No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | ▲ 12 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 200 | 12 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 200 | 4 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 6 | ▲ 3 | 51A.J. Foyt | A.J. Foyt Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Oldsmobile |
| 200 |
| 4 |
| running |
| 0 |
| — |
| 4 | 2 | ▼ 2 | 1Donnie Allison | Ellington Racing | Oldsmobile | 199 | 93 | accident | 170 | — |
| 5 | 3 | ▼ 2 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Oldsmobile | 199 | 3 | accident | 160 | — |
| 6 | 33 | ▲ 27 | 30Tighe Scott | Ballard Racing | Buick | 199 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 28 | ▲ 21 | 68Chuck Bown | Testa Racing | Buick | 199 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 10 | ▲ 2 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports | Buick | 199 | 10 | running | 147 | — |
| 9 | 37 | ▲ 28 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 24 | ▲ 14 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 197 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 7 | ▼ 4 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 197 | 1 | running | 135 | — |
| 12 | 15 | ▲ 3 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 197 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 35 | ▲ 22 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 197 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 38 | ▲ 24 | 19Bill Dennis | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 26 | ▲ 11 | 98Ralph Jones | Ralph Jones (Owner) | Ford | 195 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 19 | ▲ 3 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Buick | 189 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 31 | ▲ 14 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Oldsmobile | 188 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 5 | ▼ 13 | 27Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Oldsmobile | 183 | 37 | running | 114 | — |
| 19 | 17 | ▼ 2 | 50Bruce Hill | Ballard Racing | Oldsmobile | 168 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 36 | ▲ 16 | 39Blackie Wangerin | Wangerin Racing | Mercury | 160 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 30 | ▲ 9 | 74Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Oldsmobile | 152 | 0 | overheating | 100 | — |
| 22 | 23 | ▲ 1 | 82Paul Fess | Stan Lasky (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 135 | 0 | engine | 97 | — |
| 23 | 21 | ▼ 2 | 41Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby | Chevrolet | 129 | 0 | rear wheel cylinder | 94 | — |
| 24 | 12 | ▼ 12 | 02Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 119 | 0 | engine | 91 | — |
| 25 | 29 | ▲ 4 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Oldsmobile | 116 | 0 | cylinder head | 88 | — |
| 26 | 25 | ▼ 1 | 37Dave Watson | Phil Howard (Owner) | Chevrolet | 115 | 1 | clutch | 90 | — |
| 27 | 8 | ▼ 19 | 05Dick Brooks | Nelson Malloch (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 105 | 0 | transmission | 82 | — |
| 28 | 22 | ▼ 6 | 00John A. Utsman | Wellrich Motorsports | Chevrolet | 101 | 0 | engine | 79 | — |
| 29 | 16 | ▼ 13 | 47Geoff Bodine | Race Hill Farm Team | Oldsmobile | 99 | 6 | engine | 81 | — |
| 30 | 40 | ▲ 10 | 54Lennie Pond | Al Rudd Auto | Oldsmobile | 83 | 2 | brakes | 78 | — |
| 31 | 11 | ▼ 20 | 90Ricky Rudd | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 79 | 0 | broken valve | 70 | — |
| 32 | 20 | ▼ 12 | 5Neil Bonnett | Jim Stacy Racing | Oldsmobile | 76 | 12 | suspension | 72 | — |
| 33 | 14 | ▼ 19 | 12Harry Gant | Kennie Childers (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 72 | 0 | accident | 64 | — |
| 34 | 41 | ▲ 7 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 64 | 0 | piston | 61 | — |
| 35 | 27 | ▼ 8 | 87Gary Balough | Billie Harvey (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 53 | 0 | accident | 58 | — |
| 36 | 32 | ▼ 4 | 72Joe Millikan | DeWitt Racing | Oldsmobile | 53 | 0 | accident | 55 | — |
| 37 | 9 | ▼ 28 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 53 | 0 | accident | 52 | — |
| 38 | 18 | ▼ 20 | 17Skip Manning | Hamby Racing | Oldsmobile | 53 | 0 | accident | 49 | — |
| 39 | 34 | ▼ 5 | 75Butch Mock | RahMoc Enterprises | Buick | 38 | 0 | accident | 46 | — |
| 40 | 1 | ▼ 39 | 28Buddy Baker | Ranier Racing | Oldsmobile | 38 | 15 | engine | 48 | — |
| 41 | 39 | ▼ 2 | 89Jim Vandiver | Vandiver Racing | Oldsmobile | 27 | 0 | engine | 40 | — |