The NASCAR Winston Cup Series was also plagued with top teams running big engines and finishing in third place to avoid inspection around the early-1980s.

[2][5] Nine caution flags for 72 laps along with 19 different lead changes resulted in a race that lasted three hours and twelve minutes.

[2][5] While Waltrip would earn the pole position with a qualifying speed of 93.695 miles per hour (150.787 km/h) in his #88 Chevrolet Malibu vehicle, the average speed of the actual race was 67.703 miles per hour (108.957 km/h)[5] Baxter Price achieved the last-place finish of the race due to a crash on lap 45 out of the 400 laps that day.

[2][5] Bill Hollar ends up sidelined by a mechanical gremlin as he makes his final NASCAR Winston Cup start.

[6] Notable crew chiefs that fully participated in this race included Junie Donlavey, Joey Arrington, Darrell Bryant, Dale Inman, Bud Moore, Tim Brewer, Kirk Shelmerdine, Jake Elder among others.