No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | ▲ 5 | 27Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 31 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 7 | ▲ 5 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 157 | running | 180 | — |
| 3 | 11 | ▲ 8 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 398 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| — |
| 4 | 9 | ▲ 5 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 397 | 3 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 5 | — | 21Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 397 | 5 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 2 | ▼ 4 | 1David Pearson | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 396 | 13 | running | 155 | — |
| 7 | 27 | ▲ 20 | 42Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 395 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 35 | ▲ 27 | 89Jim Vandiver | Vandiver Racing | Oldsmobile | 394 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 13 | ▲ 4 | 22Ricky Rudd | Al Rudd Auto | Chevrolet | 394 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 22 | ▲ 12 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 392 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 29 | ▲ 18 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Oldsmobile | 390 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 12 | — | 90Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 388 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 32 | ▲ 19 | 39Blackie Wangerin | Wangerin Racing | Mercury | 386 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 36 | ▲ 22 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 385 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 24 | ▲ 9 | 7Dick Brooks | Nelson Malloch (Owner) | Chevrolet | 384 | 6 | running | 123 | — |
| 16 | 38 | ▲ 22 | 5Sterling Marlin | Jim Stacy Racing | Oldsmobile | 382 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 1 | ▼ 16 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 379 | 43 | running | 117 | — |
| 18 | 30 | ▲ 12 | 19John Anderson | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 373 | 0 | engine | 109 | — |
| 19 | 19 | — | 4Connie Saylor | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 367 | 4 | oil pump | 0 | — |
| 20 | 4 | ▼ 16 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 367 | 105 | running | 108 | — |
| 21 | 40 | ▲ 19 | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Oldsmobile | 350 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 42 | ▲ 20 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 343 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 18 | ▼ 5 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 341 | 26 | running | 99 | — |
| 24 | 28 | ▲ 4 | 95Tommy Houston | Junior Miller Racing | Chevrolet | 332 | 0 | engine | 91 | — |
| 25 | 41 | ▲ 16 | 74Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Buick | 307 | 0 | ignition | 88 | — |
| 26 | 8 | ▼ 18 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 275 | 0 | accident | 85 | — |
| 27 | 37 | ▲ 10 | 87Billie Harvey | Billie Harvey (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 251 | 0 | accident | 0 | — |
| 28 | 16 | ▼ 12 | 47Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Team | Chevrolet | 203 | 0 | accident | 79 | — |
| 29 | 20 | ▼ 9 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Oldsmobile | 152 | 4 | steering | 81 | — |
| 30 | 23 | ▼ 7 | 40J.D. McDuffie | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 145 | 0 | engine | 73 | — |
| 31 | 17 | ▼ 14 | 18Donnie Allison | Ogden Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | steering | 70 | — |
| 32 | 21 | ▼ 11 | 53Slick Johnson | JD Johnson Racing | Chevrolet | 120 | 3 | engine | 72 | — |
| 33 | 31 | ▼ 2 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 101 | 0 | engine | 64 | — |
| 34 | 25 | ▼ 9 | 75Bill Elswick | RahMoc Enterprises | Chevrolet | 94 | 0 | accident | 61 | — |
| 35 | 39 | ▲ 4 | 73Steve Moore | Willard Moore (Owner) | Chevrolet | 86 | 0 | engine | 58 | — |
| 36 | 15 | ▼ 21 | 30Tighe Scott | Ballard Racing | Oldsmobile | 75 | 0 | accident | 55 | — |
| 37 | 34 | ▼ 3 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Oldsmobile | 72 | 0 | engine | 52 | — |
| 38 | 26 | ▼ 12 | 50Bruce Hill | Ballard Racing | Oldsmobile | 46 | 0 | accident | 49 | — |
| 39 | 3 | ▼ 36 | 28Buddy Baker | Ranier Racing | Buick | 40 | 0 | ignition | 46 | — |
| 40 | 33 | ▼ 7 | 68John Greenwood | Testa Racing | Chevrolet | 24 | 0 | accident | 43 | — |
| 41 | 14 | ▼ 27 | 12Lennie Pond | Kennie Childers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 12 | 0 | steering | 40 | — |
| 42 | 10 | ▼ 32 | 9Bill Elliott | George Elliott Racing | Mercury | 6 | 0 | accident | 37 | — |