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 | 500 | 176 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 28Buddy Baker | Ranier Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 73 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 2 | ▼ 1 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Oldsmobile |
| 500 |
| 51 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 8 | ▲ 4 | 27Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 499 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 10 | ▲ 5 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 499 | 36 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 6 | — | 12Donnie Allison | Kennie Childers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 499 | 36 | running | 155 | — |
| 7 | 11 | ▲ 4 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 497 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 16 | ▲ 8 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 496 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 13 | ▲ 4 | 90Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 496 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 25 | ▲ 15 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 484 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 26 | ▲ 15 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 471 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 20 | ▲ 8 | 40Tim Richmond | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 469 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 28 | ▲ 15 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Oldsmobile | 465 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 21 | ▲ 7 | 17Roger Hamby | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 449 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 12 | ▼ 3 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 443 | 1 | running | 123 | — |
| 16 | 18 | ▲ 2 | 75John Anderson | RahMoc Enterprises | Buick | 396 | 0 | overheating | 115 | — |
| 17 | 22 | ▲ 5 | 79Junior Miller | Junior Miller Racing | Chevrolet | 349 | 0 | engine | 112 | — |
| 18 | 15 | ▼ 3 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 330 | 0 | sway bar | 109 | — |
| 19 | 4 | ▼ 15 | 21Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 319 | 0 | engine | 106 | — |
| 20 | 31 | ▲ 11 | 7Lake Speed | Nelson Malloch (Owner) | Chevrolet | 314 | 0 | rear end | 103 | — |
| 21 | 5 | ▼ 16 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 308 | 47 | engine | 105 | — |
| 22 | 3 | ▼ 19 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 288 | 64 | broken spindle | 102 | — |
| 23 | 14 | ▼ 9 | 37Don Sprouse | Rogers Racing | Chevrolet | 239 | 0 | accident | 94 | — |
| 24 | 19 | ▼ 5 | 53Slick Johnson | JD Johnson Racing | Chevrolet | 215 | 0 | oil pump | 91 | — |
| 25 | 17 | ▼ 8 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 182 | 0 | accident | 88 | — |
| 26 | 23 | ▼ 3 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 135 | 0 | engine | 85 | — |
| 27 | 29 | ▲ 2 | 42Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 113 | 0 | rear end | 82 | — |
| 28 | 9 | ▼ 19 | 68Lennie Pond | Testa Racing | Chevrolet | 96 | 16 | engine | 84 | — |
| 29 | 30 | ▲ 1 | 47Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Team | Chevrolet | 42 | 0 | engine | 76 | — |
| 30 | 27 | ▼ 3 | 45Jimmy Means | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 35 | 0 | engine | 73 | — |
| 31 | 24 | ▼ 7 | 29Dave Dion | Dion Racing | Ford | 13 | 0 | oil pump | 70 | — |