
| FIN | ST | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | PTS/BNS | LAPS | STATUS | WINNINGS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Busch | 185/10 | 500 | Running | 16,550 |
| 2 | 7 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Mike Curb / Hodgdon | 175/5 | 500 | Running | 11,450 |
| 3 | 4 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 170/5 | 500 | Running | 7,500 |
| 4 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | STP | 165/5 | 499 | Running | 7,700 |
| 5 | 6 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Melling Tool Company | 160/5 | 499 | Running | 5,450 |
| 6 | 11 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Warner Hodgdon-Curb | 155/5 | 498 | Running | 5,100 |
| 7 | 10 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Buck Stove / Hudson Chev. | 146/0 | 496 | Running | 4,860 |
| 8 | 12 | 68 | Lennie Pond | Oldsmobile | Valleydale Meats | 142/0 | 496 | Running | 2,065 |
| 9 | 14 | 3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Crc Chemicals | 138/0 | 487 | Running | 3,960 |
| 10 | 5 | 40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Ulrich Racing | 134/0 | 483 | Running | 3,490 |
| 11 | 19 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 130/0 | 479 | Running | 3,130 |
| 12 | 15 | 90 | Jody Ridley * | Mercury | Truxmore / Sunny King | 127/0 | 477 | Engine Failure | 3,410 |
| 13 | 18 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Unknown | Unknown | 124/0 | 474 | Running | 2,900 |
| 14 | 2 | 47 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Race Hill Farm | 126/5 | 468 | Engine Failure | 2,665 |
| 15 | 16 | 75 | John Anderson | Chevrolet | Rahmoc Racing | 118/0 | 468 | Running | 700 |
| 16 | 22 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | Kings Inn Daytona | 115/0 | 465 | Running | 1,705 |
| 17 | 20 | 48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive | 112/0 | 456 | Engine Failure | 1,820 |
| 18 | 28 | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Iron Peddlers | 109/0 | 452 | Running | 1,635 |
| 19 | 26 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | South Hill Texaco | 106/0 | 403 | Running | 1,300 |
| 20 | 23 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | 103/0 | 402 | Engine Failure | 1,275 |
| 21 | 27 | 61 | Bub Strickler | Oldsmobile | Duro Bond | PE | 396 | Accident | 550 |
| 22 | 17 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Thompson Industries | 97/0 | 364 | Engine Failure | 785 |
| 23 | 8 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Apache Stove | 99/5 | 343 | Accident | 1,020 |
| 24 | 29 | 74 | Stuart Huffman | Buick | Bluegrass Express | PE | 340 | Transmission | 510 |
| 25 | 24 | 19 | Steve Spencer | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | PE | 204 | Accident | 750 |
| 26 | 25 | 09 | Dick May | Buick | Pokey's Of Doylestown | 85/0 | 204 | Battery | 490 |
| 27 | 13 | 79 | Junior Miller | Chevrolet | Miller Roofing | 82/0 | 165 | Engine Failure | 730 |
| 28 | 9 | 7 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | Sanyo Electronics | 79/0 | 135 | Broken Strut Rod | 720 |
| 29 | 21 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Stone's Cafeteria | 76/0 | 17 | Engine Failure | 810 |
| 30 | 30 | 84 | Bobby Sands | Chevrolet | Sands Racing | 73/0 | 2 | Transmission | 450 |
