No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | ▲ 10 | 3Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 58 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 11Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 500 | 121 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 10 | ▲ 7 | 33Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 499 |
| 5 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 5 | ▲ 1 | 15Ricky Rudd | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 499 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 6 | ▲ 1 | 7Kyle Petty | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 498 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 8 | ▲ 2 | 47Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm Team | Buick | 498 | 1 | running | 155 | — |
| 7 | 17 | ▲ 10 | 27Tim Richmond | Blue Max Racing | Pontiac | 498 | 159 | running | 156 | — |
| 8 | 21 | ▲ 13 | 8Bobby Hillin Jr. | Stavola Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 495 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 2 | ▼ 7 | 12Neil Bonnett | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 495 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 15 | ▲ 5 | 22Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Buick | 494 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 31 | ▲ 20 | 75Lake Speed | RahMoc Enterprises | Pontiac | 491 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 25 | ▲ 13 | 49Trevor Boys | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 489 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 24 | ▲ 11 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 485 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 18 | ▲ 4 | 77Greg Sacks | DiGard Motorsports | Buick | 484 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 27 | ▲ 12 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 482 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 28 | ▲ 12 | 74Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Buick | 471 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 9 | ▼ 8 | 9Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 467 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 29 | ▲ 11 | 6Eddie Bierschwale | U. S. Motorsports Inc. | Chevrolet | 467 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 26 | ▲ 7 | 64Clark Dwyer | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 456 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 20 | — | 17Phil Parsons | Hamby Racing | Chevrolet | 391 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 22 | ▲ 1 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Ford | 389 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 14 | ▼ 8 | 43Richard Petty | Curb Racing | Pontiac | 334 | 0 | transmission | 97 | — |
| 23 | 23 | — | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 310 | 0 | piston | 94 | — |
| 24 | 1 | ▼ 23 | 5Geoff Bodine | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 288 | 155 | engine | 96 | — |
| 25 | 7 | ▼ 18 | 2Rusty Wallace | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 266 | 0 | engine | 88 | — |
| 26 | 16 | ▼ 10 | 90Ken Schrader | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 171 | 0 | engine | 85 | — |
| 27 | 4 | ▼ 23 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 117 | 0 | engine | 82 | — |
| 28 | 30 | ▲ 2 | 72Brent Elliott | Elliott Racing | Buick | 95 | 0 | ignition | 0 | — |
| 29 | 13 | ▼ 16 | 00Morgan Shepherd | Helen Rae Motorsports | Chevrolet | 72 | 1 | brakes | 81 | — |
| 30 | 12 | ▼ 18 | 18Tommy Ellis | Freelander Motorsports | Chevrolet | 43 | 0 | brakes | 73 | — |
| 31 | 19 | ▼ 12 | 88Buddy Baker | Baker-Schiff Racing | Oldsmobile | 24 | 0 | brakes | 70 | — |