| 1 | 1 | 28 |
Bobby Allison
B. AllisonBobby Allison | The Five Racers |  | 180 | 188 | 69 | Running |
| 2 | 2 | 1 |
Buddy Baker
B. BakerBuddy Baker | Uno | | 180 | 188 | 78 | Running |
| 3 | 11 | 11 |
Darrell Waltrip
D. WaltripDarrell Waltrip | Mountain Dew | | 170 | 188 | 11 | Running |
| 4 | 10 | 88 |
Ricky Rudd
R. RuddRicky Rudd | Gatorade |  | 165 | 188 | 8 | Running |
| 5 | 14 | 77 |
Donnie Allison
D. AllisonDonnie Allison | Warren Fabricating | | 160 | 187 | 2 | Running |
| 6 | 23 | 99 |
Tim Richmond
T. Richmond (R)Tim Richmond | Uno | | 150 | 185 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 7 | 44 |
Terry Labonte
T. LabonteTerry Labonte | Stratagraph Incorporated | | 151 | 185 | 1 | Running |
| 8 | 4 | 2 |
Dale Earnhardt
D. EarnhardtDale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans |  | 147 | 183 | 5 | Running |
| 9 | 27 | 25 |
Dick May
D. MayDick May | Thomas Racing |  | 138 | 183 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 26 | 94 |
Bobby Wawak
B. WawakBobby Wawak | Louise Smith | | 134 | 183 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 34 | 64 |
Tommy Gale
T. GaleTommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda |  | 130 | 181 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 35 | 17 |
Tommy Houston
T. HoustonTommy Houston | Kings Inn Daytona | | 127 | 181 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 13 | 3 |
Richard Childress
R. ChildressRichard Childress | Ronnie Steel / Nichols | | 129 | 180 | 4 | Running |
| 14 | 40 | 71 |
Dave Marcis
D. MarcisDave Marcis | Hudson Chevrolet | | 121 | 178 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 32 | 24 |
Cecil Gordon
C. GordonCecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | | 118 | 176 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 12 | 86 |
Elliott Forbes-Robinson
E. Forbes-Robinson (R)Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Cal-Tex | | 115 | 172 | 0 | Engine |
| 17 | 17 | 67 |
Buddy Arrington
B. ArringtonBuddy Arrington | Jim Hill Racing | | 112 | 171 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 28 | 66 |
Lake Speed
L. SpeedLake Speed | Lake Speed Racing | | 109 | 170 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 33 | 48 |
James Hylton
J. HyltonJames Hylton | Palatine Automotive | | 111 | 147 | 4 | Engine |
| 20 | 22 | 47 |
Ron Bouchard
R. Bouchard (R)Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm | | 103 | 140 | 0 | Engine |
| 21 | 3 | 37 |
Mike Alexander
M. Alexander (R)Mike Alexander | Roger's Auto Leasing | | 100 | 135 | 0 | Engine |
| 22 | 37 | 70 |
J.D. McDuffie
J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | | 97 | 121 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 30 | 5 |
Morgan Shepherd
M. Shepherd (R)Morgan Shepherd | Performance Connection | | 94 | 116 | 0 | Overheating |
| 24 | 8 | 27 |
Cale Yarborough
C. YarboroughCale Yarborough | Valvoline | | 91 | 86 | 0 | Engine |
| 25 | 5 | 62 |
Rick Wilson
R. Wilson (R)Rick Wilson | Florida Equipment & Service | | 93 | 76 | 6 | Engine |
| 26 | 38 | 40 |
Ronnie Thomas
R. ThomasRonnie Thomas | Price Racing | | 85 | 75 | 0 | Oil Line |
| 27 | 36 | 52 |
Jimmy Means
J. MeansJimmy Means | Broadway Motors | | 82 | 68 | 0 | Engine |
| 28 | 31 | 50 |
Bruce Hill
B. HillBruce Hill | Hill Racing | | 79 | 51 | 0 | Overheating |
| 29 | 15 | 6 |
Joe Ruttman
J. Ruttman (R)Joe Ruttman | The 5 Racers Corporation | | 76 | 46 | 0 | Engine |
| 30 | 25 | 42 |
Kyle Petty
K. PettyKyle Petty | STP | | 73 | 38 | 0 | Ignition |
| 31 | 29 | 90 |
Jody Ridley
J. RidleyJody Ridley | Truxmore Industries / Sunny King Ford | | 70 | 25 | 0 | Steering |
| 32 | 6 | 21 |
Neil Bonnett
N. BonnettNeil Bonnett | Purolator | | 67 | 15 | 0 | Engine |
| 33 | 39 | 20 |
Rick Newsom
R. NewsomRick Newsom | Superior Piping |  | 64 | 15 | 0 | Engine |
| 34 | 9 | 33 |
Harry Gant
H. GantHarry Gant | Skoal Bandit | | 61 | 1 | 0 | Accident |
| 35 | 16 | 22 |
Stan Barrett
S. Barrett (R)Stan Barrett | Skoal Bandit | | 58 | 1 | 0 | Accident |
| 36 | 18 | 15 |
Benny Parsons
B. ParsonsBenny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | | 55 | 1 | 0 | Accident |
| 37 | 19 | 4 |
Connie Saylor
C. Saylor (R)Connie Saylor | Mitco | | 52 | 1 | 0 | Accident |
| 38 | 20 | 75 |
Joe Millikan
J. MillikanJoe Millikan | Rahmoc Racing | | 49 | 1 | 0 | Accident |
| 39 | 21 | 43 |
Richard Petty
R. PettyRichard Petty | STP | | 46 | 1 | 0 | Accident |
| 40 | 24 | 9 |
Bill Elliott
B. ElliottBill Elliott | Mell-Gear Tuning Components | | 43 | 1 | 0 | Accident |
