No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ▲ 3 | 12Neil Bonnett | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 492 | 97 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 7 | ▲ 5 | 33Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Chevrolet | 492 | 171 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 492 |
| 208 |
| running |
| 175 |
| — |
| 4 | 8 | ▲ 4 | 75Lake Speed | RahMoc Enterprises | Pontiac | 492 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 10 | ▲ 5 | 7Kyle Petty | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 491 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 18 | ▲ 12 | 4Joe Ruttman | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 491 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 15 | ▲ 8 | 28Cale Yarborough | Ranier-Lundy Racing | Ford | 491 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 13 | ▲ 5 | 43Richard Petty | Curb Racing | Pontiac | 491 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 6 | ▼ 3 | 2Rusty Wallace | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 491 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 11 | ▲ 1 | 3Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 491 | 13 | running | 139 | — |
| 11 | 20 | ▲ 9 | 27Tim Richmond | Blue Max Racing | Pontiac | 490 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 5 | ▼ 7 | 5Geoff Bodine | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 485 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 24 | ▲ 11 | 51Greg Sacks | Sacks & Sons | Chevrolet | 482 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 19 | ▲ 5 | 48Lennie Pond | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 475 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 34 | ▲ 19 | 05Slick Johnson | Spohn Racing | Ford | 472 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 16 | 33 | ▲ 17 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 468 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 35 | ▲ 18 | 68Mike Potter | Potter Racing | Ford | 457 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 2 | ▼ 16 | 11Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 454 | 2 | rear end | 114 | — |
| 19 | 25 | ▲ 6 | 17Phil Parsons | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 448 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 17 | ▼ 3 | 1Dick Brooks | Petty Enterprises | Ford | 445 | 0 | engine | 103 | — |
| 21 | 38 | ▲ 17 | 32Jonathan Edwards | Edwards Racing | Buick | 439 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 37 | ▲ 15 | 50Jim Southard | Jim Southard (Owner) | Buick | 431 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 23 | 30 | ▲ 7 | 6Eddie Bierschwale | U. S. Motorsports Inc. | Chevrolet | 412 | 0 | accident | 94 | — |
| 24 | 22 | ▼ 2 | 8Bobby Hillin Jr. | Stavola Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 394 | 0 | engine | 91 | — |
| 25 | 26 | ▲ 1 | 88Buddy Baker | Baker-Schiff Racing | Oldsmobile | 385 | 0 | broken valve | 88 | — |
| 26 | 23 | ▼ 3 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Oldsmobile | 372 | 0 | running | 85 | — |
| 27 | 32 | ▲ 5 | 74Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Buick | 287 | 0 | accident | 82 | — |
| 28 | 28 | — | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 283 | 0 | oil pump | 79 | — |
| 29 | 14 | ▼ 15 | 9Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 281 | 0 | accident | 76 | — |
| 30 | 31 | ▲ 1 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 263 | 0 | engine | 73 | — |
| 31 | 9 | ▼ 22 | 22Bobby Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Buick | 262 | 1 | clutch | 75 | — |
| 32 | 3 | ▼ 29 | 15Ricky Rudd | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 162 | 0 | engine | 67 | — |
| 33 | 12 | ▼ 21 | 47Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm Team | Buick | 162 | 0 | accident | 64 | — |
| 34 | 36 | ▲ 2 | 41Ronnie Thomas | Ronnie Thomas Racing | Chevrolet | 128 | 0 | rear end | 61 | — |
| 35 | 40 | ▲ 5 | 93Maurice Randall | Randall Racing | Chrysler | 102 | 0 | engine | 58 | — |
| 36 | 39 | ▲ 3 | 20Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Buick | 96 | 0 | accident | 55 | — |
| 37 | 29 | ▼ 8 | 64Clark Dwyer | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 68 | 0 | engine | 52 | — |
| 38 | 27 | ▼ 11 | 23Morgan Shepherd | Bahre Racing | Chevrolet | 61 | 0 | engine | 49 | — |
| 39 | 21 | ▼ 18 | 98Trevor Boys | Benfield Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | engine | 46 | — |
| 40 | 16 | ▼ 24 | 90Ken Schrader | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 55 | 0 | engine | 43 | — |