No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | ▲ 6 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 420 | 103 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 420 | 151 | running | 180 | — |
| 3 | 2 | ▼ 1 | 27Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 420 |
| 147 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 3 | ▼ 1 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 419 | 2 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 10 | ▲ 5 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 416 | 17 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 6 | — | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 413 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 17 | ▲ 10 | 40Sterling Marlin | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 413 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 8 | 8 | — | 90Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 0 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 14 | ▲ 5 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 411 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 18 | ▲ 8 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 411 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 12 | ▲ 1 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 408 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 23 | ▲ 11 | 75John Anderson | RahMoc Enterprises | Chevrolet | 408 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 20 | ▲ 7 | 53Slick Johnson | JD Johnson Racing | Chevrolet | 407 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 13 | ▼ 1 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 403 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 26 | ▲ 11 | 17Roger Hamby | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 403 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 27 | ▲ 11 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 25 | ▲ 8 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 399 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 22 | ▲ 4 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 398 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 28 | ▲ 9 | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 378 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 21 | ▲ 1 | 79Junior Miller | Warren Racing | Chevrolet | 338 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 24 | ▲ 3 | 09Cecil Gordon | Oswald Racing | Buick | 335 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 5 | ▼ 17 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 330 | 0 | rear end | 97 | — |
| 23 | 30 | ▲ 7 | 74Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Buick | 328 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 19 | ▼ 5 | 37Don Sprouse | Rogers Racing | Chevrolet | 296 | 0 | broken a-frame | 91 | — |
| 25 | 15 | ▼ 10 | 19Steve Spencer | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 242 | 0 | head gasket | 0 | — |
| 26 | 16 | ▼ 10 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 193 | 0 | ball joint | 85 | — |
| 27 | 11 | ▼ 16 | 12Donnie Allison | Kennie Childers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 186 | 0 | engine | 82 | — |
| 28 | 9 | ▼ 19 | 7Ricky Rudd | Nelson Malloch (Owner) | Chevrolet | 164 | 0 | engine | 79 | — |
| 29 | 4 | ▼ 25 | 47Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Team | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 | engine | 76 | — |
| 30 | 29 | ▼ 1 | 77Dick May | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 4 | 0 | brakes | 73 | — |