
| FIN | ST | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | PTS/BNS | LAPS | STATUS | WINNINGS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Busch | 185/10 | 328 | Running | 31,600 |
| 2 | 3 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Mercury | Purolator | 175/5 | 328 | Running | 12,600 |
| 3 | 13 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Mike Curb / Hodgdon | 170/5 | 327 | Running | 14,700 |
| 4 | 10 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Buick | Napa / Redal Ride | 165/5 | 327 | Running | 7,050 |
| 5 | 11 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Apache Stove | 160/5 | 327 | Running | 9,850 |
| 6 | 25 | 90 | Jody Ridley * | Ford | Truxmore / Sunny King | 155/5 | 326 | Running | 9,675 |
| 7 | 20 | 68 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | King Mountain Truck | 146/0 | 326 | Running | 5,000 |
| 8 | 27 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Stone's Cafeteria | 142/0 | 323 | Running | 7,265 |
| 9 | 29 | 3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Crc Chemicals | 143/5 | 322 | Running | 5,995 |
| 10 | 24 | 40 | Stan Barrett | Chevrolet | Needham-Reynolds | PE | 321 | Running | 5,885 |
| 11 | 28 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer / Hills | 130/0 | 320 | Running | 4,575 |
| 12 | 23 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | Kings Inn / Busch | 127/0 | 319 | Running | 3,655 |
| 13 | 17 | 73 | Steve Moore | Chevrolet | Barnes Freight Lines | 124/0 | 318 | Running | 1,850 |
| 14 | 36 | 48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive | 121/0 | 317 | Running | 3,745 |
| 15 | 19 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 118/0 | 313 | Running | 3,385 |
| 16 | 35 | 45 | Charlie Chamblee | Buick | Ryan Homes | PE | 298 | Running | 2,825 |
| 17 | 30 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 112/0 | 289 | Running | 2,615 |
| 18 | 2 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Mercury | Melling Timing Components | 109/0 | 268 | Running | 1,700 |
| 19 | 40 | 5 | Clay Young | Oldsmobile | Baird & Trivette | PE | 265 | Accident | 1,150 |
| 20 | 37 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Thompson Industries | 103/0 | 264 | Broken Hub | 2,200 |
| 21 | 15 | 43 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | STP | 105/5 | 256 | Engine Failure | 7,125 |
| 22 | 16 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Hudson / Buck Stove | 102/5 | 255 | Running | 1,965 |
| 23 | 33 | 75 | Joe Millikan | Chevrolet | Rahmoc Racing | 99/5 | 224 | Broken Cam Shaft | 850 |
| 24 | 14 | 7 | Lake Speed | Chevrolet | Sanyo Electronics | 91/0 | 209 | Broken Flywheel | 1,905 |
| 25 | 34 | 19 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 88/0 | 166 | Broken Hub | 1,860 |
| 26 | 7 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade / Digard | 90/5 | 147 | Overheating | 5,210 |
| 27 | 21 | 4 | Connie Saylor | Chevrolet | Mitco | 87/5 | 131 | Engine Failure | 1,750 |
| 28 | 18 | 96 | Mike Miller | Ford | Dairyland Transport | 79/0 | 123 | Overheating | 740 |
| 29 | 32 | 6 | Tim Richmond | Chevrolet | Uno / Howard Johnsons | 76/0 | 110 | Clutch | 730 |
| 30 | 39 | 46 | Travis Tiller | Oldsmobile | Ring Enterprises | 73/0 | 104 | Radiator | 720 |
| 31 | 5 | 1 | David Pearson | Oldsmobile | Hawaiian Tropic | 70/0 | 93 | Withdrew | 700 |
| 32 | 6 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Melling Tool Company | 67/0 | 71 | Engine Failure | 5,140 |
| 33 | 22 | 77 | John Anderson | Chevrolet | Warren Fabricating | 64/0 | 52 | Broken Oil Line | 1,180 |
| 34 | 38 | 39 | Blackie Wangerin | Mercury | Wangerin Inc. | 61/0 | 51 | Broken Valve | 670 |
| 35 | 31 | 79 | Junior Miller | Chevrolet | Warren Racing | 58/0 | 50 | Engine Failure | 1,160 |
| 36 | 9 | 47 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Race Hill Farm | 55/0 | 17 | Accident | 1,140 |
| 37 | 4 | 12 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | Ramey's Chevy City | 52/0 | 17 | Accident | 630 |
| 38 | 1 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Mercury | Hodgdon / Mike Curb | 54/5 | 16 | Accident | 7,420 |
| 39 | 8 | 87 | Gary Balough | Chevrolet | Tri-City Aluminum | 46/0 | 16 | Accident | 610 |
| 40 | 26 | 80 | John Callis | Ford | Bo Law Automotive | PE | 15 | Engine Failure | 600 |
