Riverside International Raceway , Riverside, CA
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 21 | David Pearson | Mercury | 180 | 175 | 119 | 17 | 0 | running |
| 2 | 1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | 180 | 170 | 119 | 102 | 0 | running |
| 3 | 9 | 43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | 165 | 165 | 118 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 160 | 160 | 116 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 5 | 7 | 67 | Sonny Easley | Ford | 155 | 155 | 115 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 6 | 10 | 3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 150 | 150 | 114 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 7 | 28 | 69 | Hershel McGriff | Chevrolet | 146 | 146 | 114 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 8 | 23 | 76 | Hugh Pearson | Chevrolet | 142 | 142 | 114 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 9 | 3 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 138 | 138 | 114 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 10 | 12 | 09 | Eddie Bradshaw | Chevrolet | 134 | 134 | 114 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 11 | 24 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | 130 | 130 | 114 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 12 | 6 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Ford | 127 | 127 | 113 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 13 | 27 | 01 | Chuck Bown | Chevrolet | 124 | 124 | 112 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 14 | 14 | 48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | 121 | 121 | 112 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 15 | 17 | 40 | DK Ulrich | Chevrolet | 118 | 118 | 110 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 16 | 15 | 5 | Jim Thirkettle | Chevrolet | 115 | 115 | 107 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 17 | 22 | 71 | Neil Bonnett | Dodge | 112 | 112 | 107 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 18 | 18 | 36 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | 109 | 109 | 105 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 19 | 20 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Chevrolet | 106 | 106 | 102 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 20 | 11 | 44 | Gary Johnson | Chevrolet | 103 | 103 | 96 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 21 | 26 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 100 | 100 | 95 | 0 | 0 | transmission |
| 22 | 16 | 29 | Roy Smith | Chevrolet | 97 | 97 | 95 | 0 | 0 | clutch |
| 23 | 13 | 93 | Norm Palmer | Dodge | 94 | 94 | 92 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 24 | 30 | 32 | Gary Matthews | Plymouth | 91 | 91 | 91 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 25 | 21 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | 88 | 88 | 69 | 0 | 0 | rear end |
| 26 | 29 | 37 | Chuck Wahl | Chevrolet | 85 | 85 | 68 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 27 | 25 | 8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | 82 | 82 | 59 | 0 | 0 | engine |
| 28 | 33 | 55 | Bill Baker | Chevrolet | 79 | 79 | 54 | 0 | 0 | clutch |
| 29 | 34 | 70 | JD McDuffie | Chevrolet | 76 | 76 | 25 | 0 | 0 | engine |
| 30 | 31 | 13 | Don Puskarich | Chevrolet | 73 | 73 | 16 | 0 | 0 | engine |
| 31 | 19 | 26 | Carl Joiner | Chevrolet | 70 | 70 | 10 | 0 | 0 | transmission |
| 32 | 32 | 19 | Henley Gray | Chevrolet | 67 | 67 | 9 | 0 | 0 | oil pump |
| 33 | 35 | 33 | Glenn Francis | Chevrolet | 64 | 64 | 9 | 0 | 0 | oil leak |
| 34 | 4 | 50 | Jimmy Insolo | Chevrolet | 61 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 0 | engine |
| 35 | 8 | 12 | Bobby Allison | AMC | 58 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 0 | engine |
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.