North Wilkesboro Speedway , North Wilkesboro, NC
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | 185 | 175 | 400 | 320 | 0 | running |
| 2 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | 175 | 170 | 400 | 25 | 0 | running |
| 3 | 4 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 170 | 165 | 400 | 13 | 0 | running |
| 4 | 5 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Ford | 160 | 160 | 399 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 5 | 6 | 12 | Bobby Allison | AMC | 160 | 155 | 398 | 4 | 0 | running |
| 6 | 10 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | 150 | 150 | 397 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 7 | 3 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 146 | 146 | 394 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 8 | 8 | 3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 147 | 142 | 394 | 12 | 0 | running |
| 9 | 9 | 48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | 138 | 138 | 388 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 10 | 18 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 134 | 134 | 387 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 11 | 23 | 4 | Gary Myers | Chevrolet | 130 | 130 | 382 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 12 | 16 | 19 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 127 | 127 | 382 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 13 | 13 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | 124 | 124 | 380 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 14 | 20 | 64 | Henley Gray | Ford | 121 | 121 | 376 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 15 | 24 | 44 | Robin Schildnecht | Chevrolet | 118 | 118 | 354 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 16 | 19 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | 115 | 115 | 353 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 17 | 28 | 25 | Terry Bivins | Chevrolet | 112 | 112 | 345 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 18 | 29 | 95 | Junior Miller | Chevrolet | 109 | 109 | 343 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 19 | 21 | 16 | David Sisco | Chevrolet | 106 | 106 | 328 | 0 | 0 | oil pump |
| 20 | 11 | 40 | DK Ulrich | Chevrolet | 103 | 103 | 325 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 21 | 1 | 71 | Neil Bonnett | Dodge | 105 | 100 | 305 | 26 | 0 | crash |
| 22 | 14 | 70 | JD McDuffie | Chevrolet | 97 | 97 | 275 | 0 | 0 | engine |
| 23 | 22 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Chevrolet | 94 | 94 | 267 | 0 | 0 | crash |
| 24 | 17 | 23 | Larry LeMay | Chevrolet | 91 | 91 | 252 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 25 | 25 | 45 | Earl Brooks | Chevrolet | 88 | 88 | 131 | 0 | 0 | driveshaft |
| 26 | 12 | 92 | Skip Manning | Chevrolet | 85 | 85 | 122 | 0 | 0 | engine |
| 27 | 27 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | 82 | 82 | 118 | 0 | 0 | engine |
| 28 | 15 | 8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | 79 | 79 | 87 | 0 | 0 | engine |
| 29 | 28 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Ford | 76 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 0 | oil leak |
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.