No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ▲ 2 | 22Red Byron | Raymond Parks (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 200 | 97 | running | — | — |
| 2 | 8 | ▲ 6 | 42Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 197 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 3 | 5 | ▲ 2 | 5Ray Erickson | Ed Hastings (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Mercury |
| 197 |
| 0 |
| running |
| — |
| — |
| 4 | 7 | ▲ 3 | 19Clyde Minter | — | Ford | 187 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 5 | 11 | ▲ 6 | 2Bill Blair | Rice Racing | Chevrolet | 186 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 6 | 12 | ▲ 6 | 16Bill Snowden | Snowden Racing | Ford | 182 | 0 | - | — | — |
| 7 | 6 | ▼ 1 | 55Glenn Dunaway | Glenn Dunaway (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 178 | 0 | - | — | — |
| 8 | 13 | ▲ 5 | 3Al Wagoner | Al Wagoner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 178 | 0 | - | — | — |
| 9 | 1 | ▼ 8 | 41Curtis Turner | Frank Christian (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 171 | 18 | - | — | — |
| 10 | 15 | ▲ 5 | 36Archie Smith | Frank Smith (Owner) | Chrysler | 161 | 0 | - | — | — |
| 11 | 10 | ▼ 1 | 15Kenneth Wagner | Dailey Moyer (Owner) | Lincoln | 129 | 0 | - | — | — |
| 12 | 4 | ▼ 8 | 47Fonty Flock | Ed Lawrence (Owner) | Buick | 103 | 85 | wheel | — | — |
| 13 | 14 | ▲ 1 | 28Slick Smith | Buddy Helms (Owner) | Hudson | 103 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 14 | 2 | ▼ 12 | 7Bob Flock | Frank Christian (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 90 | 0 | - | — | — |
| 15 | 9 | ▼ 6 | 4Otis Martin | Raymond Lewis (Owner) | Buick | 16 | 0 | - | — | — |