No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 400 | 299 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 19 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 399 |
| 62 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 5 | ▲ 1 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 396 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 15 | ▲ 10 | 30Tighe Scott | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 389 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 9 | ▲ 3 | 68Janet Guthrie | Lynda Ferreri (Owner) | Chevrolet | 387 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 14 | ▲ 7 | 92Skip Manning | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 385 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 17 | ▲ 9 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 384 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 18 | ▲ 9 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 383 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 19 | ▲ 9 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 382 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 16 | ▲ 5 | 40D.K. Ulrich | J.R. DeLotto (Owner) | Chevrolet | 381 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 23 | ▲ 11 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 378 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 25 | ▲ 12 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 361 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 26 | ▲ 12 | 25Ferrel Harris | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 324 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 8 | ▼ 7 | 15Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 252 | 2 | engine | 123 | — |
| 16 | 11 | ▼ 5 | 22Ricky Rudd | Al Rudd Auto | Chevrolet | 220 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 10 | ▼ 7 | 5Neil Bonnett | Jim Stacy Racing | Dodge | 219 | 17 | ignition | 117 | — |
| 18 | 12 | ▼ 6 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 215 | 0 | engine | 109 | — |
| 19 | 21 | ▲ 2 | 98Ralph Jones | Ralph Jones (Owner) | Ford | 186 | 0 | rear end | 106 | — |
| 20 | 6 | ▼ 14 | 27Sam Sommers | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 144 | 0 | broken valve | 103 | — |
| 21 | 24 | ▲ 3 | 46Travis Tiller | Morgan-McClure | Dodge | 139 | 0 | overheating | 100 | — |
| 22 | 2 | ▼ 20 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 118 | 1 | accident | 102 | — |
| 23 | 20 | ▼ 3 | 64Dean Dalton | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 113 | 0 | accident | 94 | — |
| 24 | 29 | ▲ 5 | 19Dick May | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 58 | 0 | engine | 91 | — |
| 25 | 28 | ▲ 3 | 33Earl Brooks | Hiram Handy (Owner) | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | broken valve | 88 | — |
| 26 | 27 | ▲ 1 | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 32 | 0 | oil leak | 85 | — |
| 27 | 13 | ▼ 14 | 52Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Chevrolet | 25 | 0 | accident | 82 | — |
| 28 | 7 | ▼ 21 | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Matador | 15 | 0 | clutch | 79 | — |
| 29 | 22 | ▼ 7 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 2 | 0 | engine | 76 | — |