No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | ▲ 11 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 492 | 48 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 6 | ▲ 4 | 9Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 492 | 10 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 11 | ▲ 8 | 11Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 492 |
| 3 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 17 | ▲ 13 | 1Lake Speed | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 490 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 7 | ▲ 2 | 33Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Buick | 489 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 1 | ▼ 5 | 3Ricky Rudd | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 489 | 30 | running | 155 | — |
| 7 | 13 | ▲ 6 | 27Tim Richmond | Blue Max Racing | Pontiac | 488 | 2 | running | 151 | — |
| 8 | 19 | ▲ 11 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 486 | 1 | running | 147 | — |
| 9 | 5 | ▼ 4 | 28Cale Yarborough | Ranier-Lundy Racing | Chevrolet | 486 | 161 | running | 148 | — |
| 10 | 3 | ▼ 7 | 22Bobby Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 484 | 21 | running | 139 | — |
| 11 | 8 | ▼ 3 | 2Mark Martin | Jim Stacy Racing | Buick | 484 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 2 | ▼ 10 | 75Neil Bonnett | RahMoc Enterprises | Chevrolet | 483 | 153 | rear end | 132 | — |
| 13 | 27 | ▲ 14 | 17Sterling Marlin | Hamby Racing | Pontiac | 477 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 29 | ▲ 15 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 473 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 15 | — | 7Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 468 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 34 | ▲ 18 | 74Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Buick | 466 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 23 | ▲ 6 | 26Ronnie Hopkins | Henderson Motorsports | Buick | 457 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 32 | ▲ 14 | 02D.K. Ulrich | Reeder Racing | Buick | 416 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 18 | ▼ 1 | 88Geoff Bodine | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 401 | 57 | accident | 111 | — |
| 20 | 9 | ▼ 11 | 47Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm Team | Buick | 395 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 28 | ▲ 7 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 382 | 0 | accident | 100 | — |
| 22 | 31 | ▲ 9 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Chrysler | 355 | 0 | rear end | 97 | — |
| 23 | 20 | ▼ 3 | 18Slick Johnson | Satterfield Racing | Buick | 307 | 0 | rear end | 94 | — |
| 24 | 14 | ▼ 10 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 279 | 0 | engine | 91 | — |
| 25 | 26 | ▲ 1 | 8Bobby Hillin Jr. | Hillin Racing | Buick | 250 | 0 | rear end | 0 | — |
| 26 | 24 | ▼ 2 | 6Jim Sauter | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 238 | 0 | oil pump | 0 | — |
| 27 | 25 | ▼ 2 | 41Ronnie Thomas | Ronnie Thomas Racing | Pontiac | 219 | 0 | engine | 82 | — |
| 28 | 33 | ▲ 5 | 20Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | engine | 79 | — |
| 29 | 10 | ▼ 19 | 98Joe Ruttman | Benfield Racing | Buick | 176 | 0 | accident | 76 | — |
| 30 | 30 | — | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 157 | 0 | engine | 73 | — |
| 31 | 21 | ▼ 10 | 48Lennie Pond | Hylton Engineering | Pontiac | 141 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 32 | 16 | ▼ 16 | 21Buddy Baker | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 108 | 0 | engine | 67 | — |
| 33 | 4 | ▼ 29 | 15Dale Earnhardt | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 73 | 6 | accident | 69 | — |
| 34 | 22 | ▼ 12 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 38 | 0 | engine | 61 | — |
| 35 | 35 | — | 06Ernie Cline | Cline Racing | Pontiac | 35 | 0 | accident | 58 | — |