| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Bobby Allison | 15 | Bud Moore | Ford | 200 | 24,025 | running | 134 |
| 2 | 1 | Cale Yarborough | 11 | Junior Johnson | Oldsmobile | 200 | 19,700 | running | 16 |
| 3 | 5 | Donnie Allison | 1 | Hoss Ellington | Chevrolet | 200 | 12,925 | running | 2 |
| 4 | 8 | Buddy Baker | 27 | M.C. Anderson | Chevrolet | 199 | 8,600 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | Darrell Waltrip | 88 | DiGard | Chevrolet | 199 | 9,200 | accident | 13 |
| 6 | 9 | Lennie Pond | 54 | Harry Ranier | Chevrolet | 198 | 7,140 | running | 1 |
| 7 | 10 | Dale Earnhardt Jimmy Insolo | 98 | Rod Osterlund | Chevrolet | 198 | 5,640 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 7 | Benny Parsons | 72 | L.G. DeWitt | Chevrolet | 197 | 7,040 | running | 1 |
| 9 | 11 | Dick Brooks | 90 | Junie Donlavey | Mercury | 196 | 5,040 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 16 | Jim Thirkettle | 51 | Buick | 196 | 3,740 | running | 1 | |
| 11 | 14 | Richard Childress | 3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | 196 | 4,170 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 25 | Roger Hamby | 17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | 195 | 3,765 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 15 | Janet Guthrie | 68 | Lynda Ferreri | Buick | 194 | 3,090 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 13 | Bill Schmitt | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Oldsmobile | 192 | 2,960 | running | 0 |
| 15 | 38 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | 190 | 3,325 | running | 0 |
| 16 | 24 | James Hylton | 48 | James Hylton | Oldsmobile | 190 | 3,330 | running | 0 |
| 17 | 17 | Tom Gale | 64 | Elmo Langley | Ford | 190 | 2,945 | running | 0 |
| 18 | 27 | Richard White | 12 | Mike White | Chevrolet | 188 | 2,285 | engine | 2 |
| 19 | 33 | Ferrel Harris | 8 | Robert Gee | Chevrolet | 188 | 2,625 | running | 0 |
| 20 | 34 | Rocky Moran | 58 | Rocky Moran | Buick | 188 | 1,565 | running | 0 |
| 21 | 36 | Ed Negre | 18 | Ed Negre | Chrysler | 186 | 1,515 | running | 0 |
| 22 | 19 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | 186 | 2,315 | running | 0 |
| 23 | 18 | Frank Warren | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | 185 | 2,055 | running | 0 |
| 24 | 40 | Gary Myers | 4 | Gary Myers | Chevrolet | 183 | 1,265 | running | 0 |
| 25 | 26 | John Borneman Jr. | 81 | John Borneman | Chevrolet | 181 | 1,445 | running | 0 |
| 26 | 22 | J.D. McDuffie | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | 178 | 1,885 | running | 0 |
| 27 | 12 | Dave Marcis | 2 | Rod Osterlund | Chevrolet | 177 | 1,215 | running | 0 |
| 28 | 35 | Don Noel | 99 | Don Noel | Chevrolet | 158 | 1,165 | engine | 0 |
| 29 | 20 | Mel Larson | 16 | Buick | 138 | 1,115 | ignition | 0 | |
| 30 | 32 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | Don Robertson | Chevrolet | 129 | 1,555 | engine | 0 |
| 31 | 31 | Dick May | 19 | Henley Gray | Chevrolet | 113 | 1,505 | running | 0 |
| 32 | 39 | Steve Pfeifer | 0 | Michael McCluney | Chevrolet | 98 | 955 | battery | 0 |
| 33 | 37 | Harry Goularte | 7 | Harry Goularte | Chevrolet | 97 | 905 | engine | 0 |
| 34 | 3 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 83 | 4,555 | engine | 30 |
| 35 | 28 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | 83 | 1,305 | engine | 0 |
| 36 | 29 | Chuck Wahl | 37 | DuWayne Wahl | Chevrolet | 43 | 795 | overheating | 0 |
| 37 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | 5 | Rod Osterlund | Chevrolet | 42 | 4,485 | suspension | 0 |
| 38 | 6 | David Pearson | 21 | Wood Brothers | Mercury | 28 | 1,275 | engine | 0 |
| 39 | 23 | Rick McCray | 08 | Rick McCray | Chevrolet | 15 | 765 | transmission | 0 |
| 40 | 30 | Ray Elder | 32 | Dave Hill | Dodge | 2 | 755 | engine | 0 |
| David Hobbs | CBS | 0 | color commentary | ||||||
| Ken Squier | CBS | 0 | lead announcer |