No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | ▲ 11 | 3Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 214 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 6 | ▲ 4 | 15Ricky Rudd | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 500 | 163 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 4 | ▲ 1 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 498 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| — |
| 4 | 18 | ▲ 14 | 88Buddy Baker | Baker-Schiff Racing | Oldsmobile | 498 | 2 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 17 | ▲ 12 | 2Rusty Wallace | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 497 | 28 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 11 | ▲ 5 | 7Kyle Petty | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 495 | 14 | running | 155 | — |
| 7 | 5 | ▼ 2 | 75Lake Speed | RahMoc Enterprises | Pontiac | 495 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 15 | ▲ 7 | 43Richard Petty | Curb Racing | Pontiac | 495 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 21 | ▲ 12 | 8Bobby Hillin Jr. | Stavola Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 495 | 1 | running | 143 | — |
| 10 | 16 | ▲ 6 | 90Ken Schrader | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 489 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 8 | ▼ 3 | 9Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 485 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 25 | ▲ 13 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 483 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 2 | ▼ 11 | 22Bobby Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Buick | 477 | 54 | running | 129 | — |
| 14 | 23 | ▲ 9 | 64Clark Dwyer | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 477 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 22 | ▲ 7 | 6Eddie Bierschwale | U. S. Motorsports Inc. | Chevrolet | 465 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 30 | ▲ 14 | 49Don Hume | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 457 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 7 | ▼ 10 | 47Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm Team | Buick | 440 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 10 | ▼ 8 | 5Geoff Bodine | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 408 | 1 | running | 114 | — |
| 19 | 3 | ▼ 16 | 12Neil Bonnett | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 364 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 1 | ▼ 19 | 33Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Chevrolet | 362 | 22 | running | 108 | — |
| 21 | 28 | ▲ 7 | 41Ronnie Thomas | Ronnie Thomas Racing | Chevrolet | 314 | 0 | engine | 100 | — |
| 22 | 24 | ▲ 2 | 95Sterling Marlin | Sadler Racing | Chevrolet | 220 | 1 | accident | 102 | — |
| 23 | 9 | ▼ 14 | 11Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 178 | 0 | engine | 94 | — |
| 24 | 20 | ▼ 4 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Oldsmobile | 174 | 0 | engine | 91 | — |
| 25 | 26 | ▲ 1 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Chrysler | 157 | 0 | oil pressure | 88 | — |
| 26 | 27 | ▲ 1 | 68Mike Potter | Potter Racing | Ford | 61 | 0 | engine | 85 | — |
| 27 | 29 | ▲ 2 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 48 | 0 | accident | 82 | — |
| 28 | 19 | ▼ 9 | 17Phil Parsons | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 40 | 0 | engine | 79 | — |
| 29 | 14 | ▼ 15 | 4Joe Ruttman | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 38 | 0 | accident | 76 | — |
| 30 | 13 | ▼ 17 | 27Tim Richmond | Blue Max Racing | Pontiac | 36 | 0 | accident | 73 | — |