No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | ▲ 11 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 188 | 58 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 187 | 1 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 4 | ▲ 1 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 186 |
| 2 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 7 | ▲ 3 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 185 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 9 | ▲ 4 | 72Joe Millikan | DeWitt Racing | Oldsmobile | 185 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 24 | ▲ 18 | 9Bill Elliott | George Elliott Racing | Mercury | 182 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 30 | ▲ 23 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 179 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 13 | ▲ 5 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 179 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 16 | ▲ 7 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Buick | 178 | 1 | running | 143 | — |
| 10 | 19 | ▲ 9 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 177 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 34 | ▲ 23 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Oldsmobile | 177 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 29 | ▲ 17 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 176 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 37 | ▲ 24 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Chrysler | 176 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 10 | ▼ 4 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 154 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 27 | ▲ 12 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Oldsmobile | 151 | 2 | running | 123 | — |
| 16 | 25 | ▲ 9 | 22Kevin Housby | Housby Racing | Chevrolet | 149 | 0 | accident | 115 | — |
| 17 | 3 | ▼ 14 | 21Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 148 | 122 | engine | 122 | — |
| 18 | 11 | ▼ 7 | 6Connie Saylor | GC Spencer Racing | Oldsmobile | 148 | 0 | accident | 109 | — |
| 19 | 31 | ▲ 12 | 32Jimmy Finger | B & B Racing | Buick | 130 | 0 | engine | 106 | — |
| 20 | 38 | ▲ 18 | 19Dick May | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 117 | 0 | engine | 103 | — |
| 21 | 28 | ▲ 7 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 113 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 32 | ▲ 10 | 96Jerry Jolly | Cronkrite Racing | Ford | 99 | 0 | engine | 97 | — |
| 23 | 21 | ▼ 2 | 1Donnie Allison | Ellington Racing | Oldsmobile | 81 | 0 | engine | 94 | — |
| 24 | 17 | ▼ 7 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Oldsmobile | 77 | 0 | engine | 91 | — |
| 25 | 40 | ▲ 15 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Buick | 73 | 0 | camshaft | 88 | — |
| 26 | 33 | ▲ 7 | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | engine | 85 | — |
| 27 | 18 | ▼ 9 | 90Ricky Rudd | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 38 | 0 | steering | 82 | — |
| 28 | 23 | ▼ 5 | 39Blackie Wangerin | Wangerin Racing | Mercury | 37 | 0 | engine | 79 | — |
| 29 | 35 | ▲ 6 | 61Wayne Broome | Jim Norris (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 33 | 0 | head gasket | 0 | — |
| 30 | 36 | ▲ 6 | 53Keith Davis | Keith Davis (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 30 | 0 | engine | 73 | — |
| 31 | 26 | ▼ 5 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 30 | 0 | piston | 70 | — |
| 32 | 2 | ▼ 30 | 28Buddy Baker | Ranier Racing | Oldsmobile | 4 | 1 | accident | 72 | — |
| 33 | 8 | ▼ 25 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Oldsmobile | 4 | 1 | accident | 69 | — |
| 34 | 6 | ▼ 28 | 27Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Oldsmobile | 4 | 0 | accident | 61 | — |
| 35 | 5 | ▼ 30 | 30Tighe Scott | Ballard Racing | Buick | 4 | 0 | accident | 58 | — |
| 36 | 14 | ▼ 22 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports | Buick | 4 | 0 | accident | 55 | — |
| 37 | 22 | ▼ 15 | 05Dick Brooks | Nelson Malloch (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 4 | 0 | accident | 52 | — |
| 38 | 15 | ▼ 23 | 12Lennie Pond | Kennie Childers (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 4 | 0 | accident | 49 | — |
| 39 | 20 | ▼ 19 | 47Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Team | Oldsmobile | 4 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 40 | 39 | ▼ 1 | 46Travis Tiller | Morgan-McClure | Dodge | 0 | 0 | did not start | 0 | — |