolet | 1 | 965 | driveshaft | 0 |