No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | ▲ 16 | 27Cale Yarborough | M.C. Anderson Racing | Buick | 328 | 71 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 47Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Team | Buick | 328 | 94 | running | 180 | — |
| 3 | 5 | ▲ 2 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Pontiac |
| 327 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| — |
| 4 | 30 | ▲ 26 | 28Bobby Allison | Ranier Racing | Pontiac | 327 | 4 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 13 | ▲ 8 | 15Benny Parsons | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 326 | 4 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 7 | ▲ 1 | 90Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 326 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 15 | ▲ 8 | 51A.J. Foyt | A.J. Foyt Racing | Oldsmobile | 325 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 20 | ▲ 12 | 5Morgan Shepherd | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 325 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 10 | ▲ 1 | 9Bill Elliott | George Elliott Racing | Ford | 323 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 25 | ▲ 15 | 6Joe Ruttman | Jim Stacy Racing | Buick | 322 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 31 | ▲ 20 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 321 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 33 | ▲ 21 | 98Johnny Rutherford | Benfield Racing | Pontiac | 321 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 35 | ▲ 22 | 57Bill Elswick | RahMoc Enterprises | Buick | 317 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 14 | 26 | ▲ 12 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 316 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 12 | ▼ 3 | 75Joe Millikan | RahMoc Enterprises | Buick | 315 | 0 | fuel pump | 118 | — |
| 16 | 27 | ▲ 11 | 22Stan Barrett | Mach 1 Racing | Pontiac | 315 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 17 | 8 | ▼ 9 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Pontiac | 311 | 1 | running | 117 | — |
| 18 | 32 | ▲ 14 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 310 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 1 | ▼ 18 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Buick | 308 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 39 | ▲ 19 | 20Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Chevrolet | 294 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 41 | ▲ 20 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 282 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 16 | ▼ 6 | 88Ricky Rudd | DiGard Motorsports | Buick | 280 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 36 | ▲ 13 | 7Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Buick | 275 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 34 | ▲ 10 | 79Dick May | Junior Miller Racing | Oldsmobile | 267 | 0 | oil pump | 91 | — |
| 25 | 22 | ▼ 3 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Pontiac | 254 | 0 | engine | 88 | — |
| 26 | 19 | ▼ 7 | 99Tim Richmond | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 241 | 0 | accident | 85 | — |
| 27 | 28 | ▲ 1 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Oldsmobile | 238 | 0 | accident | 82 | — |
| 28 | 4 | ▼ 24 | 21Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 234 | 84 | water pump | 84 | — |
| 29 | 23 | ▼ 6 | 12Donnie Allison | Kennie Childers (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 189 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 30 | 40 | ▲ 10 | 17Steve Spencer | Hamby Racing | Buick | 170 | 0 | oil pump | 0 | — |
| 31 | 42 | ▲ 11 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Ronnie Thomas Racing | Pontiac | 159 | 0 | clutch | 70 | — |
| 32 | 6 | ▼ 26 | 16David Pearson | Halpern Enterprises | Chevrolet | 153 | 4 | cracked head | 0 | — |
| 33 | 18 | ▼ 15 | 37Mike Alexander | Rogers Racing | Buick | 139 | 0 | engine | 64 | — |
| 34 | 29 | ▼ 5 | 53Slick Johnson | JD Johnson Racing | Chevrolet | 138 | 0 | camshaft | 61 | — |
| 35 | 21 | ▼ 14 | 66Lake Speed | Lake Speed Racing | Buick | 133 | 0 | oil pump | 58 | — |
| 36 | 11 | ▼ 25 | 11Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | Buick | 131 | 32 | engine | 60 | — |
| 37 | 37 | — | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Buick | 124 | 0 | engine | 52 | — |
| 38 | 14 | ▼ 24 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Buick | 113 | 34 | engine | 54 | — |
| 39 | 24 | ▼ 15 | 86Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Howard & Egerton Racing | Buick | 97 | 0 | accident | 46 | — |
| 40 | 3 | ▼ 37 | 1Buddy Baker | Ellington Racing | Oldsmobile | 86 | 0 | engine | 43 | — |
| 41 | 9 | ▼ 32 | 42Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Buick | 17 | 0 | engine | 40 | — |
| 42 | 38 | ▼ 4 | 94Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Pontiac | 10 | 0 | piston | 37 | — |