No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 200 | 121 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 11 | ▲ 9 | 54Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 170 | — |
| 3 | 9 | ▲ 6 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 198 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| — |
| 4 | 12 | ▲ 8 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 17 | ▲ 12 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 27 | ▲ 21 | 36Bobby Wawak | Gwinn-Wawak | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 15 | ▲ 8 | 50Terry Bivins | Michael Brockman (Owner) | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 26 | ▲ 18 | 92Skip Manning | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 192 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 14 | ▲ 5 | 81Terry Ryan | WAM Racing | Chevrolet | 192 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 21 | ▲ 11 | 47Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Chevrolet | 192 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 30 | ▲ 19 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 191 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 20 | ▲ 8 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 190 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 24 | ▲ 11 | 55Larry Phillips | Jerry Lankford (Owner) | Ford | 188 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 14 | 10 | ▼ 4 | 67Sonny Easley | Jerry Lankford (Owner) | Ford | 188 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 40 | ▲ 25 | 13Don Puskarich | Puskarich Racing | Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 18 | ▲ 2 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 32 | ▲ 15 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 182 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 31 | ▲ 13 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 181 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 13 | ▼ 6 | 01Chuck Bown | Gerald Craker (Owner) | Chevrolet | 178 | 0 | engine | 106 | — |
| 20 | 23 | ▲ 3 | 68Janet Guthrie | Lynda Ferreri (Owner) | Chevrolet | 177 | 0 | rear hub | 0 | — |
| 21 | 19 | ▼ 2 | 38Jimmy Insolo | Roger Paquette (Owner) | Chevrolet | 171 | 0 | dead battery | 0 | — |
| 22 | 28 | ▲ 6 | 94Mike Hiss | — | Chevrolet | 169 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 23 | 3 | ▼ 20 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 168 | 68 | clutch | 99 | — |
| 24 | 2 | ▼ 22 | 71Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 153 | 0 | engine | 91 | — |
| 25 | 16 | ▼ 9 | 40D.K. Ulrich | J.R. DeLotto (Owner) | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | engine | 88 | — |
| 26 | 36 | ▲ 10 | 73Bill Schmitt | Schmitt Racing | Chevrolet | 141 | 0 | timing chain | 85 | — |
| 27 | 7 | ▼ 20 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 127 | 11 | broken valve | 87 | — |
| 28 | 35 | ▲ 7 | 33Glenn Francis | Trent Francis (Owner) | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | sump pump | 79 | — |
| 29 | 29 | — | 5Jim Thirkettle | — | Chevrolet | 124 | 0 | crankshaft | 76 | — |
| 30 | 37 | ▲ 7 | 05David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 118 | 0 | engine | 73 | — |
| 31 | 39 | ▲ 8 | 26Carl Joiner | Marquardt Racing | Chevrolet | 111 | 0 | accident | 70 | — |
| 32 | 33 | ▲ 1 | 1Hershel McGriff | McGriff Motorsports | Chevrolet | 108 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 33 | 5 | ▼ 28 | 2Bobby Allison | Penske Racing South | Mercury | 102 | 0 | broken valve | 64 | — |
| 34 | 8 | ▼ 26 | 28Donnie Allison | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 102 | 0 | cylinder head | 61 | — |
| 35 | 38 | ▲ 3 | 98John Kieper | John Kieper (Owner) | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | engine | 58 | — |
| 36 | 22 | ▼ 14 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 54 | 0 | overheating | 55 | — |
| 37 | 34 | ▼ 3 | 19Dick May | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 48 | 0 | transmission | 52 | — |
| 38 | 25 | ▼ 13 | 29Roy Smith | Dick Midgley Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23 | 0 | crankshaft | 49 | — |
| 39 | 4 | ▼ 35 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 12 | 0 | transmission | 46 | — |
| 40 | 6 | ▼ 34 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 | 0 | crankshaft | 43 | — |