No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ▲ 2 | 55Junior Johnson | Jim Lowe (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 172 | 163 | running | 300 | — |
| 2 | 6 | ▲ 4 | 301Fonty Flock | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 171 | 0 | running | 288 | — |
| 3 | 7 | ▲ 4 | 87Buck Baker | Bob Griffin (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Oldsmobile |
| 171 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 276 |
| — |
| 4 | 11 | ▲ 7 | 42Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chrysler | 170 | 0 | running | 264 | — |
| 5 | 13 | ▲ 8 | 2Gwyn Staley | Hubert Westmoreland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 167 | 0 | running | 252 | — |
| 6 | 7 | ▲ 1 | 78Jim Paschal | Ernest Woods (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 166 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 7 | 8 | ▲ 1 | 171John Dodd Jr. | John Dodd Sr. (Owner) | Dodge | 165 | 0 | running | 228 | — |
| 8 | 15 | ▲ 7 | 8Billy Carden | — | Buick | 165 | 0 | running | 216 | — |
| 9 | 10 | ▲ 1 | 71Fred Dove | Fred Dove (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 164 | 0 | running | 204 | — |
| 10 | 17 | ▲ 7 | 28Eddie Skinner | Frank Dodge (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 164 | 0 | running | 192 | — |
| 11 | 9 | ▼ 2 | 97-ABill Blair | J.M. Fitzgibbons (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 163 | 0 | running | 180 | — |
| 12 | 25 | ▲ 13 | B-29Dink Widenhouse | Dink Widenhouse (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 163 | 0 | running | 168 | — |
| 13 | 22 | ▲ 9 | 19Gordon Smith | Gordon Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | running | 156 | — |
| 14 | 21 | ▲ 7 | 18Arden Mounts | Arden Mounts (Owner) | Hudson | 160 | 0 | running | 144 | — |
| 15 | 23 | ▲ 8 | 5Richard Brownlee | Joe Blair (Owner) | Mercury | 154 | 0 | running | 132 | — |
| 16 | 18 | ▲ 2 | 121Harvey Henderson | Harvey Henderson (Owner) | Hudson | 151 | 0 | running | 120 | — |
| 17 | 26 | ▲ 9 | 11George Parrish | George Parrish (Owner) | Studebaker | 142 | 0 | running | 108 | — |
| 18 | 14 | ▼ 4 | 92Donald Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Hudson | 139 | 0 | running | 96 | — |
| 19 | 2 | ▼ 17 | 44Bob Welborn | Julian Petty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 118 | 0 | tie rod | 84 | — |
| 20 | 19 | ▼ 1 | 140Mack Hanbury | Mack Hanbury (Owner) | Hudson | 101 | 0 | gasket | 72 | — |
| 21 | 12 | ▼ 9 | 303Henry Ford | Henry Ford (Owner) | Chrysler | 98 | 0 | brakes | 60 | — |
| 22 | 24 | ▲ 2 | 69Volney Schulze | Volney Schulze (Owner) | Dodge | 46 | 0 | transmission | 48 | — |
| 23 | 16 | ▼ 7 | 3Dick Rathman | John Ditz (Owner) | Chrysler | 36 | 0 | tie rod | 36 | — |
| 24 | 4 | ▼ 20 | 14Speedy Thompson | Frank Christian (Owner) | Chevrolet | 25 | 0 | radiator | 24 | — |
| 25 | 1 | ▼ 24 | 300Tim Flock | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 15 | 9 | brakes | 12 | — |
| 26 | 20 | ▼ 6 | 480Gene Simpson | — | Plymouth | 5 | 0 | axle | 12 | — |
| 27 | 27 | — | 302Lloyd Dane | Carl Krueger (Owner) | Chrysler | 0 | 0 | engine | — | — |