No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ▲ 3 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 334 | 58 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 6 | ▲ 4 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 333 | 61 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 332 |
| 26 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 9 | ▲ 5 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 332 | 11 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 7 | ▲ 2 | 1Donnie Allison | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 331 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 5 | ▼ 1 | 27Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 331 | 22 | running | 155 | — |
| 7 | 13 | ▲ 6 | 9Bill Elliott | George Elliott Racing | Mercury | 330 | 1 | running | 151 | — |
| 8 | 20 | ▲ 12 | 05Dick Brooks | Nelson Malloch (Owner) | Chevrolet | 328 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 17 | ▲ 8 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 327 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 8 | ▼ 2 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 327 | 55 | running | 139 | — |
| 11 | 21 | ▲ 10 | 90Ricky Rudd | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 327 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 32 | ▲ 20 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 324 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 28 | ▲ 15 | 30Tighe Scott | Ballard Racing | Buick | 324 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 18 | ▲ 4 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 324 | 2 | running | 126 | — |
| 15 | 14 | ▼ 1 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 323 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 16 | — | 08John Anderson | Russ Draime (Owner) | Chevrolet | 322 | 1 | running | 120 | — |
| 17 | 27 | ▲ 10 | 57Dick May | McClure Motors | Ford | 322 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 37 | ▲ 19 | 42Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 321 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 30 | ▲ 11 | 36Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Pontiac | 320 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 10 | ▼ 10 | 47Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Team | Chevrolet | 319 | 7 | broken valve | 108 | — |
| 21 | 34 | ▲ 13 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 311 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 38 | ▲ 16 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 309 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 36 | ▲ 13 | 4James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 308 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 29 | ▲ 5 | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Oldsmobile | 302 | 0 | running | 91 | — |
| 25 | 2 | ▼ 23 | 28Buddy Baker | Ranier Racing | Chevrolet | 282 | 79 | accident | 98 | — |
| 26 | 39 | ▲ 13 | 77Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 281 | 0 | engine | 85 | — |
| 27 | 40 | ▲ 13 | 81David Sosebee | Sosebee Racing | Chevrolet | 249 | 0 | accident | 82 | — |
| 28 | 23 | ▼ 5 | 31John Rezek | RPM Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 239 | 0 | running | 79 | — |
| 29 | 12 | ▼ 17 | 72Joe Millikan | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 223 | 0 | steering | 76 | — |
| 30 | 33 | ▲ 3 | 17Steve Pfeifer | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 73 | — |
| 31 | 1 | ▼ 30 | 21Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 184 | 9 | engine | 75 | — |
| 32 | 22 | ▼ 10 | 19Cecil Gordon | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 155 | 0 | clutch | 67 | — |
| 33 | 11 | ▼ 22 | 68Chuck Bown | Testa Racing | Chevrolet | 112 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 34 | 31 | ▼ 3 | 89Jim Vandiver | Vandiver Racing | Oldsmobile | 101 | 1 | accident | 0 | — |
| 35 | 24 | ▼ 11 | 75Bobby Brack | RahMoc Enterprises | Chevrolet | 70 | 1 | accident | 63 | — |
| 36 | 15 | ▼ 21 | 12Jack Ingram | Kennie Childers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 37 | 25 | ▼ 12 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 26 | 0 | accident | 52 | — |
| 38 | 26 | ▼ 12 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 16 | 0 | oil leak | 49 | — |
| 39 | 35 | ▼ 4 | 16Richard Brickhouse | Jimmy Edwards (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 15 | 0 | cylinder head | 46 | — |
| 40 | 19 | ▼ 21 | 14Jimmy Means | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | handling | 43 | — |