Darlington Raceway , Darlington, SC
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 33 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | 185 | 175 | 367 | 277 | 0 | running |
| 2 | 5 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | 175 | 170 | 367 | 1 | 0 | running |
| 3 | 19 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Ford | 165 | 165 | 367 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 4 | 18 | 88 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | 160 | 160 | 365 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 5 | 11 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | 155 | 155 | 364 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 6 | 23 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | 155 | 150 | 364 | 1 | 0 | running |
| 7 | 25 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Chevrolet | 146 | 146 | 362 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 8 | 6 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | 147 | 142 | 359 | 27 | 0 | running |
| 9 | 8 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 138 | 138 | 359 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 10 | 7 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | 139 | 134 | 358 | 1 | 0 | running |
| 11 | 29 | 48 | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet | 130 | 130 | 351 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 12 | 13 | 5 | Geoff Bodine | Chevrolet | 127 | 127 | 336 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 13 | 10 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Chevrolet | 129 | 124 | 334 | 8 | 0 | ignition |
| 14 | 2 | 1 | Lake Speed | Chevrolet | 126 | 121 | 331 | 28 | 0 | crash |
| 15 | 12 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | 123 | 118 | 328 | 22 | 0 | crash |
| 16 | 17 | 84 | Jody Ridley | Chevrolet | 120 | 115 | 328 | 2 | 0 | running |
| 17 | 15 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | 112 | 112 | 325 | 0 | 0 | engine |
| 18 | 40 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | 109 | 109 | 316 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 19 | 27 | 4 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | 106 | 106 | 312 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 20 | 37 | 6 | Clark Dwyer | Chevrolet | 103 | 103 | 309 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 21 | 14 | 75 | Dave Marcis | Pontiac | 100 | 100 | 307 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 22 | 39 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | 97 | 97 | 270 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 23 | 24 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr | Chevrolet | 94 | 94 | 253 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 24 | 33 | 70 | JD McDuffie | Pontiac | 91 | 91 | 228 | 0 | 0 | engine |
| 25 | 38 | 36 | HB Bailey | Pontiac | 88 | 88 | 223 | 0 | 0 | crash |
| 26 | 35 | 77 | Ken Ragan | Chevrolet | 85 | 85 | 198 | 0 | 0 | ignition |
| 27 | 30 | 87 | Randy Baker | Buick | 82 | 82 | 159 | 0 | 0 | overheating |
| 28 | 41 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Chrysler | 79 | 79 | 150 | 0 | 0 | engine |
| 29 | 16 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | 76 | 76 | 129 | 0 | 0 | engine |
| 30 | 4 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | 73 | 73 | 124 | 0 | 0 | engine |
| 31 | 31 | 23 | Connie Saylor | Chevrolet | 70 | 70 | 109 | 0 | 0 | engine |
| 32 | 36 | 7 | Kyle Petty | Ford | 67 | 67 | 91 | 0 | 0 | crash |
| 33 | 22 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | 64 | 64 | 79 | 0 | 0 | engine |
| 34 | 32 | 71 | Mike Alexander | Oldsmobile | 61 | 61 | 76 | 0 | 0 | vibration |
| 35 | 28 | 17 | Morgan Shepherd | Chevrolet | 58 | 58 | 75 | 0 | 0 | engine |
| 36 | 34 | 18 | Slick Johnson | Chevrolet | 55 | 55 | 70 | 0 | 0 | engine |
| 37 | 21 | 51 | Greg Sacks | Chevrolet | 52 | 52 | 61 | 0 | 0 | engine |
| 38 | 20 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 49 | 49 | 57 | 0 | 0 | engine |
| 39 | 26 | 95 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | 46 | 46 | 57 | 0 | 0 | crash |
| 40 | 3 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 43 | 43 | 28 | 0 | 0 | engine |
| 41 | 9 | 16 | David Pearson | Chevrolet | 40 | 40 | 28 | 0 | 0 | valve |
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.