| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Lennie Pond | 54 | Harry Ranier | Oldsmobile | 188 | 26,025 | running | 22 |
| 2 | 9 | Donnie Allison | 1 | Hoss Ellington | Oldsmobile | 188 | 16,250 | running | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | Benny Parsons | 72 | L.G. DeWitt | Oldsmobile | 188 | 15,350 | running | 9 |
| 4 | 1 | Cale Yarborough | 11 | Junior Johnson | Oldsmobile | 188 | 17,850 | running | 79 |
| 5 | 3 | David Pearson | 21 | Wood Brothers | Mercury | 187 | 6,400 | running | 6 |
| 6 | 20 | Bobby Allison | 15 | Bud Moore | Ford | 186 | 8,440 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 6 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | Dodge Magnum | 186 | 7,740 | running | 5 |
| 8 | 14 | Skip Manning Neil Bonnett | 5 | Rod Osterlund | Chevrolet | 183 | 6,640 | running | 2 |
| 9 | 15 | Dick Brooks | 90 | Junie Donlavey | Mercury | 182 | 5,490 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | Tighe Scott | 30 | Walter Ballard | Oldsmobile | 181 | 5,070 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 24 | Ferrel Harris | 8 | Robert Gee | Chevrolet | 181 | 4,785 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 27 | Dale Earnhardt | 96 | Will Cronkrite | Ford | 180 | 2,740 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 19 | Bill Elliott | 9 | George Elliott | Mercury | 179 | 2,640 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 25 | Dave Marcis | 2 | Rod Osterlund | Oldsmobile | 176 | 3,850 | running | 0 |
| 15 | 29 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 175 | 4,130 | running | 0 |
| 16 | 34 | Dick May | 19 | Henley Gray | Chevrolet | 172 | 3,870 | running | 0 |
| 17 | 23 | J.D. McDuffie | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | 172 | 3,635 | running | 0 |
| 18 | 38 | Marty Robbins | 42 | Marty Robbins | Dodge | 171 | 2,240 | running | 0 |
| 19 | 41 | D.K. Ulrich | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Chevrolet | 168 | 3,250 | running | 0 |
| 20 | 30 | Tom Gale | 64 | Elmo Langley | Ford | 168 | 2,940 | running | 0 |
| 21 | 31 | Gary Myers | 4 | Gary Myers | Chevrolet | 167 | 1,890 | running | 0 |
| 22 | 33 | Grant Adcox | 41 | Herb Adcox | Chevrolet | 165 | 1,840 | running | 0 |
| 23 | 32 | Baxter Price | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | 165 | 2,430 | running | 0 |
| 24 | 35 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | Don Robertson | Chevrolet | 164 | 3,870 | running | 0 |
| 25 | 18 | Richard Childress | 3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | 164 | 2,310 | running | 0 |
| 26 | 8 | Coo Coo Marlin | 14 | H.B. Cunningham | Chevrolet | 158 | 1,640 | engine | 0 |
| 27 | 40 | Steve Moore | 73 | Willard Moore | Chevrolet | 150 | 1,590 | running | 0 |
| 28 | 4 | Buddy Baker | 27 | M.C. Anderson | Oldsmobile | 149 | 5,040 | engine | 57 |
| 29 | 12 | Janet Guthrie | 68 | Lynda Ferreri | Buick | 129 | 1,990 | accident | 0 |
| 30 | 28 | Al Holbert | 48 | James Hylton | Oldsmobile | 124 | 1,930 | engine | 0 |
| 31 | 39 | Earle Canavan | 01 | Earle Canavan | Dodge | 119 | 1,280 | running | 0 |
| 32 | 36 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | 118 | 1,755 | accident | 0 |
| 33 | 13 | Frank Warren | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | 110 | 1,730 | running | 0 |
| 34 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | 88 | DiGard | Wanda/Chevrolet | 105 | 5,205 | engine | 4 |
| 35 | 21 | Bruce Hill | 05 | Harry Clary | Oldsmobile | 96 | 1,480 | axle | 0 |
| 36 | 37 | Roger Hamby | 17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | 94 | 1,155 | clutch | 0 |
| 37 | 16 | Claude Ballot-Léna | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Dodge | 48 | 1,130 | engine | 0 |
| 38 | 10 | Skip Manning | 92 | Billy Hagan | Buick | 46 | 1,605 | engine | 0 |
| 39 | 7 | Ricky Rudd | 22 | Al Rudd | Chevrolet | 22 | 2,580 | engine | 0 |
| 40 | 26 | Blackie Wangerin | 39 | Blackie Wangerin | Mercury | 9 | 980 | engine | 0 |
| 41 | 22 | James Hylton | 12 | Al Rudd | Buick | 1 | 1,130 | transmission | 0 |