No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ▲ 3 | 11Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 400 | 91 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 33Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 82 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 16 | ▲ 13 | 22Bobby Allison | DiGard Motorsports |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Buick |
| 400 |
| 15 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 5 | ▲ 1 | 3Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 399 | 97 | running | 170 | — |
| 5 | 18 | ▲ 13 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 398 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 25 | ▲ 19 | 75Lake Speed | RahMoc Enterprises | Pontiac | 397 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 28 | ▲ 21 | 4Joe Ruttman | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 396 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 15 | ▲ 7 | 2Rusty Wallace | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 396 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 6 | ▼ 3 | 27Tim Richmond | Blue Max Racing | Pontiac | 394 | 1 | running | 143 | — |
| 10 | 31 | ▲ 21 | 1Dick Brooks | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 393 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 11 | 22 | ▲ 11 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Oldsmobile | 392 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 41 | ▲ 29 | 8Bobby Hillin Jr. | Stavola Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 392 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 17 | ▲ 4 | 15Ricky Rudd | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 391 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 11 | ▼ 3 | 7Kyle Petty | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 391 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 13 | ▼ 2 | 12Neil Bonnett | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 388 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 3 | ▼ 13 | 5Geoff Bodine | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 384 | 32 | running | 120 | — |
| 17 | 32 | ▲ 15 | 05Slick Johnson | Spohn Racing | Ford | 383 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 1 | ▼ 17 | 9Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 379 | 81 | running | 114 | — |
| 19 | 42 | ▲ 23 | 6Eddie Bierschwale | U. S. Motorsports Inc. | Chevrolet | 379 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 27 | ▲ 7 | 18Tommy Ellis | Freelander Motorsports | Chevrolet | 375 | 0 | transmission | 103 | — |
| 21 | 40 | ▲ 19 | 82Mark Stahl | Stahl Racing | Ford | 375 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 34 | ▲ 12 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Ford | 367 | 0 | rear end | 97 | — |
| 23 | 35 | ▲ 12 | 64Clark Dwyer | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 362 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 30 | ▲ 6 | 84Mike Alexander | Sims Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 353 | 0 | running | 91 | — |
| 25 | 10 | ▼ 15 | 00Morgan Shepherd | Helen Rae Motorsports | Chevrolet | 341 | 0 | oil leak | 88 | — |
| 26 | 29 | ▲ 3 | 43Richard Petty | Curb Racing | Pontiac | 310 | 0 | engine | 85 | — |
| 27 | 8 | ▼ 19 | 21David Pearson | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 286 | 0 | ignition | 82 | — |
| 28 | 24 | ▼ 4 | 23Michael Waltrip | Bahre Racing | Chevrolet | 278 | 0 | transmission | 0 | — |
| 29 | 23 | ▼ 6 | 47Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm Team | Buick | 270 | 0 | engine | 76 | — |
| 30 | 36 | ▲ 6 | 17Lennie Pond | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 261 | 1 | engine | 78 | — |
| 31 | 39 | ▲ 8 | 89Jim Sauter | Mueller Brothers Racing | Pontiac | 208 | 0 | rear end | 70 | — |
| 32 | 37 | ▲ 5 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 148 | 0 | oil pressure | 67 | — |
| 33 | 21 | ▼ 12 | 66Phil Parsons | Jackson Bros. Motorsports | Chevrolet | 129 | 0 | engine | 64 | — |
| 34 | 20 | ▼ 14 | 95Sterling Marlin | Sadler Racing | Chevrolet | 129 | 0 | steering | 61 | — |
| 35 | 19 | ▼ 16 | 49Greg Sacks | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 36 | 33 | ▼ 3 | 09Dick Trickle | Matthews Racing | Chevrolet | 115 | 0 | oil leak | 0 | — |
| 37 | 26 | ▼ 11 | 88Buddy Baker | Baker-Schiff Racing | Oldsmobile | 59 | 0 | oil leak | 52 | — |
| 38 | 12 | ▼ 26 | 90Ken Schrader | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 29 | 0 | engine | 49 | — |
| 39 | 38 | ▼ 1 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 21 | 0 | ignition | 46 | — |
| 40 | 7 | ▼ 33 | 28Cale Yarborough | Ranier-Lundy Racing | Ford | 19 | 0 | engine | 43 | — |
| 41 | 14 | ▼ 27 | 98Trevor Boys | Benfield Racing | Chevrolet | 10 | 0 | broken valve | 40 | — |
| 42 | 9 | ▼ 33 | 55Benny Parsons | Jackson Bros. Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 | 0 | engine | 37 | — |