No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | ▲ 9 | 9Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 119 | 5 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 5 | ▲ 3 | 55Benny Parsons | Johnny Hayes (Owner) | Chevrolet | 119 | 32 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 11 | ▲ 8 | 75Neil Bonnett | RahMoc Enterprises |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 119 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| — |
| 4 | 9 | ▲ 5 | 15Dale Earnhardt | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 119 | 4 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 26 | ▲ 21 | 27Tim Richmond | Blue Max Racing | Pontiac | 119 | 32 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 1 | ▼ 5 | 11Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 119 | 34 | running | 160 | — |
| 7 | 3 | ▼ 4 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 119 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 22 | ▲ 14 | 04Hershel McGriff | Gary Smith (Owner) | Buick | 119 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 6 | ▼ 3 | 22Bobby Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Buick | 119 | 1 | running | 143 | — |
| 10 | 8 | ▼ 2 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 118 | 10 | running | 139 | — |
| 11 | 16 | ▲ 5 | 47Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm Team | Buick | 118 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 29 | ▲ 17 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Oldsmobile | 118 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 32 | ▲ 19 | 7Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 117 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 20 | ▲ 6 | 88Donnie Allison | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 117 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 15 | 25 | ▲ 10 | 87Randy Becker | Randy Becker (Owner) | Buick | 116 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 40 | ▲ 24 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 115 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 41 | ▲ 24 | 17Sterling Marlin | Hamby Racing | Pontiac | 115 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 39 | ▲ 21 | 13Doug Wheeler | Puskarich Racing | Buick | 115 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 35 | ▲ 16 | 83Sumner McKnight | McKnight Racing | Chevrolet | 114 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 15 | ▼ 5 | 21Buddy Baker | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 113 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 17 | ▼ 4 | 78Jim Robinson | Lois Williams (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 112 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 12 | ▼ 10 | 51Scott Miller | Miller Brothers | Pontiac | 112 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 37 | ▲ 14 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 109 | 0 | broken wheel | 94 | — |
| 24 | 23 | ▼ 1 | 48Trevor Boys | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 101 | 0 | drive line | 91 | — |
| 25 | 18 | ▼ 7 | 38Don Waterman | Waterman Racing | Buick | 101 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 26 | 34 | ▲ 8 | 64D.K. Ulrich | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 101 | 0 | differential | 85 | — |
| 27 | 31 | ▲ 4 | 41Ronnie Thomas | Ronnie Thomas Racing | Pontiac | 96 | 0 | differential | 82 | — |
| 28 | 33 | ▲ 5 | 03Glenn Francis | Smokey Yunick Racing | Pontiac | 89 | 0 | shifter | 79 | — |
| 29 | 42 | ▲ 13 | 35Pat Mintey | Pat Mintey (Owner) | Chevrolet | 73 | 0 | engine | 76 | — |
| 30 | 38 | ▲ 8 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 66 | 0 | rocker arm | 73 | — |
| 31 | 7 | ▼ 24 | 33Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Buick | 61 | 0 | engine | 70 | — |
| 32 | 36 | ▲ 4 | 91John Krebs | KC Racing | Oldsmobile | 60 | 0 | engine | 67 | — |
| 33 | 27 | ▼ 6 | 2Morgan Shepherd | Jim Stacy Racing | Buick | 42 | 0 | engine | 64 | — |
| 34 | 21 | ▼ 13 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 38 | 0 | connecting rod | 61 | — |
| 35 | 13 | ▼ 22 | 93Jim Bown | John Kieper (Owner) | Buick | 37 | 0 | throttle linkage | 58 | — |
| 36 | 14 | ▼ 22 | 74Roy Smith | Edgett Racing | Buick | 36 | 0 | ignition | 55 | — |
| 37 | 2 | ▼ 35 | 3Ricky Rudd | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 32 | 1 | engine | 57 | — |
| 38 | 24 | ▼ 14 | 66Ron Esau | Lee & Humphries | Buick | 32 | 0 | ignition | 49 | — |
| 39 | 28 | ▼ 11 | 08Rick McCray | McCray Motorsports | Pontiac | 29 | 0 | engine | 46 | — |
| 40 | 30 | ▼ 10 | 73Bill Schmitt | Schmitt Racing | Chevrolet | 13 | 0 | engine | 43 | — |
| 41 | 4 | ▼ 37 | 98Joe Ruttman | Benfield Racing | Pontiac | 12 | 0 | engine | 40 | — |
| 42 | 19 | ▼ 23 | 12Jimmy Insolo | DiGard Motorsports | Buick | 1 | 0 | handling | 37 | — |