| Fin |
St |
# |
Driver |
Sponsor / Owner |
Car |
Laps |
Money |
Status |
Led |
Points |
| 1 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 95 | 18,255 | running | 71 | 185 |
| 2 | 3 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator (Wood Brothers) | Mercury | 95 | 10,400 | running | 2 | 175 |
| 3 | 6 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms (Junior Johnson) | Chevrolet | 95 | 10,475 | running | 1 | 170 |
| 4 | 18 | 51 | Jimmy Insolo | Jimmy Insolo | Ford | 93 | 3,900 | running | 0 | |
| 5 | 7 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris Industries (Bud Moore) | Ford | 93 | 6,400 | running | 0 | 155 |
| 6 | 17 | 93 | Norm Palmer | Herborn Alignment (Norm Palmer) | Dodge | 92 | 2,500 | running | 0 | 150 |
| 7 | 21 | 68 | Sonny Easley | Sonny Easley | Ford | 92 | 2,000 | running | 0 | 146 |
| 8 | 8 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 92 | 4,150 | running | 0 | 142 |
| 9 | 19 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | 91 | 3,800 | running | 0 | 138 |
| 10 | 15 | 92 | Skip Manning | 1st National City Travelers Checks (Billy Hagan) | Chevrolet | 91 | 4,430 | running | 0 | 134 |
| 11 | 16 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Red Fox Lounge (J.R. DeLotto) | Chevrolet | 91 | 3,210 | running | 0 | 130 |
| 12 | 30 | 64 | Dick Brooks | Sunny King (Elmo Langley) | Ford | 89 | 2,960 | running | 0 | 127 |
| 13 | 29 | 18 | John Dineen | George Stark | Ford | 89 | 1,400 | running | 0 | 124 |
| 14 | 23 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering (James Hylton) | Chevrolet | 88 | 2,640 | running | 0 | 121 |
| 15 | 12 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan (Frank Warren) | Dodge | 88 | 2,405 | running | 0 | 118 |
| 16 | 27 | 55 | Bill Baker | Golden West Lumber (Bill Baker) | Chevrolet | 88 | 1,645 | running | 0 | |
| 17 | 5 | 12 | Bobby Allison | 1st National City Travelers Checks (Bobby Allison) | Matador | 88 | 1,510 | running | 0 | 112 |
| 18 | 28 | 37 | Chuck Wahl | Excel Trailer (DuWayne Wahl) | Chevrolet | 87 | 1,325 | running | 0 | 109 |
| 19 | 31 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 84 | 1,590 | running | 0 | 106 |
| 20 | 35 | 41 | Ernie Stierly | Allied Plating (Ernie Stierly) | Chevrolet | 83 | 1,055 | running | 0 | 103 |
| 21 | 33 | 17 | Harry Goularte | U.S. Army (Donald Dean) | Chevrolet | 81 | 900 | running | 0 | 100 |
| 22 | 26 | 2 | Richard White | Lindsay Auto Parts (Mike White) | Chevrolet | 76 | 995 | running | 0 | 97 |
| 23 | 13 | 29 | Roy Smith | Mercury Marine (Dick Midgley) | Chevrolet | 65 | 1,850 | oil lesk | 0 | 94 |
| 24 | 10 | 5 | Jim Thirkettle | Autocessories | Chevrolet | 47 | 825 | oil pump | 0 | 91 |
| 25 | 9 | 01 | Chuck Bown | Lake's Drywall (Gerald Craker) | Chevrolet | 42 | 1,800 | engine | 0 | 88 |
| 26 | 2 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade (DiGard) | Chevrolet | 40 | 3,975 | transmission | 21 | 90 |
| 27 | 4 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks (L.G. DeWitt) | Chevrolet | 35 | 3,950 | engine | 0 | 82 |
| 28 | 34 | 13 | Don Puskarich | Cravens Performance Automotive (Matt Puskarich) | Chevrolet | 35 | 725 | engine | 0 | 79 |
| 29 | 11 | 44 | Gary Johnson | Al Clark | Chevrolet | 30 | 700 | engine | 0 | 76 |
| 30 | 14 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Bill Schmitt | Chevrolet | 27 | 675 | suspension | 0 | 73 |
| 31 | 24 | 82 | Sumner McKnight | Action Engineering (Sumner McKnight) | Chevrolet | 15 | 650 | engine | 0 | 70 |
| 32 | 25 | 32 | Ray Elder | Midland Motor Homes (Dave Hill) | Plymouth | 14 | 625 | engine | 0 | 67 |
| 33 | 20 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | 9 | 1,100 | oil pump | 0 | 64 |
| 34 | 22 | 4 | Hershel McGriff | Hershel McGriff | Chevrolet | 6 | 550 | engine | 0 | 61 |
| 35 | 32 | 98 | Don Noel | Noel's Welding Shop (John Kieper) | Chevrolet | 0 | 500 | transmission | 0 | 58 |
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