No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | ▲ 8 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 163 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 500 | 42 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 2 | ▼ 1 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 500 |
| 155 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 13 | ▲ 9 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 498 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 6 | ▲ 1 | 27Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Oldsmobile | 497 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 3 | ▼ 3 | 1Donnie Allison | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 495 | 1 | running | 155 | — |
| 7 | 10 | ▲ 3 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 490 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 12 | ▲ 4 | 72Joe Millikan | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 486 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 16 | ▲ 7 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 486 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 15 | ▲ 5 | 90Ricky Rudd | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 485 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 14 | ▲ 3 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 484 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 11 | ▼ 1 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 481 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 27 | ▲ 14 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 480 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 20 | ▲ 6 | 17Roger Hamby | Hamby Racing | Oldsmobile | 473 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 25 | ▲ 10 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Oldsmobile | 470 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 28 | ▲ 12 | 76Mike Potter | Potter Racing | Chevrolet | 463 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 8 | ▼ 9 | 02Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 462 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 24 | ▲ 6 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 460 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 23 | ▲ 4 | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 456 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 19 | ▼ 1 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 429 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 17 | ▼ 4 | 47Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Team | Oldsmobile | 385 | 0 | engine | 100 | — |
| 22 | 21 | ▼ 1 | 05Dick Brooks | Nelson Malloch (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 366 | 0 | water pump | 97 | — |
| 23 | 18 | ▼ 5 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 335 | 0 | accident | 94 | — |
| 24 | 5 | ▼ 19 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Oldsmobile | 216 | 1 | accident | 96 | — |
| 25 | 1 | ▼ 24 | 28Buddy Baker | Ranier Racing | Chevrolet | 211 | 138 | accident | 93 | — |
| 26 | 7 | ▼ 19 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | rear end | 85 | — |
| 27 | 26 | ▼ 1 | 19Dick May | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 141 | 0 | engine | 82 | — |
| 28 | 22 | ▼ 6 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | engine | 79 | — |
| 29 | 30 | ▲ 1 | 74Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Chevrolet | 33 | 0 | quit | 76 | — |
| 30 | 29 | ▼ 1 | 98Ralph Jones | Ralph Jones (Owner) | Ford | 31 | 0 | brakes | 73 | — |