No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | ▲ 9 | 22Bobby Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Buick | 500 | 256 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 11Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 500 | 158 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 98Joe Ruttman | Benfield Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Buick |
| 499 |
| 51 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 6 | ▲ 2 | 9Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 498 | 1 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 19 | ▲ 14 | 21Buddy Baker | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 497 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 9 | ▲ 3 | 2Morgan Shepherd | Jim Stacy Racing | Buick | 493 | 1 | running | 155 | — |
| 7 | 14 | ▲ 7 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 493 | 1 | running | 151 | — |
| 8 | 17 | ▲ 9 | 15Dale Earnhardt | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 491 | 28 | running | 147 | — |
| 9 | 16 | ▲ 7 | 33Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Buick | 490 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 26 | ▲ 16 | 17Sterling Marlin | Hamby Racing | Pontiac | 483 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 15 | ▲ 4 | 7Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 482 | 1 | running | 135 | — |
| 12 | 30 | ▲ 18 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 474 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 27 | ▲ 14 | 58Jerry Bowman | J.B. Racing | Ford | 468 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 33 | ▲ 19 | 02Rick Newsom | Reeder Racing | Chevrolet | 467 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 18 | ▲ 3 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 466 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 20 | ▲ 4 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 457 | 3 | engine | 120 | — |
| 17 | 31 | ▲ 14 | 87Jimmy Ingalls | Jimmy Ingalls (Owner) | Buick | 454 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 29 | ▲ 11 | 6D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 438 | 0 | oil leak | 109 | — |
| 19 | 24 | ▲ 5 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Chrysler | 436 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 36 | ▲ 16 | 96John Callis | John Callis (Owner) | Pontiac | 428 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 34 | ▲ 13 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chrysler | 402 | 0 | engine | 100 | — |
| 22 | 11 | ▼ 11 | 28Cale Yarborough | Ranier-Lundy Racing | Chevrolet | 350 | 0 | overheating | 97 | — |
| 23 | 28 | ▲ 5 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 329 | 0 | engine | 94 | — |
| 24 | 2 | ▼ 22 | 3Ricky Rudd | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 277 | 0 | engine | 91 | — |
| 25 | 21 | ▼ 4 | 41Ronnie Thomas | Ronnie Thomas Racing | Pontiac | 251 | 0 | engine | 88 | — |
| 26 | 23 | ▼ 3 | 26Ronnie Hopkins | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 244 | 0 | accident | 85 | — |
| 27 | 25 | ▼ 2 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 235 | 0 | transmission | 82 | — |
| 28 | 13 | ▼ 15 | 75Neil Bonnett | RahMoc Enterprises | Chevrolet | 218 | 0 | water pump | 79 | — |
| 29 | 12 | ▼ 17 | 55Benny Parsons | Johnny Hayes (Owner) | Buick | 190 | 0 | engine | 76 | — |
| 30 | 3 | ▼ 27 | 27Tim Richmond | Blue Max Racing | Pontiac | 104 | 0 | accident | 73 | — |
| 31 | 5 | ▼ 26 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 97 | 0 | engine | 70 | — |
| 32 | 22 | ▼ 10 | 48Trevor Boys | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | engine | 67 | — |
| 33 | 35 | ▲ 2 | 35Dick May | Beahr Racing Enterprises | Ford | 66 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 34 | 7 | ▼ 27 | 47Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm Team | Buick | 60 | 0 | engine | 61 | — |
| 35 | 8 | ▼ 27 | 88Geoff Bodine | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 46 | 0 | accident | 58 | — |
| 36 | 32 | ▼ 4 | 63Jocko Maggiacomo | Linro Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 39 | 0 | accident | 55 | — |