No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 153 | 60 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 16Bobby Allison | Penske Racing South | Matador | 153 | 75 | running | 180 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 152 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| — |
| 4 | 7 | ▲ 3 | 96Ray Elder | Fred Elder (Owner) | Dodge | 152 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 4 | ▼ 1 | 71Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 148 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 10 | ▲ 4 | 37Chuck Wahl | Joe Marsik (Owner) | Chevrolet | 145 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 28 | ▲ 21 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 145 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 25 | ▲ 17 | 73Bill Schmitt | Schmitt Racing | Chevrolet | 143 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 13 | ▲ 4 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 141 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 32 | ▲ 22 | 89Gene Riniker | Reynolds Racing | Chevrolet | 138 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 24 | ▲ 13 | 33Glenn Francis | — | Chevrolet | 137 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 27 | ▲ 15 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 137 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 16 | ▲ 3 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 136 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 26 | ▲ 12 | 31Jim Boyd | Boyd Racing | Dodge | 135 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 22 | ▲ 7 | 57Gary Matthews | G Matthews Racing | Chevrolet | 130 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 33 | ▲ 17 | 1Pete Torres | Frank Coletto (Owner) | Ford | 122 | 0 | overheating | 115 | — |
| 17 | 23 | ▲ 6 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 121 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 9 | ▼ 9 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 115 | 0 | engine | 109 | — |
| 19 | 21 | ▲ 2 | 29Hershel McGriff | Dick Midgley Motorsports | Chevrolet | 113 | 0 | transmission | 106 | — |
| 20 | 19 | ▼ 1 | 98John Kieper | John Kieper (Owner) | Chevrolet | 105 | 0 | transmission | 103 | — |
| 21 | 8 | ▼ 13 | 17Darrell Waltrip | DarWal Inc. | Chevrolet | 93 | 0 | engine | 100 | — |
| 22 | 12 | ▼ 10 | 26Carl Joiner | Marquardt Racing | Chevrolet | 87 | 0 | rear end | 97 | — |
| 23 | 14 | ▼ 9 | 65Carl Adams | Adams Racing | Ford | 73 | 0 | engine | 94 | — |
| 24 | 17 | ▼ 7 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | clutch | 91 | — |
| 25 | 34 | ▲ 9 | 04Eddie Bradshaw | C & M Racing | Chevrolet | 63 | 0 | radiator | 88 | — |
| 26 | 30 | ▲ 4 | 55Bill Osborne | Frank Coletto (Owner) | Ford | 62 | 0 | engine | 85 | — |
| 27 | 6 | ▼ 21 | 38Jimmy Insolo | Roger Paquette (Owner) | Chevrolet | 56 | 18 | head gasket | 87 | — |
| 28 | 18 | ▼ 10 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 51 | 0 | engine | 79 | — |
| 29 | 5 | ▼ 24 | 50George Follmer | — | Chevrolet | 38 | 0 | accident | 76 | — |
| 30 | 15 | ▼ 15 | 68Sonny Easley | Jerry Lankford (Owner) | Ford | 29 | 0 | oil leak | 73 | — |
| 31 | 35 | ▲ 4 | 3John Soares Jr. | John Soares Jr. (Owner) | Dodge | 18 | 0 | transmission | 70 | — |
| 32 | 31 | ▼ 1 | 13Don Puskarich | Puskarich Racing | Chevrolet | 16 | 0 | transmission | 67 | — |
| 33 | 29 | ▼ 4 | 12Ted Fritz | Fritz Racing | Chevrolet | 10 | 0 | transmission | 64 | — |
| 34 | 11 | ▼ 23 | 03Chuck Bown | Bown Racing | Dodge | 6 | 0 | vibration | 61 | — |
| 35 | 20 | ▼ 15 | 7Ivan Baldwin | Ernie Conn (Owner) | Dodge | 5 | 0 | oil leak | 58 | — |