No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 9Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 200 | 32 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 33Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 5 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 11Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 200 |
| 9 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 5 | ▲ 1 | 5Geoff Bodine | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 154 | running | 170 | — |
| 5 | 8 | ▲ 3 | 12Neil Bonnett | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 7 | ▲ 1 | 55Benny Parsons | Jackson Bros. Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 9 | ▲ 2 | 15Ricky Rudd | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 19 | ▲ 11 | 88Buddy Baker | Baker-Schiff Racing | Oldsmobile | 198 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 11 | ▲ 2 | 22Bobby Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Buick | 198 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 14 | ▲ 4 | 27Tim Richmond | Blue Max Racing | Pontiac | 198 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 10 | ▼ 1 | 66Phil Parsons | Jackson Bros. Motorsports | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 20 | ▲ 8 | 75Lake Speed | RahMoc Enterprises | Pontiac | 197 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 21 | ▲ 8 | 2Rusty Wallace | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 197 | 0 | engine | 124 | — |
| 14 | 23 | ▲ 9 | 7Kyle Petty | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 196 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 22 | ▲ 7 | 90Ken Schrader | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 195 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 24 | ▲ 8 | 49Greg Sacks | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 25 | ▲ 8 | 17Lennie Pond | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 15 | ▼ 3 | 8Bobby Hillin Jr. | Stavola Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 193 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 27 | ▲ 8 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Ford | 192 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 26 | ▲ 6 | 64Clark Dwyer | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 192 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 34 | ▲ 13 | 68Mike Potter | Potter Racing | Ford | 188 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 22 | 30 | ▲ 8 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 183 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 33 | ▲ 10 | 74Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Chevrolet | 181 | 0 | accident | 94 | — |
| 24 | 13 | ▼ 11 | 28Cale Yarborough | Ranier-Lundy Racing | Ford | 176 | 0 | broken valve | 91 | — |
| 25 | 38 | ▲ 13 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 174 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 26 | 37 | ▲ 11 | 31Steve Gray | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 151 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 27 | 17 | ▼ 10 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Oldsmobile | 148 | 0 | ball joint | 82 | — |
| 28 | 6 | ▼ 22 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 109 | 0 | engine | 79 | — |
| 29 | 12 | ▼ 17 | 47Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm Team | Buick | 105 | 0 | camshaft | 76 | — |
| 30 | 39 | ▲ 9 | 76Phil Good | Good Racing | Dodge | 105 | 0 | oil leak | 73 | — |
| 31 | 28 | ▼ 3 | 25Bobby Gerhart | Bobby Gerhart Racing | Chevrolet | 86 | 0 | rear end | 70 | — |
| 32 | 36 | ▲ 4 | 53Bill Scott (Brevard) | — | Chevrolet | 71 | 0 | rear end | 0 | — |
| 33 | 16 | ▼ 17 | 43Richard Petty | Curb Racing | Pontiac | 67 | 0 | broken valve | 64 | — |
| 34 | 29 | ▼ 5 | 6Eddie Bierschwale | U. S. Motorsports Inc. | Chevrolet | 47 | 0 | oil pump | 61 | — |
| 35 | 18 | ▼ 17 | 4Joe Ruttman | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27 | 0 | crank pulley | 58 | — |
| 36 | 32 | ▼ 4 | 1Charles Poalillo | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 22 | 0 | crank pulley | 0 | — |
| 37 | 31 | ▼ 6 | 96Jerry Bowman | J.B. Racing | Ford | 11 | 0 | engine | 52 | — |
| 38 | 35 | ▼ 3 | 20Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Buick | 10 | 0 | oil pump | 49 | — |
| 39 | 4 | ▼ 35 | 3Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | engine | 46 | — |
| 40 | 40 | — | 41Ronnie Thomas | Ronnie Thomas Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | engine | 43 | — |