No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ▲ 3 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 208 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 31 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 8 | ▲ 5 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 500 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| — |
| 4 | 5 | ▲ 1 | 27Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 499 | 65 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 1 | ▼ 4 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 498 | 187 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 10 | ▲ 4 | 72Joe Millikan | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 496 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 3 | ▼ 4 | 47Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Team | Chevrolet | 494 | 8 | running | 151 | — |
| 8 | 7 | ▼ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 492 | 1 | running | 147 | — |
| 9 | 13 | ▲ 4 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 491 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 6 | ▼ 4 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 490 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 11 | — | 90Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 483 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 17 | ▲ 5 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 478 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 28 | ▲ 15 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 477 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 21 | ▲ 7 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 475 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 12 | ▼ 3 | 95Tommy Houston | Junior Miller Racing | Chevrolet | 475 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 16 | — | 40Dick May | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 474 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 14 | ▼ 3 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 469 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 20 | ▲ 2 | 17Roger Hamby | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 466 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 32 | ▲ 13 | 75Bill Elswick | RahMoc Enterprises | Chevrolet | 465 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 22 | ▲ 2 | 19John A. Utsman | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 464 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 24 | ▲ 3 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 460 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 31 | ▲ 9 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Oldsmobile | 454 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 23 | — | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 446 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 18 | ▼ 6 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 414 | 0 | ignition | 91 | — |
| 25 | 26 | ▲ 1 | 29Junior Miller | Junior Miller Racing | Chevrolet | 387 | 0 | engine | 88 | — |
| 26 | 15 | ▼ 11 | 53Slick Johnson | JD Johnson Racing | Chevrolet | 385 | 0 | oil pump | 85 | — |
| 27 | 25 | ▼ 2 | 7Dick Brooks | Nelson Malloch (Owner) | Chevrolet | 336 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 28 | 27 | ▼ 1 | 79Travis Tiller | Warren Racing | Dodge | 323 | 0 | oil pressure | 79 | — |
| 29 | 19 | ▼ 10 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Oldsmobile | 319 | 0 | transmission | 76 | — |
| 30 | 30 | — | 76Mike Potter | Potter Racing | Chevrolet | 235 | 0 | overheating | 73 | — |
| 31 | 29 | ▼ 2 | 74Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Chevrolet | 172 | 0 | oil pump | 70 | — |
| 32 | 9 | ▼ 23 | 12Buck Simmons | Kennie Childers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 168 | 0 | clutch | 67 | — |