| Fin |
St |
# |
Driver |
Sponsor / Owner |
Car |
Laps |
Money |
Status |
Led |
Points |
| 14 | 14 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP (Petty Enterprises) | Chevrolet | 190 | 5,075 | crash | 0 | 121 |
| 33 | 20 | 92 | Mel Larson | ThermaSol (Billy Hagan) | Oldsmobile | 31 | 1,175 | electrical | 0 | 64 |
| 25 | 23 | 39 | Blackie Wangerin | Blackie Wangerin | Mercury | 143 | 1,330 | engine | 0 | 88 |
| 26 | 25 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Louise Smith (Don Robertson) | Chevrolet | 139 | 1,405 | engine | 0 | 85 |
| 27 | 18 | 68 | Janet Guthrie | Kelly Girl (Lynda Ferreri) | Buick | 128 | 780 | engine | 0 | |
| 28 | 21 | 22 | Ricky Rudd | 1st National City Travelers Checks (Al Rudd) | Chevrolet | 113 | 2,255 | engine | 1 | 84 |
| 29 | 19 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Grog Pond (Pee Wee Griffin) | Oldsmobile | 96 | 740 | engine | 0 | 76 |
| 31 | 8 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack (Richard Childress) | Oldsmobile | 68 | 1,195 | engine | 1 | 75 |
| 34 | 13 | 05 | Bruce Hill | Bearfinder (Harry Clary) | Oldsmobile | 23 | 665 | engine | 0 | 61 |
| 35 | 22 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive Parts (James Hylton) | Chevrolet | 17 | 1,155 | engine | 0 | 58 |
| 36 | 6 | 27 | Buddy Baker | M.C. Anderson | Oldsmobile | 9 | 1,130 | engine | 0 | 55 |
| 30 | 16 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Hamby-Ellis (Roger Hamby) | Chevrolet | 88 | 720 | overheating | 0 | 73 |
| 1 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator (Wood Brothers) | Mercury | 200 | 16,025 | running | 56 | 180 |
| 2 | 3 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 1st National City Travelers Checks (Junior Johnson) | Oldsmobile | 200 | 14,275 | running | 72 | 180 |
| 3 | 4 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade (DiGard) | Chevrolet | 200 | 10,950 | running | 43 | 170 |
| 4 | 7 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Rod Osterlund | Chevrolet | 200 | 6,500 | running | 12 | 165 |
| 5 | 2 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Norris Industries (Bud Moore) | Ford | 198 | 7,550 | running | 4 | 160 |
| 6 | 12 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore (Junie Donlavey) | Mercury | 198 | 4,950 | running | 0 | 150 |
| 7 | 9 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating (J.D. McDuffie) | Chevrolet | 197 | 4,330 | running | 3 | 151 |
| 8 | 15 | 54 | Lennie Pond | W.I.N. (Harry Ranier) | Oldsmobile | 196 | 5,400 | running | 0 | 142 |
| 9 | 17 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Armor All (Jim Stacy) | Oldsmobile | 195 | 5,300 | running | 0 | 138 |
| 10 | 11 | 8 | Ferrel Harris | Autowize (Robert Gee) | Chevrolet | 194 | 3,820 | running | 0 | 134 |
| 11 | 28 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray) | Chevrolet | 194 | 3,610 | running | 0 | 130 |
| 12 | 26 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Falls Radiator (Buddy Arrington) | Dodge | 193 | 3,390 | running | 0 | 127 |
| 13 | 5 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks (L.G. DeWitt) | Oldsmobile | 191 | 5,550 | running | 7 | 129 |
| 15 | 31 | 52 | Jimmy Means | WIXC (Jimmy Means) | Chevrolet | 190 | 2,810 | running | 0 | 118 |
| 16 | 24 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda (Elmo Langley) | Ford | 190 | 2,370 | running | 0 | 115 |
| 17 | 33 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited (Cecil Gordon) | Chevrolet | 189 | 2,135 | running | 0 | 112 |
| 18 | 36 | 8 | Ed Negre | Ed Negre | Dodge | 189 | 1,050 | running | 0 | 109 |
| 19 | 27 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs (Walter Ballard) | Chevrolet | 187 | 1,925 | running | 0 | 106 |
| 20 | 34 | 4 | Gary Myers | Spencer's Baby Wear (Gary Myers) | Chevrolet | 185 | 1,000 | running | 0 | 103 |
| 21 | 30 | 45 | Baxter Price | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | 183 | 1,610 | running | 0 | 100 |
| 22 | 29 | 7 | Joey Arrington | Sam Dell (Buddy Arrington) | Dodge | 183 | 950 | running | 0 | 97 |
| 23 | 10 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Midwestern Farm Lines (D.K. Ulrich) | Chevrolet | 181 | 1,555 | running | 1 | 99 |
| 24 | 35 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan (Frank Warren) | Dodge | 170 | 1,520 | running | 0 | 91 |
| 32 | 32 | 01 | Earle Canavan | Pepsi (Earle Canavan) | Dodge | 59 | 685 | transmission | 0 | 67 |
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