| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | Buick | 200 | 90,575 | running | 26 |
| 2 | 1 | Bobby Allison | 28 | Harry Ranier | Pontiac | 200 | 84,050 | running | 117 |
| 3 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | 88 | DiGard | Oldsmobile | 200 | 53,115 | running | 9 |
| 4 | 6 | Buddy Baker | 1 | Hoss Ellington | Oldsmobile | 200 | 35,740 | running | 10 |
| 5 | 7 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | Rod Osterlund | Pontiac | 200 | 37,365 | running | 4 |
| 6 | 16 | Bill Elliott | 9 | George Elliott | Ford | 199 | 30,615 | running | 4 |
| 7 | 27 | Jody Ridley | 90 | Junie Donlavey | Ford | 198 | 29,665 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 29 | Cale Yarborough | 27 | M.C. Anderson | Oldsmobile | 197 | 20,325 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 34 | Joe Millikan | 75 | RahMoc Enterprises | Buick | 197 | 21,500 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 35 | Johnny Rutherford | 98 | Ron Benfield | Pontiac | 195 | 17,285 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 21 | Bill Elswick | 57 | RahMoc Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 195 | 14,365 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 33 | Donnie Allison | 12 | Kennie Childers | Oldsmobile | 195 | 12,660 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 22 | Stan Barrett | 22 | Hal Needham | Pontiac | 195 | 12,870 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 13 | Don Whittington | 93 | Scott Smith | Oldsmobile | 194 | 11,585 | running | 0 |
| 15 | 15 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Dave Marcis | Oldsmobile | 194 | 13,225 | running | 0 |
| 16 | 38 | Dick Brooks | 41 | Billy Matthews | Buick | 193 | 7,920 | running | 1 |
| 17 | 28 | Tom Gale | 64 | Elmo Langley | Ford | 192 | 11,835 | running | 0 |
| 18 | 17 | Ronnie Sanders | 19 | Henley Gray | Buick | 191 | 7,635 | running | 0 |
| 19 | 23 | Glenn Jarrett | 17 | Roger Hamby | Buick | 186 | 9,830 | running | 0 |
| 20 | 39 | Don Sprouse Kyle Petty | 37 | Bob Rogers | Oldsmobile | 181 | 5,900 | running | 0 |
| 21 | 26 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | 179 | 7,425 | running | 0 |
| 22 | 14 | Geoff Bodine | 23 | Dick Bahre | Pontiac | 178 | 5,260 | running | 0 |
| 23 | 31 | Harry Gant | 47 | Jack Beebe | Buick | 175 | 6,375 | running | 0 |
| 24 | 41 | J.D. McDuffie | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | 169 | 6,205 | running | 0 |
| 25 | 37 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | 86 | Richard Howard | Buick | 167 | 3,835 | axle | 0 |
| 26 | 20 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 159 | 10,655 | running | 0 |
| 27 | 32 | Lennie Pond | 68 | Jim Testa | Buick | 155 | 4,600 | oil pump | 0 |
| 28 | 19 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | 151 | 5,125 | clutch | 0 |
| 29 | 9 | David Pearson | 16 | Joel Halpern | Chevrolet | 144 | 4,350 | engine | 3 |
| 30 | 40 | Tim Richmond | 99 | D.K. Ulrich | Buick | 144 | 4,690 | transmission | 0 |
| 31 | 4 | Benny Parsons | 15 | Bud Moore | Ford | 135 | 13,750 | overheating | 0 |
| 32 | 11 | Kyle Petty | 42 | Petty Enterprises | Buick | 128 | 3,755 | engine | 0 |
| 33 | 3 | Neil Bonnett | 21 | Wood Brothers | Ford | 123 | 10,625 | clutch | 26 |
| 34 | 25 | James Hylton | 48 | James Hylton | Pontiac | 123 | 4,530 | piston | 0 |
| 35 | 10 | A.J. Foyt | 51 | A.J. Foyt | Oldsmobile | 120 | 3,750 | valve | 0 |
| 36 | 2 | Darrell Waltrip | 11 | Junior Johnson | Buick | 117 | 20,475 | engine | 0 |
| 37 | 42 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Buick | 116 | 3,955 | running | 0 |
| 38 | 18 | Richard Childress | 3 | Richard Childress | Pontiac | 110 | 3,825 | valve | 0 |
| 39 | 24 | Bruce Hill | 7 | Nelson Malloch | Buick | 54 | 3,450 | accident | 0 |
| 40 | 12 | Terry Labonte | 44 | Billy Hagan | Buick | 47 | 8,775 | engine | 0 |
| 41 | 36 | Billie Harvey | 31 | Billie Harvey | Pontiac | 45 | 2,915 | engine | 0 |
| 42 | 30 | Blackie Wangerin | 39 | Blackie Wangerin | Ford | 17 | 2,750 | accident | 0 |
| David Hobbs | CBS | 0 | color commentary | ||||||
| Ken Squier | CBS | 0 | lead announcer | ||||||
| Ned Jarrett | CBS | 0 | pit reporter | ||||||
| Brock Yates | CBS | 0 | pit reporter |