No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | ▲ 7 | 55Benny Parsons | Johnny Hayes (Owner) | Chevrolet | 328 | 150 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 9 | ▲ 7 | 3Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 328 | 26 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 28Cale Yarborough | Ranier-Lundy Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 328 |
| 90 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 10 | ▲ 6 | 43Richard Petty | Curb Racing | Pontiac | 327 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 5 | — | 22Bobby Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Buick | 326 | 62 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 11 | ▲ 5 | 33Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Chevrolet | 326 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 22 | ▲ 15 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 326 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 2 | ▼ 6 | 15Ricky Rudd | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 326 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 6 | ▼ 3 | 1Lake Speed | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 326 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 14 | ▲ 4 | 11Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 326 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 4 | ▼ 7 | 9Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 326 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 7 | ▼ 5 | 47Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm Team | Buick | 326 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 12 | ▼ 1 | 5Geoff Bodine | All-Star Racing | Chevrolet | 325 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 24 | ▲ 10 | 90Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 325 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 20 | ▲ 5 | 48Trevor Boys | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 324 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 27 | ▲ 11 | 51Greg Sacks | Sacks & Sons | Chevrolet | 321 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 32 | ▲ 15 | 6Jim Sauter | U. S. Motorsports Inc. | Chevrolet | 317 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 18 | 15 | ▼ 3 | 75Dave Marcis | RahMoc Enterprises | Pontiac | 313 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 18 | ▼ 1 | 88Rusty Wallace | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 312 | 0 | water pump | 106 | — |
| 20 | 36 | ▲ 16 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 309 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 38 | ▲ 17 | 77Ken Ragan | Branch-Ragan Racing | Chevrolet | 309 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 39 | ▲ 17 | 36H.B. Bailey | Bailey Racing | Pontiac | 306 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 1 | ▼ 22 | 21Buddy Baker | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 302 | 0 | engine | 94 | — |
| 24 | 40 | ▲ 16 | 64Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 301 | 0 | running | 91 | — |
| 25 | 33 | ▲ 8 | 41Ronnie Thomas | Ronnie Thomas Racing | Chevrolet | 299 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 26 | 23 | ▼ 3 | 23Don Hume | Bahre Racing | Oldsmobile | 299 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 27 | 17 | ▼ 10 | 84Jody Ridley | Robert McEntyre (Owner) | Chevrolet | 286 | 0 | transmission | 82 | — |
| 28 | 19 | ▼ 9 | 98Joe Ruttman | Benfield Racing | Chevrolet | 281 | 0 | running | 79 | — |
| 29 | 25 | ▼ 4 | 66Phil Parsons | Johnny Hayes (Owner) | Chevrolet | 276 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 30 | 31 | ▲ 1 | 01Doug Heveron | Tom Heveron (Owner) | Chevrolet | 253 | 0 | rear end | 73 | — |
| 31 | 29 | ▼ 2 | 71Mike Alexander | Marcis Auto Racing | Oldsmobile | 225 | 0 | engine | 70 | — |
| 32 | 30 | ▼ 2 | 97Dean Combs | Irv Sanderson (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 186 | 0 | rear end | 67 | — |
| 33 | 16 | ▼ 17 | 12Neil Bonnett | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 172 | 0 | engine | 64 | — |
| 34 | 13 | ▼ 21 | 27Tim Richmond | Blue Max Racing | Pontiac | 165 | 0 | broken valve | 61 | — |
| 35 | 35 | — | 14A.J. Foyt | A.J. Foyt Racing | Oldsmobile | 153 | 0 | engine | 58 | — |
| 36 | 37 | ▲ 1 | 0Delma Cowart | HL Waters (Owner) | Buick | 150 | 0 | engine | 55 | — |
| 37 | 21 | ▼ 16 | 8Bobby Hillin Jr. | Stavola Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 | cylinder head | 52 | — |
| 38 | 26 | ▼ 12 | 7Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Ford | 34 | 0 | engine | 49 | — |
| 39 | 34 | ▼ 5 | 4Lennie Pond | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15 | 0 | engine | 46 | — |
| 40 | 28 | ▼ 12 | 17Clark Dwyer | Hamby Racing | Pontiac | 4 | 0 | engine | 43 | — |