No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ▲ 3 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 334 | 148 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 334 | 47 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 28Buddy Baker | Ranier Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Buick |
| 334 |
| 48 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 2 | ▼ 2 | 22Ricky Rudd | Al Rudd Auto | Chevrolet | 334 | 1 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 11 | ▲ 6 | 12Donnie Allison | Kennie Childers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 333 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 16 | ▲ 10 | 9Bill Elliott | George Elliott Racing | Mercury | 332 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 23 | ▲ 16 | 7Lake Speed | Nelson Malloch (Owner) | Chevrolet | 330 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 22 | ▲ 14 | 90Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 329 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 36 | ▲ 27 | 42Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 328 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 39 | ▲ 29 | 41Dick Brooks | Matthews Racing | Chevrolet | 328 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 27 | ▲ 16 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 328 | 1 | running | 135 | — |
| 12 | 21 | ▲ 9 | 40Tim Richmond | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 327 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 34 | ▲ 21 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 326 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 25 | ▲ 11 | 16Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Chevrolet | 325 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 37 | ▲ 22 | 77Kenny Hemphill | John Rebhan (Owner) | Chevrolet | 325 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 6 | ▼ 10 | 47Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Team | Chevrolet | 324 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 15 | ▼ 2 | 82Dick May | Harris Racing | Dodge | 323 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 5 | ▼ 13 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 322 | 29 | engine | 114 | — |
| 19 | 24 | ▲ 5 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Oldsmobile | 318 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 41 | ▲ 21 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 318 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 32 | ▲ 11 | 19James Hylton | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 312 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 20 | ▼ 2 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 307 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 38 | ▲ 15 | 4Connie Saylor | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 301 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 33 | ▲ 9 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Oldsmobile | 292 | 0 | running | 91 | — |
| 25 | 14 | ▼ 11 | 02Chuck Bown | Halpern Enterprises | Chevrolet | 271 | 0 | engine | 88 | — |
| 26 | 29 | ▲ 3 | 79Junior Miller | Junior Miller Racing | Chevrolet | 259 | 0 | running | 85 | — |
| 27 | 19 | ▼ 8 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 252 | 1 | engine | 87 | — |
| 28 | 35 | ▲ 7 | 17Roger Hamby | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | broken valve | 79 | — |
| 29 | 7 | ▼ 22 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 190 | 35 | ball joint | 81 | — |
| 30 | 8 | ▼ 22 | 21Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 183 | 10 | accident | 78 | — |
| 31 | 10 | ▼ 21 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 183 | 11 | accident | 75 | — |
| 32 | 30 | ▼ 2 | 6Marty Robbins | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 171 | 0 | accident | 67 | — |
| 33 | 9 | ▼ 24 | 27Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 168 | 3 | accident | 69 | — |
| 34 | 26 | ▼ 8 | 68Lennie Pond | Testa Racing | Chevrolet | 168 | 0 | steering | 61 | — |
| 35 | 18 | ▼ 17 | 75John Anderson | RahMoc Enterprises | Chevrolet | 149 | 0 | steering | 58 | — |
| 36 | 28 | ▼ 8 | 14Sterling Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 138 | 0 | accident | 0 | — |
| 37 | 12 | ▼ 25 | 62Rick Wilson | Wilson Racing | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | engine | 52 | — |
| 38 | 17 | ▼ 21 | 1David Pearson | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 66 | 0 | ignition | 49 | — |
| 39 | 13 | ▼ 26 | 96Mike Miller | Mike Miller (Owner) | Ford | 53 | 0 | head gasket | 46 | — |
| 40 | 40 | — | 53Slick Johnson | JD Johnson Racing | Chevrolet | 42 | 0 | camshaft | 43 | — |
| 41 | 31 | ▼ 10 | 05Jim Sauter | RahMoc Enterprises | Chevrolet | 33 | 0 | engine | 40 | — |