No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | ▲ 4 | 75Neil Bonnett | RahMoc Enterprises | Chevrolet | 400 | 69 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 17 | ▲ 15 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 400 | 4 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 13 | ▲ 10 | 22Bobby Allison | DiGard Motorsports |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Buick |
| 400 |
| 188 |
| running |
| 175 |
| — |
| 4 | 14 | ▲ 10 | 11Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 399 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 3 | ▼ 2 | 15Dale Earnhardt | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 399 | 55 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 32 | ▲ 26 | 1Lake Speed | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 398 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 1 | ▼ 6 | 21Buddy Baker | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 398 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 21 | ▲ 13 | 7Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 395 | 1 | running | 147 | — |
| 9 | 22 | ▲ 13 | 2Morgan Shepherd | Jim Stacy Racing | Buick | 392 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 29 | ▲ 19 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 390 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 40 | ▲ 29 | 8Bobby Hillin Jr. | Hillin Racing | Buick | 388 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 19 | ▲ 7 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Chrysler | 388 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 23 | ▲ 10 | 77Dean Combs | Irv Sanderson (Owner) | Buick | 388 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 6 | ▼ 8 | 98Joe Ruttman | Benfield Racing | Chevrolet | 388 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 35 | ▲ 20 | 32Tommy Ellis | Bill Terry (Owner) | Buick | 386 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 2 | ▼ 14 | 9Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 384 | 47 | running | 120 | — |
| 17 | 18 | ▲ 1 | 97Ken Ragan | Branch-Ragan Racing | Buick | 381 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 38 | ▲ 20 | 74Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Chevrolet | 378 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 30 | ▲ 11 | 17Sterling Marlin | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 377 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 33 | ▲ 13 | 48Trevor Boys | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 376 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 34 | ▲ 13 | 24Jim Vandiver | Gordon Racing | Chrysler | 369 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 22 | 37 | ▲ 15 | 36H.B. Bailey | Bailey Racing | Pontiac | 369 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 24 | ▲ 1 | 6D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 366 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 26 | ▲ 2 | 18Slick Johnson | Satterfield Racing | Buick | 359 | 0 | running | 91 | — |
| 25 | 8 | ▼ 17 | 33Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Buick | 352 | 2 | running | 93 | — |
| 26 | 39 | ▲ 13 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 344 | 0 | running | 85 | — |
| 27 | 28 | ▲ 1 | 80Bob Senneker | Terry Marra (Owner) | Pontiac | 326 | 0 | dead battery | 82 | — |
| 28 | 12 | ▼ 16 | 28Cale Yarborough | Ranier-Lundy Racing | Chevrolet | 321 | 31 | engine | 84 | — |
| 29 | 20 | ▼ 9 | 01Mark Martin | Zervakis Enterprises | Chevrolet | 279 | 0 | accident | 76 | — |
| 30 | 31 | ▲ 1 | 99Philip Duffie | Duffie Racing | Buick | 277 | 0 | overheating | 73 | — |
| 31 | 41 | ▲ 10 | 02Rick Newsom | Reeder Racing | Chevrolet | 261 | 0 | running | 70 | — |
| 32 | 9 | ▼ 23 | 3Ricky Rudd | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 245 | 0 | running | 67 | — |
| 33 | 15 | ▼ 18 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 231 | 3 | oil pump | 69 | — |
| 34 | 7 | ▼ 27 | 55Benny Parsons | Johnny Hayes (Owner) | Buick | 201 | 0 | rear end | 61 | — |
| 35 | 25 | ▼ 10 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 94 | 0 | engine | 58 | — |
| 36 | 16 | ▼ 20 | 88Geoff Bodine | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 67 | 0 | accident | 55 | — |
| 37 | 10 | ▼ 27 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 67 | 0 | accident | 52 | — |
| 38 | 36 | ▼ 2 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Buick | 65 | 0 | accident | 49 | — |
| 39 | 4 | ▼ 35 | 16David Pearson | Bobby Hawkins (Owner) | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | accident | 0 | — |
| 40 | 11 | ▼ 29 | 27Tim Richmond | Blue Max Racing | Pontiac | 17 | 0 | engine | 43 | — |
| 41 | 27 | ▼ 14 | 47Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm Team | Buick | 14 | 0 | oil seal | 40 | — |