No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | ▲ 6 | 28Bobby Allison | Ranier Racing | Buick | 400 | 140 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 33Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 65 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 2 | ▼ 1 | 27Cale Yarborough | M.C. Anderson Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Buick |
| 398 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| — |
| 4 | 13 | ▲ 9 | 88Ricky Rudd | DiGard Motorsports | Buick | 397 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 18 | ▲ 13 | 42Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Buick | 396 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 10 | ▲ 4 | 5Morgan Shepherd | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 395 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 19 | ▲ 12 | 6Joe Ruttman | Jim Stacy Racing | Buick | 395 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 9 | ▲ 1 | 75Joe Millikan | RahMoc Enterprises | Chevrolet | 393 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 16 | ▲ 7 | 11Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | Buick | 392 | 3 | running | 143 | — |
| 10 | 34 | ▲ 24 | 86Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Howard & Egerton Racing | Buick | 390 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 30 | ▲ 19 | 24Lennie Pond | Gordon Racing | Buick | 388 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 12 | 32 | ▲ 20 | 4Connie Saylor | GC Spencer Racing | Oldsmobile | 388 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 33 | ▲ 20 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 384 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 15 | ▲ 1 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Buick | 380 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 36 | ▲ 21 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 380 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 40 | ▲ 24 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Pontiac | 377 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 39 | ▲ 22 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 363 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 5 | ▼ 13 | 2Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports | Pontiac | 362 | 54 | engine | 114 | — |
| 19 | 17 | ▼ 2 | 3Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Pontiac | 340 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 8 | ▼ 12 | 90Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 337 | 0 | engine | 103 | — |
| 21 | 28 | ▲ 7 | 19Bill Dennis | Gray Racing | Buick | 327 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 37 | ▲ 15 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Ronnie Thomas Racing | Pontiac | 321 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 42 | ▲ 19 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 310 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 3 | ▼ 21 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Buick | 296 | 4 | engine | 96 | — |
| 25 | 31 | ▲ 6 | 40Dick May | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 271 | 0 | engine | 88 | — |
| 26 | 12 | ▼ 14 | 47Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm Team | Buick | 268 | 0 | engine | 85 | — |
| 27 | 14 | ▼ 13 | 37Mike Alexander | Rogers Racing | Buick | 227 | 0 | engine | 82 | — |
| 28 | 23 | ▼ 5 | 66Lake Speed | Lake Speed Racing | Oldsmobile | 221 | 0 | engine | 79 | — |
| 29 | 1 | ▼ 28 | 21Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 210 | 133 | accident | 81 | — |
| 30 | 21 | ▼ 9 | 98Rusty Wallace | Benfield Racing | Pontiac | 204 | 0 | accident | 73 | — |
| 31 | 35 | ▲ 4 | 94Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Buick | 201 | 0 | accident | 70 | — |
| 32 | 22 | ▼ 10 | 22Stan Barrett | Mach 1 Racing | Pontiac | 177 | 0 | accident | 67 | — |
| 33 | 27 | ▼ 6 | 1Buddy Baker | Ellington Racing | Oldsmobile | 164 | 0 | carburetor | 64 | — |
| 34 | 25 | ▼ 9 | 13Jack Ingram | Bobby Hawkins (Owner) | Ford | 159 | 0 | engine | 61 | — |
| 35 | 24 | ▼ 11 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 155 | 1 | oil pump | 63 | — |
| 36 | 6 | ▼ 30 | 41Dick Brooks | Matthews Racing | Buick | 148 | 0 | accident | 55 | — |
| 37 | 11 | ▼ 26 | 15Benny Parsons | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 147 | 0 | engine | 52 | — |
| 38 | 38 | — | 77Donnie Allison | John Rebhan (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 146 | 0 | accident | 49 | — |
| 39 | 41 | ▲ 2 | 99Chuck Bown | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 118 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 40 | 29 | ▼ 11 | 9Bill Elliott | George Elliott Racing | Ford | 93 | 0 | clutch | 43 | — |
| 41 | 26 | ▼ 15 | 50Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Buick | 65 | 0 | steering | 40 | — |
| 42 | 20 | ▼ 22 | 62Rick Wilson | Wilson Racing | Oldsmobile | 4 | 0 | accident | 37 | — |