No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 367 | 242 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 6 | ▲ 4 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 367 | 89 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 1Donnie Allison | Ellington Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 367 |
| 3 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 5 | ▲ 1 | 27Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 365 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 7 | ▲ 2 | 28Buddy Baker | Ranier Racing | Chevrolet | 365 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 9 | ▲ 3 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Oldsmobile | 364 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 12 | ▲ 5 | 9Bill Elliott | George Elliott Racing | Mercury | 362 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 4 | ▼ 4 | 90Ricky Rudd | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 360 | 19 | running | 147 | — |
| 9 | 16 | ▲ 7 | 05Dick Brooks | Nelson Malloch (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 360 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 20 | ▲ 10 | 72Joe Millikan | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 358 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 21 | ▲ 10 | 19Lennie Pond | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 356 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 19 | ▲ 7 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 354 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 10 | ▼ 3 | 12Neil Bonnett | Kennie Childers (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 352 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 27 | ▲ 13 | 75Butch Hartman | Butch Hartman (Owner) | Chevrolet | 351 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 17 | ▲ 2 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 348 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 22 | ▲ 6 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 342 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 18 | ▲ 1 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 340 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 34 | ▲ 16 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Chrysler | 340 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 26 | ▲ 7 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 338 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 35 | ▲ 15 | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 330 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 14 | ▼ 7 | 7Al Holbert | Al Holbert (Owner) | Chevrolet | 308 | 0 | steering | 100 | — |
| 22 | 8 | ▼ 14 | 21David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 301 | 3 | accident | 102 | — |
| 23 | 13 | ▼ 10 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 300 | 4 | running | 99 | — |
| 24 | 36 | ▲ 12 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 286 | 0 | running | 91 | — |
| 25 | 29 | ▲ 4 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 285 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 26 | 3 | ▼ 23 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 246 | 6 | engine | 90 | — |
| 27 | 15 | ▼ 12 | 02Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 193 | 1 | cylinder head | 87 | — |
| 28 | 23 | ▼ 5 | 74Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Chevrolet | 165 | 0 | engine | 79 | — |
| 29 | 11 | ▼ 18 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 135 | 0 | overheating | 76 | — |
| 30 | 24 | ▼ 6 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 119 | 0 | accident | 73 | — |
| 31 | 30 | ▼ 1 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Oldsmobile | 109 | 0 | engine | 70 | — |
| 32 | 25 | ▼ 7 | 17Roger Hamby | Hamby Racing | Oldsmobile | 87 | 0 | broken valve | 67 | — |
| 33 | 33 | — | 99Dick May | Hollar Racing | Chevrolet | 87 | 0 | oil pressure | 64 | — |
| 34 | 28 | ▼ 6 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 71 | 0 | engine | 61 | — |
| 35 | 31 | ▼ 4 | 01Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | Dodge | 49 | 0 | overheating | 58 | — |
| 36 | 32 | ▼ 4 | 46Travis Tiller | Morgan-McClure | Dodge | 5 | 0 | engine | 55 | — |