No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 300Tim Flock | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 250 | 173 | running | 500 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 92Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Chevrolet | 249 | 0 | running | 480 | — |
| 3 | 6 | ▲ 3 | 301Fonty Flock | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chrysler |
| 246 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 460 |
| — |
| 4 | 13 | ▲ 9 | 44Marvin Panch | Julian Petty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 245 | 0 | running | 440 | — |
| 5 | 32 | ▲ 27 | 4Jimmy Massey | Hubert Westmoreland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 244 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 6 | 15 | ▲ 9 | 89Buck Baker | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Buick | 239 | 0 | running | 400 | — |
| 7 | 17 | ▲ 10 | 49Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 234 | 0 | running | 380 | — |
| 8 | 7 | ▼ 1 | 2Gwyn Staley | Hubert Westmoreland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 233 | 0 | running | 360 | — |
| 9 | 21 | ▲ 12 | 302Mario Rossi | Carl Krueger (Owner) | Chrysler | 223 | 0 | running | 340 | — |
| 10 | 42 | ▲ 32 | 70Joe Eubanks | — | Chevrolet | 220 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 11 | 35 | ▲ 24 | 178John Lindsay | John Lindsay (Owner) | Chevrolet | 220 | 0 | running | 300 | — |
| 12 | 39 | ▲ 27 | 20Banks Simpson | Banks Simpson (Owner) | Buick | 217 | 0 | running | 280 | — |
| 13 | 18 | ▲ 5 | 900Johnny Roberts | Johnny Roberts (Owner) | Chevrolet | 212 | 0 | running | 260 | — |
| 14 | 26 | ▲ 12 | 101Charles Danello | — | Hudson | 212 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 15 | 22 | ▲ 7 | 28Eddie Skinner | Frank Dodge (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 208 | 0 | running | 220 | — |
| 16 | 30 | ▲ 14 | L-2Art MacBurney | — | Ford | 204 | 0 | running | 200 | — |
| 17 | 40 | ▲ 23 | 47Harvey Eakin | Harvey Eakin (Owner) | Nash Motor Company | 203 | 0 | running | 180 | — |
| 18 | 23 | ▲ 5 | 121Harvey Henderson | Harvey Henderson (Owner) | Hudson | 201 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 19 | 19 | — | 26Russ Truelove | J.W. Campbell (Owner) | Ford | 196 | 0 | broken v joint | 140 | — |
| 20 | 29 | ▲ 9 | 77Walt Schubert | — | Ford | 196 | 0 | running | 120 | — |
| 21 | 38 | ▲ 17 | 38E.J. Turner | — | Ford | 194 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 33 | ▲ 11 | 79Leon Lundy | Leon Lundy (Owner) | Plymouth | 193 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 23 | 8 | ▼ 15 | 87Speedy Thompson | Bob Griffin (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 186 | 0 | crank shaft | 60 | — |
| 24 | 14 | ▼ 10 | 63Bill Tanner | Al Liberty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | running | 40 | — |
| 25 | 36 | ▲ 11 | 93Lou Spears | — | Chevrolet | 169 | 0 | overheating | 20 | — |
| 26 | 9 | ▼ 17 | 55Junior Johnson | Jim Lowe (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 166 | 0 | hub | 20 | — |
| 27 | 27 | — | 136Dick Hallock | — | Hudson | 154 | 0 | wheel | 20 | — |
| 28 | 25 | ▼ 3 | 303Lee Petty | Carl Krueger (Owner) | Chrysler | 116 | 0 | accident | 20 | — |
| 29 | 37 | ▲ 8 | 777Axel Anderson | Axel Anderson (Owner) | Mercury | 115 | 0 | accident | 20 | — |
| 30 | 4 | ▼ 26 | 3Dick Rathman | John Ditz (Owner) | Chrysler | 80 | 68 | piston | 20 | — |
| 31 | 31 | — | 88Jimmie Lewallen | Ernest Woods (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 76 | 0 | gasket | 20 | — |
| 32 | 11 | ▼ 21 | 40Gene Simpson | Gene Simpson (Owner) | Buick | 75 | 0 | axle | 20 | — |
| 33 | 20 | ▼ 13 | 14Jerry Benjamin | — | Chevrolet | 71 | 0 | overheating | 20 | — |
| 34 | 41 | ▲ 7 | 141Ted Chamberlain | — | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | spindle | 20 | — |
| 35 | 16 | ▼ 19 | 5Buddy Krebs | Buddy Krebs (Owner) | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | tie rod | 20 | — |
| 36 | 5 | ▼ 31 | 78Jim Paschal | Ernest Woods (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 32 | 0 | accident | 20 | — |
| 37 | 24 | ▼ 13 | 32Ted Cannady | Ted Cannady (Owner) | Ford | 20 | 0 | tie rod | 20 | — |
| 38 | 12 | ▼ 26 | 17Russ Graham | Earl Wright (Owner) | Chevrolet | 19 | 0 | gasket | 20 | — |
| 39 | 10 | ▼ 29 | 22Bill Blair | Bill Blair (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 17 | 0 | piston | 20 | — |
| 40 | 28 | ▼ 12 | 75Ed Paskovich | Ed Paskovich (Owner) | Dodge | 17 | 0 | oil pressure | 20 | — |
| 41 | 2 | ▼ 39 | 98Dave Terrell | Dave Terrell (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 15 | 9 | radiator | 20 | — |
| 42 | 34 | ▼ 8 | 1Elton Hildreth | Elton Hildreth (Owner) | Nash Motor Company | 10 | 0 | piston | 20 | — |