No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | ▲ 6 | 11Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | Buick | 400 | 204 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 8 | ▲ 6 | 88Ricky Rudd | DiGard Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 400 | 7 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Buick |
| 399 |
| 39 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 1 | ▼ 3 | 5Morgan Shepherd | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 399 | 150 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 4 | ▼ 1 | 15Benny Parsons | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 399 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 2 | ▼ 4 | 47Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Team | Buick | 399 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 6 | ▼ 1 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports | Pontiac | 397 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 25 | ▲ 17 | 90Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 397 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 14 | ▲ 5 | 75Joe Millikan | RahMoc Enterprises | Buick | 396 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 10 | — | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 395 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 12 | ▲ 1 | 68Lennie Pond | Testa Racing | Buick | 395 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 26 | ▲ 14 | 66Lake Speed | Lake Speed Racing | Oldsmobile | 392 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 18 | ▲ 5 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Pontiac | 391 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 20 | ▲ 6 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 390 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 11 | ▼ 4 | 37Don Sprouse | Rogers Racing | Oldsmobile | 389 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 19 | ▲ 3 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 385 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 27 | ▲ 10 | 99Tim Richmond | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 382 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 23 | ▲ 5 | 79Tommy Gale | Junior Miller Racing | Oldsmobile | 381 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 24 | ▲ 5 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Buick | 380 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 30 | ▲ 10 | 94Henry Jones | Wawak Racing | Buick | 363 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 13 | ▼ 8 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Ronnie Thomas Racing | Pontiac | 358 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 16 | ▼ 6 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 321 | 0 | drive shaft | 97 | — |
| 23 | 5 | ▼ 18 | 28Bobby Allison | Lindley Racing | Chevrolet | 276 | 0 | rear end | 94 | — |
| 24 | 17 | ▼ 7 | 42Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Buick | 223 | 0 | rear end | 91 | — |
| 25 | 22 | ▼ 3 | 17Glenn Jarrett | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 216 | 0 | transmission | 88 | — |
| 26 | 9 | ▼ 17 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Buick | 204 | 0 | clutch | 85 | — |
| 27 | 29 | ▲ 2 | 20Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Chevrolet | 169 | 0 | rear end | 82 | — |
| 28 | 21 | ▼ 7 | 92Joe Fields | Fields Racing | Pontiac | 118 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 29 | 15 | ▼ 14 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Pontiac | 47 | 0 | distributor | 76 | — |
| 30 | 28 | ▼ 2 | 45Baxter Price | Price Racing | Buick | 16 | 0 | drive shaft | 73 | — |