No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 3Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 343 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 27Tim Richmond | Blue Max Racing | Pontiac | 500 | 36 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 4 | ▲ 1 | 12Neil Bonnett | Junior Johnson & Associates |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 500 |
| 12 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 10 | ▲ 6 | 11Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 500 | 87 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 9 | ▲ 4 | 9Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 499 | 16 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 15 | ▲ 9 | 33Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Chevrolet | 498 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 12 | ▲ 5 | 47Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm Team | Buick | 497 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 24 | ▲ 16 | 43Richard Petty | Curb Racing | Pontiac | 496 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 6 | ▼ 3 | 15Ricky Rudd | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 495 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 18 | ▲ 8 | 75Lake Speed | RahMoc Enterprises | Pontiac | 490 | 1 | running | 139 | — |
| 11 | 13 | ▲ 2 | 88Buddy Baker | Baker-Schiff Racing | Oldsmobile | 488 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 21 | ▲ 9 | 2Rusty Wallace | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 487 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 14 | ▲ 1 | 4Joe Ruttman | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 484 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 23 | ▲ 9 | 41Ronnie Thomas | Ronnie Thomas Racing | Chevrolet | 483 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 30 | ▲ 15 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Ford | 481 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 17 | ▲ 1 | 7Kyle Petty | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 479 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 28 | ▲ 11 | 49Trevor Boys | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 478 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 29 | ▲ 11 | 64Clark Dwyer | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 462 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 22 | ▲ 3 | 90Ken Schrader | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 446 | 0 | suspension | 106 | — |
| 20 | 26 | ▲ 6 | 6Eddie Bierschwale | U. S. Motorsports Inc. | Chevrolet | 443 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 8 | ▼ 13 | 17Phil Parsons | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 434 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 16 | ▼ 6 | 22Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Buick | 430 | 4 | accident | 102 | — |
| 23 | 19 | ▼ 4 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Oldsmobile | 408 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 25 | ▲ 1 | 8Bobby Hillin Jr. | Stavola Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 378 | 0 | accident | 91 | — |
| 25 | 3 | ▼ 22 | 5Geoff Bodine | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 362 | 0 | accident | 88 | — |
| 26 | 20 | ▼ 6 | 95Mike Alexander | Sadler Racing | Chevrolet | 236 | 0 | oil leak | 85 | — |
| 27 | 31 | ▲ 4 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 224 | 0 | power steering | 82 | — |
| 28 | 5 | ▼ 23 | 77Greg Sacks | DiGard Motorsports | Buick | 204 | 0 | accident | 79 | — |
| 29 | 7 | ▼ 22 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 165 | 1 | engine | 81 | — |
| 30 | 11 | ▼ 19 | 18Tommy Ellis | Freelander Motorsports | Chevrolet | 115 | 0 | engine | 73 | — |
| 31 | 27 | ▼ 4 | 68Mike Potter | Potter Racing | Ford | 91 | 0 | engine | 70 | — |