No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | ▲ 14 | 75Neil Bonnett | RahMoc Enterprises | Chevrolet | 328 | 21 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 21Buddy Baker | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 328 | 6 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 8 | ▲ 5 | 22Bobby Allison | DiGard Motorsports |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Buick |
| 328 |
| 128 |
| running |
| 175 |
| — |
| 4 | 9 | ▲ 5 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 327 | 5 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 11 | ▲ 6 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 326 | 1 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 7 | ▲ 1 | 9Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 326 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 31 | ▲ 24 | 2Morgan Shepherd | Jim Stacy Racing | Buick | 325 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 23 | ▲ 15 | 97Dean Combs | Irv Sanderson (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 324 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 6 | ▼ 3 | 11Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 323 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 19 | ▲ 9 | 84Jody Ridley | Robert McEntyre (Owner) | Chevrolet | 323 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 20 | ▲ 9 | 48Trevor Boys | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 323 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 17 | ▲ 5 | 1Lake Speed | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 321 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 33 | ▲ 20 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Oldsmobile | 321 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 32 | ▲ 18 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Chrysler | 320 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 25 | ▲ 10 | 80Bob Senneker | Terry Marra (Owner) | Pontiac | 319 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 26 | ▲ 10 | 17Sterling Marlin | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 319 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 37 | ▲ 20 | 77Ken Ragan | Branch-Ragan Racing | Chevrolet | 319 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 29 | ▲ 11 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 311 | 0 | accident | 109 | — |
| 19 | 22 | ▲ 3 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 310 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 30 | ▲ 10 | 7Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 308 | 0 | engine | 103 | — |
| 21 | 28 | ▲ 7 | 6D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 303 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 38 | ▲ 16 | 02Mike Potter | Reeder Racing | Pontiac | 280 | 0 | accident | 97 | — |
| 23 | 4 | ▼ 19 | 28Cale Yarborough | Ranier-Lundy Racing | Chevrolet | 258 | 108 | engine | 99 | — |
| 24 | 34 | ▲ 10 | 0Delma Cowart | HL Waters (Owner) | Buick | 233 | 0 | cylinder head | 91 | — |
| 25 | 5 | ▼ 20 | 55Benny Parsons | Johnny Hayes (Owner) | Chevrolet | 154 | 0 | overheating | 88 | — |
| 26 | 18 | ▼ 8 | 3Ricky Rudd | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | engine | 85 | — |
| 27 | 27 | — | 04Rick Baldwin | Rick Baldwin Racing | Chrysler | 132 | 0 | engine | 82 | — |
| 28 | 16 | ▼ 12 | 66Phil Parsons | Johnny Hayes (Owner) | Chevrolet | 122 | 0 | engine | 79 | — |
| 29 | 1 | ▼ 28 | 27Tim Richmond | Blue Max Racing | Pontiac | 120 | 40 | engine | 81 | — |
| 30 | 12 | ▼ 18 | 98Joe Ruttman | Benfield Racing | Pontiac | 97 | 0 | rear end | 73 | — |
| 31 | 10 | ▼ 21 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 84 | 0 | engine | 70 | — |
| 32 | 35 | ▲ 3 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 66 | 0 | engine | 67 | — |
| 33 | 2 | ▼ 31 | 15Dale Earnhardt | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 49 | 19 | clutch | 69 | — |
| 34 | 36 | ▲ 2 | 03Eddie Bierschwale | B & B Racing | Buick | 46 | 0 | accident | 61 | — |
| 35 | 13 | ▼ 22 | 47Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm Team | Buick | 30 | 0 | engine | 58 | — |
| 36 | 21 | ▼ 15 | 88Donnie Allison | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 21 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 37 | 14 | ▼ 23 | 33Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Buick | 21 | 0 | engine | 52 | — |
| 38 | 24 | ▼ 14 | 5Greg Sacks | Sacks & Sons | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | accident | 49 | — |
| 39 | 39 | — | 18Joe Booher | Satterfield Racing | Buick | 2 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |