Virginia 500 Results
| Pos | St | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Car | Pts | Status | Laps |
| 1 | 4 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Chevrolet | 185 | Running | 500 |
| 2 | 7 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms Poultry | Chevrolet | 175 | Running | 499 |
| 3 | 2 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Mercury | 165 | Running | 498 |
| 4 | 9 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Dodge | 165 | Running | 498 |
| 5 | 11 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore | Ford | 155 | Running | 493 |
| 6 | 8 | 2 | Bobby Allison | Cam2 | Matador | 150 | Running | 491 |
| 7 | 14 | 47 | Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Chevrolet | 146 | Running | 489 |
| 8 | 13 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Chevrolet | 142 | Running | 483 |
| 9 | 25 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 138 | Running | 482 |
| 10 | 20 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Pruette Chevrolet | Chevrolet | 134 | Running | 474 |
| 11 | 16 | 95 | Gary Myers | Miller Roofing | Chevrolet | 130 | Running | 473 |
| 12 | 19 | 48 | James Hylton | Nitro 9 | Chevrolet | 127 | Running | 473 |
| 13 | 18 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Ford | 124 | Running | 471 |
| 14 | 27 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Thomas Racing | Chevrolet | 121 | Running | 455 |
| 15 | 30 | 5 | Bruce Blodgett | Howard Furniture | Dodge | 0 | Running | 447 |
| 16 | 22 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Garden State Auto Body | Chevrolet | 115 | Running | 390 |
| 17 | 23 | 92 | Skip Manning | Strat-A-Graph | Chevrolet | 112 | Out | 337 |
| 18 | 26 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Ford | 109 | Engine | 302 |
| 19 | 10 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Armor All | Chevrolet | 0 | Accident | 287 |
| 20 | 3 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Kings Row Fireplaces | Chevrolet | 103 | Out | 255 |
| 21 | 1 | 71 | Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance | Dodge | 105 | Engine | 249 |
| 22 | 6 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Pepsi-Cola | Chevrolet | 97 | Accident | 240 |
| 23 | 15 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Butler's | Chevrolet | 94 | Out | 182 |
| 24 | 24 | 05 | Dave Sisco | Roger's | Chevrolet | 91 | Out | 151 |
| 25 | 12 | 63 | Jimmy Hensley | Hensley Racing | Chevrolet | 88 | Engine | 141 |
| 26 | 29 | 46 | Travis Tiller | Precision Engine Machine | Dodge | 85 | Out | 133 |
| 27 | 5 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris | Ford | 82 | Engine | 101 |
| 28 | 17 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 79 | Out | 50 |
| 29 | 28 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Dodge | 76 | Out | 42 |
| 30 | 21 | 19 | Ed Negre | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 73 | Out | 2 |
