No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | ▲ 4 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 33 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 500 | 77 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 2 | ▼ 1 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 500 |
| 106 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 7 | ▲ 3 | 27Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 499 | 254 | running | 170 | — |
| 5 | 4 | ▼ 1 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 497 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 12 | ▲ 6 | 72Joe Millikan | DeWitt Racing | Oldsmobile | 497 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 3 | ▼ 4 | 2David Pearson | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 496 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 10 | ▲ 2 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 493 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 11 | ▲ 2 | 90Ricky Rudd | Donlavey Racing | Chevrolet | 493 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 17 | ▲ 7 | 17Bill Elliott | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 487 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 14 | ▲ 3 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 484 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 15 | ▲ 3 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 483 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 23 | ▲ 10 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 472 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 24 | ▲ 10 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 468 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 20 | ▲ 5 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 456 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 6 | ▼ 10 | 47Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Team | Chevrolet | 445 | 16 | running | 120 | — |
| 17 | 21 | ▲ 4 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 444 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 8 | ▼ 10 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 434 | 14 | accident | 114 | — |
| 19 | 19 | — | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 416 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 16 | ▼ 4 | 05Dick Brooks | Nelson Malloch (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 392 | 0 | rear end | 103 | — |
| 21 | 27 | ▲ 6 | 19Dick May | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 392 | 0 | accident | 100 | — |
| 22 | 25 | ▲ 3 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Oldsmobile | 388 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 22 | ▼ 1 | 76Mike Potter | Potter Racing | Chevrolet | 311 | 0 | ignition | 94 | — |
| 24 | 29 | ▲ 5 | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 274 | 0 | running | 91 | — |
| 25 | 9 | ▼ 16 | 12Jack Ingram | Kennie Childers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | valve spring | 88 | — |
| 26 | 18 | ▼ 8 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 104 | 0 | broken valve | 85 | — |
| 27 | 13 | ▼ 14 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | engine | 82 | — |
| 28 | 26 | ▼ 2 | 59Melvin Revis | Danny Queen (Owner) | Chevrolet | 76 | 0 | trailing arm | 0 | — |
| 29 | 30 | ▲ 1 | 69Henry Jones | Mike Kempton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 48 | 0 | too slow | 76 | — |
| 30 | 28 | ▼ 2 | 0John Kennedy | John Kennedy (Owner) | Chevrolet | 2 | 0 | cylinder head | 73 | — |