Virginia 500 Results
| Pos | St | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Car | Pts | Status | Laps |
| 1 | 5 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms Poultry | Chevrolet | 185 | Running | 384 |
| 2 | 4 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Kings Row Fireplaces | Chevrolet | 175 | Running | 384 |
| 3 | 10 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Dodge | 170 | Running | 381 |
| 4 | 8 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Pepsi-Cola | Chevrolet | 160 | Running | 381 |
| 5 | 7 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Mercury | 155 | Running | 380 |
| 6 | 13 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore | Ford | 150 | Running | 379 |
| 7 | 12 | 47 | Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Chevrolet | 146 | Running | 370 |
| 8 | 23 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Gray | Chevrolet | 142 | Running | 369 |
| 9 | 20 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 138 | Running | 369 |
| 10 | 19 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Chevrolet | 134 | Running | 369 |
| 11 | 15 | 81 | Terry Bivins | Valvoline | Chevrolet | 130 | Running | 366 |
| 12 | 1 | 71 | Neil Bonnett | 1st Nat'l City Trav Cks | Dodge | 132 | Running | 366 |
| 13 | 26 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Lowe's | Chevrolet | 124 | Running | 366 |
| 14 | 27 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Scotty's Fashions | Chevrolet | 121 | Running | 365 |
| 15 | 21 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Garden State Auto Body | Chevrolet | 118 | Running | 363 |
| 16 | 29 | 25 | Ferrel Harris | Thomas Racing | Chevrolet | 115 | Running | 356 |
| 17 | 16 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Racing | Chevrolet | 112 | Running | 346 |
| 18 | 22 | 19 | Henley Gray | Belden Asphalt | Chevrolet | 109 | Running | 344 |
| 19 | 6 | 12 | Bobby Allison | 1st Nat'l City Trav Cks | Matador | 106 | Running | 344 |
| 20 | 9 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Cam2 | Chevrolet | 103 | Running | 343 |
| 21 | 2 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Chevrolet | 105 | Out | 322 |
| 22 | 17 | 63 | Jimmy Hensley | Hensley Racing | Chevrolet | 97 | Running | 321 |
| 23 | 28 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Langley Racing | Ford | 94 | Running | 299 |
| 24 | 11 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Norris | Ford | 91 | Out | 258 |
| 25 | 18 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 88 | Out | 240 |
| 26 | 3 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic | Chevrolet | 85 | Out | 226 |
| 27 | 14 | 92 | Skip Manning | Stratagraph | Chevrolet | 82 | Out | 182 |
| 28 | 25 | 27 | Sam Sommers | M.C. Anderson | Chevrolet | 79 | Out | 177 |
| 29 | 24 | 4 | Gary Myers | Myers Racing | Chevrolet | 76 | Out | 112 |
| 30 | 30 | 36 | Bobby Wawak | J&B Corvette | Chevrolet | 73 | Out | 94 |
