No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 3Paul Goldsmith | Smokey Yunick Racing | Pontiac | 39 | 39 | running | 500 | — |
| 2 | 8 | ▲ 6 | 26Curtis Turner | Holman Moody | Ford | 39 | 0 | running | 480 | — |
| 3 | 6 | ▲ 3 | 47Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Pontiac |
| 39 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 460 |
| — |
| 4 | 23 | ▲ 19 | 12Joe Weatherly | Holman Moody | Ford | 39 | 0 | running | 440 | — |
| 5 | 20 | ▲ 15 | 187Gwyn Staley | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 38 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 6 | 5 | ▼ 1 | 42Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 38 | 0 | running | 400 | — |
| 7 | 18 | ▲ 11 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 37 | 0 | rear end | 380 | — |
| 8 | 4 | ▼ 4 | 45Eddie Pagan | Eddie Pagan (Owner) | Ford | 37 | 0 | running | 360 | — |
| 9 | 7 | ▼ 2 | M-1Fireball Roberts | Bob Fish (Owner) | Buick | 37 | 0 | running | 340 | — |
| 10 | 3 | ▼ 7 | 6Cotton Owens | Jim Stephens (Owner) | Pontiac | 37 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 11 | 2 | ▼ 9 | 55Jimmy Thompson | A.L. Bumgarner (Owner) | Pontiac | 36 | 0 | running | 300 | — |
| 12 | 22 | ▲ 10 | 916Dean Layfield | William Dickenson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 36 | 0 | running | 280 | — |
| 13 | 31 | ▲ 18 | 56Bill Morton | James Lowery (Owner) | Ford | 36 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 14 | 12 | ▼ 2 | 98Marvin Panch | John Whitford (Owner) | Ford | 35 | 0 | running | 260 | — |
| 15 | 39 | ▲ 24 | 54Charlie Stone | Charlie Stone (Owner) | Chevrolet | 35 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 16 | 40 | ▲ 24 | 99Ward Towers | Ward Towers (Owner) | Ford | 34 | 0 | running | 220 | — |
| 17 | 15 | ▼ 2 | 11Lloyd Ragon | Paul Spaulding (Owner) | Ford | 34 | 0 | running | 200 | — |
| 18 | 38 | ▲ 20 | 83Cecil Wray | Paul Craig Jr. (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 34 | 0 | running | 180 | — |
| 19 | 13 | ▼ 6 | 61Dick Foley | Dick Foley (Owner) | Chevrolet | 34 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 20 | 9 | ▼ 11 | 5Dick Bailey | Dick Bailey (Owner) | Pontiac | 33 | 0 | running | 140 | — |
| 21 | 34 | ▲ 13 | 310Joe Lee Johnson | S.T. Campbell (Owner) | Chevrolet | 32 | 0 | engine | 120 | — |
| 22 | 35 | ▲ 13 | 85Carl Tyler | Carl Tyler (Owner) | Ford | 32 | 0 | engine | 100 | — |
| 23 | 21 | ▼ 2 | 10Whitey Norman | Whitey Norman (Owner) | Ford | 32 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 24 | 33 | ▲ 9 | 90Buzz Woodward | Buzz Woodward (Owner) | Ford | 32 | 0 | running | 60 | — |
| 25 | 25 | — | 28Eddie Skinner | Eddie Skinner (Owner) | Ford | 31 | 0 | running | 40 | — |
| 26 | 41 | ▲ 15 | 74L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 31 | 0 | running | 20 | — |
| 27 | 16 | ▼ 11 | 500Phil Orr | Phil Orr (Owner) | Ford | 31 | 0 | running | 20 | — |
| 28 | 43 | ▲ 15 | 52Bob Walden | Bob Walden (Owner) | Pontiac | 30 | 0 | running | 20 | — |
| 29 | 10 | ▼ 19 | 2Frankie Schneider | Hubert Westmoreland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 29 | 0 | engine | 20 | — |
| 30 | 28 | ▼ 2 | 14Billy Myers | Billy Myers (Owner) | Mercury | 28 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 31 | 37 | ▲ 6 | 64Johnny Allen | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Plymouth | 28 | 0 | running | 20 | — |
| 32 | 36 | ▲ 4 | 62Bobby Lee | Bobby Lee (Owner) | Ford | 28 | 0 | engine | 20 | — |
| 33 | 26 | ▼ 7 | 123Johnny Mackison | Ken Corman (Owner) | Mercury | 28 | 0 | head gasket | 20 | — |
| 34 | 44 | ▲ 10 | 145Ken Love | Ken Love (Owner) | Ford | 26 | 0 | running | 20 | — |
| 35 | 42 | ▲ 7 | 32Brownie King | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 24 | 0 | engine | 20 | — |
| 36 | 19 | ▼ 17 | 1Banjo Matthews | Jim Rathmann (Owner) | Chevrolet | 17 | 0 | rear end | 20 | — |
| 37 | 45 | ▲ 8 | 73Bob Pronger | Bob Pronger (Owner) | Ford | 16 | 0 | wheel | 20 | — |
| 38 | 32 | ▼ 6 | 31Doug Yates | Monroe Shook (Owner) | Chevrolet | 16 | 0 | engine | 20 | — |
| 39 | 27 | ▼ 12 | 999Wilbur Rakestraw | Joe Jones (Owner) | Ford | 11 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 40 | 46 | ▲ 6 | 49Darel Dieringer | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 11 | 0 | fuel pump | — | — |
| 41 | 47 | ▲ 6 | 48Tiny Lund | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 9 | 0 | battery | — | — |
| 42 | 24 | ▼ 18 | 89Bill Corley | Pappy Crane (Owner) | Ford | 7 | 0 | engine | 20 | — |
| 43 | 29 | ▼ 14 | 71Dick Joslin | Doc White (Owner) | Dodge | 6 | 0 | hose | 20 | — |
| 44 | 30 | ▼ 14 | 40Frank Thompson | Johnny Mackison (Owner) | Ford | 5 | 0 | engine | 20 | — |
| 45 | 48 | ▲ 3 | 444Axel Anderson | George Augustine (Owner) | Pontiac | 3 | 0 | accident | 20 | — |
| 46 | 11 | ▼ 35 | 15Tim Flock | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 3 | 0 | steering | — | — |
| 47 | 49 | ▲ 2 | 53Carl Burris | Carl Burris (Owner) | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 48 | 17 | ▼ 31 | 46Speedy Thompson | Speedy Thompson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | engine | 20 | — |
| 49 | 14 | ▼ 35 | 120Benny Rakestraw | Talmadge Cochrane (Owner) | Mercury | 0 | 0 | engine | 20 | — |