No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ▲ 2 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 175 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 400 | 28 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 15 | ▲ 12 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 400 |
| 122 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 5 | ▲ 1 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Oldsmobile | 398 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 4 | ▼ 1 | 27Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 398 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 10 | ▲ 4 | 90Ricky Rudd | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 397 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 14 | ▲ 7 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 397 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 20 | ▲ 12 | 7Al Holbert | Al Holbert (Owner) | Chevrolet | 396 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 30 | ▲ 21 | 12Lennie Pond | Kennie Childers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 394 | 13 | running | 143 | — |
| 10 | 23 | ▲ 13 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Oldsmobile | 393 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 27 | ▲ 16 | 41Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby | Oldsmobile | 391 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 33 | ▲ 21 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 391 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 31 | ▲ 18 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 389 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 29 | ▲ 15 | 0Ronnie Thomas | John Kennedy (Owner) | Chevrolet | 379 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 19 | ▲ 4 | 39Blackie Wangerin | Wangerin Racing | Mercury | 375 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 22 | ▲ 6 | 30Tighe Scott | Ballard Racing | Buick | 372 | 0 | steering | 115 | — |
| 17 | 40 | ▲ 23 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Oldsmobile | 366 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 37 | ▲ 19 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 353 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 35 | ▲ 16 | 89Jim Vandiver | Vandiver Racing | Oldsmobile | 348 | 0 | rear hub | 106 | — |
| 20 | 34 | ▲ 14 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 340 | 0 | clutch | 103 | — |
| 21 | 39 | ▲ 18 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 336 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 7 | ▼ 15 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 331 | 1 | running | 102 | — |
| 23 | 17 | ▼ 6 | 47Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Team | Chevrolet | 320 | 0 | clutch | 94 | — |
| 24 | 38 | ▲ 14 | 50Bruce Hill | Ballard Racing | Buick | 306 | 0 | engine | 91 | — |
| 25 | 1 | ▼ 24 | 21Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 252 | 26 | broken valve | 93 | — |
| 26 | 13 | ▼ 13 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | crankshaft | 85 | — |
| 27 | 11 | ▼ 16 | 72Joe Millikan | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 212 | 12 | broken valve | 87 | — |
| 28 | 36 | ▲ 8 | 19Bill Dennis | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 191 | 0 | oil line | 79 | — |
| 29 | 21 | ▼ 8 | 49Glenn Jarrett | Charles Dean (Owner) | Chevrolet | 166 | 0 | rear axle | 0 | — |
| 30 | 12 | ▼ 18 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 142 | 0 | engine | 73 | — |
| 31 | 18 | ▼ 13 | 4Bobby Fisher | Smokey Yunick Racing | Buick | 136 | 0 | engine | 70 | — |
| 32 | 25 | ▼ 7 | 17Skip Manning | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 129 | 0 | rear axle | 67 | — |
| 33 | 26 | ▼ 7 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 128 | 1 | broken valve | 69 | — |
| 34 | 16 | ▼ 18 | 6Connie Saylor | GC Spencer Racing | Oldsmobile | 114 | 0 | accident | 61 | — |
| 35 | 28 | ▼ 7 | 46Travis Tiller | Morgan-McClure | Dodge | 91 | 0 | overheating | 58 | — |
| 36 | 8 | ▼ 28 | 28Buddy Baker | Ranier Racing | Chevrolet | 88 | 13 | engine | 60 | — |
| 37 | 6 | ▼ 31 | 1Donnie Allison | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 88 | 9 | cylinder head | 57 | — |
| 38 | 9 | ▼ 29 | 9Bill Elliott | George Elliott Racing | Mercury | 36 | 0 | engine | 49 | — |
| 39 | 24 | ▼ 15 | 05Dick Brooks | Nelson Malloch (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 10 | 0 | accident | 46 | — |
| 40 | 32 | ▼ 8 | 68Chuck Bown | Testa Racing | Buick | 0 | 0 | did not start | 0 | — |
| 41 | 41 | — | 57Ron Hutcherson | McClure Motors | Ford | 0 | 0 | did not start | 0 | — |