No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 33Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Buick | 334 | 24 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 5 | ▲ 3 | 9Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 334 | 22 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 10 | ▲ 7 | 03David Pearson | Bobby Hawkins (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Buick |
| 333 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| — |
| 4 | 13 | ▲ 9 | 75Joe Ruttman | RahMoc Enterprises | Buick | 331 | 1 | running | 0 | — |
| 5 | 9 | ▲ 4 | 55Benny Parsons | Johnny Hayes (Owner) | Buick | 331 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 12 | ▲ 6 | 28Buddy Baker | Ranier Racing | Pontiac | 331 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 17 | ▲ 10 | 90Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 329 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 8 | — | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 328 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 11 | ▲ 2 | 88Bobby Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Buick | 326 | 280 | engine | 148 | — |
| 10 | 25 | ▲ 15 | 62Rick Wilson | Wilson Racing | Oldsmobile | 326 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 28 | ▲ 17 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Buick | 323 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 33 | ▲ 21 | 84Rick Baldwin | Rick Baldwin Racing | Dodge | 323 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 2 | ▼ 11 | 50Geoff Bodine | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 319 | 5 | engine | 129 | — |
| 14 | 3 | ▼ 11 | 11Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | Buick | 318 | 2 | running | 126 | — |
| 15 | 26 | ▲ 11 | 6D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 310 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 18 | ▲ 2 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Buick | 309 | 0 | engine | 115 | — |
| 17 | 37 | ▲ 20 | 24John Anderson | Gordon Racing | Buick | 305 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 18 | 40 | ▲ 22 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 288 | 0 | cracked head | 109 | — |
| 19 | 20 | ▲ 1 | 2Tim Richmond | Jim Stacy Racing | Buick | 282 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 36 | ▲ 16 | 48Lennie Pond | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 265 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 21 | 23 | ▲ 2 | 17Lake Speed | Hamby Racing | Buick | 261 | 0 | engine | 100 | — |
| 22 | 19 | ▼ 3 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Chrysler | 260 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 32 | ▲ 9 | 41Sterling Marlin | Matthews Racing | Oldsmobile | 256 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 24 | 21 | ▼ 3 | 8Dick Brooks | Steve Harrison (Owner) | Pontiac | 239 | 0 | clutch | 91 | — |
| 25 | 15 | ▼ 10 | 15Dale Earnhardt | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 237 | 0 | ball joint | 88 | — |
| 26 | 34 | ▲ 8 | 36H.B. Bailey | Bailey Racing | Pontiac | 227 | 0 | accident | 85 | — |
| 27 | 39 | ▲ 12 | 78Richard Brickhouse | Goffco | Pontiac | 220 | 0 | accident | 82 | — |
| 28 | 7 | ▼ 21 | 21Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 219 | 0 | ignition | 79 | — |
| 29 | 22 | ▼ 7 | 1Kyle Petty | Ellington Racing | Buick | 191 | 0 | engine | 76 | — |
| 30 | 4 | ▼ 26 | 98Morgan Shepherd | Benfield Racing | Buick | 178 | 0 | engine | 73 | — |
| 31 | 6 | ▼ 25 | 3Ricky Rudd | Richard Childress Racing | Pontiac | 122 | 0 | engine | 70 | — |
| 32 | 24 | ▼ 8 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Buick | 99 | 0 | engine | 67 | — |
| 33 | 14 | ▼ 19 | 27Cale Yarborough | M.C. Anderson Racing | Buick | 98 | 0 | engine | 64 | — |
| 34 | 27 | ▼ 7 | 77Dean Combs | Irv Sanderson (Owner) | Buick | 91 | 0 | transmission | 61 | — |
| 35 | 29 | ▼ 6 | 47Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm Team | Oldsmobile | 79 | 0 | engine | 58 | — |
| 36 | 30 | ▼ 6 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 68 | 0 | oil pump | 55 | — |
| 37 | 38 | ▲ 1 | 42Ronnie Thomas | Ronnie Thomas Racing | Pontiac | 66 | 0 | broken valve | 52 | — |
| 38 | 16 | ▼ 22 | 02Mark Martin | Martin Racing | Buick | 59 | 0 | broken valve | 49 | — |
| 39 | 31 | ▼ 8 | 4Connie Saylor | GC Spencer Racing | Oldsmobile | 37 | 0 | water pump | 46 | — |
| 40 | 35 | ▼ 5 | 46Travis Tiller | Morgan-McClure | Buick | 7 | 0 | accident | 43 | — |