No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 28Buddy Baker | Ranier Racing | Oldsmobile | 200 | 143 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 9 | ▲ 7 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 200 | 9 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 21Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Mercury |
| 199 |
| 8 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 32 | ▲ 28 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 199 | 10 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 14 | ▲ 9 | 27Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Oldsmobile | 197 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 17 | ▲ 11 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 197 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 2 | ▼ 5 | 1Donnie Allison | Ellington Racing | Oldsmobile | 195 | 2 | running | 151 | — |
| 8 | 36 | ▲ 28 | 14Sterling Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 12 | ▲ 3 | 75Lennie Pond | RahMoc Enterprises | Buick | 194 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 27 | ▲ 17 | 90Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 194 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 18 | ▲ 7 | 82Janet Guthrie | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 193 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 24 | ▲ 12 | 9Bill Elliott | George Elliott Racing | Mercury | 192 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 22 | ▲ 9 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Oldsmobile | 190 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 39 | ▲ 25 | 53Slick Johnson | JD Johnson Racing | Chevrolet | 189 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 26 | ▲ 11 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Buick | 188 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 23 | ▲ 7 | 17Don Whittington | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 28 | ▲ 11 | 74Joe Booher | Wawak Racing | Buick | 186 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 18 | 6 | ▼ 12 | 33John Anderson | Russ Draime (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 183 | 0 | vibration | 109 | — |
| 19 | 5 | ▼ 14 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Oldsmobile | 183 | 24 | running | 111 | — |
| 20 | 29 | ▲ 9 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 176 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 19 | ▼ 2 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Oldsmobile | 176 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 13 | ▼ 9 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Oldsmobile | 174 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 20 | ▼ 3 | 73Bill Schmitt | Schmitt Racing | Oldsmobile | 172 | 0 | cylinder head | 94 | — |
| 24 | 38 | ▲ 14 | 05Bill Elswick | RahMoc Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 161 | 0 | engine | 91 | — |
| 25 | 4 | ▼ 21 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 157 | 4 | clutch | 93 | — |
| 26 | 37 | ▲ 11 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Oldsmobile | 155 | 0 | running | 85 | — |
| 27 | 25 | ▼ 2 | 19J.D. McDuffie | Gray Racing | Buick | 150 | 0 | piston | 82 | — |
| 28 | 34 | ▲ 6 | 00John A. Utsman | Wellrich Motorsports | Chevrolet | 149 | 0 | running | 79 | — |
| 29 | 33 | ▲ 4 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Buick | 134 | 0 | engine | 76 | — |
| 30 | 21 | ▼ 9 | 8Kevin Housby | Housby Racing | Oldsmobile | 80 | 0 | engine | 73 | — |
| 31 | 11 | ▼ 20 | 51A.J. Foyt | A.J. Foyt Racing | Oldsmobile | 69 | 0 | vibration | 70 | — |
| 32 | 42 | ▲ 10 | 40Bill Whittington | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 66 | 0 | head gasket | 67 | — |
| 33 | 35 | ▲ 2 | 50Bruce Hill | Ballard Racing | Oldsmobile | 57 | 0 | engine | 64 | — |
| 34 | 8 | ▼ 26 | 72Joe Millikan | DeWitt Racing | Oldsmobile | 52 | 0 | engine | 61 | — |
| 35 | 15 | ▼ 20 | 68Chuck Bown | Testa Racing | Oldsmobile | 50 | 0 | clutch | 58 | — |
| 36 | 41 | ▲ 5 | 7Dick Brooks | Nelson Malloch (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 44 | 0 | broken axle | 55 | — |
| 37 | 40 | ▲ 3 | 89Jim Vandiver | Vandiver Racing | Oldsmobile | 38 | 0 | transmission | 52 | — |
| 38 | 30 | ▼ 8 | 79James Hurlbert | Warren Racing | Dodge | 33 | 0 | clutch | 49 | — |
| 39 | 16 | ▼ 23 | 30Tighe Scott | Ballard Racing | Buick | 24 | 0 | push rod | 46 | — |
| 40 | 7 | ▼ 33 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 20 | 0 | engine | 43 | — |
| 41 | 31 | ▼ 10 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 17 | 0 | engine | 40 | — |
| 42 | 10 | ▼ 32 | 47Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Team | Oldsmobile | 15 | 0 | oil pressure | 37 | — |