No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ▲ 3 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 155 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 6 | ▲ 4 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 170 | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 28Buddy Baker | Ranier Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 199 |
| 3 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 5 | ▲ 1 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 2 | ▼ 3 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 196 | 1 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 9 | ▲ 3 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 19 | ▲ 12 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Oldsmobile | 193 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 10 | ▲ 2 | 72Joe Millikan | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 192 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 17 | ▲ 8 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 192 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 16 | ▲ 6 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 190 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 24 | ▲ 13 | 31John Rezek | RPM Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 190 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 3 | ▼ 9 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 189 | 41 | accident | 132 | — |
| 13 | 13 | — | 50Bruce Hill | Ballard Racing | Buick | 189 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 21 | ▲ 7 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 186 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 12 | ▼ 3 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 186 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 25 | ▲ 9 | 36H.B. Bailey | Bailey Racing | Pontiac | 185 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 22 | ▲ 5 | 19Billy Hagan | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 185 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 29 | ▲ 11 | 01Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | Dodge | 184 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 18 | ▼ 1 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 181 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 14 | ▼ 6 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 180 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 31 | ▲ 10 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Oldsmobile | 174 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 26 | ▲ 4 | 76Mike Potter | Potter Racing | Chevrolet | 174 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 23 | 23 | — | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 173 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 27 | ▲ 3 | 96James Hurlbert | Cronkrite Racing | Ford | 150 | 0 | running | 91 | — |
| 25 | 8 | ▼ 17 | 27Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 143 | 0 | broken spindle | 88 | — |
| 26 | 15 | ▼ 11 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 140 | 0 | wheel stud | 85 | — |
| 27 | 20 | ▼ 7 | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 139 | 0 | transmission | 82 | — |
| 28 | 7 | ▼ 21 | 90Ricky Rudd | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 135 | 0 | dropped valve | 79 | — |
| 29 | 33 | ▲ 4 | 69Mike Kempton | Mike Kempton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 135 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 30 | 30 | — | 09Dick May | Oswald Racing | Oldsmobile | 113 | 0 | camshaft | 73 | — |
| 31 | 11 | ▼ 20 | 12Lennie Pond | Kennie Childers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 70 | 0 | engine | 70 | — |
| 32 | 32 | — | 55Bill Meazell | Bill Meazell (Owner) | Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | engine | 67 | — |
| 33 | 34 | ▲ 1 | 58John Haver | John Haver (Owner) | Chevrolet | 36 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 34 | 28 | ▼ 6 | 32Jimmy Finger | B & B Racing | Buick | 5 | 0 | engine | 61 | — |