No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ▲ 2 | 11Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | Buick | 500 | 287 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 18 | ▲ 16 | 42Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 500 | 5 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 5 | ▲ 2 | 9Bill Elliott | Melling Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 500 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| — |
| 4 | 10 | ▲ 6 | 50Geoff Bodine | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 500 | 4 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 13 | ▲ 8 | 55Benny Parsons | Johnny Hayes (Owner) | Buick | 496 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 19 | ▲ 13 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 495 | 1 | running | 155 | — |
| 7 | 23 | ▲ 16 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 491 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 17 | ▲ 9 | 47Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm Team | Buick | 490 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 12 | ▲ 3 | 2Tim Richmond | Jim Stacy Racing | Buick | 487 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 2 | ▼ 8 | 88Bobby Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 487 | 2 | running | 139 | — |
| 11 | 1 | ▼ 10 | 3Ricky Rudd | Richard Childress Racing | Pontiac | 478 | 2 | accident | 135 | — |
| 12 | 7 | ▼ 5 | 33Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Buick | 478 | 12 | accident | 132 | — |
| 13 | 28 | ▲ 15 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 475 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 24 | ▲ 10 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 474 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 27 | ▲ 12 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 472 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 30 | ▲ 14 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Buick | 458 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 17 | 31 | ▲ 14 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 453 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 11 | ▼ 7 | 75Joe Ruttman | RahMoc Enterprises | Buick | 449 | 0 | engine | 109 | — |
| 19 | 22 | ▲ 3 | 6D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 436 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 16 | ▼ 4 | 15Dale Earnhardt | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 402 | 101 | dead battery | 108 | — |
| 21 | 6 | ▼ 15 | 21Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 304 | 34 | ignition | 105 | — |
| 22 | 21 | ▼ 1 | 17Lake Speed | Hamby Racing | Pontiac | 280 | 0 | oil pressure | 97 | — |
| 23 | 29 | ▲ 6 | 40Dick May | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 280 | 0 | accident | 0 | — |
| 24 | 4 | ▼ 20 | 98Morgan Shepherd | Benfield Racing | Buick | 279 | 0 | engine | 91 | — |
| 25 | 15 | ▼ 10 | 90Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 270 | 0 | engine | 88 | — |
| 26 | 35 | ▲ 9 | 80John Callis | John Callis (Owner) | Pontiac | 248 | 0 | broken axle | 85 | — |
| 27 | 9 | ▼ 18 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 204 | 12 | accident | 87 | — |
| 28 | 32 | ▲ 4 | 63Jocko Maggiacomo | Jockos Racing | Oldsmobile | 191 | 0 | ball joint | 79 | — |
| 29 | 20 | ▼ 9 | 28Buddy Baker | Ranier Racing | Pontiac | 186 | 0 | cylinder head | 76 | — |
| 30 | 8 | ▼ 22 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 160 | 40 | steering | 78 | — |
| 31 | 26 | ▼ 5 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Ronnie Thomas Racing | Pontiac | 155 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 32 | 25 | ▼ 7 | 87J.R. Charbonneau | Buck Baker Racing | Pontiac | 118 | 0 | accident | 0 | — |
| 33 | 14 | ▼ 19 | 02Mark Martin | Martin Racing | Pontiac | 97 | 0 | ball joint | 64 | — |
| 34 | 33 | ▼ 1 | 65Gil Roth | G.R.R. Racing | Oldsmobile | 91 | 0 | rear end | 61 | — |
| 35 | 34 | ▼ 1 | 20Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Chevrolet | 13 | 0 | handling | 58 | — |