No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | ▲ 6 | 28Buddy Baker | Ranier Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 209 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 6 | ▲ 4 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 170 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 72Joe Millikan | DeWitt Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 499 |
| 74 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 8 | ▲ 4 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 495 | 30 | rear end | 165 | — |
| 5 | 19 | ▲ 14 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 494 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 10 | ▲ 4 | 90Ricky Rudd | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 491 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 12 | ▲ 5 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 491 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 4 | ▼ 4 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Oldsmobile | 489 | 3 | running | 147 | — |
| 9 | 13 | ▲ 4 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 483 | 0 | rear end | 138 | — |
| 10 | 16 | ▲ 6 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 479 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 1 | ▼ 10 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 471 | 184 | running | 135 | — |
| 12 | 11 | ▼ 1 | 47Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Team | Chevrolet | 465 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 18 | ▲ 5 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 455 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 30 | ▲ 16 | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 453 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 15 | — | 05Dick Brooks | Nelson Malloch (Owner) | Chevrolet | 450 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 26 | ▲ 10 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 413 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 21 | ▲ 4 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 386 | 0 | rear end | 112 | — |
| 18 | 2 | ▼ 16 | 21Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 384 | 0 | dropped valve | 109 | — |
| 19 | 27 | ▲ 8 | 17Roger Hamby | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 362 | 0 | rear end | 106 | — |
| 20 | 24 | ▲ 4 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 352 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 17 | ▼ 4 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 347 | 0 | engine | 100 | — |
| 22 | 22 | — | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 282 | 0 | dropped valve | 97 | — |
| 23 | 20 | ▼ 3 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 262 | 0 | engine | 94 | — |
| 24 | 28 | ▲ 4 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Oldsmobile | 250 | 0 | engine | 91 | — |
| 25 | 23 | ▼ 2 | 19Dick May | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 158 | 0 | engine | 88 | — |
| 26 | 25 | ▼ 1 | 95Dave Dion | Junior Miller Racing | Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | rear end | 85 | — |
| 27 | 9 | ▼ 18 | 27Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 89 | 0 | engine | 82 | — |
| 28 | 14 | ▼ 14 | 12Butch Lindley | Kennie Childers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 82 | 0 | overheating | 79 | — |
| 29 | 5 | ▼ 24 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | accident | 76 | — |
| 30 | 29 | ▼ 1 | 99Bill Hollar | Hollar Racing | Chevrolet | 39 | 0 | withdrew | 73 | — |