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 | 492 | 163 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 14 | ▲ 12 | 28Bobby Allison | Ranier Racing | Buick | 492 | 31 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 2 | ▼ 1 | 33Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Pontiac |
| 492 |
| 125 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 12 | ▲ 8 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Buick | 492 | 92 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 16 | ▲ 11 | 2Joe Ruttman | Jim Stacy Racing | Pontiac | 492 | 3 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 24 | ▲ 18 | 15Benny Parsons | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 491 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 10 | ▲ 3 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Buick | 490 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 22 | ▲ 14 | 9Bill Elliott | George Elliott Racing | Ford | 490 | 17 | running | 147 | — |
| 9 | 5 | ▼ 4 | 3Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Pontiac | 489 | 16 | running | 143 | — |
| 10 | 19 | ▲ 9 | 90Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 487 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 37 | ▲ 26 | 47Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm Team | Buick | 485 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 26 | ▲ 14 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 483 | 2 | running | 132 | — |
| 13 | 27 | ▲ 14 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 475 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 31 | ▲ 17 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 470 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 34 | ▲ 19 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Buick | 457 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 4 | ▼ 12 | 1Buddy Baker | Ellington Racing | Buick | 445 | 2 | rear end | 120 | — |
| 17 | 32 | ▲ 15 | 99D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 435 | 0 | engine | 112 | — |
| 18 | 3 | ▼ 15 | 88Ricky Rudd | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 434 | 16 | running | 114 | — |
| 19 | 17 | ▼ 2 | 5Joe Millikan | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 425 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 36 | ▲ 16 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 404 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 23 | ▲ 2 | 13Dick Brooks | Bobby Hawkins (Owner) | Ford | 379 | 0 | broken valve | 0 | — |
| 22 | 13 | ▼ 9 | 37Tim Richmond | Rogers Racing | Buick | 334 | 0 | accident | 97 | — |
| 23 | 35 | ▲ 12 | 92Joe Fields | Fields Racing | Buick | 262 | 0 | accident | 0 | — |
| 24 | 29 | ▲ 5 | 17John Anderson | Hamby Racing | Buick | 226 | 0 | track bar | 0 | — |
| 25 | 8 | ▼ 17 | 27Cale Yarborough | M.C. Anderson Racing | Buick | 214 | 0 | accident | 88 | — |
| 26 | 25 | ▼ 1 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Pontiac | 214 | 0 | push rod | 85 | — |
| 27 | 15 | ▼ 12 | 96Morgan Shepherd | Benfield Racing | Buick | 205 | 25 | accident | 87 | — |
| 28 | 28 | — | 16Chuck Bown | Bown Racing | Buick | 193 | 0 | engine | 79 | — |
| 29 | 11 | ▼ 18 | 98Johnny Rutherford | Benfield Racing | Buick | 172 | 0 | accident | 76 | — |
| 30 | 30 | — | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 165 | 0 | engine | 73 | — |
| 31 | 18 | ▼ 13 | 66Lake Speed | Lake Speed Racing | Oldsmobile | 162 | 0 | engine | 70 | — |
| 32 | 21 | ▼ 11 | 75Gary Balough | RahMoc Enterprises | Buick | 117 | 0 | accident | 67 | — |
| 33 | 33 | — | 40Don Hume | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 101 | 0 | accident | 0 | — |
| 34 | 7 | ▼ 27 | 77Dean Combs | Irv Sanderson (Owner) | Buick | 89 | 0 | accident | 0 | — |
| 35 | 9 | ▼ 26 | 21Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 55 | 0 | accident | 58 | — |
| 36 | 20 | ▼ 16 | 68Lennie Pond | Lennie Pond (Owner) | Buick | 54 | 0 | accident | 55 | — |
| 37 | 6 | ▼ 31 | 42Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Buick | 19 | 0 | engine | 52 | — |