No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | ▲ 13 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 160 | 63 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 1David Pearson | Ellington Racing | Oldsmobile | 160 | 3 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 7 | ▲ 4 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Oldsmobile |
| 160 |
| 44 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 4 | — | 28Buddy Baker | Ranier Racing | Oldsmobile | 160 | 9 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 22 | ▲ 17 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 160 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 6 | — | 27Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Oldsmobile | 160 | 1 | running | 155 | — |
| 7 | 15 | ▲ 8 | 90Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 159 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 9 | ▲ 1 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Oldsmobile | 159 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 21 | ▲ 12 | 75John Anderson | RahMoc Enterprises | Buick | 158 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 11 | ▲ 1 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 157 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 26 | ▲ 15 | 40Lennie Pond | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 156 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 12 | 23 | ▲ 11 | 9Bill Elliott | George Elliott Racing | Mercury | 156 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 28 | ▲ 15 | 7Ricky Rudd | Nelson Malloch (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 155 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 36 | ▲ 22 | 14Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 155 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 20 | ▲ 5 | 62Rick Wilson | Wilson Racing | Oldsmobile | 154 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 17 | ▲ 1 | 47Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Team | Oldsmobile | 154 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 30 | ▲ 13 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Oldsmobile | 153 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 39 | ▲ 21 | 73Steve Moore | Willard Moore (Owner) | Chevrolet | 153 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 10 | ▼ 9 | 12Donnie Allison | Kennie Childers (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 153 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 37 | ▲ 17 | 04Phil Finney | Finney Racing | Oldsmobile | 152 | 0 | accident | 103 | — |
| 21 | 13 | ▼ 8 | 68John Greenwood | Testa Racing | Oldsmobile | 150 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 22 | 32 | ▲ 10 | 93Don Whittington | Don Whittington (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 150 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 27 | ▲ 4 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Buick | 150 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 34 | ▲ 10 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Oldsmobile | 149 | 0 | running | 91 | — |
| 25 | 29 | ▲ 4 | 89Jim Vandiver | Vandiver Racing | Oldsmobile | 145 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 26 | 33 | ▲ 7 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Buick | 143 | 0 | running | 85 | — |
| 27 | 25 | ▼ 2 | 17Roger Hamby | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 142 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 28 | 35 | ▲ 7 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 142 | 0 | running | 79 | — |
| 29 | 40 | ▲ 11 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Oldsmobile | 136 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 30 | 31 | ▲ 1 | 79Marty Robbins | Warren Racing | Dodge | 131 | 0 | engine | 73 | — |
| 31 | 5 | ▼ 26 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 110 | 32 | engine | 75 | — |
| 32 | 8 | ▼ 24 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 102 | 0 | crankshaft | 67 | — |
| 33 | 16 | ▼ 17 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Oldsmobile | 88 | 0 | overheating | 64 | — |
| 34 | 3 | ▼ 31 | 21Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 72 | 3 | ignition | 66 | — |
| 35 | 38 | ▲ 3 | 50Bruce Hill | Ballard Racing | Oldsmobile | 57 | 0 | overheating | 58 | — |
| 36 | 19 | ▼ 17 | 30Tighe Scott | Ballard Racing | Oldsmobile | 57 | 0 | rear end | 55 | — |
| 37 | 24 | ▼ 13 | 02Chuck Bown | Halpern Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 41 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 38 | 18 | ▼ 20 | 66Lake Speed | Lake Speed Racing | Chevrolet | 36 | 0 | engine | 49 | — |
| 39 | 12 | ▼ 27 | 4Connie Saylor | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 17 | 0 | piston | 46 | — |
| 40 | 1 | ▼ 39 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Oldsmobile | 5 | 5 | engine | 48 | — |