No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 28Cale Yarborough | Ranier-Lundy Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 89 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 29 | ▲ 27 | 3Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 19 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 26 | ▲ 23 | 11Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 200 |
| 39 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 7 | ▲ 3 | 12Neil Bonnett | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 200 | 1 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 3 | ▼ 2 | 9Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 200 | 1 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 6 | — | 33Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 1 | running | 155 | — |
| 7 | 14 | ▲ 7 | 15Ricky Rudd | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 9 | ▲ 1 | 5Geoff Bodine | All-Star Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 11 | ▲ 2 | 16David Pearson | Bobby Hawkins (Owner) | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 10 | 33 | ▲ 23 | 84Jody Ridley | Robert McEntyre (Owner) | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 13 | ▲ 2 | 66Phil Parsons | Johnny Hayes (Owner) | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 2 | ▼ 10 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 198 | 9 | running | 132 | — |
| 13 | 24 | ▲ 11 | 4Lennie Pond | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 17 | ▲ 3 | 77Ken Ragan | Branch-Ragan Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 40 | ▲ 25 | 10Sterling Marlin | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 19 | ▲ 3 | 89Dean Roper | Mueller Brothers Racing | Pontiac | 196 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 41 | ▲ 24 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 20 | ▲ 2 | 51Greg Sacks | Sacks & Sons | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 25 | ▲ 6 | 97Dean Combs | Irv Sanderson (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 194 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 37 | ▲ 17 | 17Clark Dwyer | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 191 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 42 | ▲ 21 | 71Mike Alexander | Marcis Auto Racing | Oldsmobile | 187 | 0 | engine | 100 | — |
| 22 | 36 | ▲ 14 | 29Connie Saylor | Adcox-Kirby | Chevrolet | 186 | 0 | overheating | 0 | — |
| 23 | 23 | — | 01Doug Heveron | Tom Heveron (Owner) | Chevrolet | 173 | 0 | ignition | 94 | — |
| 24 | 38 | ▲ 14 | 41Ronnie Thomas | Ronnie Thomas Racing | Chevrolet | 173 | 0 | rear end | 91 | — |
| 25 | 28 | ▲ 3 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Chrysler | 170 | 0 | connecting rod | 88 | — |
| 26 | 12 | ▼ 14 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 158 | 0 | accident | 85 | — |
| 27 | 18 | ▼ 9 | 47Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm Team | Buick | 158 | 0 | accident | 82 | — |
| 28 | 31 | ▲ 3 | 98Joe Ruttman | Benfield Racing | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | accident | 79 | — |
| 29 | 8 | ▼ 21 | 55Benny Parsons | Johnny Hayes (Owner) | Chevrolet | 108 | 0 | cylinder head | 76 | — |
| 30 | 27 | ▼ 3 | 88Rusty Wallace | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 95 | 0 | accident | 73 | — |
| 31 | 34 | ▲ 3 | 43Richard Petty | Curb Racing | Pontiac | 92 | 24 | camshaft | 75 | — |
| 32 | 30 | ▼ 2 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 69 | 0 | engine | 67 | — |
| 33 | 10 | ▼ 23 | 27Tim Richmond | Blue Max Racing | Pontiac | 66 | 0 | cracked head | 64 | — |
| 34 | 4 | ▼ 30 | 22Bobby Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Buick | 61 | 17 | camshaft | 66 | — |
| 35 | 22 | ▼ 13 | 8Bobby Hillin Jr. | Stavola Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | engine | 58 | — |
| 36 | 21 | ▼ 15 | 42Dick Trickle | Matthews Racing | Chevrolet | 53 | 0 | ignition | 55 | — |
| 37 | 16 | ▼ 21 | 1Lake Speed | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | push rod | 52 | — |
| 38 | 5 | ▼ 33 | 21Buddy Baker | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 30 | 0 | vibration | 49 | — |
| 39 | 32 | ▼ 7 | 14A.J. Foyt | A.J. Foyt Racing | Oldsmobile | 24 | 0 | suspension | 46 | — |
| 40 | 15 | ▼ 25 | 7Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Ford | 21 | 0 | engine | 43 | — |
| 41 | 35 | ▼ 6 | 48Trevor Boys | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 17 | 0 | engine | 40 | — |
| 42 | 39 | ▼ 3 | 75Dave Marcis | RahMoc Enterprises | Pontiac | 3 | 0 | engine | 37 | — |