No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | ▲ 6 | 87Buck Baker | Bob Griffin (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 364 | 151 | running | 0 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 14Fonty Flock | Frank Christian (Owner) | Hudson | 361 | 48 | running | 0 | — |
| 3 | 10 | ▲ 7 | 44Curtis Turner | Frank Christian (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Oldsmobile |
| 359 |
| 0 |
| running |
| — |
| — |
| 4 | 13 | ▲ 9 | 49Dick Meyer | Dick Meyer (Owner) | Dodge | 355 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 5 | 4 | ▼ 1 | 92Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Hudson | 354 | 124 | engine | 0 | — |
| 6 | 16 | ▲ 10 | 80Jim Paschal | George Hutchens (Owner) | Dodge | 354 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 7 | 19 | ▲ 12 | 46Speedy Thompson | Bob Pronger (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 351 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 8 | 5 | ▼ 3 | 56Donald Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Hudson | 350 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 9 | 22 | ▲ 13 | 0Dick Passwater | Dick Passwater (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 350 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 10 | 9 | ▼ 1 | 91Tim Flock | Ted Chester (Owner) | Hudson | 349 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 11 | 44 | ▲ 33 | 42Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 344 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 12 | 24 | ▲ 12 | 67Elton Hildreth | Elton Hildreth (Owner) | Nash Motor Company | 343 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 13 | 21 | ▲ 8 | 6Jimmie Lewallen | Pete Mann (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 340 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 14 | 8 | ▼ 6 | 89Buddy Shuman | B.A. Pless (Owner) | Hudson | 338 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 15 | 32 | ▲ 17 | 21Neil Roberts | Neil Roberts (Owner) | Chrysler | 335 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 16 | 25 | ▲ 9 | 22George Osborne | George Osborne (Owner) | Hudson | 331 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 17 | 29 | ▲ 12 | 7Lloyd Hulette | Jimmy Vaughn (Owner) | Buick | 328 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 18 | 30 | ▲ 12 | 8Gene Comstock | Gene Comstock (Owner) | Hudson | 324 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 19 | 33 | ▲ 14 | 71Fred Dove | Fred Dove (Owner) | Ford | 324 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 20 | 50 | ▲ 30 | 18Bobby Myers | — | Oldsmobile | 321 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 21 | 55 | ▲ 34 | 55Bub King | Bub King (Owner) | Packard Motor Car Company | 309 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 22 | 34 | ▲ 12 | 60Tyre Rakestraw | Tyre Rakestraw (Owner) | Chevrolet | 308 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 23 | 47 | ▲ 24 | 51Gober Sosebee | Sosebee Racing | Oldsmobile | 301 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 24 | 39 | ▲ 15 | 50Bob Weatherly | Bob Weatherly (Owner) | Plymouth | 289 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 25 | 37 | ▲ 12 | 97Lacy Jackson | Lacy Jackson (Owner) | Hudson | 288 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 26 | 48 | ▲ 22 | 30Johnny Bridgers | Johnny Bridgers (Owner) | Ford | 279 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 27 | 40 | ▲ 13 | 10Chet Williams | Chet Williams (Owner) | Ford | 277 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 28 | 15 | ▼ 13 | 6Marvin Panch | Marvin Panch (Owner) | Dodge | 275 | 0 | overheating | — | — |
| 29 | 50 | ▲ 21 | —Elmer Cooper | — | Nash Motor Company | 271 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 30 | 22 | ▼ 8 | 8Arden Mounts | Gene Comstock (Owner) | Hudson | 262 | 0 | radiator | — | — |
| 31 | 12 | ▼ 19 | 9Jim Reed | — | Hudson | 260 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 32 | 38 | ▲ 6 | 99Matt Gowan | Matt Gowan (Owner) | Plymouth | 250 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 33 | 45 | ▲ 12 | 2Bill Blair | Bill Blair (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 250 | 0 | radiator | — | — |
| 34 | 20 | ▼ 14 | 23Mike Magill | Michael Jarema (Owner) | Lincoln | 244 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 35 | 54 | ▲ 19 | 25Bill Norton | — | Oldsmobile | 241 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 36 | 14 | ▼ 22 | 47Otis Martin | Otis Martin (Owner) | Plymouth | 238 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 37 | 28 | ▼ 9 | 73Bill Widenhouse | — | Nash Motor Company | 234 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 38 | 26 | ▼ 12 | 75Junior Johnson | Junior Johnson & Associates | Oldsmobile | 222 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 39 | 44 | ▲ 5 | 16Weldon Adams | Adams Racing | Ford | 217 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 40 | 35 | ▼ 5 | 74J.L. Justice | J.L. Justice (Owner) | Ford | 217 | 0 | overheating | — | — |
| 41 | 56 | ▲ 15 | —Bob Hunter | — | Oldsmobile | 210 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 42 | 3 | ▼ 39 | 120Dick Rathman | Walt Chapman (Owner) | Hudson | 208 | 0 | hub | — | — |
| 43 | 42 | ▼ 1 | 4Slick Smith | Smokey Yunick Racing | Oldsmobile | 200 | 0 | fuel tank | — | — |
| 44 | 31 | ▼ 13 | 77Dick Allwine | Dick Curry (Owner) | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | fuel line | — | — |
| 45 | 6 | ▼ 39 | 11Fireball Roberts | Leland Colvin (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 198 | 41 | a-frame | 0 | — |
| 46 | 19 | ▼ 27 | 13Emory Lewis | Ernest Woods (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 195 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 47 | 53 | ▲ 6 | 19Clyde Minter | Clyde Minter (Owner) | Mercury | 190 | 0 | oil pressure | — | — |
| 48 | 49 | ▲ 1 | 45Ben Dixon | — | Hudson | 187 | 0 | overheating | — | — |
| 49 | 57 | ▲ 8 | —Lonnie Bragg | — | Oldsmobile | 149 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 50 | 36 | ▼ 14 | 88Laird Bruner | Laird Bruner (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 142 | 0 | transmission | — | — |
| 51 | 58 | ▲ 7 | —Joe Guide | Sally Guide (Owner) | Hudson | 111 | 0 | oil pressure | — | — |
| 52 | 18 | ▼ 34 | 58Johnny Patterson | Ranier-Lundy Racing | Hudson | 98 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 53 | 51 | ▼ 2 | 48Slim Rominger | Slim Rominger (Owner) | Lincoln | 69 | 0 | fuel pump | — | — |
| 54 | 11 | ▼ 43 | 45Ralph Liguori | Al Wheatley (Owner) | Lincoln | 68 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 55 | 27 | ▼ 28 | 84Gayle Warren | Gayle Warren (Owner) | Studebaker | 57 | 0 | fuel line | — | — |
| 56 | 2 | ▼ 54 | 82Joe Eubanks | Phil Oates (Owner) | Hudson | 40 | 0 | spindle | — | — |
| 57 | 43 | ▼ 14 | 33Pop McGinnis | Irving Frye (Owner) | Hudson | 31 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 58 | 46 | ▼ 12 | —Merritt Brown | — | Studebaker | 20 | 0 | transmission | — | — |
| 59 | 52 | ▼ 7 | 79Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 8 | 0 | oil line | — | — |