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| Fin. Pos. | Str. Car Pos. | Car No. | Driver | Laps | Money | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | 200 | $185,500 | Ford |
| 2 | 14 | 75 | Lake Speed | 200 | $85,705 | Pontiac |
| 3 | 3 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | 199 | $79,350 | Chevrolet |
| 4 | 7 | 88 | Buddy Baker | 199 | $53,075 | Oldsmobile |
| 5 | 9 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | 199 | $52,900 | Ford |
| 6 | 13 | 51 | Greg Sacks | 199 | $44,695 | Chevrolet |
| 7 | 17 | 5 | Geoff Bodine | 198 | $42,025 | Chevrolet |
| 8 | 22 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | 197 | $34,275 | Pontiac |
| 9 | 38 | 8 | Bobby Hillin | 197 | $24,950 | Chevrolet |
| 10 | 19 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | 195 | $33,415 | Chevrolet |
| 11 | 24 | 90 | Ken Schrader | 195 | $25,980 | Ford |
| 12 | 29 | 84 | Mike Alexander | 194 | $19,800 | Chevrolet |
| 13 | 26 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | 192 | $18,305 | Chevrolet |
| 14 | 25 | 52 | Jimmy Means | 192 | $20,435 | Chevrolet |
| 15 | 36 | 67 | Morgan Shepherd | 190 | $15,300 | Chrysler |
| 16 | 20 | 95 | Sterling Marlin | 188 | $16,180 | Chevrolet |
| 17 | 34 | 4 | Joe Ruttman | 185 | $16,735 | Chevrolet |
| 18 | 39 | 64 | Clark Dwyer | 182 | $14,805 | Ford |
| 19 | 27 | 48 | Lennie Pond | 178 | $14,975 | Chevrolet |
| 20 | 40 | 31 | Slick Johnson | 175 | $11,210 | Chevrolet |
| 21 | 37 | 17 | Ken Ragan | 172 | $13,000 | Chevrolet |
| 22 | 11 | 1 | Dick Brooks | 171 | $14,725 | Ford |
| 23 | 28 | 89 | Jim Sauter | 161 | $10,845 | Pontiac |
| 24 | 21 | 71 | Dave Marcis | 156 | $13,205 | Chevrolet |
| 25 | 31 | 44 | Terry Labonte | 154 | $18,735 | Chevrolet |
| 26 | 10 | 33 | Harry Gant | 124 | $18,130 | Chevrolet |
| 27 | 35 | 98 | Trevor Boys | 103 | $10,630 | Chevrolet |
| 28 | 4 | 21 | David Pearson | 98 | $19,270 | Chevrolet |
| 29 | 12 | 66 | Phil Parsons | 91 | $10,565 | Chevrolet |
| 30 | 16 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | 90 | $10,010 | Oldsmobile |
| 31 | 5 | 55 | Benny Parsons | 84 | $14,755 | Chevrolet |
| 32 | 18 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | 84 | $17,150 | Chevrolet |
| 33 | 34 | 22 | Bobby Allison | 82 | $14,845 | Buick |
| 34 | 8 | 43 | Richard Petty | 80 | $18,040 | Pontiac |
| 35 | 33 | 27 | Tim Richmond | 66 | $9,920 | Pontiac |
| 36 | 2 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | 62 | $33,530 | Ford |
| 37 | 6 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 58 | $15,625 | Ford |
| 38 | 15 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | 45 | $9,670 | Buick |
| 39 | 23 | 10 | Doug Heveron | 44 | $8,460 | Chevrolet |
| 40 | 30 | 0 | Delma Cowart | 38 | $7,900 | Chevrolet |
| Time of Race: | 2 hours, 54 minutes, 9 seconds |
| Average Speed: | 172.265 mph |
| Fastest Qualifier: | Bill Elliott, 205.114 mph |
| Pole: | Bill Elliott |
| Margin of Victory: | .94 seconds |
| Caution Flags: | 5 for 18 laps |
| Lead Changes: | 22 lead changes among 9 drivers. Lap Leaders: Bill Elliott 1-2, Cale Yarborough 3-4, Elliott 5-14, Yarborough 15-24, Elliott 25-35, Richard Petty 36-37, Greg Sacks 38, Terry Labonte 39-40, Yarborough 41-60, Elliott 61-72, Bobby Allison 73, Elliott 74-107, Neil Bonnett 108-110, Harry Gant 111, Sacks 112, Elliott 113-144, Lake Speed 145-146, Bonnett 147-154, Elliott 155-165, Bonnett 166-173, Elliott 174-191, Bonnett 192-194, Elliott 195-200. |
| Total Laps Led: | Bill Elliott 136, Cale Yarborough 32, Neil Bonnett 22, Richard Petty 2, Greg Sacks 2, Terry Labonte 2, Lake Speed 2, Bobby Allison 1, Harry Gant 1. |
