No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | ▲ 12 | 1Donnie Allison | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 328 | 3 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 11 | ▲ 9 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 328 | 61 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 9 | ▲ 6 | 2Dave Marcis | Osterlund Motorsports |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 328 |
| 18 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 10 | ▲ 6 | 98Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 327 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 5 | — | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Oldsmobile | 327 | 14 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 2 | ▼ 4 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 326 | 3 | running | 155 | — |
| 7 | 8 | ▲ 1 | 12Harry Gant | Kennie Childers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 325 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 1 | ▼ 7 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Oldsmobile | 323 | 67 | running | 147 | — |
| 9 | 15 | ▲ 6 | 22Ricky Rudd | Al Rudd Auto | Chevrolet | 322 | 11 | running | 143 | — |
| 10 | 12 | ▲ 2 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 320 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 30 | ▲ 19 | 17Roger Hamby | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 319 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 19 | ▲ 7 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 317 | 0 | accident | 127 | — |
| 13 | 18 | ▲ 5 | 92Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 317 | 0 | accident | 124 | — |
| 14 | 16 | ▲ 2 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 317 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 40 | ▲ 25 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 317 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 27 | ▲ 11 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 317 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 22 | ▲ 5 | 37Dave Watson | Dave Watson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 316 | 0 | accident | 0 | — |
| 18 | 28 | ▲ 10 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Oldsmobile | 314 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 24 | ▲ 5 | 19Dick May | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 314 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 34 | ▲ 14 | 8Ferrel Harris | Robert Gee (Owner) | Chevrolet | 314 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 6 | ▼ 15 | 27Buddy Baker | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 311 | 151 | broken valve | 110 | — |
| 22 | 35 | ▲ 13 | 30Tighe Scott | Ballard Racing | Oldsmobile | 310 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 21 | ▼ 2 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 310 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 25 | ▲ 1 | 75Butch Mock | RahMoc Enterprises | Chevrolet | 310 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 25 | 32 | ▲ 7 | 84Skip Manning | Wangerin Racing | Mercury | 308 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 26 | 36 | ▲ 10 | 81Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Chrysler | 303 | 0 | running | 85 | — |
| 27 | 26 | ▼ 1 | 4Gary Myers | Gary Myers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 299 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 28 | 7 | ▼ 21 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 298 | 0 | accident | 79 | — |
| 29 | 29 | — | 97Ralph Jones | Ralph Jones (Owner) | Ford | 298 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 30 | 17 | ▼ 13 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Oldsmobile | 285 | 0 | engine | 73 | — |
| 31 | 37 | ▲ 6 | 74Tommy Gale | Wawak Racing | Chevrolet | 253 | 0 | engine | 70 | — |
| 32 | 4 | ▼ 28 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 246 | 0 | oil line | 67 | — |
| 33 | 38 | ▲ 5 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 172 | 0 | cylinder head | 64 | — |
| 34 | 14 | ▼ 20 | 5Neil Bonnett | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 137 | 0 | accident | 61 | — |
| 35 | 23 | ▼ 12 | 48Al Holbert | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 119 | 0 | exhaust headers | 58 | — |
| 36 | 31 | ▼ 5 | 05Bruce Hill | Harry Clary (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 92 | 0 | engine | 55 | — |
| 37 | 20 | ▼ 17 | 9Bill Elliott | George Elliott Racing | Oldsmobile | 80 | 0 | broken valve | 52 | — |
| 38 | 33 | ▼ 5 | 41Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby | Chevrolet | 41 | 0 | engine | 49 | — |
| 39 | 3 | ▼ 36 | 54Lennie Pond | Ranier Racing | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | rear end | 46 | — |
| 40 | 39 | ▼ 1 | 0John Kennedy | John Kennedy (Owner) | Ford | 0 | 0 | did not start | 43 | — |