No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ▲ 3 | 11Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | Buick | 492 | 13 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 27Cale Yarborough | M.C. Anderson Racing | Buick | 492 | 320 | running | 0 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Buick |
| 492 |
| 25 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 8 | ▲ 4 | 21Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 492 | 82 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 6 | ▲ 1 | 1Buddy Baker | Ellington Racing | Oldsmobile | 491 | 3 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 2 | ▼ 4 | 28Bobby Allison | Ranier Racing | Pontiac | 491 | 17 | running | 155 | — |
| 7 | 14 | ▲ 7 | 75Joe Millikan | RahMoc Enterprises | Chevrolet | 488 | 8 | running | 151 | — |
| 8 | 26 | ▲ 18 | 42Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Buick | 486 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 15 | ▲ 6 | 66Lake Speed | Lake Speed Racing | Buick | 482 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 32 | ▲ 22 | 86Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Howard & Egerton Racing | Buick | 477 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 23 | ▲ 12 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Ronnie Thomas Racing | Pontiac | 476 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 28 | ▲ 16 | 98Johnny Rutherford | Benfield Racing | Pontiac | 473 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 24 | ▲ 11 | 37Mike Alexander | Rogers Racing | Oldsmobile | 470 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 14 | 30 | ▲ 16 | 94Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Buick | 469 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 17 | ▲ 2 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 452 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 22 | ▲ 6 | 99Tim Richmond | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 450 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 34 | ▲ 17 | 79Jody Ridley | Junior Miller Racing | Oldsmobile | 443 | 0 | engine | 112 | — |
| 18 | 7 | ▼ 11 | 47Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Team | Buick | 427 | 18 | engine | 114 | — |
| 19 | 37 | ▲ 18 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 424 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 21 | ▲ 1 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Pontiac | 421 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 9 | ▼ 12 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Buick | 412 | 5 | accident | 105 | — |
| 22 | 16 | ▼ 6 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Pontiac | 409 | 0 | engine | 97 | — |
| 23 | 35 | ▲ 12 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Buick | 395 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 10 | ▼ 14 | 15Benny Parsons | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 379 | 0 | accident | 91 | — |
| 25 | 12 | ▼ 13 | 53Slick Johnson | JD Johnson Racing | Chevrolet | 298 | 0 | accident | 88 | — |
| 26 | 11 | ▼ 15 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports | Pontiac | 285 | 0 | accident | 85 | — |
| 27 | 33 | ▲ 6 | 17Glenn Jarrett | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 277 | 0 | overheating | 82 | — |
| 28 | 13 | ▼ 15 | 5Morgan Shepherd | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 268 | 0 | drive shaft | 79 | — |
| 29 | 29 | — | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 254 | 0 | accident | 76 | — |
| 30 | 20 | ▼ 10 | 16David Pearson | Halpern Enterprises | Chevrolet | 225 | 0 | engine | 73 | — |
| 31 | 5 | ▼ 26 | 88Ricky Rudd | DiGard Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 224 | 1 | accident | 75 | — |
| 32 | 36 | ▲ 4 | 20Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Chevrolet | 218 | 0 | clutch | 67 | — |
| 33 | 19 | ▼ 14 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 188 | 0 | transmission | 64 | — |
| 34 | 18 | ▼ 16 | 12Donnie Allison | Kennie Childers (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 109 | 0 | oil line | 61 | — |
| 35 | 27 | ▼ 8 | 62Rick Wilson | Wilson Racing | Oldsmobile | 97 | 0 | brakes | 58 | — |
| 36 | 31 | ▼ 5 | 22Stan Barrett | Mach 1 Racing | Pontiac | 61 | 0 | accident | 0 | — |
| 37 | 25 | ▼ 12 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 34 | 0 | engine | 52 | — |