
| FIN | ST | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | PTS/BNS | LAPS | STATUS | WINNINGS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Holly Farms | 185/10 | 500 | Running | 21,800 |
| 2 | 6 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 175/5 | 500 | Running | 10,650 |
| 3 | 10 | 21 | David Pearson | Mercury | Purolator | 170/5 | 500 | Running | 4,900 |
| 4 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP | 160/0 | 499 | Running | 5,850 |
| 5 | 15 | 27 | Sam Sommers | Chevrolet | M.C. Anderson | 155/0 | 491 | Running | 3,050 |
| 6 | 8 | 63 | Jimmy Hensley | Chevrolet | Hensley Racing | 150/0 | 491 | Running | 2,050 |
| 7 | 19 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Mistec Transmission | 146/0 | 487 | Running | 3,500 |
| 8 | 24 | 48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Hylton | 142/0 | 483 | Running | 3,150 |
| 9 | 21 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Means Racing | 138/0 | 482 | Running | 2,580 |
| 10 | 2 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 139/5 | 472 | Rear End | 4,000 |
| 11 | 17 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 130/0 | 466 | Running | 2,270 |
| 12 | 23 | 40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Ulrich | 127/0 | 457 | Running | 2,100 |
| 13 | 11 | 92 | Skip Manning | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 124/0 | 423 | Running | 1,940 |
| 14 | 28 | 19 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 121/0 | 420 | Running | 1,780 |
| 15 | 18 | 3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Kansas Jack | 118/0 | 420 | Running | 1,620 |
| 16 | 20 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 115/0 | 413 | Running | 1,460 |
| 17 | 12 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | McDuffie Racing | 112/0 | 400 | Running | 1,275 |
| 18 | 25 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Transmissions Unlimited | 109/0 | 392 | Running | 950 |
| 19 | 26 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Robertson Racing | 106/0 | 373 | Engine Failure | 925 |
| 20 | 27 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Chevrolet | Scotty's Fashions | 103/0 | 360 | Engine Failure | 900 |
| 21 | 9 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Norris | 100/0 | 336 | Rear End | 2,840 |
| 22 | 1 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Dodge | Jim Stacy | 97/0 | 304 | Rear End | 3,580 |
| 23 | 5 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Matador | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 99/5 | 216 | Rear End | 620 |
| 24 | 22 | 8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | Negre | 91/0 | 103 | Oil Pump | 860 |
| 25 | 13 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | Elder Racing | 88/0 | 95 | Brakes | 850 |
| 26 | 16 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Truxmore | 85/0 | 95 | Rear End | 840 |
| 27 | 14 | 22 | Ricky Rudd * | Chevrolet | Al Rudd Auto Parts | 82/0 | 84 | Rear End | 580 |
| 28 | 7 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | Hawaiian Tropic | PE | 42 | Brakes | 570 |
| 29 | 30 | 46 | Travis Tiller | Dodge | Little B Coal | 76/0 | 8 | Radiator | 560 |
| 30 | 29 | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Price Racing | 73/0 | 4 | Oil Leak | 550 |
