No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | ▲ 6 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 492 | 139 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 27Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 492 | 168 | running | 180 | — |
| 3 | 9 | ▲ 6 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 492 |
| 50 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 6 | ▲ 2 | 1Donnie Allison | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 490 | 6 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 10 | ▲ 5 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 488 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 3 | ▼ 3 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 484 | 29 | running | 155 | — |
| 7 | 15 | ▲ 8 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 476 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 20 | ▲ 12 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 476 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 16 | ▲ 7 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 475 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 30 | ▲ 20 | 51Slick Johnson | JD Johnson Racing | Chevrolet | 474 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 22 | ▲ 11 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 470 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 32 | ▲ 20 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 456 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 29 | ▲ 16 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Oldsmobile | 456 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 36 | ▲ 22 | 75Bill Elswick | RahMoc Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 453 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 15 | 11 | ▼ 4 | 05Dick Brooks | Nelson Malloch (Owner) | Chevrolet | 452 | 0 | engine | 118 | — |
| 16 | 34 | ▲ 18 | 00Freddy Smith | Marvin Petty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 452 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 17 | 25 | ▲ 8 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 434 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 5 | ▼ 13 | 72Joe Millikan | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 426 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 8 | ▼ 11 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 422 | 0 | accident | 106 | — |
| 20 | 13 | ▼ 7 | 90Ricky Rudd | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 420 | 0 | accident | 103 | — |
| 21 | 12 | ▼ 9 | 47Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Team | Chevrolet | 416 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 28 | ▲ 6 | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Oldsmobile | 412 | 0 | accident | 97 | — |
| 23 | 19 | ▼ 4 | 17Bill Elliott | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 391 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 33 | ▲ 9 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 376 | 0 | overheating | 91 | — |
| 25 | 37 | ▲ 12 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 354 | 0 | rear end | 88 | — |
| 26 | 31 | ▲ 5 | 99Dick May | Hollar Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 0 | overheating | 0 | — |
| 27 | 14 | ▼ 13 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 259 | 1 | engine | 87 | — |
| 28 | 21 | ▼ 7 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 253 | 0 | running | 79 | — |
| 29 | 4 | ▼ 25 | 21Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 233 | 95 | accident | 81 | — |
| 30 | 27 | ▼ 3 | 18Randy Ogden | Ogden Racing | Chevrolet | 227 | 0 | driver fatigue | 0 | — |
| 31 | 23 | ▼ 8 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 227 | 0 | overheating | 70 | — |
| 32 | 18 | ▼ 14 | 19Glenn Jarrett | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 164 | 0 | oil pressure | 67 | — |
| 33 | 1 | ▼ 32 | 28Buddy Baker | Ranier Racing | Chevrolet | 141 | 4 | rear end | 69 | — |
| 34 | 24 | ▼ 10 | 46Travis Tiller | Morgan-McClure | Buick | 76 | 0 | rotor | 61 | — |
| 35 | 35 | — | 76Mike Potter | Potter Racing | Chevrolet | 73 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 36 | 26 | ▼ 10 | 61Bub Strickler | Jim Norris (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 67 | 0 | accident | 55 | — |
| 37 | 17 | ▼ 20 | 30Tighe Scott | Ballard Racing | Buick | 17 | 0 | oil cooler | 52 | — |