No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | ▲ 4 | 15Dale Earnhardt | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 367 | 181 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 9 | ▲ 7 | 27Cale Yarborough | M.C. Anderson Racing | Buick | 367 | 4 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 12 | ▲ 9 | 9Bill Elliott | Melling Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 367 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| — |
| 4 | 4 | — | 28Benny Parsons | Ranier Racing | Pontiac | 367 | 36 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 13 | ▲ 8 | 2Tim Richmond | Jim Stacy Racing | Buick | 366 | 1 | running | 0 | — |
| 6 | 11 | ▲ 5 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Buick | 366 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 20 | ▲ 13 | 02Mark Martin | Martin Racing | Buick | 356 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 27 | ▲ 19 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 356 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 29 | ▲ 20 | 37Donnie Allison | Rogers Racing | Buick | 355 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 30 | ▲ 20 | 24Lennie Pond | Gordon Racing | Buick | 352 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 34 | ▲ 23 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Buick | 346 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 33 | ▲ 21 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 346 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 32 | ▲ 19 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Ronnie Thomas Racing | Pontiac | 344 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 36 | ▲ 22 | 20Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Chevrolet | 340 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 28 | ▲ 13 | 6D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 335 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 15 | ▼ 1 | 50Joe Millikan | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 329 | 0 | cylinder head | 115 | — |
| 17 | 37 | ▲ 20 | 17Lake Speed | Hamby Racing | Buick | 327 | 0 | engine | 112 | — |
| 18 | 22 | ▲ 4 | 42Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 322 | 0 | accident | 109 | — |
| 19 | 6 | ▼ 13 | 33Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Buick | 320 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 35 | ▲ 15 | 40Dick May | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 315 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 24 | ▲ 3 | 94Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Chevrolet | 268 | 0 | electrical | 100 | — |
| 22 | 18 | ▼ 4 | 90Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 287 | 0 | engine | 97 | — |
| 23 | 2 | ▼ 21 | 11Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | Buick | 254 | 71 | accident | 99 | — |
| 24 | 3 | ▼ 21 | 21Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 253 | 14 | accident | 96 | — |
| 25 | 19 | ▼ 6 | 88Bobby Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 230 | 45 | engine | 93 | — |
| 26 | 25 | ▼ 1 | 48Slick Johnson | Hylton Engineering | Buick | 209 | 1 | accident | 90 | — |
| 27 | 16 | ▼ 11 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Buick | 172 | 0 | engine | 82 | — |
| 28 | 23 | ▼ 5 | 19John Anderson | Gray Racing | Buick | 151 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 29 | 7 | ▼ 22 | 3Ricky Rudd | Richard Childress Racing | Pontiac | 133 | 0 | transmission | 76 | — |
| 30 | 10 | ▼ 20 | 98Morgan Shepherd | Benfield Racing | Buick | 96 | 12 | engine | 78 | — |
| 31 | 17 | ▼ 14 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 89 | 1 | engine | 75 | — |
| 32 | 14 | ▼ 18 | 13Dick Brooks | Bobby Hawkins (Owner) | Ford | 58 | 0 | head gasket | 67 | — |
| 33 | 21 | ▼ 12 | 5Jim Sauter | Jim Stacy Racing | Buick | 33 | 0 | accident | 64 | — |
| 34 | 8 | ▼ 26 | 47Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm Team | Buick | 28 | 0 | engine | 61 | — |
| 35 | 31 | ▼ 4 | 36H.B. Bailey | Bailey Racing | Pontiac | 18 | 0 | engine | 58 | — |
| 36 | 26 | ▼ 10 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 9 | 0 | accident | 55 | — |
| 37 | 1 | ▼ 36 | 1Buddy Baker | Ellington Racing | Buick | 3 | 1 | fly wheel | 0 | — |