No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ▲ 3 | 15Dale Earnhardt | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 188 | 41 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 10 | ▲ 8 | 11Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 188 | 21 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 18 | ▲ 15 | 27Tim Richmond | Blue Max Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Pontiac |
| 188 |
| 41 |
| running |
| 175 |
| — |
| 4 | 12 | ▲ 8 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 188 | 3 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 23 | ▲ 18 | 33Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Buick | 188 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 9 | ▲ 3 | 88Geoff Bodine | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 188 | 2 | running | 155 | — |
| 7 | 5 | ▼ 2 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 187 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 2 | ▼ 6 | 9Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 187 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 24 | ▲ 15 | 22Bobby Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Buick | 186 | 8 | running | 143 | — |
| 10 | 8 | ▼ 2 | 4Mark Martin | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 186 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 13 | ▲ 2 | 7Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 186 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 19 | ▲ 7 | 47Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm Team | Buick | 185 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 31 | ▲ 18 | 8Bobby Hillin Jr. | Hillin Racing | Buick | 184 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 29 | ▲ 15 | 77Ken Ragan | Branch-Ragan Racing | Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 21 | ▲ 6 | 98Joe Ruttman | Benfield Racing | Chevrolet | 182 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 17 | ▲ 1 | 3Ricky Rudd | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 182 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 18 | 25 | ▲ 7 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 178 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 33 | ▲ 14 | 6Al Elmore | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 174 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 20 | 37 | ▲ 17 | 41Ronnie Thomas | Ronnie Thomas Racing | Pontiac | 173 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 22 | ▲ 1 | 17Sterling Marlin | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 167 | 0 | engine | 100 | — |
| 22 | 3 | ▼ 19 | 55Benny Parsons | Johnny Hayes (Owner) | Chevrolet | 151 | 1 | ignition | 102 | — |
| 23 | 38 | ▲ 15 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 144 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 1 | ▼ 23 | 28Cale Yarborough | Ranier-Lundy Racing | Chevrolet | 140 | 21 | cracked head | 96 | — |
| 25 | 15 | ▼ 10 | 16David Pearson | Bobby Hawkins (Owner) | Chevrolet | 127 | 0 | broken valve | 88 | — |
| 26 | 11 | ▼ 15 | 1Lake Speed | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | 0 | piston | 85 | — |
| 27 | 32 | ▲ 5 | 2Morgan Shepherd | Jim Stacy Racing | Buick | 78 | 0 | engine | 82 | — |
| 28 | 6 | ▼ 22 | 21Buddy Baker | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 69 | 30 | brakes | 84 | — |
| 29 | 7 | ▼ 22 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 64 | 20 | crankshaft | 81 | — |
| 30 | 35 | ▲ 5 | 76Mike Potter | Potter Racing | Oldsmobile | 60 | 0 | overheating | 73 | — |
| 31 | 20 | ▼ 11 | 84Jody Ridley | Robert McEntyre (Owner) | Chevrolet | 37 | 0 | oil pressure | 70 | — |
| 32 | 36 | ▲ 4 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 22 | 0 | push rod | 67 | — |
| 33 | 28 | ▼ 5 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chrysler | 13 | 0 | ignition | 64 | — |
| 34 | 27 | ▼ 7 | 74Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | accident | 61 | — |
| 35 | 14 | ▼ 21 | 75Neil Bonnett | RahMoc Enterprises | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | engine | 58 | — |
| 36 | 16 | ▼ 20 | 29Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | accident | 55 | — |
| 37 | 30 | ▼ 7 | 31Billie Harvey | Gray Racing | Buick | 1 | 0 | accident | 0 | — |
| 38 | 34 | ▼ 4 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 1 | 0 | accident | 49 | — |
| 39 | 40 | ▲ 1 | 46Travis Tiller | Morgan-McClure | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | accident | 46 | — |
| 40 | 39 | ▼ 1 | 78Dick Skillen | Goffco | Pontiac | 1 | 0 | accident | 43 | — |