No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 28Bobby Allison | Ranier Racing | Buick | 188 | 69 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 1Buddy Baker | Ellington Racing | Buick | 188 | 78 | running | 180 | — |
| 3 | 11 | ▲ 8 | 11Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Buick |
| 188 |
| 11 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 10 | ▲ 6 | 88Ricky Rudd | DiGard Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 188 | 8 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 14 | ▲ 9 | 77Donnie Allison | John Rebhan (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 187 | 2 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 23 | ▲ 17 | 99Tim Richmond | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 185 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 7 | — | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Buick | 185 | 1 | running | 151 | — |
| 8 | 4 | ▼ 4 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports | Pontiac | 183 | 5 | running | 147 | — |
| 9 | 27 | ▲ 18 | 25Dick May | Ronnie Thomas Racing | Dodge | 183 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 26 | ▲ 16 | 94Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Buick | 183 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 34 | ▲ 23 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 181 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 35 | ▲ 23 | 17Tommy Houston | Hamby Racing | Buick | 181 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 13 | 13 | — | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Pontiac | 180 | 4 | running | 129 | — |
| 14 | 40 | ▲ 26 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Buick | 178 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 32 | ▲ 17 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Buick | 176 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 12 | ▼ 4 | 86Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Howard & Egerton Racing | Buick | 172 | 0 | engine | 115 | — |
| 17 | 17 | — | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 171 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 28 | ▲ 10 | 66Lake Speed | Lake Speed Racing | Buick | 170 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 33 | ▲ 14 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Pontiac | 147 | 4 | engine | 111 | — |
| 20 | 22 | ▲ 2 | 47Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm Team | Buick | 140 | 0 | engine | 103 | — |
| 21 | 3 | ▼ 18 | 37Mike Alexander | Rogers Racing | Buick | 135 | 0 | engine | 100 | — |
| 22 | 37 | ▲ 15 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 121 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 30 | ▲ 7 | 5Morgan Shepherd | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 116 | 0 | overheating | 94 | — |
| 24 | 8 | ▼ 16 | 27Cale Yarborough | M.C. Anderson Racing | Buick | 86 | 0 | engine | 91 | — |
| 25 | 5 | ▼ 20 | 62Rick Wilson | Wilson Racing | Oldsmobile | 76 | 6 | engine | 93 | — |
| 26 | 38 | ▲ 12 | 40Ronnie Thomas | Price Racing | Buick | 75 | 0 | oil line | 85 | — |
| 27 | 36 | ▲ 9 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 68 | 0 | engine | 82 | — |
| 28 | 31 | ▲ 3 | 50Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Buick | 51 | 0 | overheating | 79 | — |
| 29 | 15 | ▼ 14 | 6Joe Ruttman | Jim Stacy Racing | Buick | 46 | 0 | engine | 76 | — |
| 30 | 25 | ▼ 5 | 42Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Buick | 38 | 0 | ignition | 73 | — |
| 31 | 29 | ▼ 2 | 90Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 25 | 0 | steering | 70 | — |
| 32 | 6 | ▼ 26 | 21Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 15 | 0 | engine | 67 | — |
| 33 | 39 | ▲ 6 | 20Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Chevrolet | 15 | 0 | engine | 64 | — |
| 34 | 9 | ▼ 25 | 33Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Pontiac | 1 | 0 | accident | 61 | — |
| 35 | 16 | ▼ 19 | 22Stan Barrett | Mach 1 Racing | Pontiac | 1 | 0 | accident | 58 | — |
| 36 | 18 | ▼ 18 | 15Benny Parsons | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 1 | 0 | accident | 55 | — |
| 37 | 19 | ▼ 18 | 4Connie Saylor | GC Spencer Racing | Oldsmobile | 1 | 0 | accident | 52 | — |
| 38 | 20 | ▼ 18 | 75Joe Millikan | RahMoc Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 1 | 0 | accident | 49 | — |
| 39 | 21 | ▼ 18 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Buick | 1 | 0 | accident | 46 | — |
| 40 | 24 | ▼ 16 | 9Bill Elliott | George Elliott Racing | Ford | 1 | 0 | accident | 43 | — |