No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 11Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | Buick | 500 | 323 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 5 | ▲ 3 | 88Ricky Rudd | DiGard Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 500 | 0 | running | 170 | — |
| 3 | 11 | ▲ 8 | 28Bobby Allison | Ranier Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Pontiac |
| 500 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| — |
| 4 | 7 | ▲ 3 | 5Morgan Shepherd | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 500 | 18 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 8 | ▲ 3 | 15Benny Parsons | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 499 | 57 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 6 | — | 90Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 497 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 4 | ▼ 3 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Buick | 495 | 1 | running | 151 | — |
| 8 | 14 | ▲ 6 | 48Harry Gant | Hylton Engineering | Pontiac | 493 | 1 | running | 147 | — |
| 9 | 21 | ▲ 12 | 66Lake Speed | Lake Speed Racing | Oldsmobile | 491 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 13 | ▲ 3 | 99Tim Richmond | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 491 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 23 | ▲ 12 | 42Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Buick | 487 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 12 | — | 37Mike Alexander | Rogers Racing | Oldsmobile | 486 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 19 | ▲ 6 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 485 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 26 | ▲ 12 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 480 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 24 | ▲ 9 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 479 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 20 | ▲ 4 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Pontiac | 476 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 18 | ▲ 1 | 75Joe Millikan | RahMoc Enterprises | Buick | 474 | 1 | running | 117 | — |
| 18 | 10 | ▼ 8 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Ronnie Thomas Racing | Pontiac | 473 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 17 | ▼ 2 | 45D.K. Ulrich | Price Racing | Buick | 473 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 20 | 31 | ▲ 11 | 17Steve Spencer | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 468 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 25 | ▲ 4 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Buick | 461 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 22 | — | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 377 | 0 | broken valve | 97 | — |
| 23 | 30 | ▲ 7 | 20Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Chevrolet | 356 | 0 | engine | 94 | — |
| 24 | 3 | ▼ 21 | 47Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm Team | Buick | 349 | 6 | engine | 0 | — |
| 25 | 15 | ▼ 10 | 26Butch Lindley | Lindley Racing | Chevrolet | 194 | 9 | engine | 93 | — |
| 26 | 27 | ▲ 1 | 50Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Buick | 184 | 0 | wheel stud | 85 | — |
| 27 | 28 | ▲ 1 | 86Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Howard & Egerton Racing | Oldsmobile | 164 | 0 | sway bar | 82 | — |
| 28 | 2 | ▼ 26 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports | Pontiac | 140 | 65 | accident | 84 | — |
| 29 | 9 | ▼ 20 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Buick | 116 | 1 | engine | 81 | — |
| 30 | 29 | ▼ 1 | 6Ernie Cline | Cline Racing | Pontiac | 77 | 0 | brakes | 73 | — |
| 31 | 16 | ▼ 15 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 18 | rear end | 75 | — |