No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | ▲ 6 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 400 | 327 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 5 | ▲ 3 | 47Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Team | Chevrolet | 399 | 0 | running | 170 | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 399 |
| 26 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 3 | ▼ 1 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 397 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 6 | ▲ 1 | 27Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 397 | 37 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 4 | ▼ 2 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 395 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 31 | ▲ 24 | 90Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 393 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 18 | ▲ 10 | 42Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 392 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 14 | ▲ 5 | 53Slick Johnson | JD Johnson Racing | Chevrolet | 391 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 8 | ▼ 2 | 72Joe Millikan | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 390 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 15 | ▲ 4 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 388 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 2 | ▼ 10 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 387 | 10 | running | 132 | — |
| 13 | 24 | ▲ 11 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 384 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 21 | ▲ 7 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 382 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 22 | ▲ 7 | 99Dick May | Hollar Racing | Chevrolet | 378 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 16 | 28 | ▲ 12 | 74Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Chevrolet | 377 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 17 | — | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 376 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 20 | ▲ 2 | 07Jeff McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Buick | 365 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 30 | ▲ 11 | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 363 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 23 | ▲ 3 | 20Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Chevrolet | 354 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 16 | ▼ 5 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 334 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 27 | ▲ 5 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 325 | 0 | accident | 97 | — |
| 23 | 11 | ▼ 12 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 269 | 0 | accident | 94 | — |
| 24 | 25 | ▲ 1 | 75Bill Elswick | RahMoc Enterprises | Chevrolet | 211 | 0 | oil line | 91 | — |
| 25 | 19 | ▼ 6 | 17Roger Hamby | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 179 | 0 | engine | 88 | — |
| 26 | 10 | ▼ 16 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 172 | 0 | engine | 85 | — |
| 27 | 9 | ▼ 18 | 7Dick Brooks | Nelson Malloch (Owner) | Chevrolet | 153 | 0 | rear end | 82 | — |
| 28 | 29 | ▲ 1 | 19John Anderson | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 149 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 29 | 26 | ▼ 3 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 115 | 0 | oil pressure | 76 | — |
| 30 | 12 | ▼ 18 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 88 | 0 | camshaft | 73 | — |
| 31 | 13 | ▼ 18 | 95Tommy Houston | Junior Miller Racing | Chevrolet | 9 | 0 | oil leak | 70 | — |