No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 | ▲ 30 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 328 | 50 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 7 | ▲ 5 | 16Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Chevrolet | 328 | 0 | running | 170 | — |
| 3 | 9 | ▲ 6 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 328 |
| 32 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 6 | ▲ 2 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Oldsmobile | 327 | 4 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 24 | ▲ 19 | 7Dick Brooks | Nelson Malloch (Owner) | Chevrolet | 325 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 15 | ▲ 9 | 90Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 325 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 1 | ▼ 6 | 28Buddy Baker | Ranier Racing | Oldsmobile | 325 | 2 | running | 151 | — |
| 8 | 3 | ▼ 5 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 324 | 183 | running | 152 | — |
| 9 | 32 | ▲ 23 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 324 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 27 | ▲ 17 | 53Slick Johnson | JD Johnson Racing | Chevrolet | 320 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 25 | ▲ 14 | 66Lake Speed | Lake Speed Racing | Chevrolet | 320 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 30 | ▲ 18 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 320 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 28 | ▲ 15 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Oldsmobile | 318 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 39 | ▲ 25 | 42Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 317 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 13 | ▼ 2 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 316 | 7 | running | 123 | — |
| 16 | 16 | — | 47Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Team | Chevrolet | 313 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 21 | ▲ 4 | 8Kevin Housby | Housby Racing | Oldsmobile | 311 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 19 | ▲ 1 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 303 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 36 | ▲ 17 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 303 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 41 | ▲ 21 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 302 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 40 | ▲ 19 | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Oldsmobile | 261 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 26 | ▲ 4 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 253 | 0 | broken valve | 97 | — |
| 23 | 18 | ▼ 5 | 75Lennie Pond | RahMoc Enterprises | Chevrolet | 244 | 0 | engine | 94 | — |
| 24 | 42 | ▲ 18 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Oldsmobile | 240 | 0 | engine | 91 | — |
| 25 | 33 | ▲ 8 | 65Ralph Jones | Spohn Racing | Ford | 213 | 0 | head gasket | 88 | — |
| 26 | 4 | ▼ 22 | 1Donnie Allison | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 208 | 33 | rear end | 90 | — |
| 27 | 29 | ▲ 2 | 50Bruce Hill | Ballard Racing | Oldsmobile | 204 | 0 | engine | 82 | — |
| 28 | 11 | ▼ 17 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 192 | 7 | oil seal | 84 | — |
| 29 | 23 | ▼ 6 | 9Bill Elliott | George Elliott Racing | Mercury | 181 | 1 | engine | 81 | — |
| 30 | 12 | ▼ 18 | 27Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | clutch | 73 | — |
| 31 | 5 | ▼ 26 | 40Ricky Rudd | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | 6 | accident | 75 | — |
| 32 | 14 | ▼ 18 | 30Tighe Scott | Ballard Racing | Buick | 130 | 0 | axle housing | 67 | — |
| 33 | 8 | ▼ 25 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 117 | 3 | engine | 69 | — |
| 34 | 22 | ▼ 12 | 17Roger Hamby | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | engine | 61 | — |
| 35 | 35 | — | 74Joe Booher | Joe Booher | Buick | 81 | 0 | accident | 58 | — |
| 36 | 38 | ▲ 2 | 20Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Oldsmobile | 78 | 0 | accident | 55 | — |
| 37 | 20 | ▼ 17 | 72Joe Millikan | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 72 | 0 | engine | 52 | — |
| 38 | 10 | ▼ 28 | 51Don Whittington | A.J. Foyt Racing | Oldsmobile | 61 | 0 | accident | 49 | — |
| 39 | 34 | ▼ 5 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | dropped valve | 46 | — |
| 40 | 17 | ▼ 23 | 12Buck Simmons | Kennie Childers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 30 | 0 | engine | 43 | — |
| 41 | 2 | ▼ 39 | 21Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 30 | 0 | rear end | 40 | — |
| 42 | 37 | ▼ 5 | 18Randy Ogden | Ogden Racing | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | did not start | 0 | — |