No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 28Buddy Baker | Ranier Racing | Oldsmobile | 188 | 61 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 188 | 55 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 1David Pearson | Ellington Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Oldsmobile |
| 188 |
| 21 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 7 | ▲ 3 | 68Lennie Pond | Testa Racing | Oldsmobile | 187 | 1 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 9 | ▲ 4 | 30Tighe Scott | Ballard Racing | Oldsmobile | 186 | 4 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 3 | ▼ 3 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Oldsmobile | 186 | 32 | running | 155 | — |
| 7 | 20 | ▲ 13 | 66Lake Speed | Lake Speed Racing | Chevrolet | 185 | 2 | running | 151 | — |
| 8 | 6 | ▼ 2 | 27Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Oldsmobile | 185 | 3 | running | 147 | — |
| 9 | 31 | ▲ 22 | 7Dick Brooks | Nelson Malloch (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 184 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 17 | ▲ 7 | 90Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 183 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 32 | ▲ 21 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 181 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 18 | ▲ 6 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Oldsmobile | 180 | 2 | running | 132 | — |
| 13 | 42 | ▲ 29 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 178 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 34 | ▲ 20 | 73Steve Moore | Willard Moore (Owner) | Chevrolet | 178 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 35 | ▲ 20 | 82Dick May | Negre Racing | Dodge | 178 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 16 | 40 | ▲ 24 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 176 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 25 | ▲ 8 | 17Roger Hamby | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 173 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 12 | ▼ 6 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 166 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 27 | ▲ 8 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 158 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 41 | ▲ 21 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Buick | 156 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 16 | ▼ 5 | 9Bill Elliott | George Elliott Racing | Mercury | 154 | 1 | ignition | 105 | — |
| 22 | 15 | ▼ 7 | 4Gary Baker | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 145 | 0 | oil pump | 0 | — |
| 23 | 38 | ▲ 15 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Oldsmobile | 137 | 0 | overheating | 94 | — |
| 24 | 26 | ▲ 2 | 12Buck Simmons | Kennie Childers (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 127 | 0 | running | 91 | — |
| 25 | 37 | ▲ 12 | 02Donnie Allison | Halpern Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 127 | 0 | oil pump | 88 | — |
| 26 | 39 | ▲ 13 | 19John Anderson | Gray Racing | Buick | 120 | 0 | engine | 85 | — |
| 27 | 5 | ▼ 22 | 21Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 99 | 5 | engine | 87 | — |
| 28 | 22 | ▼ 6 | 40Dick Skillen | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 76 | 0 | engine | 79 | — |
| 29 | 8 | ▼ 21 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Oldsmobile | 72 | 1 | engine | 81 | — |
| 30 | 33 | ▲ 3 | 74Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Dodge | 58 | 0 | engine | 73 | — |
| 31 | 10 | ▼ 21 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 57 | 0 | engine | 70 | — |
| 32 | 19 | ▼ 13 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 57 | 0 | engine | 67 | — |
| 33 | 36 | ▲ 3 | 6Marty Robbins | Robbins Racing | Dodge | 54 | 0 | engine | 64 | — |
| 34 | 14 | ▼ 20 | 51Don Whittington | Don Whittington (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 46 | 0 | accident | 61 | — |
| 35 | 23 | ▼ 12 | 75Bill Elswick | RahMoc Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 43 | 0 | engine | 58 | — |
| 36 | 28 | ▼ 8 | 50Bruce Hill | Ballard Racing | Oldsmobile | 42 | 0 | engine | 55 | — |
| 37 | 24 | ▼ 13 | 47Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Team | Oldsmobile | 36 | 0 | engine | 52 | — |
| 38 | 30 | ▼ 8 | 04Phil Finney | Finney Racing | Oldsmobile | 36 | 0 | engine | 49 | — |
| 39 | 29 | ▼ 10 | 89Jim Vandiver | Vandiver Racing | Oldsmobile | 33 | 0 | ignition | 46 | — |
| 40 | 11 | ▼ 29 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 28 | 0 | clutch | 43 | — |
| 41 | 21 | ▼ 20 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Buick | 19 | 0 | engine | 40 | — |
| 42 | 13 | ▼ 29 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 4 | 0 | camshaft | 37 | — |