No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 500 | 247 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 28Buddy Baker | Ranier Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 196 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 499 |
| 49 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 3 | ▼ 1 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 498 | 1 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 8 | ▲ 3 | 72Joe Millikan | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 497 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 21 | ▲ 15 | 47Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Team | Chevrolet | 497 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 14 | ▲ 7 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 495 | 7 | running | 151 | — |
| 8 | 11 | ▲ 3 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 495 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 19 | ▲ 10 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 494 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 10 | — | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 493 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 5 | ▼ 6 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Oldsmobile | 492 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 17 | ▲ 5 | 90Ricky Rudd | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 489 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 22 | ▲ 9 | 30Tighe Scott | Ballard Racing | Buick | 488 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 16 | ▲ 2 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 485 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 15 | — | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 476 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 25 | ▲ 9 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 476 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 30 | ▲ 13 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Oldsmobile | 474 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 20 | ▲ 2 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 472 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 13 | ▼ 6 | 27Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 458 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 26 | ▲ 6 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 454 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 27 | ▲ 6 | 05Dick Brooks | Nelson Malloch (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 437 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 18 | ▼ 4 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 312 | 0 | engine | 97 | — |
| 23 | 7 | ▼ 16 | 68Chuck Bown | Testa Racing | Buick | 263 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 24 | 29 | ▲ 5 | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 247 | 0 | engine | 91 | — |
| 25 | 9 | ▼ 16 | 21Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 207 | 0 | head gasket | 88 | — |
| 26 | 24 | ▼ 2 | 02Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 167 | 0 | engine | 85 | — |
| 27 | 12 | ▼ 15 | 1Donnie Allison | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 137 | 0 | engine | 82 | — |
| 28 | 28 | — | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 132 | 0 | overheating | 79 | — |
| 29 | 6 | ▼ 23 | 12Lennie Pond | Kennie Childers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 10 | 0 | engine | 76 | — |
| 30 | 23 | ▼ 7 | 19Dick May | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |