No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 27Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 56 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 200 | 17 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Oldsmobile |
| 200 |
| 55 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 4 | — | 28Buddy Baker | Ranier Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 39 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 5 | — | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 200 | 6 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 7 | ▲ 1 | 21Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 200 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 13 | ▲ 6 | 05Dick Brooks | Nelson Malloch (Owner) | Chevrolet | 200 | 16 | running | 151 | — |
| 8 | 10 | ▲ 2 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 2 | running | 147 | — |
| 9 | 6 | ▼ 3 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 8 | running | 143 | — |
| 10 | 8 | ▼ 2 | 90Ricky Rudd | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 199 | 1 | running | 139 | — |
| 11 | 9 | ▼ 2 | 1Donnie Allison | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 11 | ▼ 1 | 72Joe Millikan | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 21 | ▲ 8 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 196 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 26 | ▲ 12 | 42Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 17 | ▲ 2 | 50Bruce Hill | Ballard Racing | Oldsmobile | 196 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 16 | 23 | ▲ 7 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 28 | ▲ 11 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 15 | ▼ 3 | 73Bill Schmitt | Schmitt Racing | Oldsmobile | 194 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 25 | ▲ 6 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 194 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 19 | ▼ 1 | 47Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Team | Chevrolet | 193 | 0 | water pump | 103 | — |
| 21 | 30 | ▲ 9 | 45Roy Smith | Price Racing | Oldsmobile | 193 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 33 | ▲ 11 | 10Tim Williamson | Tim Williamson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 191 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 29 | ▲ 6 | 74Hal Callentine | Hal Callentine (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 191 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 31 | ▲ 7 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Oldsmobile | 190 | 0 | running | 91 | — |
| 25 | 34 | ▲ 9 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 186 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 26 | 27 | ▲ 1 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 153 | 0 | brakes | 85 | — |
| 27 | 18 | ▼ 9 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | engine | 82 | — |
| 28 | 16 | ▼ 12 | 18Randy Ogden | Ogden Racing | Chevrolet | 135 | 0 | head gasket | 0 | — |
| 29 | 12 | ▼ 17 | 12Buck Simmons | Kennie Childers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 123 | 0 | transmission | 76 | — |
| 30 | 37 | ▲ 7 | 22Richard White | Mike White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 121 | 0 | running | 73 | — |
| 31 | 20 | ▼ 11 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 104 | 0 | engine | 70 | — |
| 32 | 35 | ▲ 3 | 78Jim Robinson | A.J. Kurten (Owner) | Chevrolet | 104 | 0 | ignition | 67 | — |
| 33 | 22 | ▼ 11 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 | engine | 64 | — |
| 34 | 36 | ▲ 2 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 49 | 0 | running | 61 | — |
| 35 | 24 | ▼ 11 | 31John Rezek | RPM Enterprises | Buick | 38 | 0 | accident | 0 | — |
| 36 | 14 | ▼ 22 | 01Jimmy Insolo | Gerald Craker (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 36 | 0 | rocker arm | 55 | — |
| 37 | 32 | ▼ 5 | 19Vince Giamformaggio | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 26 | 0 | engine | 52 | — |