No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 3Ricky Rudd | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 380 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 6 | ▲ 4 | 22Bobby Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Buick | 500 | 48 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 11Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 500 |
| 70 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 5 | ▲ 1 | 15Dale Earnhardt | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 499 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 7 | ▲ 2 | 88Geoff Bodine | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 499 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 11 | ▲ 5 | 75Neil Bonnett | RahMoc Enterprises | Chevrolet | 499 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 3 | ▼ 4 | 98Joe Ruttman | Benfield Racing | Buick | 499 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 15 | ▲ 7 | 33Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Buick | 498 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 10 | ▲ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 489 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 24 | ▲ 14 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 487 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 18 | ▲ 7 | 48Trevor Boys | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 487 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 21 | ▲ 9 | 7Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 480 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 28 | ▲ 15 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 474 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 16 | ▲ 2 | 9Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 466 | 1 | engine | 126 | — |
| 15 | 22 | ▲ 7 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 466 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 17 | ▲ 1 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 458 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 14 | ▼ 3 | 38Laurent Rioux | Rioux Racing | Chevrolet | 443 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 18 | 29 | ▲ 11 | 6D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 431 | 0 | rear end | 109 | — |
| 19 | 23 | ▲ 4 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 414 | 0 | steering | 106 | — |
| 20 | 27 | ▲ 7 | 02Mike Potter | Reeder Racing | Pontiac | 355 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 21 | 25 | ▲ 4 | 41Ronnie Thomas | Ronnie Thomas Racing | Pontiac | 330 | 0 | overheating | 100 | — |
| 22 | 9 | ▼ 13 | 21Buddy Baker | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 290 | 0 | broken valve | 97 | — |
| 23 | 26 | ▲ 3 | 82Mark Stahl | Stahl Racing | Ford | 256 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 8 | ▼ 16 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 169 | 1 | transmission | 96 | — |
| 25 | 12 | ▼ 13 | 32Butch Lindley | Bill Terry (Owner) | Buick | 122 | 0 | rear end | 88 | — |
| 26 | 4 | ▼ 22 | 27Tim Richmond | Blue Max Racing | Pontiac | 80 | 0 | ignition | 85 | — |
| 27 | 13 | ▼ 14 | 17Sterling Marlin | Hamby Racing | Pontiac | 57 | 0 | accident | 82 | — |
| 28 | 19 | ▼ 9 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 56 | 0 | engine | 79 | — |
| 29 | 20 | ▼ 9 | 2Morgan Shepherd | Jim Stacy Racing | Buick | 3 | 0 | timing chain | 76 | — |