No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ▲ 2 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 492 | 128 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 11 | ▲ 9 | 27Tim Richmond | Blue Max Racing | Pontiac | 492 | 143 | running | 180 | — |
| 3 | 8 | ▲ 5 | 3Ricky Rudd | Richard Childress Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 491 |
| 57 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 1 | ▼ 3 | 75Neil Bonnett | RahMoc Enterprises | Chevrolet | 490 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 5 | 5 | — | 11Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 489 | 1 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 31 | ▲ 25 | 47Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm Team | Buick | 486 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 33 | ▲ 26 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 486 | 2 | running | 151 | — |
| 8 | 25 | ▲ 17 | 42Lennie Pond | Matthews Racing | Buick | 476 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 23 | ▲ 14 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 475 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 24 | ▲ 14 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 471 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 21 | ▲ 10 | 6D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 471 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 35 | ▲ 23 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 460 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 28 | ▲ 15 | 04Rick Baldwin | Rick Baldwin Racing | Chrysler | 457 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 14 | 34 | ▲ 20 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 455 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 22 | ▲ 7 | 17Sterling Marlin | Hamby Racing | Pontiac | 443 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 6 | ▼ 10 | 22Bobby Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Buick | 437 | 44 | running | 120 | — |
| 17 | 16 | ▼ 1 | 15Dale Earnhardt | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 436 | 14 | engine | 117 | — |
| 18 | 10 | ▼ 8 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 414 | 55 | engine | 114 | — |
| 19 | 20 | ▲ 1 | 41Ronnie Thomas | Ronnie Thomas Racing | Pontiac | 414 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 19 | ▼ 1 | 96Slick Johnson | — | Chevrolet | 397 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 21 | 9 | ▼ 12 | 9Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 387 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 36 | ▲ 14 | 35Dick May | Beahr Racing Enterprises | Ford | 381 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 12 | ▼ 11 | 33Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Buick | 350 | 0 | head gasket | 94 | — |
| 24 | 13 | ▼ 11 | 7Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 344 | 0 | broken valve | 91 | — |
| 25 | 29 | ▲ 4 | 58Jerry Bowman | J.B. Racing | Ford | 333 | 0 | accident | 88 | — |
| 26 | 17 | ▼ 9 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 208 | 0 | accident | 85 | — |
| 27 | 32 | ▲ 5 | 2Morgan Shepherd | Jim Stacy Racing | Buick | 205 | 0 | timing chain | 82 | — |
| 28 | 7 | ▼ 21 | 1Lake Speed | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 184 | 0 | wheel bearing | 79 | — |
| 29 | 14 | ▼ 15 | 21Buddy Baker | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 155 | 0 | ignition | 76 | — |
| 30 | 4 | ▼ 26 | 98Joe Ruttman | Benfield Racing | Pontiac | 139 | 39 | accident | 78 | — |
| 31 | 26 | ▼ 5 | 02Mike Potter | Reeder Racing | Pontiac | 139 | 0 | rear end | 70 | — |
| 32 | 18 | ▼ 14 | 48Trevor Boys | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 54 | 0 | accident | 67 | — |
| 33 | 15 | ▼ 18 | 88Geoff Bodine | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 45 | 0 | accident | 64 | — |
| 34 | 27 | ▼ 7 | 39Blackie Wangerin | Wangerin Racing | Ford | 39 | 0 | rear end | 61 | — |
| 35 | 30 | ▼ 5 | 45Johnny McFadden | John McFadden (Owner) | Buick | 11 | 0 | ignition | 58 | — |
| 36 | 2 | ▼ 34 | 28Cale Yarborough | Ranier-Lundy Racing | Chevrolet | 10 | 9 | accident | 60 | — |