
| FIN | ST | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | PTS/BNS | LAPS | STATUS | WINNINGS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Mike Curb / Hodgdon | 185/10 | 500 | Running | 25,375 |
| 2 | 1 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Chevrolet | Napa Regal Ride Shocks | 175/5 | 500 | Running | 16,400 |
| 3 | 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | Busch | 170/5 | 500 | Running | 11,975 |
| 4 | 8 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Melling Tool Company | 160/0 | 499 | Running | 7,700 |
| 5 | 10 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Buck Stove / Hudson Chev. | 160/5 | 499 | Running | 5,860 |
| 6 | 6 | 12 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | Ramey's Chevy City | 155/5 | 499 | Running | 2,950 |
| 7 | 11 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Apache Classic Stove | 146/0 | 497 | Running | 5,700 |
| 8 | 16 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | 142/0 | 496 | Running | 3,660 |
| 9 | 13 | 90 | Jody Ridley * | Ford | Truxmore / Sunny King | 138/0 | 496 | Running | 3,790 |
| 10 | 25 | 48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive | 134/0 | 484 | Running | 3,080 |
| 11 | 26 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford | 130/0 | 471 | Running | 2,760 |
| 12 | 20 | 40 | Tim Richmond | Chevrolet | Uno | 127/0 | 469 | Running | 2,550 |
| 13 | 28 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | South Hill Texaco | 124/0 | 465 | Running | 2,340 |
| 14 | 21 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | Kings Inn Daytona | 121/0 | 449 | Running | 1,930 |
| 15 | 12 | 43 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | STP | 123/5 | 443 | Running | 5,800 |
| 16 | 18 | 75 | John Anderson | Buick | Rahmoc Racing | 115/0 | 396 | Overheating | 800 |
| 17 | 22 | 79 | Junior Miller | Chevrolet | Junior Miller Racing | 112/0 | 349 | Engine Failure | 1,945 |
| 18 | 15 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Stone's Cafeteria | 109/0 | 330 | Broken Sway Bar | 1,760 |
| 19 | 4 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Mercury | Purolator | 106/0 | 319 | Engine Failure | 1,225 |
| 20 | 31 | 7 | Lake Speed | Chevrolet | Sanyo Electronics | 103/0 | 314 | Rear End | 1,500 |
| 21 | 5 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 105/5 | 308 | Engine Failure | 5,140 |
| 22 | 3 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Hodgdon / Mike Curb | 103/5 | 288 | Broken Spindle | 4,130 |
| 23 | 14 | 37 | Don Sprouse | Chevrolet | Roger's Auto Leasing | 94/0 | 239 | Accident | 670 |
| 24 | 19 | 53 | Slick Johnson | Chevrolet | Johnson Racing | 91/0 | 215 | Oil Pump | 660 |
| 25 | 17 | 3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Crc Chemicals | 88/0 | 182 | Accident | 1,350 |
| 26 | 23 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 85/0 | 135 | Engine Failure | 890 |
| 27 | 29 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Oldsmobile | STP | 82/0 | 113 | Rear End | 630 |
| 28 | 9 | 68 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | King Mountain Truck | 84/5 | 96 | Engine Failure | 620 |
| 29 | 30 | 47 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Race Hill Farm | 76/0 | 42 | Engine Failure | 860 |
| 30 | 27 | 45 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Iron Peddlers / Mcwhirter | 73/0 | 35 | Engine Failure | 850 |
| 31 | 24 | 29 | Dave Dion | Ford | Merrimack Lincoln-Mercury | 70/0 | 13 | Oil Pump | 600 |
