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 | 500 | 303 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 27Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 5 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 8 | ▲ 5 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 500 |
| 72 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 5 | ▲ 1 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 500 | 58 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 7 | ▲ 2 | 72Joe Millikan | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 496 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 6 | — | 21Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 495 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 17 | ▲ 10 | 90Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 492 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 12 | ▲ 4 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 490 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 27 | ▲ 18 | 53Slick Johnson | JD Johnson Racing | Chevrolet | 490 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 25 | ▲ 15 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 487 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 23 | ▲ 12 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 486 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 32 | ▲ 20 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 485 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 11 | ▼ 2 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 484 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 28 | ▲ 14 | 79Junior Miller | Warren Racing | Chevrolet | 478 | 0 | engine | 121 | — |
| 15 | 15 | — | 42Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 478 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 20 | ▲ 4 | 12Buck Simmons | Kennie Childers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 474 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 24 | ▲ 7 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Oldsmobile | 466 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 14 | ▼ 4 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 466 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 31 | ▲ 12 | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 462 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 26 | ▲ 6 | 99Dick May | Hollar Racing | Chevrolet | 461 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 21 | 9 | ▼ 12 | 47Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Team | Chevrolet | 437 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 21 | ▼ 1 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 420 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 13 | ▼ 10 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 385 | 0 | rear end | 94 | — |
| 24 | 2 | ▼ 22 | 28Buddy Baker | Ranier Racing | Chevrolet | 344 | 62 | engine | 96 | — |
| 25 | 4 | ▼ 21 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 342 | 0 | accident | 88 | — |
| 26 | 10 | ▼ 16 | 7Dick Brooks | Nelson Malloch (Owner) | Chevrolet | 332 | 0 | accident | 85 | — |
| 27 | 16 | ▼ 11 | 75Bill Elswick | RahMoc Enterprises | Chevrolet | 308 | 0 | engine | 82 | — |
| 28 | 18 | ▼ 10 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 124 | 0 | engine | 79 | — |
| 29 | 30 | ▲ 1 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 118 | 0 | engine | 76 | — |
| 30 | 19 | ▼ 11 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 73 | 0 | engine | 73 | — |
| 31 | 29 | ▼ 2 | 74Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Chevrolet | 45 | 0 | engine | 70 | — |
| 32 | 22 | ▼ 10 | 20Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Oldsmobile | 30 | 0 | engine | 67 | — |