No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | ▲ 10 | 90Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 500 | 20 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 8 | ▲ 6 | 28Bobby Allison | Ranier Racing | Buick | 500 | 0 | running | 170 | — |
| 3 | 14 | ▲ 11 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Pontiac |
| 499 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| — |
| 4 | 18 | ▲ 14 | 99D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 491 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 4 | ▼ 1 | 88Ricky Rudd | DiGard Motorsports | Buick | 490 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 2 | ▼ 4 | 5Morgan Shepherd | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 489 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 19 | ▲ 12 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 488 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 7 | ▼ 1 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Buick | 486 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 22 | ▲ 13 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 481 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 6 | ▼ 4 | 27Cale Yarborough | M.C. Anderson Racing | Buick | 480 | 32 | engine | 139 | — |
| 11 | 17 | ▲ 6 | 77Donnie Allison | John Rebhan (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 480 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 5 | ▼ 7 | 11Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | Buick | 476 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 3 | ▼ 10 | 21Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 459 | 404 | engine | 134 | — |
| 14 | 30 | ▲ 16 | 40Tommy Gale | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 459 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 23 | ▲ 8 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Buick | 458 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 10 | ▼ 6 | 33Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Chevrolet | 448 | 0 | engine | 115 | — |
| 17 | 24 | ▲ 7 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Pontiac | 412 | 0 | engine | 112 | — |
| 18 | 25 | ▲ 7 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Pontiac | 379 | 0 | wheel stud | 109 | — |
| 19 | 9 | ▼ 10 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Buick | 368 | 3 | rear end | 111 | — |
| 20 | 16 | ▼ 4 | 42Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Buick | 342 | 0 | engine | 103 | — |
| 21 | 20 | ▼ 1 | 37Mike Alexander | Rogers Racing | Oldsmobile | 297 | 0 | engine | 100 | — |
| 22 | 32 | ▲ 10 | 64Joe Fields | Fields Racing | Buick | 254 | 0 | overheating | 97 | — |
| 23 | 28 | ▲ 5 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 161 | 0 | engine | 94 | — |
| 24 | 27 | ▲ 3 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Ronnie Thomas Racing | Pontiac | 90 | 0 | oil leak | 91 | — |
| 25 | 1 | ▼ 24 | 12David Pearson | Kennie Childers (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 57 | 41 | engine | 0 | — |
| 26 | 31 | ▲ 5 | 79Junior Miller | Junior Miller Racing | Oldsmobile | 46 | 0 | oil pressure | 85 | — |
| 27 | 12 | ▼ 15 | 47Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm Team | Buick | 22 | 0 | accident | 82 | — |
| 28 | 21 | ▼ 7 | 17Lowell Cowell | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 11 | 0 | steering | 0 | — |
| 29 | 29 | — | 66Elmo Langley | Lake Speed Racing | Oldsmobile | 6 | 0 | drive shaft | 76 | — |
| 30 | 26 | ▼ 4 | 94Bob Riley | Joe May (Owner) | Buick | 6 | 0 | steering | 0 | — |
| 31 | 13 | ▼ 18 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | accident | 70 | — |
| 32 | 15 | ▼ 17 | 15Benny Parsons | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 1 | 0 | accident | 67 | — |