Virginia 500 Results
| Pos | St | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Car | Pts | Status | Laps |
| 1 | 3 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Chevrolet | 185 | Running | 500 |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Jim Stacy | Dodge | 170 | Running | 497 |
| 3 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Dodge | 165 | Running | 497 |
| 4 | 6 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Osterlund | Chevrolet | 160 | Running | 489 |
| 5 | 16 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 155 | Running | 485 |
| 6 | 9 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Norris | Ford | 150 | Running | 483 |
| 7 | 15 | 49 | James Hylton | Denbigh Plumbing | Chevrolet | 146 | Running | 477 |
| 8 | 21 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Chevrolet | 142 | Running | 467 |
| 9 | 18 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Lowe's | Chevrolet | 138 | Running | 460 |
| 10 | 20 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Wixc | Chevrolet | 134 | Running | 457 |
| 11 | 19 | 45 | Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 130 | Running | 455 |
| 12 | 30 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Chevrolet | 127 | Running | 452 |
| 13 | 11 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Garden State Auto Body | Chevrolet | 124 | Running | 449 |
| 14 | 27 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Hamby/Ellis Auto. | Chevrolet | 121 | Running | 448 |
| 15 | 4 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Kings Row Fireplaces | Chevrolet | 118 | Running | 446 |
| 16 | 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms Poultry | Chevrolet | 120 | Running | 443 |
| 17 | 17 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Langley Racing | Ford | 112 | Running | 442 |
| 18 | 1 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Pepsi-Cola | Chevrolet | 114 | Out | 429 |
| 19 | 25 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 106 | Running | 419 |
| 20 | 28 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 103 | Out | 387 |
| 21 | 8 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Mercury | 100 | Out | 361 |
| 22 | 24 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Dodge | 97 | Out | 331 |
| 23 | 14 | 92 | Skip Manning | 1st Nat'l City Trav Cks | Chevrolet | 94 | Out | 164 |
| 24 | 13 | 77 | Chuck Bown | Ray | Chevrolet | 91 | Out | 163 |
| 25 | 22 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Scotty's Fashions | Chevrolet | 88 | Engine | 160 |
| 26 | 10 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 85 | Out | 140 |
| 27 | 12 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore | Mercury | 82 | Out | 96 |
| 28 | 26 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt | Chevrolet | 79 | Out | 50 |
| 29 | 29 | 0 | John Kennedy | Avanti Cb | Ford | 76 | Out | 28 |
| 30 | 23 | 4 | Gary Myers | Myers Racing | Chevrolet | 73 | Out | 13 |
