
| FIN | ST | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | PTS/BNS | LAPS | STATUS | WINNINGS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP | 185/10 | 492 | Running | 16,395 |
| 2 | 11 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | Pepsi-Cola | 175/5 | 491 | Running | 10,245 |
| 3 | 8 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 165/0 | 489 | Running | 9,025 |
| 4 | 7 | 2 | Bobby Allison | Mercury | Cam2 | 160/0 | 489 | Running | 7,465 |
| 5 | 9 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Holly Farms | 155/0 | 488 | Running | 7,055 |
| 6 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Mercury | Purolator | 155/5 | 488 | Running | 4,535 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | Pat's Tire Service | 151/5 | 486 | Fuel Pump | 2,945 |
| 8 | 12 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Truxmore | 142/0 | 486 | Running | 4,675 |
| 9 | 15 | 92 | Skip Manning * | Chevrolet | Stratagraph | 138/0 | 478 | Running | 3,545 |
| 10 | 22 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Chevrolet | Cunningham-Kelley | 134/0 | 474 | Running | 3,815 |
| 11 | 18 | 55 | Sonny Easley | Ford | Haddick's Towing | 130/0 | 469 | Running | 2,170 |
| 12 | 21 | 41 | Grant Adcox | Chevrolet | Adcox-Kirby | 127/0 | 468 | Running | 1,945 |
| 13 | 32 | 8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | Negre | 124/0 | 464 | Running | 3,685 |
| 14 | 10 | 40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Transit Damaged Freight | 121/0 | 464 | Running | 2,945 |
| 15 | 23 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Transmissions Unlimited | 118/0 | 461 | Running | 2,735 |
| 16 | 17 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Hickory Garage | 115/0 | 460 | Running | 2,575 |
| 17 | 25 | 30 | Terry Bivins | Chevrolet | Clyde Lynn Auto Parts | 112/0 | 459 | Running | 2,315 |
| 18 | 31 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Ford | Gillespie Painting | 109/0 | 456 | Running | 1,235 |
| 19 | 13 | 60 | Jackie Rogers | Chevrolet | Red Dog Racing | 106/0 | 454 | Running | 1,135 |
| 20 | 24 | 05 | Dave Sisco | Chevrolet | Sisco | 103/0 | 450 | Running | 1,835 |
| 21 | 29 | 7 | Jack Donohue | Chevrolet | Thundercraft Boats | 100/0 | 444 | Running | 860 |
| 22 | 27 | 19 | Frank Warren | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 97/0 | 434 | Running | 835 |
| 23 | 28 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Wixc | 94/0 | 432 | Running | 810 |
| 24 | 26 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Langley Racing | 91/0 | 423 | Running | 1,285 |
| 25 | 2 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Dodge | K&K | 93/5 | 413 | Engine Failure | 4,010 |
| 26 | 36 | 33 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Handy's Transmission | 85/0 | 389 | Broken Head Gasket | 735 |
| 27 | 16 | 3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Kansas Jack | 82/0 | 363 | Broken Cam Shaft | 1,285 |
| 28 | 3 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Norris | 79/0 | 299 | Accelerator Linkage | 3,765 |
| 29 | 20 | 5 | James Hylton | Dodge | Faustina | 76/0 | 171 | Rear End | 655 |
| 30 | 35 | 25 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Robertson Racing | 73/0 | 127 | Broken Valve | 1,145 |
| 31 | 6 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 70/0 | 117 | Engine Failure | 3,635 |
| 32 | 33 | 46 | Travis Tiller | Dodge | Little B / C&K Coal | 67/0 | 88 | Blown Head Gasket | 625 |
| 33 | 14 | 36 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Gwinn-Wawak | 64/0 | 76 | Overheating | 615 |
| 34 | 30 | 4 | Gary Myers | Chevrolet | Hick's Pharmacy | 61/0 | 5 | Engine Failure | 605 |
| 35 | 34 | 47 | Bruce Hill | Chevrolet | Hill | 58/0 | 2 | No Oil Pressure | 1,095 |
| 36 | 19 | 49 | Henley Gray | Dodge | Spencer | 55/0 | 1 | Cracked Cylinder Wall | 585 |
