No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | ▲ 5 | 12Neil Bonnett | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 492 | 80 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 15Ricky Rudd | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 492 | 0 | running | 170 | — |
| 3 | 5 | ▲ 2 | 11Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 492 |
| 35 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 8 | ▲ 4 | 33Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | Chevrolet | 492 | 5 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 11 | ▲ 6 | 88Buddy Baker | Baker-Schiff Racing | Oldsmobile | 492 | 4 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 10 | ▲ 4 | 3Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 491 | 94 | running | 155 | — |
| 7 | 15 | ▲ 8 | 9Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 491 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 13 | ▲ 5 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 491 | 1 | running | 147 | — |
| 9 | 16 | ▲ 7 | 26Joe Ruttman | King Racing | Buick | 490 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 17 | ▲ 7 | 7Kyle Petty | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 489 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 12 | ▲ 1 | 8Bobby Hillin Jr. | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 489 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 21 | ▲ 9 | 35Alan Kulwicki | Alan Kulwicki Racing | Ford | 486 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 24 | ▲ 11 | 23Michael Waltrip | Bahari' Racing | Pontiac | 483 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 23 | ▲ 9 | 90Ken Schrader | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 483 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 20 | ▲ 5 | 42Dick Trickle | Matthews Racing | Chevrolet | 482 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 33 | ▲ 17 | 17Eddie Bierschwale | Hamby Racing | Oldsmobile | 479 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 25 | ▲ 8 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Ford | 476 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 34 | ▲ 16 | 93Charlie Baker | Salmon Racing | Chevrolet | 457 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 7 | ▼ 12 | 27Rusty Wallace | Blue Max Racing | Pontiac | 453 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 1 | ▼ 19 | 25Tim Richmond | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 442 | 132 | running | 108 | — |
| 21 | 39 | ▲ 18 | 70J.D. McDuffie | Winkle Motorsports | Pontiac | 441 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 29 | ▲ 7 | 52Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 431 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 31 | ▲ 8 | 19Mike Skinner | Zanworth Racing Team | Pontiac | 429 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 9 | ▼ 15 | 75Morgan Shepherd | RahMoc Enterprises | Pontiac | 402 | 141 | drive shaft | 101 | — |
| 25 | 18 | ▼ 7 | 22Bobby Allison | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 382 | 0 | engine | 88 | — |
| 26 | 36 | ▲ 10 | 64Mike Potter | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 375 | 0 | brakes | 85 | — |
| 27 | 27 | — | 92Jonathan Edwards | Edwards Racing | Buick | 343 | 0 | accident | 82 | — |
| 28 | 37 | ▲ 9 | 65Tommie Crozier | Leonard Racing | Pontiac | 268 | 0 | drive shaft | 79 | — |
| 29 | 26 | ▼ 3 | 74Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 0 | engine | 76 | — |
| 30 | 38 | ▲ 8 | 82Mark Stahl | Stahl Racing | Ford | 267 | 0 | overheating | 73 | — |
| 31 | 14 | ▼ 17 | 44Terry Labonte | Hagan Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 226 | 0 | engine | 70 | — |
| 32 | 2 | ▼ 30 | 5Geoff Bodine | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | engine | 67 | — |
| 33 | 3 | ▼ 30 | 28Cale Yarborough | Ranier-Lundy Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | ignition | 64 | — |
| 34 | 22 | ▼ 12 | 71Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 151 | 0 | engine | 61 | — |
| 35 | 19 | ▼ 16 | 18Tommy Ellis | Freelander Motorsports | Chevrolet | 130 | 0 | handling | 58 | — |
| 36 | 35 | ▼ 1 | 48Johnny Coy Jr. | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 122 | 0 | accident | 55 | — |
| 37 | 28 | ▼ 9 | 10Trevor Boys | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 111 | 0 | brakes | 52 | — |
| 38 | 30 | ▼ 8 | 37Joe Millikan | Beahr Racing Enterprises | Ford | 50 | 0 | oil leak | 49 | — |
| 39 | 40 | ▲ 1 | 24Buddie Boys | Boys Racing | Chevrolet | 40 | 0 | brakes | 46 | — |
| 40 | 32 | ▼ 8 | 41Ronnie Thomas | Ronnie Thomas Racing | Pontiac | 9 | 0 | overheating | 43 | — |