No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | ▲ 7 | 92Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Chevrolet | 366 | 76 | running | 1500 | — |
| 2 | 21 | ▲ 19 | 7Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Owner) | Chevrolet | 365 | 0 | running | 1440 | — |
| 3 | 6 | ▲ 3 | 300Tim Flock | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chrysler |
| 363 |
| 45 |
| running |
| 1380 |
| — |
| 4 | 24 | ▲ 20 | 2Gwyn Staley | Hubert Westmoreland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 359 | 0 | running | 1320 | — |
| 5 | 30 | ▲ 25 | 96Larry Flynn | W.R. Waldron (Owner) | Ford | 359 | 0 | running | 1260 | — |
| 6 | 2 | ▼ 4 | 89Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Buick | 359 | 0 | running | 1200 | — |
| 7 | 26 | ▲ 19 | 93Lou Spears | — | Chevrolet | 354 | 0 | running | 1140 | — |
| 8 | 27 | ▲ 19 | 70Cotton Owens | — | Chevrolet | 354 | 0 | running | 1080 | — |
| 9 | 4 | ▼ 5 | 25Bill Widenhouse | Sam McCuthen (Owner) | Chevrolet | 353 | 2 | wheel | 1020 | — |
| 10 | 41 | ▲ 31 | 4Jimmy Massey | Hubert Westmoreland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 352 | 0 | transmission | 960 | — |
| 11 | 20 | ▲ 9 | 20Banks Simpson | Banks Simpson (Owner) | Buick | 352 | 0 | running | 900 | — |
| 12 | 5 | ▼ 7 | 82Joe Eubanks | Phil Oates (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 351 | 0 | running | 840 | — |
| 13 | 45 | ▲ 32 | 44Marvin Panch | Julian Petty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 351 | 0 | running | 780 | — |
| 14 | 33 | ▲ 19 | 54Nace Mattingly | Nace Mattingly (Owner) | Ford | 349 | 0 | running | 720 | — |
| 15 | 44 | ▲ 29 | 88Jimmie Lewallen | Ernest Woods (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 348 | 0 | running | 660 | — |
| 16 | 35 | ▲ 19 | 6Ralph Liguori | Al Wheatley (Owner) | Mercury | 348 | 0 | running | 600 | — |
| 17 | 13 | ▼ 4 | 84Banjo Matthews | Paper Hangers (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 348 | 0 | running | 540 | — |
| 18 | 37 | ▲ 19 | 98Dave Terrell | Dave Terrell (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 346 | 0 | running | 480 | — |
| 19 | 29 | ▲ 10 | 17Russ Graham | Earl Wright (Owner) | Chevrolet | 346 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 20 | 18 | ▼ 2 | 51Bill Champion | Leland Colvin (Owner) | Buick | 346 | 0 | running | 360 | — |
| 21 | 25 | ▲ 4 | 42Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 343 | 0 | running | 300 | — |
| 22 | 46 | ▲ 24 | 68Johnny Patterson | Al Wheatley (Owner) | Mercury | 342 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 23 | 34 | ▲ 11 | 46Billy Myers | Hubert Westmoreland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 342 | 0 | running | 180 | — |
| 24 | 48 | ▲ 24 | 95Lloyd Moore | Julian Buesink (Owner) | Ford | 342 | 0 | running | 120 | — |
| 25 | 32 | ▲ 7 | 35Ray Platte | Harry Parry (Owner) | Chevrolet | 339 | 0 | running | 60 | — |
| 26 | 38 | ▲ 12 | 22Bill Blair | Bill Blair (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 332 | 0 | running | 60 | — |
| 27 | 43 | ▲ 16 | 24Bobby Waddell | Jimmy Pardue (Owner) | Chevrolet | 331 | 0 | running | 60 | — |
| 28 | 31 | ▲ 3 | 59Blackie Pitt | Brownie Pitt (Owner) | Ford | 329 | 0 | running | 60 | — |
| 29 | 52 | ▲ 23 | 12Jimmy Thompson | — | Plymouth | 328 | 0 | running | 60 | — |
| 30 | 69 | ▲ 39 | 49Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 327 | 0 | running | 60 | — |
| 31 | 61 | ▲ 30 | 62Curley Hatfield | — | Chevrolet | 319 | 0 | running | 60 | — |
| 32 | 50 | ▲ 18 | 50Roy Bentley | Marion Cox (Owner) | Chevrolet | 317 | 0 | running | 60 | — |
| 33 | 7 | ▼ 26 | 9Joe Weatherly | Charlie Schwam (Owner) | Ford | 317 | 141 | wheel | 60 | — |
| 34 | 10 | ▼ 24 | 78Jim Paschal | Ernest Woods (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 317 | 0 | running | 60 | — |
| 35 | 59 | ▲ 24 | 58Bill Bowman | Bill Bowman (Owner) | Nash Motor Company | 311 | 0 | running | 60 | — |
| 36 | 17 | ▼ 19 | 55Junior Johnson | Jim Lowe (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 308 | 0 | running | 60 | — |
| 37 | 47 | ▲ 10 | 30Ned Jarrett | Mellie Bernard (Owner) | Pontiac | 305 | 0 | running | 60 | — |
| 38 | 57 | ▲ 19 | 61Ed Bergin | Malcolm Barlow (Owner) | Dodge | 302 | 0 | running | 60 | — |
| 39 | 9 | ▼ 30 | 8Billy Carden | — | Buick | 298 | 0 | running | 60 | — |
| 40 | 55 | ▲ 15 | 79Tojo Stephens | — | Chevrolet | 291 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 41 | 62 | ▲ 21 | 43Possum Jones | Steve Pierce (Owner) | Chevrolet | 276 | 0 | steering | 60 | — |
| 42 | 42 | — | 28Eddie Skinner | Frank Dodge (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 256 | 0 | running | 60 | — |
| 43 | 51 | ▲ 8 | 71Harold Kite | — | Oldsmobile | 256 | 0 | running | 60 | — |
| 44 | 36 | ▼ 8 | 10Van Van Wey | Ray Fletcher (Owner) | Ford | 247 | 0 | accident | 60 | — |
| 45 | 3 | ▼ 42 | 87Speedy Thompson | Bob Griffin (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 235 | 0 | vapor lock | 60 | — |
| 46 | 22 | ▼ 24 | 56Fred Johnson | Jim Lowe (Owner) | Cadillac | 231 | 0 | tire | 60 | — |
| 47 | 53 | ▲ 6 | 37Doug Cox | Claude Porter (Owner) | Pontiac | 225 | 0 | transmission | 60 | — |
| 48 | 58 | ▲ 10 | 81Gene Comstock | Gene Comstock (Owner) | Hudson | 220 | 0 | running | 60 | — |
| 49 | 66 | ▲ 17 | 94Clarence DeZalia | Clarence DeZalia (Owner) | Ford | 210 | 0 | rear end | 60 | — |
| 50 | 23 | ▼ 27 | 77Dick Allwine | Earl Wright (Owner) | Chevrolet | 202 | 0 | accident | 60 | — |
| 51 | 11 | ▼ 40 | 36Fonty Flock | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 190 | 84 | accident | 60 | — |
| 52 | 16 | ▼ 36 | 40Gene Simpson | Gene Simpson (Owner) | Buick | 188 | 0 | transmission | 60 | — |
| 53 | 19 | ▼ 34 | 34Dick Beaty | Ike Kiser (Owner) | Ford | 184 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 54 | 67 | ▲ 13 | 32Jim Thompson | — | Hudson | 184 | 0 | accident | 60 | — |
| 55 | 40 | ▼ 15 | 23Don Duckworth | — | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | accident | 60 | — |
| 56 | 49 | ▼ 7 | 18Arden Mounts | Arden Mounts (Owner) | Hudson | 143 | 0 | accident | 60 | — |
| 57 | 54 | ▼ 3 | 15Jimmy Roland | R.C. Rollings (Owner) | Chevrolet | 137 | 0 | rear end | 60 | — |
| 58 | 15 | ▼ 43 | 99Curtis Turner | Charlie Schwam (Owner) | Ford | 133 | 14 | tie rod | 60 | — |
| 59 | 54 | ▼ 5 | 76Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Dodge | 79 | 0 | oil pressure | — | — |
| 60 | 14 | ▼ 46 | 91Donald Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Buick | 78 | 0 | steering | 60 | — |
| 61 | 39 | ▼ 22 | 14Slick Smith | Frank Christian (Owner) | Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | gasket | 60 | — |
| 62 | 12 | ▼ 50 | 3Dick Rathman | John Ditz (Owner) | Chrysler | 50 | 0 | transmission | 60 | — |
| 63 | 60 | ▼ 3 | 21Bud Rackley | — | Oldsmobile | 44 | 0 | rod | 0 | — |
| 64 | 65 | ▲ 1 | 41Tommy Thompson | Julian Buesink (Owner) | Ford | 41 | 0 | fuel pump | 60 | — |
| 65 | 28 | ▼ 37 | 19Gordon Smith | Gordon Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 39 | 0 | rod bearing | 60 | — |
| 66 | 1 | ▼ 65 | M-1Fireball Roberts | Bob Fish (Owner) | Buick | 30 | 4 | accident | 60 | — |
| 67 | 63 | ▼ 4 | 33Pop McGinnis | Owen Cox (Owner) | Chevrolet | 18 | 0 | accident | 60 | — |
| 68 | 56 | ▼ 12 | 460Ed Cole | Clarence DeZalia (Owner) | Plymouth | 12 | 0 | rod bearing | 60 | — |
| 69 | 64 | ▼ 5 | 11George Parrish | George Parrish (Owner) | Studebaker | 11 | 0 | overheating | 60 | — |