Virginia 500 Results
| Pos | St | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Car | Pts | Status | Laps |
| 1 | 1 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Oldsmobile | 185 | Running | 500 |
| 2 | 3 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Hodgdon Tool | Chevrolet | 175 | Running | 500 |
| 3 | 8 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Dodge | 170 | Running | 500 |
| 4 | 5 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms Poultry | Chevrolet | 165 | Running | 500 |
| 5 | 7 | 72 | Joe Millikan | Dewitt | Chevrolet | 155 | Running | 496 |
| 6 | 6 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Mercury | 150 | Running | 495 |
| 7 | 17 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore/Sunny King | Ford | 146 | Running | 492 |
| 8 | 12 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's | Chevrolet | 142 | Running | 490 |
| 9 | 27 | 53 | Slick Johnson | Johnson Racing | Chevrolet | 138 | Running | 490 |
| 10 | 25 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 134 | Running | 487 |
| 11 | 23 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Chevrolet | 130 | Running | 486 |
| 12 | 32 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission | Chevrolet | 127 | Running | 485 |
| 13 | 11 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund | Chevrolet | 124 | Running | 484 |
| 14 | 28 | 79 | Junior Miller | Warren Racing | Dodge | 121 | Engine | 478 |
| 15 | 15 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP | Dodge | 118 | Running | 478 |
| 16 | 20 | 12 | Buck Simmons | Kencoal | Chevrolet | 115 | Running | 474 |
| 17 | 24 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Sadler Mtrs | Oldsmobile | 112 | Running | 466 |
| 18 | 14 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Oldsmobile | 109 | Running | 466 |
| 19 | 31 | 45 | Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 106 | Running | 462 |
| 20 | 26 | 99 | Dick May | Hollar Auto Parts | Chevrolet | 0 | Running | 461 |
| 21 | 9 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm | Oldsmobile | 100 | Running | 437 |
| 22 | 21 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria | Chevrolet | 97 | Running | 420 |
| 23 | 13 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Duck Industries | Chevrolet | 94 | Out | 385 |
| 24 | 2 | 28 | Buddy Baker | NAPA | Oldsmobile | 96 | Engine | 344 |
| 25 | 4 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Norris | Ford | 88 | Accident | 342 |
| 26 | 10 | 7 | Dick Brooks | Sanyo Electronics | Chevrolet | 85 | Accident | 332 |
| 27 | 16 | 75 | Bill Elswick | Rahmoc Racing | Chevrolet | 82 | Engine | 308 |
| 28 | 18 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Midwestern Farm Lines | Chevrole | 79 | Engine | 124 |
| 29 | 30 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Langley Racing | Ford | 76 | Engine | 118 |
| 30 | 19 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Chevrolet | 73 | Engine | 73 |
| 31 | 29 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Oldsmobile | 70 | Engine | 45 |
| 32 | 22 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Mars | Oldsmobile | 67 | Engine | 30 |
