No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ▲ 3 | 27Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 8 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 21Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 200 | 8 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 11Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 200 |
| 65 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 5 | ▲ 1 | 15Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 200 | 17 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 2 | ▼ 3 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 3 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 11 | ▲ 5 | 7Lake Speed | Nelson Malloch (Owner) | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 12 | ▲ 5 | 75Joe Millikan | RahMoc Enterprises | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 10 | ▲ 2 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 18 | ▲ 9 | 77John Anderson | John Rebhan (Owner) | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 21 | ▲ 11 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 196 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 22 | ▲ 11 | 73Bill Schmitt | Schmitt Racing | Oldsmobile | 196 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 20 | ▲ 8 | 17Glenn Jarrett | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 13 | 28 | ▲ 15 | 40Stan Barrett | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 14 | 31 | ▲ 17 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 16 | ▲ 1 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 192 | 9 | running | 123 | — |
| 16 | 19 | ▲ 3 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 191 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 27 | ▲ 10 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Oldsmobile | 191 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 17 | ▼ 1 | 90Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 189 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 35 | ▲ 16 | 08Rick McCray | McCray Motorsports | Buick | 187 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 36 | ▲ 16 | 38Don Waterman | Waterman Racing | Oldsmobile | 186 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 25 | ▲ 4 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 182 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 39 | ▲ 17 | 74Henry Jones | Wawak Racing | Buick | 178 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 23 | 14 | ▼ 9 | 98Hershel McGriff | John Kieper (Owner) | Chevrolet | 158 | 0 | ignition | 94 | — |
| 24 | 30 | ▲ 6 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 145 | 0 | engine | 91 | — |
| 25 | 7 | ▼ 18 | 88Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 145 | 90 | engine | 98 | — |
| 26 | 38 | ▲ 12 | 49Kevin Housby | Housby Racing | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | broken lug nuts | 0 | — |
| 27 | 33 | ▲ 6 | 93Chuck Bown | John Kieper (Owner) | Dodge | 120 | 0 | accident | 0 | — |
| 28 | 37 | ▲ 9 | 78Jim Robinson | A.J. Kurten (Owner) | Chevrolet | 103 | 0 | overheating | 79 | — |
| 29 | 15 | ▼ 14 | 68Lennie Pond | Testa Racing | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | rear end | 76 | — |
| 30 | 8 | ▼ 22 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 97 | 0 | engine | 73 | — |
| 31 | 34 | ▲ 3 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 94 | 0 | engine | 70 | — |
| 32 | 29 | ▼ 3 | 33Glenn Francis | Trent Francis (Owner) | Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | engine | 67 | — |
| 33 | 23 | ▼ 10 | 42Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 81 | 0 | engine | 64 | — |
| 34 | 32 | ▼ 2 | 79Joe Booher | Warren Racing | Dodge | 78 | 0 | crankshaft | 0 | — |
| 35 | 42 | ▲ 7 | 60Glen Ward | Glen Ward (Owner) | Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | crankshaft | 58 | — |
| 36 | 13 | ▼ 23 | 45Roy Smith | Robert Beadle (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 70 | 0 | broken valve | 55 | — |
| 37 | 24 | ▼ 13 | 4D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | broken valve | 0 | — |
| 38 | 26 | ▼ 12 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 47 | 0 | brakes | 49 | — |
| 39 | 9 | ▼ 30 | 12Donnie Allison | Kennie Childers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 31 | 0 | rear end | 46 | — |
| 40 | 40 | — | 5Joe Ruttman | Jim Stacy Racing | Oldsmobile | 29 | 0 | transmission | 0 | — |
| 41 | 6 | ▼ 35 | 47Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Team | Chevrolet | 16 | 0 | engine | 40 | — |
| 42 | 41 | ▼ 1 | 13Don Puskarich | Puskarich Racing | Chevrolet | 2 | 0 | engine | 37 | — |