No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 11Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | Buick | 188 | 54 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Buick | 188 | 21 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 28Benny Parsons | Ranier Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Pontiac |
| 188 |
| 84 |
| running |
| 175 |
| — |
| 4 | 15 | ▲ 11 | 42Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 188 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 16 | ▲ 11 | 98Morgan Shepherd | Benfield Racing | Buick | 188 | 5 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 17 | ▲ 11 | 37Donnie Allison | Rogers Racing | Buick | 186 | 1 | running | 155 | — |
| 7 | 24 | ▲ 17 | 2Tim Richmond | Jim Stacy Racing | Buick | 186 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 8 | 20 | ▲ 12 | 15Dale Earnhardt | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 186 | 3 | running | 147 | — |
| 9 | 33 | ▲ 24 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Buick | 184 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 11 | ▲ 1 | 02Mark Martin | Martin Racing | Buick | 184 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 32 | ▲ 21 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 184 | 1 | running | 135 | — |
| 12 | 37 | ▲ 25 | 48Slick Johnson | Hylton Engineering | Buick | 183 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 13 | 12 | ▼ 1 | 88Bobby Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Buick | 182 | 8 | running | 129 | — |
| 14 | 14 | — | 33Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Buick | 182 | 4 | running | 126 | — |
| 15 | 31 | ▲ 16 | 6D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 181 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 35 | ▲ 19 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 180 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 25 | ▲ 8 | 99Philip Duffie | Duffie Racing | Buick | 179 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 38 | ▲ 20 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 177 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 19 | — | 21Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 165 | 1 | running | 111 | — |
| 20 | 30 | ▲ 10 | 19John Anderson | Gray Racing | Buick | 164 | 0 | engine | 103 | — |
| 21 | 26 | ▲ 5 | 66Lowell Cowell | Hamby Racing | Buick | 161 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 21 | ▼ 1 | 75Joe Ruttman | RahMoc Enterprises | Pontiac | 159 | 0 | engine | 97 | — |
| 23 | 40 | ▲ 17 | 40Ferrel Harris | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 146 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 24 | 3 | ▼ 21 | 3Ricky Rudd | Richard Childress Racing | Pontiac | 116 | 1 | running | 96 | — |
| 25 | 13 | ▼ 12 | 1Buddy Baker | Ellington Racing | Buick | 109 | 0 | steering | 88 | — |
| 26 | 7 | ▼ 19 | 9Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 100 | 0 | transmission | 85 | — |
| 27 | 9 | ▼ 18 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 82 | 0 | fuel pressure | 82 | — |
| 28 | 39 | ▲ 11 | 07Bill Scott (Brevard) | Brown Racing | Buick | 75 | 0 | piston | 79 | — |
| 29 | 18 | ▼ 11 | 96Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Cronkrite Racing | Buick | 73 | 0 | engine | 76 | — |
| 30 | 10 | ▼ 20 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Buick | 66 | 0 | engine | 73 | — |
| 31 | 23 | ▼ 8 | 24Lennie Pond | Gordon Racing | Buick | 66 | 1 | accident | 75 | — |
| 32 | 22 | ▼ 10 | 62Rick Wilson | Wilson Racing | Oldsmobile | 57 | 0 | broken valve | 67 | — |
| 33 | 5 | ▼ 28 | 50Geoff Bodine | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 53 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 34 | 28 | ▼ 6 | 17Lake Speed | Hamby Racing | Buick | 39 | 0 | engine | 61 | — |
| 35 | 27 | ▼ 8 | 73Steve Moore | Willard Moore (Owner) | Pontiac | 32 | 4 | clutch | 63 | — |
| 36 | 8 | ▼ 28 | 47Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm Team | Buick | 23 | 0 | engine | 55 | — |
| 37 | 6 | ▼ 31 | 27Cale Yarborough | M.C. Anderson Racing | Buick | 17 | 0 | engine | 52 | — |
| 38 | 34 | ▼ 4 | 90Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 16 | 0 | engine | 49 | — |
| 39 | 36 | ▼ 3 | 34L.W. Wright | L.W. Wright (Owner) | Chevrolet | 13 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 40 | 29 | ▼ 11 | 54David Simko | Simko Racing | Pontiac | 4 | 0 | accident | 43 | — |