No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | ▲ 9 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 367 | 2 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 6 | ▲ 4 | 1David Pearson | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 367 | 30 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 9 | ▲ 6 | 47Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Team |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 367 |
| 7 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 3 | ▼ 1 | 27Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 367 | 72 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 5 | — | 21Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 367 | 23 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 12 | ▲ 6 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 366 | 2 | running | 155 | — |
| 7 | 8 | ▲ 1 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 366 | 27 | running | 151 | — |
| 8 | 14 | ▲ 6 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 365 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 15 | ▲ 6 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 365 | 2 | running | 143 | — |
| 10 | 21 | ▲ 11 | 41Dick Brooks | Matthews Racing | Chevrolet | 364 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 11 | 19 | ▲ 8 | 75Chuck Bown | RahMoc Enterprises | Chevrolet | 364 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 12 | 26 | ▲ 14 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 362 | 1 | running | 132 | — |
| 13 | 27 | ▲ 14 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 360 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 22 | ▲ 8 | 4Connie Saylor | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 355 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 15 | 24 | ▲ 9 | 53Slick Johnson | JD Johnson Racing | Chevrolet | 355 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 33 | ▲ 17 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 353 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 32 | ▲ 15 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 353 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 40 | ▲ 22 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 351 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 35 | ▲ 16 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Oldsmobile | 348 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 38 | ▲ 18 | 82Ferrel Harris | Harris Racing | Dodge | 342 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 21 | 30 | ▲ 9 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 342 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 25 | ▲ 3 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 339 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 29 | ▲ 6 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 339 | 0 | engine | 94 | — |
| 24 | 34 | ▲ 10 | 65Ralph Jones | Spohn Racing | Ford | 334 | 0 | running | 91 | — |
| 25 | 1 | ▼ 24 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 329 | 196 | timing chain | 98 | — |
| 26 | 4 | ▼ 22 | 28Buddy Baker | Ranier Racing | Chevrolet | 324 | 4 | engine | 90 | — |
| 27 | 17 | ▼ 10 | 66Lake Speed | Lake Speed Racing | Chevrolet | 316 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 28 | 36 | ▲ 8 | 09Dick May | Oswald Racing | Buick | 304 | 0 | engine | 79 | — |
| 29 | 2 | ▼ 27 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 277 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 30 | 13 | ▼ 17 | 90Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 271 | 0 | steering | 73 | — |
| 31 | 31 | — | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 266 | 0 | accident | 70 | — |
| 32 | 7 | ▼ 25 | 12Donnie Allison | Kennie Childers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 237 | 0 | overheating | 67 | — |
| 33 | 11 | ▼ 22 | 9Bill Elliott | George Elliott Racing | Mercury | 236 | 1 | oil pump | 69 | — |
| 34 | 16 | ▼ 18 | 7Ricky Rudd | Nelson Malloch (Owner) | Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | steering | 61 | — |
| 35 | 41 | ▲ 6 | 17Roger Hamby | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 151 | 0 | clutch | 58 | — |
| 36 | 28 | ▼ 8 | 19John Anderson | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 127 | 0 | engine | 55 | — |
| 37 | 39 | ▲ 2 | 39Blackie Wangerin | Wangerin Racing | Mercury | 111 | 0 | accident | 52 | — |
| 38 | 23 | ▼ 15 | 93Don Whittington | Scott Smith Racing | Chevrolet | 87 | 0 | broken valve | 49 | — |
| 39 | 37 | ▼ 2 | 74Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Buick | 56 | 0 | oil leak | 46 | — |
| 40 | 18 | ▼ 22 | 68Lennie Pond | Testa Racing | Chevrolet | 31 | 0 | engine | 43 | — |
| 41 | 20 | ▼ 21 | 77Kenny Hemphill | John Rebhan (Owner) | Chevrolet | 21 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |