Riverside International Raceway , Riverside, CA
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 21 | David Pearson | Mercury | 185 | 175 | 191 | 124 | 0 | running |
| 2 | 6 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | 175 | 170 | 191 | 5 | 0 | running |
| 3 | 26 | 38 | Jimmy Insolo | Chevrolet | 165 | 165 | 191 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 4 | 9 | 96 | Ray Elder | Dodge | 160 | 160 | 190 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 5 | 3 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 160 | 155 | 189 | 14 | 0 | running |
| 6 | 12 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | 150 | 150 | 183 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 7 | 16 | 3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 146 | 146 | 181 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 8 | 5 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Dodge | 147 | 142 | 180 | 9 | 0 | running |
| 9 | 22 | 48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | 138 | 138 | 179 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 10 | 32 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Chevrolet | 134 | 134 | 177 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 11 | 23 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | 130 | 130 | 174 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 12 | 30 | 40 | DK Ulrich | Chevrolet | 127 | 127 | 174 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 13 | 19 | 7 | Larry Esau | Chevrolet | 124 | 124 | 169 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 14 | 24 | 20 | Ron Esau | Chevrolet | 121 | 121 | 154 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 15 | 1 | 2 | Bobby Allison | AMC | 123 | 118 | 149 | 18 | 0 | engine |
| 16 | 11 | 03 | Chuck Bown | Dodge | 120 | 115 | 141 | 3 | 0 | rear end |
| 17 | 34 | 8 | Gary Matthews | Dodge | 112 | 112 | 138 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 18 | 29 | 04 | Eddie Bradshaw | Chevrolet | 109 | 109 | 135 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 19 | 31 | 70 | JD McDuffie | Chevrolet | 106 | 106 | 135 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 20 | 28 | 26 | Carl Joiner | Chevrolet | 103 | 103 | 116 | 0 | 0 | engine |
| 21 | 7 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 100 | 100 | 92 | 0 | 0 | engine |
| 22 | 15 | 37 | Chuck Wahl | Chevrolet | 102 | 97 | 92 | 3 | 0 | valve |
| 23 | 14 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | 99 | 94 | 85 | 1 | 0 | clutch |
| 24 | 13 | 76 | Hugh Pearson | Chevrolet | 91 | 91 | 83 | 0 | 0 | engine |
| 25 | 27 | 43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | 93 | 88 | 83 | 14 | 0 | engine |
| 26 | 35 | 12 | Bill Polich | Chevrolet | 85 | 85 | 81 | 0 | 0 | crash |
| 27 | 20 | 13 | Don Puskarich | Chevrolet | 82 | 82 | 75 | 0 | 0 | engine |
| 28 | 4 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Ford | 79 | 79 | 73 | 0 | 0 | engine |
| 29 | 21 | 44 | Gary Johnson | Dodge | 76 | 76 | 72 | 0 | 0 | engine |
| 30 | 8 | 50 | Hershel McGriff | Chevrolet | 73 | 73 | 71 | 0 | 0 | oil line |
| 31 | 33 | 10 | Johnny Ray | Ford | 70 | 70 | 34 | 0 | 0 | engine |
| 32 | 10 | 68 | Sonny Easley | Ford | 67 | 67 | 32 | 0 | 0 | engine |
| 33 | 18 | 95 | Dick Brooks | Chevrolet | 64 | 64 | 18 | 0 | 0 | engine |
| 34 | 25 | 55 | Sam Beler | Ford | 61 | 61 | 15 | 0 | 0 | crash |
| 35 | 17 | 90 | Harry Jefferson | Ford | 58 | 58 | 14 | 0 | 0 | engine |
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.