| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | 88 | DiGard | Bertha/Chevrolet | 400 | 48,608 | running | 144 |
| 2 | 14 | Donnie Allison | 1 | Hoss Ellington | Chevrolet | 400 | 27,000 | running | 35 |
| 3 | 6 | Bobby Allison | 15 | Bud Moore | Ford | 400 | 19,695 | running | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | Cale Yarborough | 11 | Junior Johnson | Oldsmobile | 400 | 31,133 | running | 130 |
| 5 | 1 | David Pearson | 21 | Wood Brothers | Mercury | 400 | 28,135 | running | 85 |
| 6 | 12 | Benny Parsons | 72 | L.G. DeWitt | Oldsmobile | 400 | 12,185 | running | 5 |
| 7 | 10 | Buddy Baker | 27 | M.C. Anderson | Chevrolet | 399 | 9,215 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 16 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | Dodge Magnum | 398 | 10,140 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 7 | Sterling Marlin | 14 | H.B. Cunningham | Chevrolet | 394 | 9,765 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 24 | Bruce Hill | 05 | Harry Clary | Oldsmobile | 393 | 8,265 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 26 | Grant Adcox | 41 | Herb Adcox | Chevrolet | 389 | 7,065 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 33 | Morgan Shepherd | 33 | Jim Makar | Mercury | 389 | 6,465 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 40 | Dick May | 57 | Alfred McClure | Ford | 388 | 5,815 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 23 | Bill Elliott | 9 | George Elliott | Mercury | 387 | 5,115 | running | 0 |
| 15 | 34 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 386 | 6,765 | running | 0 |
| 16 | 29 | Connie Saylor John A. Utsman | 00 | Ed Whitaker | Chevrolet | 384 | 4,015 | running | 0 |
| 17 | 28 | Dale Earnhardt Harry Gant | 96 | Will Cronkrite | Ford | 382 | 3,415 | running | 0 |
| 18 | 31 | Gary Myers | 4 | Gary Myers | Chevrolet | 380 | 3,315 | running | 0 |
| 19 | 5 | Dick Brooks | 90 | Junie Donlavey | Ford | 373 | 6,245 | running | 0 |
| 20 | 22 | Richard Childress | 3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | 372 | 4,935 | running | 0 |
| 21 | 19 | Roland Wlodyka | 98 | Rod Osterlund | Chevrolet | 369 | 2,665 | running | 0 |
| 22 | 30 | J.D. McDuffie | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | 369 | 4,375 | running | 0 |
| 23 | 36 | Frank Warren | 19 | Frank Warren | Dodge | 369 | 4,105 | running | 0 |
| 24 | 21 | Tom Gale Elmo Langley | 64 | Elmo Langley | Ford | 356 | 3,795 | running | 0 |
| 25 | 38 | Ferrel Harris Baxter Price | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | 355 | 2,485 | running | 0 |
| 26 | 15 | Skip Manning | 92 | Billy Hagan | Chevrolet | 352 | 2,710 | running | 0 |
| 27 | 35 | Jim Vandiver | 89 | O.L. Nixon | Chevrolet | 343 | 1,555 | engine | 0 |
| 28 | 20 | Ricky Rudd | 22 | Al Rudd | Chevrolet | 331 | 3,430 | running | 0 |
| 29 | 25 | D.K. Ulrich | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Chevrolet | 323 | 2,145 | running | 0 |
| 30 | 37 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | Don Robertson | Chevrolet | 318 | 2,190 | steering | 0 |
| 31 | 27 | Tighe Scott | 30 | Walter Ballard | Oldsmobile | 240 | 1,985 | engine | 0 |
| 32 | 3 | Dave Marcis | 2 | Rod Osterlund | Chevrolet | 198 | 5,940 | engine | 0 |
| 33 | 9 | Chuck Bown Lennie Pond | 54 | Harry Ranier | Oldsmobile | 195 | 1,340 | accident | 0 |
| 34 | 18 | Connie Saylor | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Dodge | 184 | 1,315 | engine | 0 |
| 35 | 13 | Neil Bonnett | 5 | Jim Stacy | Oldsmobile | 157 | 4,415 | engine | 0 |
| 36 | 4 | Harry Gant | 12 | Kennie Childers | Chevrolet | 140 | 3,190 | overheating | 0 |
| 37 | 39 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | 129 | 1,665 | throttle | 0 |
| 38 | 8 | Al Holbert | 48 | James Hylton | Oldsmobile | 113 | 1,690 | accident | 0 |
| 39 | 11 | Ron Hutcherson | 51 | A.J. Foyt | Buick | 112 | 1,115 | accident | 0 |
| 40 | 32 | Jerry Jolly | 28 | Charles Dean | Chevrolet | 20 | 1,090 | suspension | 0 |
| John Kennedy | 0 | Ford | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | ||||
| Nelson Oswald | Chevrolet | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |||||
| Bobby Wawak | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | ||||||
| Satch Worley | 47 | Chevrolet | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | ||||
| Joe Mihalic | Oldsmobile | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |||||
| David Hobbs | CBS | 0 | color commentary | ||||||
| Ken Squier | CBS | 0 | lead announcer |