
| FIN | ST | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | PTS/BNS | LAPS | STATUS | WINNINGS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Mike Curb / Hodgdon | 185/10 | 500 | Running | 20,625 |
| 2 | 2 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 175/5 | 500 | Running | 13,100 |
| 3 | 8 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Mike Curb / Hodgdon | 165/0 | 500 | Running | 9,400 |
| 4 | 5 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Melling Tool Company | 165/5 | 499 | Running | 6,835 |
| 5 | 1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Busch | 160/5 | 498 | Running | 7,100 |
| 6 | 10 | 72 | Joe Millikan | Chevrolet | Dewitt Racing | 150/0 | 496 | Running | 5,550 |
| 7 | 3 | 47 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Race Hill Farm | 151/5 | 494 | Running | 5,410 |
| 8 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | STP | 147/5 | 492 | Running | 6,400 |
| 9 | 13 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Hudson Transmission | 138/0 | 491 | Running | 4,460 |
| 10 | 6 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Stratagraph | 134/0 | 490 | Running | 4,045 |
| 11 | 11 | 90 | Jody Ridley * | Ford | Truxmore / Sunny King | 130/0 | 483 | Running | 3,950 |
| 12 | 17 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Stone's Cafeteria | 127/0 | 478 | Running | 3,090 |
| 13 | 28 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 124/0 | 477 | Running | 2,850 |
| 14 | 21 | 48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive | 121/0 | 475 | Running | 2,645 |
| 15 | 12 | 95 | Tommy Houston | Chevrolet | Carpenter Designs | 118/0 | 475 | Running | 1,160 |
| 16 | 16 | 40 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Midwestern Farm Lines | 115/0 | 474 | Running | 2,350 |
| 17 | 14 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 112/0 | 469 | Running | 2,105 |
| 18 | 20 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | Kings Inn Daytona | 109/0 | 466 | Running | 1,460 |
| 19 | 32 | 75 | Bill Elswick | Chevrolet | Rahmoc Racing | 106/0 | 465 | Running | 920 |
| 20 | 22 | 19 | John A. Utsman | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 103/0 | 464 | Running | 1,340 |
| 21 | 24 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | 100/0 | 460 | Running | 1,315 |
| 22 | 31 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | Sadler Mtrs / Smith Used Cars | 97/0 | 454 | Running | 845 |
| 23 | 23 | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Iron Peddlers | 94/0 | 446 | Running | 580 |
| 24 | 18 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Thompson Industries | 91/0 | 414 | Ignition | 815 |
| 25 | 26 | 29 | Junior Miller | Chevrolet | Miller Roofing | 88/0 | 387 | Engine Failure | 550 |
| 26 | 15 | 53 | Slick Johnson | Chevrolet | Johnson Racing | 85/0 | 385 | Oil Pump | 540 |
| 27 | 25 | 7 | Dick Brooks | Chevrolet | Sanyo Electronics | 82/0 | 336 | Running | 780 |
| 28 | 27 | 79 | Travis Tiller | Dodge | Warren Racing | 79/0 | 323 | Lost Oil Pressure | 770 |
| 29 | 19 | 3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | Crc Chemicals | 76/0 | 319 | Transmission | 760 |
| 30 | 30 | 76 | Mike Potter | Chevrolet | Wilson Properties | 73/0 | 235 | Overheating | 500 |
| 31 | 29 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Wawak Racing | 70/0 | 172 | Oil Pump | 500 |
| 32 | 9 | 12 | Buck Simmons | Chevrolet | Ramey's Chevy City | 67/0 | 168 | Clutch | 500 |
