No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | ▲ 10 | 42Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 200 | 1 | running | — | — |
| 2 | 12 | ▲ 10 | 75Jim Paschal | Frank Hayworth (Owner) | Mercury | 200 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 3 | 4 | ▲ 1 | 82Joe Eubanks | James Satcher (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 197 |
| 0 |
| running |
| — |
| — |
| 4 | 7 | ▲ 3 | 2Gwyn Staley | Hubert Westmoreland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 5 | 9 | ▲ 4 | 300BHerb Thomas | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 193 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 6 | 6 | — | 500BFrank Mundy | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Dodge | 193 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 7 | 14 | ▲ 7 | 41Billy Rafter | Billy Rafter (Owner) | Dodge | 187 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 8 | 16 | ▲ 8 | 34Dick Beaty | Ike Kiser (Owner) | Ford | 186 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 9 | 18 | ▲ 9 | 58Bill Bowman | Bill Bowman (Owner) | Plymouth | 181 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 10 | 22 | ▲ 12 | 48Al Watkins | Don Holcomb (Owner) | Ford | 179 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 11 | 13 | ▲ 2 | 100Herbert Estes | Dave Everett (Owner) | Chevrolet | 178 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 12 | 27 | ▲ 15 | 264Johnny Allen | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Plymouth | 172 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 13 | 25 | ▲ 12 | 96Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck (Owner) | Chevrolet | 170 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 14 | 21 | ▲ 7 | 19Harvey Henderson | Harvey Henderson (Owner) | Ford | 168 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 15 | 29 | ▲ 14 | 114Joe Bill McGraw | — | Ford | 163 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 16 | 19 | ▲ 3 | 40Chuck Mahoney | Billy Rafter (Owner) | Dodge | 162 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 17 | 23 | ▲ 6 | 209Billy Carden | — | Plymouth | 147 | 0 | overheating | — | — |
| 18 | 1 | ▼ 17 | 22Fireball Roberts | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 142 | 0 | tire | — | — |
| 19 | 10 | ▼ 9 | XRex White | Max Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 139 | 0 | a-frame | — | — |
| 20 | 15 | ▼ 5 | 55Junior Johnson | A.L. Bumgarner (Owner) | Pontiac | 137 | 0 | windshield | — | — |
| 21 | 5 | ▼ 16 | 300Buck Baker | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 126 | 0 | spindle | — | — |
| 22 | 8 | ▼ 14 | 14Billy Myers | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 102 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 23 | 3 | ▼ 20 | 12Ralph Moody | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 85 | 0 | bearing | — | — |
| 24 | 20 | ▼ 4 | 418Sherman Utsman | — | Chevrolet | 80 | 0 | overheating | — | — |
| 25 | 17 | ▼ 8 | 56Ed Massey | — | Ford | 76 | 0 | overheating | 0 | — |
| 26 | 2 | ▼ 24 | 300CSpeedy Thompson | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 71 | 0 | wheel | — | — |
| 27 | 24 | ▼ 3 | 760Brownie King | Brownie King (Owner) | Chevrolet | 54 | 0 | steering | — | — |
| 28 | 28 | — | 59Blackie Pitt | Brownie Pitt (Owner) | Plymouth | 36 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 29 | 26 | ▼ 3 | 91Jack Smith | Ted Chester (Owner) | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | carburetor | — | — |