No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | ▲ 6 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Buick | 200 | 64 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 15 | ▲ 13 | 11Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | Buick | 200 | 3 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 9 | ▲ 6 | 88Ricky Rudd | DiGard Motorsports |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 200 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| — |
| 4 | 8 | ▲ 4 | 33Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Pontiac | 200 | 3 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 19 | ▲ 14 | 1Buddy Baker | Ellington Racing | Buick | 200 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 5 | ▼ 1 | 2Joe Ruttman | Jim Stacy Racing | Pontiac | 200 | 4 | running | 0 | — |
| 7 | 12 | ▲ 5 | 28Bobby Allison | Ranier Racing | Buick | 200 | 15 | running | 151 | — |
| 8 | 6 | ▼ 2 | 9Bill Elliott | George Elliott Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 10 | ▲ 1 | 3Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Pontiac | 200 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 20 | ▲ 10 | 37Mike Alexander | Rogers Racing | Buick | 200 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 21 | ▲ 10 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Buick | 200 | 5 | running | 135 | — |
| 12 | 18 | ▲ 6 | 90Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 200 | 1 | running | 132 | — |
| 13 | 16 | ▲ 3 | 98Johnny Rutherford | Benfield Racing | Pontiac | 199 | 5 | running | 129 | — |
| 14 | 4 | ▼ 10 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Buick | 199 | 5 | running | 126 | — |
| 15 | 22 | ▲ 7 | 66Lake Speed | Lake Speed Racing | Buick | 199 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 25 | ▲ 9 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 199 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 2 | ▼ 15 | 27Cale Yarborough | M.C. Anderson Racing | Buick | 198 | 9 | running | 117 | — |
| 18 | 3 | ▼ 15 | 75Gary Balough | RahMoc Enterprises | Buick | 198 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 19 | 17 | ▼ 2 | 42Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Buick | 197 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 30 | ▲ 10 | 99Rick Knoop | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 197 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 21 | 31 | ▲ 10 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 197 | 2 | running | 105 | — |
| 22 | 29 | ▲ 7 | 40Joe Booher | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 196 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 24 | ▲ 1 | 5Joe Millikan | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 195 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 26 | ▲ 2 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Buick | 195 | 0 | running | 91 | — |
| 25 | 33 | ▲ 8 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 186 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 26 | 13 | ▼ 13 | 15Benny Parsons | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 173 | 33 | valve spring | 90 | — |
| 27 | 36 | ▲ 9 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Pontiac | 156 | 8 | running | 87 | — |
| 28 | 11 | ▼ 17 | 21Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 155 | 43 | valve spring | 84 | — |
| 29 | 1 | ▼ 28 | 47Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm Team | Buick | 85 | 0 | engine | 76 | — |
| 30 | 23 | ▼ 7 | 12Tim Richmond | Kennie Childers (Owner) | Buick | 53 | 0 | engine | 73 | — |
| 31 | 35 | ▲ 4 | 94Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Buick | 28 | 0 | oil pump | 70 | — |
| 32 | 28 | ▼ 4 | 97Bob Schacht | Bob Schacht Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 22 | 0 | transmission | 67 | — |
| 33 | 32 | ▼ 1 | 50Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Buick | 21 | 0 | drive shaft | 64 | — |
| 34 | 14 | ▼ 20 | 02Morgan Shepherd | Martin Racing | Buick | 20 | 0 | accident | 61 | — |
| 35 | 27 | ▼ 8 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 13 | 0 | broken valve | 58 | — |
| 36 | 34 | ▼ 2 | 19Dick May | Gray Racing | Buick | 4 | 0 | camshaft | 55 | — |