No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 148 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 5 | ▲ 3 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 400 | 127 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 400 |
| 70 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 10 | ▲ 6 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 16 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 11 | ▲ 6 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 398 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 15 | ▲ 9 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 392 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 31 | ▲ 24 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 385 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 14 | ▲ 6 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Oldsmobile | 382 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 7 | ▼ 2 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 380 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 20 | ▲ 10 | 74Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Chevrolet | 377 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 30 | ▲ 19 | 40Joe Booher | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 376 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 2 | ▼ 10 | 47Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Team | Chevrolet | 373 | 28 | running | 132 | — |
| 13 | 27 | ▲ 14 | 79Joey Arrington | Warren Racing | Dodge | 368 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 25 | ▲ 11 | 37Bub Strickler | Bub Strickler (Owner) | Chevrolet | 367 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 15 | 24 | ▲ 9 | 75Bill Elswick | RahMoc Enterprises | Chevrolet | 366 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 18 | ▲ 2 | 17Roger Hamby | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 363 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 21 | ▲ 4 | 95Tommy Houston | Junior Miller Racing | Chevrolet | 354 | 10 | running | 117 | — |
| 18 | 17 | ▼ 1 | 90Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 342 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 29 | ▲ 10 | 20Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Chevrolet | 330 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 23 | ▲ 3 | 19Dick May | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 318 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 16 | ▼ 5 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 295 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 12 | ▼ 10 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Oldsmobile | 292 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 26 | ▲ 3 | 99Bill Hollar | Hollar Racing | Chevrolet | 281 | 0 | ignition | 94 | — |
| 24 | 8 | ▼ 16 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | axle housing | 91 | — |
| 25 | 9 | ▼ 16 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 193 | 0 | accident | 88 | — |
| 26 | 22 | ▼ 4 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | broken valve | 85 | — |
| 27 | 6 | ▼ 21 | 72Joe Millikan | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 101 | 1 | accident | 87 | — |
| 28 | 4 | ▼ 24 | 27Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 63 | 0 | oil pump | 79 | — |
| 29 | 13 | ▼ 16 | 7Dick Brooks | Nelson Malloch (Owner) | Chevrolet | 47 | 0 | accident | 76 | — |
| 30 | 28 | ▼ 2 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | accident | 73 | — |
| 31 | 19 | ▼ 12 | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 45 | 0 | accident | 70 | — |