| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | Rod Osterlund | Chevrolet | 500 | 20,625 | running | 208 |
| 2 | 2 | Darrell Waltrip | 88 | DiGard | Chevrolet | 500 | 13,100 | running | 31 |
| 3 | 8 | Bobby Allison | 15 | Bud Moore | Ford | 500 | 9,400 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | Benny Parsons | 27 | M.C. Anderson | Chevrolet | 499 | 6,835 | running | 65 |
| 5 | 1 | Cale Yarborough | 11 | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | 498 | 7,100 | running | 187 |
| 6 | 10 | Joe Millikan | 72 | L.G. DeWitt | Chevrolet | 496 | 5,550 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 3 | Harry Gant | 47 | Jack Beebe | Chevrolet | 494 | 5,410 | running | 8 |
| 8 | 7 | Richard Childress Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 492 | 6,400 | running | 1 |
| 9 | 13 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 491 | 4,460 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 6 | Terry Labonte | 44 | Billy Hagan | Chevrolet | 490 | 4,045 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 11 | Jody Ridley | 90 | Junie Donlavey | Ford | 483 | 3,950 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 17 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | Don Robertson | Chevrolet | 478 | 3,090 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 28 | J.D. McDuffie | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | 477 | 2,850 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 21 | James Hylton | 48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | 475 | 2,645 | running | 0 |
| 15 | 12 | Tommy Houston | 95 | Junior Miller | Chevrolet | 475 | 1,160 | running | 0 |
| 16 | 16 | Dick May | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Chevrolet | 474 | 2,350 | running | 0 |
| 17 | 14 | Tom Gale | 64 | Elmo Langley | Ford | 469 | 2,105 | running | 0 |
| 18 | 20 | Roger Hamby | 17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | 466 | 1,460 | running | 0 |
| 19 | 32 | Bill Elswick | 75 | RahMoc Enterprises | Chevrolet | 465 | 920 | running | 0 |
| 20 | 22 | John A. Utsman | 19 | Henley Gray | Chevrolet | 464 | 1,340 | running | 0 |
| 21 | 24 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 460 | 1,315 | running | 0 |
| 22 | 31 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | 454 | 845 | running | 0 |
| 23 | 23 | Baxter Price | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | 446 | 580 | running | 0 |
| 24 | 18 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | 414 | 815 | ignition | 0 |
| 25 | 26 | Junior Miller | 29 | Junior Miller | Chevrolet | 387 | 550 | engine | 0 |
| 26 | 15 | Slick Johnson | 53 | J.D. Johnson | Chevrolet | 385 | 540 | oil pump | 0 |
| 27 | 25 | Dick Brooks | 7 | Nelson Malloch | Chevrolet | 336 | 780 | running | 0 |
| 28 | 27 | Travis Tiller | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | 323 | 770 | oil pressure | 0 |
| 29 | 19 | Richard Childress | 3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | 319 | 760 | transmission | 0 |
| 30 | 30 | Mike Potter | 76 | Mike Potter | Chevrolet | 235 | 500 | overheating | 0 |
| 31 | 29 | Bobby Wawak | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | 172 | 500 | oil pump | 0 |
| 32 | 9 | Buck Simmons | 12 | Kennie Childers | Chevrolet | 168 | 500 | clutch | 0 |