No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | ▲ 7 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Buick | 200 | 26 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 28Bobby Allison | Ranier Racing | Pontiac | 200 | 117 | running | 180 | — |
| 3 | 5 | ▲ 2 | 88Ricky Rudd | DiGard Motorsports |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Oldsmobile |
| 200 |
| 9 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 6 | ▲ 2 | 1Buddy Baker | Ellington Racing | Oldsmobile | 200 | 10 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 7 | ▲ 2 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports | Pontiac | 200 | 4 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 16 | ▲ 10 | 9Bill Elliott | George Elliott Racing | Ford | 199 | 4 | running | 155 | — |
| 7 | 27 | ▲ 20 | 90Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 29 | ▲ 21 | 27Cale Yarborough | M.C. Anderson Racing | Oldsmobile | 197 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 34 | ▲ 25 | 75Joe Millikan | RahMoc Enterprises | Buick | 197 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 35 | ▲ 25 | 98Johnny Rutherford | Benfield Racing | Pontiac | 195 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 21 | ▲ 10 | 57Bill Elswick | RahMoc Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 195 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 12 | 33 | ▲ 21 | 12Donnie Allison | Kennie Childers (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 195 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 22 | ▲ 9 | 22Stan Barrett | Mach 1 Racing | Pontiac | 195 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 13 | ▼ 1 | 93Don Whittington | Scott Smith Racing | Oldsmobile | 194 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 15 | — | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Oldsmobile | 194 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 38 | ▲ 22 | 41Dick Brooks | Matthews Racing | Buick | 193 | 1 | running | 0 | — |
| 17 | 28 | ▲ 11 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 192 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 17 | ▼ 1 | 19Ronnie Sanders | Gray Racing | Buick | 191 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 23 | ▲ 4 | 17Glenn Jarrett | Hamby Racing | Buick | 186 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 39 | ▲ 19 | 37Don Sprouse | Rogers Racing | Oldsmobile | 181 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 26 | ▲ 5 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 179 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 14 | ▼ 8 | 23Geoff Bodine | Bahre Racing | Pontiac | 178 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 31 | ▲ 8 | 47Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Team | Buick | 175 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 41 | ▲ 17 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 169 | 0 | running | 91 | — |
| 25 | 37 | ▲ 12 | 86Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Howard & Egerton Racing | Buick | 167 | 0 | rear axle | 88 | — |
| 26 | 20 | ▼ 6 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 159 | 0 | running | 85 | — |
| 27 | 32 | ▲ 5 | 68Lennie Pond | Testa Racing | Buick | 155 | 0 | oil pump | 82 | — |
| 28 | 19 | ▼ 9 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Ronnie Thomas Racing | Pontiac | 151 | 0 | clutch | 79 | — |
| 29 | 9 | ▼ 20 | 16David Pearson | Halpern Enterprises | Chevrolet | 144 | 3 | engine | 81 | — |
| 30 | 40 | ▲ 10 | 99Tim Richmond | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 144 | 0 | transmission | 73 | — |
| 31 | 4 | ▼ 27 | 15Benny Parsons | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 135 | 0 | overheating | 70 | — |
| 32 | 11 | ▼ 21 | 42Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Buick | 128 | 0 | engine | 67 | — |
| 33 | 3 | ▼ 30 | 21Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 123 | 26 | clutch | 69 | — |
| 34 | 25 | ▼ 9 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Pontiac | 123 | 0 | piston | 61 | — |
| 35 | 10 | ▼ 25 | 51A.J. Foyt | A.J. Foyt Racing | Oldsmobile | 120 | 0 | valve spring | 58 | — |
| 36 | 2 | ▼ 34 | 11Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | Buick | 117 | 0 | engine | 55 | — |
| 37 | 42 | ▲ 5 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Buick | 116 | 0 | running | 52 | — |
| 38 | 18 | ▼ 20 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Pontiac | 110 | 0 | broken valve | 49 | — |
| 39 | 24 | ▼ 15 | 7Bruce Hill | Nelson Malloch (Owner) | Buick | 54 | 0 | accident | 46 | — |
| 40 | 12 | ▼ 28 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Buick | 47 | 0 | running | 43 | — |
| 41 | 36 | ▼ 5 | 31Billie Harvey | Billie Harvey (Owner) | Pontiac | 45 | 0 | engine | 40 | — |
| 42 | 30 | ▼ 12 | 39Blackie Wangerin | Wangerin Racing | Ford | 17 | 0 | accident | 37 | — |