No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | ▲ 4 | 27Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 92 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 400 | 175 | running | 180 | — |
| 3 | 11 | ▲ 8 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 399 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| — |
| 4 | 1 | ▼ 3 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 398 | 12 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 8 | ▲ 3 | 90Ricky Rudd | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 398 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 12 | ▲ 6 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 397 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 13 | ▲ 6 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 394 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 9 | ▲ 1 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 392 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 19 | ▲ 10 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 391 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 14 | ▲ 4 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 390 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 15 | ▲ 4 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 388 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 17 | ▲ 5 | 17Roger Hamby | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 387 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 3 | ▼ 10 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 376 | 104 | running | 129 | — |
| 14 | 4 | ▼ 10 | 47Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Team | Chevrolet | 373 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 7 | ▼ 8 | 72Joe Millikan | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 369 | 0 | engine | 118 | — |
| 16 | 26 | ▲ 10 | 95Ernie Shaw | Junior Miller Racing | Chevrolet | 368 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 24 | ▲ 7 | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 364 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 28 | ▲ 10 | 19Cecil Gordon | Gray Racing | Buick | 357 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 23 | ▲ 4 | 75Bill Elswick | RahMoc Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 287 | 0 | rear end | 106 | — |
| 20 | 6 | ▼ 14 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Oldsmobile | 269 | 17 | accident | 108 | — |
| 21 | 16 | ▼ 5 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 258 | 0 | engine | 100 | — |
| 22 | 22 | — | 24Larry Isley | — | Chevrolet | 256 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 20 | ▼ 3 | 0John Kennedy | John Kennedy (Owner) | Chevrolet | 168 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 21 | ▼ 3 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | steering | 91 | — |
| 25 | 29 | ▲ 4 | 05Dick May | Nelson Malloch (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 45 | 0 | brakes | 88 | — |
| 26 | 27 | ▲ 1 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 44 | 0 | brakes | 85 | — |
| 27 | 18 | ▼ 9 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 29 | 0 | engine | 82 | — |
| 28 | 10 | ▼ 18 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 14 | 0 | accident | 79 | — |
| 29 | 25 | ▼ 4 | 69Henry Jones | Mike Kempton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 10 | 0 | engine | 76 | — |