No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | ▲ 11 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 328 | 269 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 21Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 328 | 9 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 13 | ▲ 10 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 327 |
| 1 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 10 | ▲ 6 | 28Buddy Baker | Ranier Racing | Buick | 327 | 14 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 11 | ▲ 6 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 327 | 4 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 25 | ▲ 19 | 90Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 326 | 1 | running | 155 | — |
| 7 | 20 | ▲ 13 | 68Lennie Pond | Testa Racing | Chevrolet | 326 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 27 | ▲ 19 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 323 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 29 | ▲ 20 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 322 | 10 | running | 143 | — |
| 10 | 24 | ▲ 14 | 40Stan Barrett | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 321 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 11 | 28 | ▲ 17 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 320 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 23 | ▲ 11 | 17Roger Hamby | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 319 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 17 | ▲ 4 | 73Steve Moore | Willard Moore (Owner) | Chevrolet | 318 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 36 | ▲ 22 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 317 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 19 | ▲ 4 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 313 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 35 | ▲ 19 | 45Charlie Chamblee | Price Racing | Buick | 298 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 17 | 30 | ▲ 13 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 289 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 2 | ▼ 16 | 9Bill Elliott | George Elliott Racing | Mercury | 268 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 40 | ▲ 21 | 5Clay Young | — | Oldsmobile | 265 | 0 | accident | 0 | — |
| 20 | 37 | ▲ 17 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 264 | 0 | broken hub | 103 | — |
| 21 | 15 | ▼ 6 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 256 | 1 | engine | 105 | — |
| 22 | 16 | ▼ 6 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 255 | 2 | running | 102 | — |
| 23 | 33 | ▲ 10 | 75Joe Millikan | RahMoc Enterprises | Chevrolet | 224 | 1 | camshaft | 99 | — |
| 24 | 14 | ▼ 10 | 7Lake Speed | Nelson Malloch (Owner) | Chevrolet | 209 | 0 | fly wheel | 91 | — |
| 25 | 34 | ▲ 9 | 19Cecil Gordon | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 166 | 0 | broken hub | 88 | — |
| 26 | 7 | ▼ 19 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 147 | 1 | overheating | 90 | — |
| 27 | 21 | ▼ 6 | 4Connie Saylor | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 131 | 1 | engine | 87 | — |
| 28 | 18 | ▼ 10 | 96Mike Miller | Mike Miller (Owner) | Ford | 123 | 0 | overheating | 79 | — |
| 29 | 32 | ▲ 3 | 6Tim Richmond | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | clutch | 76 | — |
| 30 | 39 | ▲ 9 | 46Travis Tiller | Morgan-McClure | Oldsmobile | 104 | 0 | radiator | 73 | — |
| 31 | 5 | ▼ 26 | 1David Pearson | Ellington Racing | Oldsmobile | 93 | 0 | withdrew | 70 | — |
| 32 | 6 | ▼ 26 | 27Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 71 | 0 | engine | 67 | — |
| 33 | 22 | ▼ 11 | 77John Anderson | John Rebhan (Owner) | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | oil line | 64 | — |
| 34 | 38 | ▲ 4 | 39Blackie Wangerin | Wangerin Racing | Mercury | 51 | 0 | broken valve | 61 | — |
| 35 | 31 | ▼ 4 | 79Junior Miller | Junior Miller Racing | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | engine | 58 | — |
| 36 | 9 | ▼ 27 | 47Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Team | Chevrolet | 17 | 0 | accident | 55 | — |
| 37 | 4 | ▼ 33 | 12Donnie Allison | Kennie Childers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 17 | 0 | accident | 52 | — |
| 38 | 1 | ▼ 37 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 16 | 14 | accident | 54 | — |
| 39 | 8 | ▼ 31 | 87Gary Balough | Billie Harvey (Owner) | Chevrolet | 16 | 0 | accident | 46 | — |
| 40 | 26 | ▼ 14 | 80John Callis | John Callis (Owner) | Ford | 15 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |