
| FIN | ST | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | PTS/BNS | LAPS | STATUS | WINNINGS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP | 185/10 | 492 | Running | 13,555 |
| 2 | 5 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 175/5 | 492 | Running | 10,970 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | Hawaiian Tropic | 170/5 | 491 | Running | 6,670 |
| 4 | 7 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Norris | 165/5 | 491 | Running | 7,370 |
| 5 | 14 | 71 | Neil Bonnett | Dodge | Direct Connection | 160/5 | 488 | Running | 6,870 |
| 6 | 6 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Holly Farms | 155/5 | 488 | Running | 7,870 |
| 7 | 11 | 27 | Sam Sommers | Chevrolet | M.C. Anderson | 146/0 | 483 | Running | 3,270 |
| 8 | 16 | 92 | Skip Manning | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 142/0 | 483 | Running | 4,895 |
| 9 | 17 | 48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Hylton | 138/0 | 478 | Running | 4,420 |
| 10 | 15 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Gordon | 134/0 | 471 | Running | 3,900 |
| 11 | 34 | 4 | Gary Myers | Chevrolet | Myers | 130/0 | 464 | Running | 1,970 |
| 12 | 3 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 132/5 | 460 | Running | 5,070 |
| 13 | 28 | 8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | Negre | 124/0 | 460 | Running | 3,120 |
| 14 | 27 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Arrington | 121/0 | 458 | Running | 2,930 |
| 15 | 21 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | McDuffie Racing | 118/0 | 446 | Running | 2,710 |
| 16 | 26 | 19 | Henley Gray | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 115/0 | 436 | Running | 2,500 |
| 17 | 22 | 3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Kansas Jack | 112/0 | 436 | Running | 2,290 |
| 18 | 33 | 26 | Jimmy Lee Capps | Chevrolet | Sellers Automotive | 109/0 | 434 | Running | 1,070 |
| 19 | 19 | 22 | Ricky Rudd * | Chevrolet | Al Rudd Auto Parts | 106/0 | 396 | Engine Failure | 970 |
| 20 | 25 | 29 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Dodge | Cal-Tex | 103/0 | 388 | Broken Piston Rings | 900 |
| 21 | 32 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford | 100/0 | 388 | Running | 1,780 |
| 22 | 12 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Truxmore | 102/5 | 346 | Engine Failure | 1,600 |
| 23 | 23 | 40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Delotto | 94/0 | 312 | Engine Failure | 1,365 |
| 24 | 8 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Cam2 | 96/5 | 260 | Accident | 3,900 |
| 25 | 35 | 33 | Earl Brooks | Chevrolet | Handy's Transmission | 88/0 | 232 | Accident | 675 |
| 26 | 24 | 25 | Terry Bivins | Chevrolet | Robertson Racing | 85/0 | 168 | Engine Failure | 1,280 |
| 27 | 9 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Matador | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 82/0 | 160 | Oil Seal | 625 |
| 28 | 20 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Gray | 79/0 | 151 | Broken Push Rod | 600 |
| 29 | 29 | 61 | Joe Mihalic | Chevrolet | Mihalic Racing | 76/0 | 147 | Engine Failure | 575 |
| 30 | 18 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Dahlonega Equipment | 73/0 | 137 | Clutch | 575 |
| 31 | 36 | 45 | Junior Miller | Chevrolet | Price Racing | 70/0 | 137 | Clutch | 545 |
| 32 | 4 | 21 | David Pearson | Mercury | Purolator | 72/5 | 133 | Accident | 1,040 |
| 33 | 30 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Chevrolet | Scotty's Fashions | 64/0 | 107 | Oil Pump | 1,155 |
| 34 | 10 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | Elder Racing | PE | 52 | Engine Failure | 530 |
| 35 | 31 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 58/0 | 32 | Broken Valve | 1,125 |
| 36 | 13 | 47 | Bruce Hill | Chevrolet | Hill | 55/0 | 21 | Broken Valve | 520 |
