No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | ▲ 4 | 21Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 500 | 59 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 7 | ▲ 5 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 500 | 265 | running | 180 | — |
| 3 | 2 | ▼ 1 | 28Buddy Baker | Ranier Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 498 |
| 32 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 3 | ▼ 1 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 498 | 112 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 6 | ▲ 1 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 497 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 4 | ▼ 2 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 494 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 13 | ▲ 6 | 27Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 493 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 9 | ▲ 1 | 72Joe Millikan | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 492 | 4 | running | 147 | — |
| 9 | 12 | ▲ 3 | 12Lennie Pond | Kennie Childers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 490 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 21 | ▲ 11 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 484 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 27 | ▲ 16 | 19Dick May | Gray Racing | Buick | 482 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 18 | ▲ 6 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 482 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 8 | ▼ 5 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 481 | 3 | accident | 129 | — |
| 14 | 16 | ▲ 2 | 90Ricky Rudd | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 480 | 1 | accident | 126 | — |
| 15 | 25 | ▲ 10 | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 473 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 23 | ▲ 7 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 471 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 19 | ▲ 2 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 471 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 1 | ▼ 17 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 462 | 24 | running | 114 | — |
| 19 | 17 | ▼ 2 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 457 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 24 | ▲ 4 | 34Steve Peles | Steve Peles (Owner) | Chevrolet | 454 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 20 | ▼ 1 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 412 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 28 | ▲ 6 | 09Nelson Oswald | Oswald Racing | Chevrolet | 408 | 0 | cylinder head | 97 | — |
| 23 | 22 | ▼ 1 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Oldsmobile | 337 | 0 | engine | 94 | — |
| 24 | 31 | ▲ 7 | 30Tighe Scott | Ballard Racing | Buick | 126 | 0 | accident | 91 | — |
| 25 | 10 | ▼ 15 | 47Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Team | Chevrolet | 72 | 0 | clutch | 88 | — |
| 26 | 29 | ▲ 3 | 71Joey Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 42 | 0 | withdrew | 85 | — |
| 27 | 30 | ▲ 3 | 23Louis Gatto | — | Chevrolet | 26 | 0 | engine | 82 | — |
| 28 | 26 | ▼ 2 | 05Elmo Langley | Nelson Malloch (Owner) | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | withdrew | 79 | — |
| 29 | 11 | ▼ 18 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 | 0 | accident | 76 | — |
| 30 | 15 | ▼ 15 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 2 | 0 | accident | 73 | — |
| 31 | 14 | ▼ 17 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 2 | 0 | accident | 70 | — |