
| FIN | ST | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | PTS/BNS | LAPS | STATUS | WINNINGS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Napa / Regal Ride | 185/10 | 188 | Running | 32,150 |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Oldsmobile | Mike Curb / Hodgdon | 175/5 | 188 | Running | 28,700 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | David Pearson | Oldsmobile | Hawaiian Tropic | 170/5 | 188 | Running | 23,150 |
| 4 | 7 | 68 | Lennie Pond | Oldsmobile | King Mountain Truck | 165/5 | 187 | Running | 10,600 |
| 5 | 9 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Oldsmobile | Russ Togs | 160/5 | 186 | Running | 9,200 |
| 6 | 3 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | Busch | 155/5 | 186 | Running | 14,300 |
| 7 | 20 | 66 | Lake Speed | Chevrolet | Dozie & Company | 151/5 | 185 | Running | 8,075 |
| 8 | 6 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Oldsmobile | Melling Tool Company | 147/5 | 185 | Running | 11,750 |
| 9 | 31 | 7 | Dick Brooks | Oldsmobile | Sanyo Electronics | 138/0 | 184 | Running | 8,350 |
| 10 | 17 | 90 | Jody Ridley * | Mercury | Truxmore / Sunny King | 134/0 | 183 | Running | 9,165 |
| 11 | 32 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Chevrolet | Marlin Racing | 130/0 | 181 | Running | 4,390 |
| 12 | 18 | 3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | Crc Chemicals | 132/5 | 180 | Running | 7,775 |
| 13 | 42 | 48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive | 124/0 | 178 | Running | 6,355 |
| 14 | 34 | 73 | Steve Moore | Chevrolet | Tuesday's Tavern | 121/0 | 178 | Running | 3,760 |
| 15 | 35 | 82 | Dick May | Dodge | Dick Brooks Honda | PE | 178 | Running | 3,550 |
| 16 | 40 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 115/0 | 176 | Running | 5,615 |
| 17 | 25 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | Kings Inn Daytona | 112/0 | 173 | Running | 4,885 |
| 18 | 12 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | 109/0 | 166 | Running | 6,115 |
| 19 | 27 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Fellowship Baptist Church | 106/0 | 158 | Running | 4,745 |
| 20 | 41 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Buick | Stone's Cafeteria | 103/0 | 156 | Running | 4,275 |
| 21 | 16 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Mercury | Elliott Racing | 105/5 | 154 | Ignition | 3,545 |
| 22 | 15 | 4 | Gary Baker | Chevrolet | Waylon Jennings | PE | 145 | Oil Pump | 3,440 |
| 23 | 38 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | Sadler Mtrs / Smith Used Cars | 94/0 | 137 | Overheating | 3,675 |
| 24 | 26 | 12 | Buck Simmons | Oldsmobile | Kencoal | 91/0 | 127 | Running | 2,180 |
| 25 | 37 | 02 | Donnie Allison | Oldsmobile | Halpern Racing | 88/0 | 127 | Oil Pump | 2,125 |
| 26 | 39 | 19 | John Anderson | Buick | Belden Asphalt | 85/0 | 120 | Engine Failure | 2,905 |
| 27 | 5 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Mercury | Purolator | 87/5 | 99 | Engine Failure | 3,450 |
| 28 | 22 | 40 | Dick Skillen | Buick | Ulrich Racing | 79/0 | 76 | Engine Failure | 2,785 |
| 29 | 8 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Oldsmobile | Buck Stove | 81/5 | 72 | Engine Failure | 3,720 |
| 30 | 33 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Dodge | The Protector | 73/0 | 58 | Engine Failure | 1,585 |
| 31 | 10 | 43 | Richard Petty | Oldsmobile | STP | 70/0 | 57 | Engine Failure | 8,730 |
| 32 | 19 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Oldsmobile | Stratagraph | 67/0 | 57 | Engine Failure | 3,560 |
| 33 | 36 | 6 | Marty Robbins | Dodge | Marty Robbins Racing | 64/0 | 54 | Engine Failure | 1,470 |
| 34 | 14 | 51 | Don Whittington | Oldsmobile | Sun Systems | 61/0 | 46 | Accident | 2,435 |
| 35 | 23 | 75 | Bill Elswick | Oldsmobile | Performer Boats | 58/0 | 43 | Engine Failure | 1,405 |
| 36 | 28 | 50 | Bruce Hill | Oldsmobile | Global Heat Exchange | 55/0 | 42 | Engine Failure | 1,375 |
| 37 | 24 | 47 | Harry Gant | Oldsmobile | Race Hill Farm | 52/0 | 36 | Engine Failure | 1,345 |
| 38 | 30 | 04 | Phil Finney | Oldsmobile | Ashville Savings Bank | 49/0 | 36 | Engine Failure | 1,315 |
| 39 | 29 | 89 | Jim Vandiver | Oldsmobile | Vandiver Racing | 46/0 | 33 | Ignition | 1,285 |
| 40 | 11 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Mercury | Hodgdon / Mike Curb | 43/0 | 28 | Clutch | 6,705 |
| 41 | 21 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Buick | Bailey Excavating | 40/0 | 19 | Engine Failure | 1,755 |
| 42 | 13 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Oldsmobile | Gatorade | 37/0 | 4 | Camshaft | 6,955 |
