No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ▲ 2 | 21Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 367 | 216 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 11 | ▲ 9 | 11Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | Buick | 367 | 2 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 4 | ▲ 1 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Buick |
| 367 |
| 9 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 6 | ▲ 2 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Buick | 367 | 3 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 9 | ▲ 4 | 1Buddy Baker | Ellington Racing | Buick | 367 | 3 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 10 | ▲ 4 | 3Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Pontiac | 366 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 14 | ▲ 7 | 9Bill Elliott | George Elliott Racing | Ford | 366 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 13 | ▲ 5 | 01David Pearson | Ellington Racing | Buick | 365 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 9 | 17 | ▲ 8 | 28Bobby Allison | Ranier Racing | Chevrolet | 365 | 1 | running | 143 | — |
| 10 | 2 | ▼ 8 | 27Cale Yarborough | M.C. Anderson Racing | Buick | 363 | 24 | running | 139 | — |
| 11 | 5 | ▼ 6 | 47Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm Team | Buick | 363 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 23 | ▲ 11 | 90Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 362 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 22 | ▲ 9 | 66Lake Speed | Lake Speed Racing | Buick | 362 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 1 | ▼ 13 | 33Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Pontiac | 360 | 78 | running | 126 | — |
| 15 | 16 | ▲ 1 | 2Joe Ruttman | Jim Stacy Racing | Pontiac | 358 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 12 | ▼ 4 | 24Morgan Shepherd | Gordon Racing | Buick | 358 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 21 | ▲ 4 | 68Lennie Pond | Lennie Pond (Owner) | Buick | 356 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 19 | ▲ 1 | 5Joe Millikan | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 353 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 33 | ▲ 14 | 8Dick May | Negre Racing | Dodge | 353 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 29 | ▲ 9 | 37Mike Alexander | Rogers Racing | Oldsmobile | 352 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 34 | ▲ 13 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 351 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 27 | ▲ 5 | 12Tim Richmond | Kennie Childers (Owner) | Buick | 349 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 7 | ▼ 16 | 88Ricky Rudd | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 343 | 0 | accident | 94 | — |
| 24 | 40 | ▲ 16 | 94Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Buick | 334 | 0 | running | 91 | — |
| 25 | 20 | ▼ 5 | 75Gary Balough | RahMoc Enterprises | Buick | 333 | 0 | engine | 88 | — |
| 26 | 38 | ▲ 12 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Pontiac | 331 | 0 | running | 85 | — |
| 27 | 37 | ▲ 10 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Ronnie Thomas Racing | Pontiac | 311 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 28 | 36 | ▲ 8 | 17Mike Potter | Hamby Racing | Buick | 309 | 0 | running | 79 | — |
| 29 | 30 | ▲ 1 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 294 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 30 | 8 | ▼ 22 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Buick | 278 | 31 | engine | 78 | — |
| 31 | 26 | ▼ 5 | 99D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 269 | 0 | engine | 70 | — |
| 32 | 32 | — | 13Jack Ingram | Bobby Hawkins (Owner) | Ford | 253 | 0 | engine | 67 | — |
| 33 | 25 | ▼ 8 | 98Johnny Rutherford | Benfield Racing | Pontiac | 190 | 0 | water pump | 0 | — |
| 34 | 18 | ▼ 16 | 42Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Buick | 130 | 0 | engine | 61 | — |
| 35 | 24 | ▼ 11 | 40Slick Johnson | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 110 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 36 | 39 | ▲ 3 | 36H.B. Bailey | Bailey Racing | Pontiac | 93 | 0 | accident | 55 | — |
| 37 | 28 | ▼ 9 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 85 | 0 | wheel lugs | 52 | — |
| 38 | 35 | ▼ 3 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 64 | 0 | engine | 49 | — |
| 39 | 15 | ▼ 24 | 15Benny Parsons | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 62 | 0 | broken valve | 46 | — |
| 40 | 31 | ▼ 9 | 4Connie Saylor | GC Spencer Racing | Oldsmobile | 6 | 0 | engine | 43 | — |