No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ▲ 3 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 500 | 110 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 7 | ▲ 5 | 1Donnie Allison | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 73 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 12 | ▲ 9 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 500 |
| 227 |
| running |
| 175 |
| — |
| 4 | 10 | ▲ 6 | 28Buddy Baker | Ranier Racing | Chevrolet | 499 | 1 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 9 | ▲ 4 | 72Joe Millikan | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 499 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 6 | — | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 496 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 15 | ▲ 8 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 496 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 14 | ▲ 6 | 90Ricky Rudd | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 496 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 1 | ▼ 8 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 495 | 46 | running | 143 | — |
| 10 | 16 | ▲ 6 | 30Tighe Scott | Ballard Racing | Buick | 487 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 13 | ▲ 2 | 08John Anderson | Russ Draime (Owner) | Chevrolet | 486 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 24 | ▲ 12 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 480 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 18 | ▲ 5 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 477 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 21 | ▲ 7 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Oldsmobile | 476 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 23 | ▲ 8 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 473 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 30 | ▲ 14 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 472 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 25 | ▲ 8 | 17Roger Hamby | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 471 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 27 | ▲ 9 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 467 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 29 | ▲ 10 | 34Nestor Peles | Steve Peles (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 466 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 31 | ▲ 11 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Oldsmobile | 463 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 5 | ▼ 16 | 21Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 456 | 37 | engine | 105 | — |
| 22 | 8 | ▼ 14 | 27Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 454 | 6 | running | 102 | — |
| 23 | 19 | ▼ 4 | 19Lennie Pond | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 451 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 22 | ▼ 2 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 437 | 0 | running | 91 | — |
| 25 | 11 | ▼ 14 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 373 | 0 | accident | 88 | — |
| 26 | 17 | ▼ 9 | 05Dick Brooks | Nelson Malloch (Owner) | Chevrolet | 362 | 0 | overheating | 85 | — |
| 27 | 20 | ▼ 7 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 358 | 0 | engine | 82 | — |
| 28 | 3 | ▼ 25 | 47Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Team | Chevrolet | 351 | 0 | transmission | 79 | — |
| 29 | 2 | ▼ 27 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 307 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 30 | 33 | ▲ 3 | 99Bill Hollar | Hollar Racing | Chevrolet | 173 | 0 | oil pressure | 73 | — |
| 31 | 32 | ▲ 1 | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 156 | 0 | running | 70 | — |
| 32 | 26 | ▼ 6 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 132 | 0 | faulty coil | 67 | — |
| 33 | 28 | ▼ 5 | 01Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | Dodge | 52 | 0 | oil leak | 64 | — |
| 34 | 36 | ▲ 2 | 58Dick May | Satterfield Racing | Oldsmobile | 11 | 0 | handling | 61 | — |
| 35 | 35 | — | 20Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Oldsmobile | 1 | 0 | accident | 58 | — |
| 36 | 34 | ▼ 2 | 13Jeff Halverson | Halverson Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | accident | 55 | — |