No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | ▲ 10 | 27Cale Yarborough | M.C. Anderson Racing | Buick | 492 | 51 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 9 | ▲ 7 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 491 | 5 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 28Benny Parsons | Ranier Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Pontiac |
| 491 |
| 2 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 14 | ▲ 10 | 88Bobby Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 491 | 18 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 20 | ▲ 15 | 98Morgan Shepherd | Benfield Racing | Buick | 489 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 5 | ▼ 1 | 50Joe Millikan | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 489 | 5 | running | 155 | — |
| 7 | 4 | ▼ 3 | 11Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | Buick | 489 | 148 | running | 156 | — |
| 8 | 3 | ▼ 5 | 33Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Buick | 488 | 28 | running | 147 | — |
| 9 | 31 | ▲ 22 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 471 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 25 | ▲ 15 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 468 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 32 | ▲ 21 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 450 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 21 | ▲ 9 | 75Gary Balough | RahMoc Enterprises | Buick | 444 | 0 | accident | 127 | — |
| 13 | 26 | ▲ 13 | 40Dick May | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 444 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 14 | 19 | ▲ 5 | 1Buddy Baker | Ellington Racing | Buick | 441 | 6 | accident | 126 | — |
| 15 | 10 | ▼ 5 | 3Ricky Rudd | Richard Childress Racing | Pontiac | 437 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 8 | ▼ 8 | 47Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm Team | Buick | 435 | 0 | accident | 115 | — |
| 17 | 34 | ▲ 17 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 403 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 22 | ▲ 4 | 48Slick Johnson | Hylton Engineering | Buick | 402 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 13 | ▼ 6 | 21Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 386 | 128 | engine | 111 | — |
| 20 | 33 | ▲ 13 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Ronnie Thomas Racing | Pontiac | 376 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 29 | ▲ 8 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 347 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 23 | ▲ 1 | 18Donnie Allison | Ogden Racing | Buick | 271 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 23 | 12 | ▼ 11 | 9Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 255 | 0 | steering | 94 | — |
| 24 | 2 | ▼ 22 | 2Joe Ruttman | Jim Stacy Racing | Buick | 206 | 70 | steering | 96 | — |
| 25 | 6 | ▼ 19 | 15Dale Earnhardt | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 191 | 30 | overheating | 93 | — |
| 26 | 17 | ▼ 9 | 6D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 175 | 0 | engine | 85 | — |
| 27 | 18 | ▼ 9 | 42Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 170 | 0 | clutch | 82 | — |
| 29 | 28 | ▼ 1 | 06Ernie Cline | Bob Haas (Owner) | Pontiac | 154 | 0 | rear end | 76 | — |
| 30 | 15 | ▼ 15 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 119 | 1 | accident | 78 | — |
| 31 | 30 | ▼ 1 | 29Tim Richmond | Billie Harvey (Owner) | Ford | 112 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 32 | 27 | ▼ 5 | 37Mark Martin | Martin Racing | Buick | 111 | 0 | broken valve | 67 | — |
| 33 | 7 | ▼ 26 | 90Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 79 | 0 | accident | 64 | — |
| 34 | 16 | ▼ 18 | 17Lake Speed | Hamby Racing | Buick | 42 | 0 | accident | 61 | — |