No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 492 | 311 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 11 | ▲ 9 | 72Joe Millikan | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 491 | 50 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 17 | ▲ 14 | 05Dick Brooks | Nelson Malloch (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Oldsmobile |
| 487 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| — |
| 4 | 13 | ▲ 9 | 30Tighe Scott | Ballard Racing | Buick | 485 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 19 | ▲ 14 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 484 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 27 | ▲ 21 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 476 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 20 | ▲ 13 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 473 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 15 | ▲ 7 | 37Dave Watson | Phil Howard (Owner) | Chevrolet | 471 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 30 | ▲ 21 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 471 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 14 | ▲ 4 | 27Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 462 | 3 | running | 139 | — |
| 11 | 29 | ▲ 18 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Oldsmobile | 462 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 5 | ▼ 7 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 460 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 31 | ▲ 18 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 459 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 35 | ▲ 21 | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 450 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 16 | ▲ 1 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Buick | 432 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 18 | ▲ 2 | 02Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 431 | 0 | rear end | 115 | — |
| 17 | 8 | ▼ 9 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 416 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 3 | ▼ 15 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Oldsmobile | 413 | 9 | running | 114 | — |
| 19 | 26 | ▲ 7 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 361 | 0 | engine | 106 | — |
| 20 | 28 | ▲ 8 | 19Dick May | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 353 | 0 | transmission | 103 | — |
| 21 | 24 | ▲ 3 | 17Roger Hamby | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 294 | 0 | accident | 100 | — |
| 22 | 23 | ▲ 1 | 47Geoff Bodine | Race Hill Farm Team | Oldsmobile | 278 | 0 | rear end | 0 | — |
| 23 | 9 | ▼ 14 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 249 | 119 | engine | 99 | — |
| 24 | 21 | ▼ 3 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 131 | 0 | rear axle | 91 | — |
| 25 | 12 | ▼ 13 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 123 | 0 | accident | 88 | — |
| 26 | 25 | ▼ 1 | 12Harry Gant | Kennie Childers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 111 | 0 | accident | 85 | — |
| 27 | 32 | ▲ 5 | 87Slick Johnson | Satterfield Racing | Chevrolet | 37 | 0 | engine | 82 | — |
| 28 | 34 | ▲ 6 | 09Nelson Oswald | Oswald Racing | Chevrolet | 23 | 0 | too slow | 79 | — |
| 29 | 22 | ▼ 7 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 13 | 0 | steering | 76 | — |
| 30 | 2 | ▼ 28 | 1Donnie Allison | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 9 | 0 | accident | 73 | — |
| 31 | 4 | ▼ 27 | 28Buddy Baker | Ranier Racing | Chevrolet | 9 | 0 | accident | 70 | — |
| 32 | 7 | ▼ 25 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 9 | 0 | accident | 67 | — |
| 33 | 10 | ▼ 23 | 5Neil Bonnett | Jim Stacy Racing | Oldsmobile | 9 | 0 | accident | 0 | — |
| 34 | 6 | ▼ 28 | 90Ricky Rudd | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 9 | 0 | accident | 61 | — |
| 35 | 33 | ▼ 2 | 29Bill Hollar | Hollar Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | ignition | 58 | — |