No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | ▲ 6 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 245 | 161 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 245 | 0 | running | 170 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 245 |
| 24 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 8 | ▲ 4 | 2Dave Marcis | Penske Racing South | Chevrolet | 244 | 14 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 6 | ▲ 1 | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Matador | 244 | 29 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 2 | ▼ 4 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 243 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 1 | ▼ 6 | 71Neil Bonnett | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 243 | 8 | running | 151 | — |
| 8 | 12 | ▲ 4 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 242 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 5 | ▼ 4 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 242 | 1 | running | 143 | — |
| 10 | 9 | ▼ 1 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 241 | 8 | running | 139 | — |
| 11 | 22 | ▲ 11 | 30Tighe Scott | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 240 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 13 | ▲ 1 | 68Janet Guthrie | Lynda Ferreri (Owner) | Chevrolet | 238 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 21 | ▲ 8 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 238 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 17 | ▲ 3 | 25Terry Bivins | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 237 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 24 | ▲ 9 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 236 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 10 | ▼ 6 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 234 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 20 | ▲ 3 | 95Junior Miller | Junior Miller Racing | Chevrolet | 234 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 15 | ▼ 3 | 92Skip Manning | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 233 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 23 | ▲ 4 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 230 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 25 | ▲ 5 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 227 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 29 | ▲ 8 | 44Robin Schildknecht | Robin Schildnecht (Owner) | Chevrolet | 227 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 22 | 27 | ▲ 5 | 45Walter Ballard | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 225 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 28 | ▲ 5 | 20Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Ford | 202 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 19 | ▼ 5 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 200 | 0 | running | 91 | — |
| 25 | 30 | ▲ 5 | 33Earl Brooks | Hiram Handy (Owner) | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 26 | 18 | ▼ 8 | 22Ricky Rudd | Al Rudd Auto | Ford | 187 | 0 | rear end | 85 | — |
| 27 | 11 | ▼ 16 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 140 | 0 | accident | 82 | — |
| 28 | 14 | ▼ 14 | 40D.K. Ulrich | J.R. DeLotto (Owner) | Chevrolet | 84 | 0 | overheating | 79 | — |
| 29 | 16 | ▼ 13 | 52Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Chevrolet | 64 | 0 | engine | 76 | — |
| 30 | 26 | ▼ 4 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 46 | 0 | accident | 73 | — |