No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | ▲ 12 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Buick | 400 | 89 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 28Bobby Allison | Ranier Racing | Pontiac | 400 | 186 | running | 180 | — |
| 3 | 7 | ▲ 4 | 11Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Buick |
| 400 |
| 2 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 1 | ▼ 3 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 123 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 8 | ▲ 3 | 12Harry Gant | Kennie Childers (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 400 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 4 | ▼ 2 | 88Ricky Rudd | DiGard Motorsports | Buick | 399 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 16 | ▲ 9 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Buick | 399 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 10 | ▲ 2 | 47Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm Team | Buick | 399 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 9 | — | 5Morgan Shepherd | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 399 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 2 | ▼ 8 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports | Pontiac | 395 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 11 | — | 37Mike Alexander | Rogers Racing | Oldsmobile | 395 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 15 | ▲ 3 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Ronnie Thomas Racing | Pontiac | 394 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 23 | ▲ 10 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 393 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 14 | 28 | ▲ 14 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 393 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 17 | ▲ 2 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Pontiac | 389 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 29 | ▲ 13 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 387 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 19 | ▲ 2 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Pontiac | 381 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 22 | ▲ 4 | 99Tim Richmond | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 342 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 30 | ▲ 11 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 339 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 24 | ▲ 4 | 17Tommy Houston | Hamby Racing | Buick | 339 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 21 | 6 | ▼ 15 | 15Benny Parsons | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 324 | 0 | engine | 100 | — |
| 22 | 20 | ▼ 2 | 42Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Buick | 319 | 0 | accident | 97 | — |
| 23 | 18 | ▼ 5 | 66Lake Speed | Lake Speed Racing | Oldsmobile | 290 | 0 | accident | 94 | — |
| 24 | 12 | ▼ 12 | 26Butch Lindley | Lindley Racing | Chevrolet | 278 | 0 | engine | 91 | — |
| 25 | 25 | — | 92Joe Fields | Fields Racing | Buick | 191 | 0 | engine | 88 | — |
| 26 | 21 | ▼ 5 | 75Joe Millikan | RahMoc Enterprises | Chevrolet | 174 | 0 | oil pressure | 85 | — |
| 27 | 5 | ▼ 22 | 02Mark Martin | Martin Racing | Pontiac | 166 | 0 | rear end | 82 | — |
| 28 | 14 | ▼ 14 | 90Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 126 | 0 | rear end | 79 | — |
| 29 | 31 | ▲ 2 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 111 | 0 | engine | 76 | — |
| 30 | 26 | ▼ 4 | 94Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Buick | 67 | 0 | engine | 73 | — |
| 31 | 27 | ▼ 4 | 53Cecil Gordon | Jimmy Means Racing | Buick | 8 | 0 | rear end | 70 | — |