No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 400 | 210 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 9 | ▲ 7 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 400 | 2 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 7 | ▲ 4 | 68Lennie Pond | Testa Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 400 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| — |
| 4 | 5 | ▲ 1 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 399 | 39 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 11 | ▲ 6 | 90Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 398 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 3 | ▼ 3 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 397 | 27 | running | 155 | — |
| 7 | 8 | ▲ 1 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 396 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 14 | ▲ 6 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 395 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 21 | ▲ 12 | 29Dave Dion | Dion Racing | Ford | 393 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 4 | ▼ 6 | 27Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 392 | 68 | running | 139 | — |
| 11 | 13 | ▲ 2 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 391 | 6 | running | 135 | — |
| 12 | 19 | ▲ 7 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 388 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 16 | ▲ 3 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 383 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 20 | ▲ 6 | 75Bill Elswick | RahMoc Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 378 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 10 | ▼ 5 | 37Don Sprouse | Rogers Racing | Chevrolet | 378 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 25 | ▲ 9 | 17Roger Hamby | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 377 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 18 | ▲ 1 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 374 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 22 | ▲ 4 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Oldsmobile | 373 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 23 | ▲ 4 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 359 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 6 | ▼ 14 | 47Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Team | Chevrolet | 355 | 1 | running | 108 | — |
| 21 | 29 | ▲ 8 | 77Eddie Dickerson | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 339 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 15 | ▼ 7 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 323 | 0 | dead battery | 97 | — |
| 23 | 17 | ▼ 6 | 79Junior Miller | Junior Miller Racing | Chevrolet | 307 | 0 | rear end | 94 | — |
| 24 | 24 | — | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | rear end | 91 | — |
| 25 | 12 | ▼ 13 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | transmission | 88 | — |
| 26 | 1 | ▼ 25 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Oldsmobile | 145 | 47 | cylinder head | 90 | — |
| 27 | 27 | — | 74Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Chevrolet | 140 | 0 | rocker arm | 82 | — |
| 28 | 26 | ▼ 2 | 61Bub Strickler | Jim Norris (Owner) | Chevrolet | 63 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 29 | 28 | ▼ 1 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 44 | 0 | cylinder head | 76 | — |