No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 11Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | Buick | 500 | 251 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 88Ricky Rudd | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 499 | 92 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 16 | ▲ 13 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Buick |
| 498 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| — |
| 4 | 6 | ▲ 2 | 28Bobby Allison | Ranier Racing | Buick | 497 | 4 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 7 | ▲ 2 | 47Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm Team | Buick | 497 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 8 | ▲ 2 | 15Benny Parsons | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 497 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 15 | ▲ 8 | 66Lake Speed | Lake Speed Racing | Oldsmobile | 493 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 9 | ▲ 1 | 12Tim Richmond | Kennie Childers (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 488 | 0 | accident | 142 | — |
| 9 | 5 | ▼ 4 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Buick | 487 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 20 | ▲ 10 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 486 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 2 | ▼ 9 | 33Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Pontiac | 485 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 22 | ▲ 10 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 480 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 23 | ▲ 10 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 479 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 26 | ▲ 12 | 68Lennie Pond | Lennie Pond (Owner) | Buick | 478 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 25 | ▲ 10 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 471 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 28 | ▲ 12 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Pontiac | 464 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 18 | ▲ 1 | 5Joe Millikan | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 434 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 21 | ▲ 3 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Ronnie Thomas Racing | Pontiac | 392 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 13 | ▼ 6 | 24Morgan Shepherd | Gordon Racing | Buick | 339 | 104 | rear end | 111 | — |
| 20 | 4 | ▼ 16 | 90Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 317 | 0 | sway bar | 103 | — |
| 21 | 12 | ▼ 9 | 2Joe Ruttman | Jim Stacy Racing | Pontiac | 302 | 49 | oil pan | 105 | — |
| 22 | 29 | ▲ 7 | 20Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Chevrolet | 248 | 0 | handling | 97 | — |
| 23 | 24 | ▲ 1 | 99Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 246 | 0 | brake line | 0 | — |
| 24 | 10 | ▼ 14 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Buick | 73 | 0 | cylinder head | 91 | — |
| 25 | 17 | ▼ 8 | 37Mike Alexander | Rogers Racing | Buick | 49 | 0 | accident | 88 | — |
| 26 | 27 | ▲ 1 | 17Mike Potter | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 32 | 0 | steering | 0 | — |
| 27 | 14 | ▼ 13 | 3Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Pontiac | 31 | 0 | accident | 82 | — |
| 28 | 11 | ▼ 17 | 42Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Buick | 28 | 0 | transmission | 79 | — |
| 29 | 30 | ▲ 1 | 8Joel Stowe | Satterfield Racing | Pontiac | 14 | 0 | too slow | 0 | — |
| 30 | 19 | ▼ 11 | 40Cecil Gordon | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 3 | 0 | withdrew | 73 | — |