| Fin |
St |
# |
Driver |
Sponsor / Owner |
Car |
Laps |
Money |
Status |
Led |
Points |
| 1 | 12 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries (Bud Moore) | Ford | 188 | 32,735 | running | 135 | 185 |
| 2 | 5 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms (Junior Johnson) | Chevrolet | 188 | 19,670 | running | 13 | 175 |
| 3 | 11 | 2 | Bobby Allison | CAM 2 (Roger Penske) | Mercury | 187 | 14,960 | running | 2 | 170 |
| 4 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 186 | 13,805 | running | 9 | 165 |
| 5 | 9 | 81 | Terry Ryan | WAM Racing (Bill Monaghan) | Chevrolet | 184 | 6,335 | running | 0 | 155 |
| 6 | 18 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Pruette (Cecil Gordon) | Chevrolet | 184 | 6,695 | running | 2 | 155 |
| 7 | 3 | 28 | Donnie Allison | Gilmore (Hoss Ellington) | Chevrolet | 184 | 5,535 | running | 0 | 146 |
| 8 | 28 | 47 | Bruce Hill | Howson Algraphy (Bruce Hill) | Chevrolet | 182 | 5,525 | running | 0 | 142 |
| 9 | 1 | 71 | Dave Marcis | K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf) | Dodge | 182 | 9,215 | running | 16 | 143 |
| 10 | 14 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan (Frank Warren) | Dodge | 180 | 4,505 | running | 0 | 134 |
| 11 | 31 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Pepsi-Cola (Ronnie Elder) | Chevrolet | 179 | 4,295 | running | 0 | 130 |
| 12 | 13 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore (Junie Donlavey) | Ford | 177 | 3,985 | running | 0 | 127 |
| 13 | 35 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | Triple Elkhorn Mining (Harry Ranier) | Dodge | 176 | 3,735 | running | 0 | 124 |
| 14 | 15 | 05 | David Sisco | David Sisco | Chevrolet | 174 | 3,675 | running | 3 | 126 |
| 15 | 38 | 49 | John Utsman | G.C. Spencer | Dodge | 174 | 2,735 | running | 0 | 118 |
| 16 | 21 | 92 | Skip Manning | Stratagraph (Billy Hagan) | Chevrolet | 173 | 2,525 | running | 0 | 115 |
| 17 | 25 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Clyde Lynn (Walter Ballard) | Chevrolet | 173 | 3,065 | running | 0 | 112 |
| 18 | 36 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Stamey's Bar-B-Q (Elmo Langley) | Ford | 171 | 2,955 | running | 0 | 109 |
| 19 | 19 | 41 | Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby (Herb Adcox) | Chevrolet | 170 | 2,260 | transmission | 0 | 106 |
| 20 | 40 | 25 | D.K. Ulrich | Don Robertson | Chevrolet | 168 | 2,785 | running | 0 | 103 |
| 21 | 34 | 78 | Dick Skillen | Goffco (Tom Goff) | Chevrolet | 167 | 2,135 | running | 0 | 100 |
| 22 | 22 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 164 | 2,585 | running | 0 | 97 |
| 23 | 20 | 22 | Ricky Rudd | Al Rudd Auto Parts (Al Rudd) | Chevrolet | 159 | 2,035 | sump | 0 | 94 |
| 24 | 16 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 153 | 2,685 | engine | 0 | 91 |
| 25 | 30 | 82 | Ferrel Harris | Huntington Metal (Ferrel Harris) | Dodge | 142 | 1,935 | engine | 0 | 88 |
| 26 | 4 | 72 | Benny Parsons | King's Row Fireplace (L.G. DeWitt) | Chevrolet | 138 | 4,785 | engine | 0 | 85 |
| 27 | 37 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Butler's (J.D. McDuffie) | Chevrolet | 123 | 2,135 | engine | 0 | 82 |
| 28 | 7 | 48 | James Hylton | James Hylton | Chevrolet | 119 | 2,385 | engine | 8 | 84 |
| 29 | 32 | 36 | Bobby Wawak | J & B Corvette (John Gwinn) | Chevrolet | 111 | 1,535 | engine | 0 | 76 |
| 30 | 33 | 91 | Bob Burcham | Harold Miller | Chevrolet | 100 | 1,510 | engine | 0 | 73 |
| 31 | 29 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Bill Gray | Chevrolet | 89 | 1,435 | engine | 0 | 70 |
| 32 | 24 | 19 | Ed Negre | Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray) | Chevrolet | 76 | 1,410 | engine | 0 | 67 |
| 33 | 6 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade (DiGard) | Chevrolet | 75 | 4,385 | engine | 0 | 64 |
| 34 | 23 | 33 | Buck Baker | Handy's Transmission (Hiram Handy) | Chevrolet | 68 | 1,355 | axle | 0 | 61 |
| 35 | 27 | 95 | Gary Myers | Miller Roofing (Junior Miller) | Chevrolet | 47 | 1,330 | engine | 0 | 58 |
| 36 | 17 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Excuse Lounge (Joe Frasson) | Chevrolet | 39 | 1,405 | axle | 0 | 55 |
| 37 | 10 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator (Wood Brothers) | Mercury | 23 | 1,780 | crash | 0 | 52 |
| 38 | 39 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dahlonega Ford Sales (George Elliott) | Ford | 23 | 1,255 | engine | 0 | 49 |
| 39 | 8 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Schlitz (Neil Bonnett) | Chevrolet | 16 | 1,230 | clutch | 0 | 46 |
| 40 | 26 | 50 | Darrell Bryant | Hot Rod Barns (Cliff Stewart) | Chevrolet | 13 | 1,205 | transmission | 0 | 43 |
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