No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ▲ 3 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Oldsmobile | 420 | 83 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 5 | ▲ 3 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 420 | 164 | running | 180 | — |
| 3 | 6 | ▲ 3 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 419 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| — |
| 4 | 7 | ▲ 3 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 419 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 9 | ▲ 4 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 418 | 111 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 21 | ▲ 15 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 418 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 8 | ▲ 1 | 27Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 417 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 2 | ▼ 6 | 28Buddy Baker | Ranier Racing | Chevrolet | 412 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 10 | ▲ 1 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 411 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 12 | ▲ 2 | 90Ricky Rudd | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 410 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 16 | ▲ 5 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 408 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 15 | ▲ 3 | 19Steve Spencer | Gray Racing | Buick | 405 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 19 | ▲ 6 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 396 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 26 | ▲ 12 | 74Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Chevrolet | 390 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 18 | ▲ 3 | 40Al Elmore | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 389 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 13 | ▼ 3 | 24D.K. Ulrich | Gordon Racing | Oldsmobile | 383 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 25 | ▲ 8 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Ronnie Thomas Racing | Chevrolet | 378 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 28 | ▲ 10 | 69Mike Kempton | Mike Kempton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 364 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 22 | ▲ 3 | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 356 | 0 | clutch | 106 | — |
| 20 | 17 | ▼ 3 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 355 | 0 | crankshaft | 103 | — |
| 21 | 3 | ▼ 18 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 335 | 31 | running | 105 | — |
| 22 | 14 | ▼ 8 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 324 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 1 | ▼ 22 | 72Joe Millikan | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 124 | 31 | camshaft | 99 | — |
| 24 | 24 | — | 34Darrell Busham | Jim Patrick (Owner) | Mercury | 101 | 0 | rear end | 0 | — |
| 25 | 27 | ▲ 2 | 09Nelson Oswald | Oswald Racing | Chevrolet | 95 | 0 | ignition | 0 | — |
| 26 | 23 | ▼ 3 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 63 | 0 | broken valve | 85 | — |
| 27 | 20 | ▼ 7 | 05Dick Brooks | Nelson Malloch (Owner) | Chevrolet | 36 | 0 | transmission | 82 | — |
| 28 | 11 | ▼ 17 | 47Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Team | Chevrolet | 18 | 0 | engine | 79 | — |