No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ▲ 3 | 11Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | Buick | 492 | 49 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 7 | ▲ 5 | 88Bobby Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 492 | 127 | running | 180 | — |
| 3 | 12 | ▲ 9 | 21Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 492 |
| 108 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 18 | ▲ 14 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Buick | 491 | 3 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 2 | ▼ 3 | 98Morgan Shepherd | Benfield Racing | Buick | 491 | 18 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 19 | ▲ 13 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 491 | 14 | running | 155 | — |
| 7 | 3 | ▼ 4 | 28Buddy Baker | Ranier Racing | Pontiac | 488 | 34 | running | 151 | — |
| 8 | 20 | ▲ 12 | 47Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm Team | Buick | 486 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 26 | ▲ 17 | 48Lennie Pond | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 479 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 10 | 24 | ▲ 14 | 6D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 471 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 21 | ▲ 10 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 467 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 14 | ▲ 2 | 9Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 463 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 33 | ▲ 20 | 94Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Buick | 458 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 8 | ▼ 6 | 15Dale Earnhardt | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 445 | 52 | engine | 126 | — |
| 15 | 28 | ▲ 13 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 444 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 29 | ▲ 13 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 444 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 5 | ▼ 12 | 2Tim Richmond | Jim Stacy Racing | Buick | 436 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 9 | ▼ 9 | 75Joe Ruttman | RahMoc Enterprises | Buick | 390 | 0 | steering | 109 | — |
| 19 | 25 | ▲ 6 | 40Slick Johnson | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 387 | 0 | engine | 106 | — |
| 20 | 30 | ▲ 10 | 87Randy Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Pontiac | 347 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 34 | ▲ 13 | 78Richard Brickhouse | Goffco | Pontiac | 337 | 0 | oil leak | 0 | — |
| 22 | 27 | ▲ 5 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 335 | 0 | accident | 97 | — |
| 23 | 23 | — | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 325 | 0 | accident | 94 | — |
| 24 | 11 | ▼ 13 | 02Mark Martin | Martin Racing | Buick | 314 | 0 | control arm | 91 | — |
| 25 | 1 | ▼ 24 | 27Cale Yarborough | M.C. Anderson Racing | Buick | 288 | 32 | accident | 93 | — |
| 26 | 32 | ▲ 6 | 41Joe Millikan | Matthews Racing | Buick | 277 | 0 | accident | 0 | — |
| 27 | 15 | ▼ 12 | 50Geoff Bodine | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 245 | 0 | engine | 82 | — |
| 28 | 6 | ▼ 22 | 3Ricky Rudd | Richard Childress Racing | Pontiac | 242 | 0 | engine | 79 | — |
| 29 | 16 | ▼ 13 | 42Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 208 | 0 | broken valve | 76 | — |
| 30 | 35 | ▲ 5 | 25Ronnie Thomas | Ronnie Thomas Racing | Pontiac | 204 | 0 | oil pressure | 73 | — |
| 31 | 17 | ▼ 14 | 90Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 191 | 0 | engine | 70 | — |
| 32 | 10 | ▼ 22 | 33Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Buick | 148 | 55 | engine | 72 | — |
| 33 | 22 | ▼ 11 | 17Lake Speed | Hamby Racing | Pontiac | 91 | 0 | oil pressure | 64 | — |
| 34 | 13 | ▼ 21 | 1Benny Parsons | Ellington Racing | Buick | 68 | 0 | accident | 61 | — |
| 35 | 31 | ▼ 4 | 20Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Chevrolet | 27 | 0 | accident | 58 | — |