No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | ▲ 14 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 188 | 52 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 12 | ▲ 10 | 55Benny Parsons | Johnny Hayes (Owner) | Buick | 188 | 1 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 10 | ▲ 7 | 1Lake Speed | Ellington Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 188 |
| 13 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 21 | ▲ 17 | 33Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Buick | 188 | 2 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 6 | ▲ 1 | 9Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 188 | 2 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 7 | ▲ 1 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 41 | ▲ 34 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Buick | 188 | 2 | running | 151 | — |
| 8 | 4 | ▼ 4 | 3Ricky Rudd | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 32 | ▲ 23 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 187 | 2 | running | 143 | — |
| 10 | 19 | ▲ 9 | 22Bobby Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Buick | 186 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 2 | ▼ 9 | 98Joe Ruttman | Benfield Racing | Chevrolet | 184 | 10 | engine | 135 | — |
| 12 | 36 | ▲ 24 | 77Ken Ragan | Branch-Ragan Racing | Buick | 184 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 31 | ▲ 18 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 182 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 20 | ▲ 6 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 181 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 5 | ▼ 10 | 75Neil Bonnett | RahMoc Enterprises | Chevrolet | 181 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 28 | ▲ 12 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chrysler | 178 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 27 | ▲ 10 | 2Morgan Shepherd | Jim Stacy Racing | Buick | 175 | 0 | engine | 112 | — |
| 18 | 30 | ▲ 12 | 89Dean Roper | — | Pontiac | 170 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 24 | ▲ 5 | 48Lennie Pond | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 169 | 0 | engine | 106 | — |
| 20 | 23 | ▲ 3 | 47Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm Team | Buick | 148 | 10 | engine | 108 | — |
| 21 | 3 | ▼ 18 | 88Geoff Bodine | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 132 | 40 | engine | 105 | — |
| 22 | 38 | ▲ 16 | 73Steve Moore | Steve Moore (Owner) | Pontiac | 124 | 0 | ignition | 97 | — |
| 23 | 40 | ▲ 17 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Chrysler | 121 | 0 | engine | 94 | — |
| 24 | 17 | ▼ 7 | 15Dale Earnhardt | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 120 | 1 | brake stud | 96 | — |
| 25 | 11 | ▼ 14 | 21Buddy Baker | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 94 | 0 | engine | 88 | — |
| 26 | 37 | ▲ 11 | 76Lowell Cowell | Potter Racing | Oldsmobile | 93 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 27 | 8 | ▼ 19 | 27Tim Richmond | Blue Max Racing | Pontiac | 72 | 10 | accident | 87 | — |
| 28 | 9 | ▼ 19 | 66Phil Parsons | Johnny Hayes (Owner) | Pontiac | 71 | 0 | accident | 79 | — |
| 29 | 1 | ▼ 28 | 28Cale Yarborough | Ranier-Lundy Racing | Chevrolet | 71 | 43 | accident | 81 | — |
| 30 | 18 | ▼ 12 | 7Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 71 | 0 | accident | 73 | — |
| 31 | 16 | ▼ 15 | 16David Pearson | Bobby Hawkins (Owner) | Chevrolet | 71 | 0 | accident | 70 | — |
| 32 | 29 | ▼ 3 | 84Jody Ridley | Robert McEntyre (Owner) | Buick | 71 | 0 | accident | 67 | — |
| 33 | 14 | ▼ 19 | 11Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 70 | 0 | accident | 64 | — |
| 34 | 13 | ▼ 21 | 14A.J. Foyt | A.J. Foyt Racing | Chevrolet | 70 | 0 | accident | 0 | — |
| 35 | 42 | ▲ 7 | 41Ronnie Thomas | Ronnie Thomas Racing | Pontiac | 69 | 0 | camshaft | 58 | — |
| 36 | 25 | ▼ 11 | 6Mark Martin | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | engine | 55 | — |
| 37 | 34 | ▼ 3 | 62Rick Wilson | Wilson Racing | Buick | 55 | 0 | cylinder head | 52 | — |
| 38 | 39 | ▲ 1 | 99Philip Duffie | Duffie Racing | Buick | 50 | 0 | brake stud | 49 | — |
| 39 | 26 | ▼ 13 | 10Clark Dwyer | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 30 | 0 | oil pan | 46 | — |
| 40 | 33 | ▼ 7 | 4Connie Saylor | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 22 | 0 | engine | 43 | — |
| 41 | 22 | ▼ 19 | 17Sterling Marlin | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 20 | 0 | engine | 40 | — |
| 42 | 35 | ▼ 7 | 96Rick Baldwin | Cronkrite Racing | Buick | 7 | 0 | engine | 37 | — |