Virginia 500 Results
| Pos | St | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Car | Pts | Status | Laps |
| 1 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Dodge | 185 | Running | 500 |
| 2 | 4 | 28 | Buddy Baker | W.i.n. | Chevrolet | 175 | Running | 500 |
| 3 | 1 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Chevrolet | 170 | Accident | 499 |
| 4 | 3 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Norris | Ford | 165 | Running | 498 |
| 5 | 8 | 72 | Joe Millikan | Dewitt | Chevrolet | 155 | Running | 497 |
| 6 | 21 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm | Oldsmobile | 150 | Running | 497 |
| 7 | 14 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Chevrolet | 151 | Accident | 495 |
| 8 | 11 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund | Chevrolet | 142 | Running | 495 |
| 9 | 19 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Duck Industries | Chevrolet | 138 | Running | 494 |
| 10 | 10 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | Running | 493 |
| 11 | 5 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms Poultry | Chevrolet | 130 | Running | 492 |
| 12 | 17 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Truxmore | Mercury | 127 | Running | 489 |
| 13 | 22 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs | Chevrolet | 124 | Running | 488 |
| 14 | 16 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Chevrolet | 121 | Running | 485 |
| 15 | 15 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Garden State Auto Body | Chevrolet | 118 | Running | 476 |
| 16 | 25 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Langley Racing | Ford | 115 | Running | 476 |
| 17 | 30 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited | Chevrolet | 112 | Running | 474 |
| 18 | 20 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Dodge | 109 | Running | 472 |
| 19 | 13 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Hodgdon Tool | Chevrolet | 106 | Running | 458 |
| 20 | 26 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 103 | Running | 454 |
| 21 | 27 | 05 | Dick Brooks | Bearfinder | Oldsmobile | 100 | Running | 437 |
| 22 | 18 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 97 | Engine | 312 |
| 23 | 7 | 68 | Chuck Bown | Kings Inn | Buick | 0 | Engine | 263 |
| 24 | 29 | 45 | Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 91 | Engine | 247 |
| 25 | 9 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Kencoal | Oldsmobile | 88 | Out | 207 |
| 26 | 24 | 02 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's Big Boy | Chevrolet | 85 | Engine | 167 |
| 27 | 12 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic | Chevrolet | 82 | Engine | 137 |
| 28 | 28 | 14 | Jimmy Means | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 79 | Out | 132 |
| 29 | 6 | 12 | Lennie Pond | Kencoal | Chevrolet | 76 | Engine | 10 |
| 30 | 23 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt | Chevrolet | 0 | Engine | 0 |
