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 | 66 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 11Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 200 | 76 | running | 180 | — |
| 3 | 27 | ▲ 24 | 28Cale Yarborough | Ranier-Lundy Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 200 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| — |
| 4 | 11 | ▲ 7 | 27Tim Richmond | Blue Max Racing | Pontiac | 200 | 11 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 14 | ▲ 9 | 3Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 19 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 7 | ▲ 1 | 22Bobby Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Buick | 200 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 5 | ▼ 2 | 15Ricky Rudd | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 8 | — | 12Neil Bonnett | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 199 | 2 | running | 147 | — |
| 9 | 18 | ▲ 9 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 2 | running | 143 | — |
| 10 | 28 | ▲ 18 | 55Benny Parsons | Jackson Bros. Motorsports | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 3 | ▼ 8 | 5Geoff Bodine | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 198 | 1 | running | 135 | — |
| 12 | 9 | ▼ 3 | 7Kyle Petty | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 22 | ▲ 9 | 47Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm Team | Buick | 198 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 10 | ▼ 4 | 75Lake Speed | RahMoc Enterprises | Pontiac | 198 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 19 | ▲ 4 | 88Buddy Baker | Baker-Schiff Racing | Oldsmobile | 198 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 6 | ▼ 10 | 33Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 20 | running | 120 | — |
| 17 | 32 | ▲ 15 | 21David Pearson | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 23 | ▲ 5 | 17Lennie Pond | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 31 | ▲ 12 | 66Phil Parsons | Jackson Bros. Motorsports | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 37 | ▲ 17 | 89Jim Sauter | Mueller Brothers Racing | Pontiac | 196 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 34 | ▲ 13 | 18Tommy Ellis | Freelander Motorsports | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 2 | ▼ 20 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 17 | ▼ 6 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Ford | 195 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 24 | — | 49Trevor Boys | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | running | 91 | — |
| 25 | 20 | ▼ 5 | 64Clark Dwyer | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 194 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 26 | 13 | ▼ 13 | 2Rusty Wallace | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 194 | 0 | running | 85 | — |
| 27 | 33 | ▲ 6 | 74Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Buick | 190 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 28 | 12 | ▼ 16 | 8Bobby Hillin Jr. | Stavola Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 190 | 0 | running | 79 | — |
| 29 | 25 | ▼ 4 | 6Eddie Bierschwale | U. S. Motorsports Inc. | Chevrolet | 190 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 30 | 16 | ▼ 14 | 43Richard Petty | Curb Racing | Pontiac | 158 | 3 | engine | 78 | — |
| 31 | 26 | ▼ 5 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 113 | 0 | oil pressure | 70 | — |
| 32 | 29 | ▼ 3 | 23Jim Hull | Bahre Racing | Chevrolet | 68 | 0 | accident | 67 | — |
| 33 | 36 | ▲ 3 | 85Tommie Crozier | Leonard Racing | Pontiac | 44 | 0 | engine | 64 | — |
| 34 | 15 | ▼ 19 | 90Ken Schrader | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 32 | 0 | oil pressure | 61 | — |
| 35 | 21 | ▼ 14 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 18 | 0 | engine | 58 | — |
| 36 | 35 | ▼ 1 | 80Edward Cooper | Edward Cooper (Owner) | Buick | 7 | 0 | broken valve | 55 | — |
| 37 | 30 | ▼ 7 | 93Maurice Randall | Randall Racing | Chrysler | 1 | 0 | ignition | 52 | — |