No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | ▲ 13 | 11Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | Buick | 287 | 33 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 5 | ▲ 3 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 287 | 13 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 15 | ▲ 12 | 27Cale Yarborough | M.C. Anderson Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Buick |
| 287 |
| 20 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 18 | ▲ 14 | 28Benny Parsons | Ranier Racing | Pontiac | 287 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 3 | ▼ 2 | 33Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Buick | 286 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 7 | ▲ 1 | 98Morgan Shepherd | Benfield Racing | Buick | 286 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 31 | ▲ 24 | 75Gary Balough | RahMoc Enterprises | Buick | 286 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 8 | — | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Buick | 286 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 34 | ▲ 25 | 62Rick Wilson | Wilson Racing | Oldsmobile | 285 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 24 | ▲ 14 | 5Jim Sauter | Jim Stacy Racing | Buick | 285 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 11 | 21 | ▲ 10 | 18Donnie Allison | Ogden Racing | Buick | 284 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 20 | ▲ 8 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Buick | 284 | 2 | running | 132 | — |
| 13 | 28 | ▲ 15 | 26Brad Teague | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 284 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 32 | ▲ 18 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 282 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 27 | ▲ 12 | 37Tom Sneva | Rogers Racing | Buick | 282 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 33 | ▲ 17 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Buick | 280 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 25 | ▲ 8 | 90Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 278 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 37 | ▲ 19 | 73Steve Moore | Willard Moore (Owner) | Pontiac | 271 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 12 | ▼ 7 | 02Mark Martin | Martin Racing | Buick | 264 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 39 | ▲ 19 | 36Dick May | Bailey Racing | Pontiac | 260 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 4 | ▼ 17 | 9Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 256 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 19 | ▼ 3 | 88Bobby Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Buick | 242 | 19 | engine | 102 | — |
| 23 | 30 | ▲ 7 | 0Delma Cowart | HL Waters (Owner) | Buick | 236 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 10 | ▼ 14 | 50Joe Millikan | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 233 | 0 | engine | 91 | — |
| 25 | 2 | ▼ 23 | 3Ricky Rudd | Richard Childress Racing | Pontiac | 221 | 0 | engine | 88 | — |
| 26 | 22 | ▼ 4 | 42Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 216 | 0 | engine | 85 | — |
| 27 | 16 | ▼ 11 | 21Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 214 | 44 | engine | 87 | — |
| 28 | 1 | ▼ 27 | 15Dale Earnhardt | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 211 | 155 | engine | 89 | — |
| 29 | 13 | ▼ 16 | 2Joe Ruttman | Jim Stacy Racing | Buick | 204 | 0 | engine | 76 | — |
| 30 | 6 | ▼ 24 | 1Buddy Baker | Ellington Racing | Buick | 183 | 1 | broken valve | 78 | — |
| 31 | 38 | ▲ 7 | 4Connie Saylor | GC Spencer Racing | Oldsmobile | 172 | 0 | engine | 70 | — |
| 32 | 36 | ▲ 4 | 6D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 155 | 0 | engine | 67 | — |
| 33 | 17 | ▼ 16 | 17Lake Speed | Hamby Racing | Buick | 97 | 0 | engine | 64 | — |
| 34 | 11 | ▼ 23 | 13Dick Brooks | Bobby Hawkins (Owner) | Ford | 87 | 0 | broken valve | 61 | — |
| 35 | 23 | ▼ 12 | 72Rusty Wallace | John Childs (Owner) | Buick | 71 | 0 | engine | 58 | — |
| 36 | 29 | ▼ 7 | 47Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm Team | Buick | 64 | 0 | engine | 55 | — |
| 37 | 26 | ▼ 11 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 61 | 0 | engine | 52 | — |
| 38 | 35 | ▼ 3 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 50 | 0 | engine | 49 | — |
| 39 | 9 | ▼ 30 | 51A.J. Foyt | A.J. Foyt Racing | Oldsmobile | 17 | 0 | rear end | 46 | — |
| 40 | 40 | — | 96Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Cronkrite Racing | Buick | 0 | 0 | did not start | 0 | — |