No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | ▲ 19 | 4Bob Welborn | Julian Petty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 500 | 274 | running | 0 | — |
| 2 | 12 | ▲ 10 | 44Rex White | Julian Petty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 500 | — |
| 3 | 11 | ▲ 8 | 7Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 500 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 480 |
| — |
| 4 | 15 | ▲ 11 | 41Whitey Norman | Whitey Norman (Owner) | Chevrolet | 495 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 5 | 21 | ▲ 16 | 98Marvin Panch | John Whitford (Owner) | Ford | 494 | 0 | running | 460 | — |
| 6 | 34 | ▲ 28 | 26Curtis Turner | Holman Moody | Ford | 488 | 0 | running | 440 | — |
| 7 | 38 | ▲ 31 | 39Billy Carden | — | Chevrolet | 485 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 8 | 4 | ▼ 4 | 46Jimmy Thompson | Speedy Thompson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 483 | 0 | running | 400 | — |
| 9 | 17 | ▲ 8 | 53Carl Burris | Carl Burris (Owner) | Chevrolet | 479 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 10 | 2 | ▼ 8 | 21Glen Wood | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 474 | 167 | running | 0 | — |
| 11 | 10 | ▼ 1 | 42Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 471 | 58 | running | 380 | — |
| 12 | 26 | ▲ 14 | 310Joe Lee Johnson | S.T. Campbell (Owner) | Chevrolet | 465 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 13 | 30 | ▲ 17 | 78Shep Langdon | Shep Langdon (Owner) | Ford | 460 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 14 | 5 | ▼ 9 | 99Shorty Rollins | Shorty Rollins (Owner) | Ford | 458 | 0 | running | 360 | — |
| 15 | 19 | ▲ 4 | 30Doug Cox | Doug Cox (Owner) | Ford | 457 | 0 | running | 340 | — |
| 16 | 28 | ▲ 12 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Chevrolet | 457 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 17 | 32 | ▲ 15 | 32Brownie King | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 456 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 18 | 25 | ▲ 7 | 57Billy Rafter | Billy Rafter (Owner) | Ford | 453 | 0 | running | 300 | — |
| 19 | 16 | ▼ 3 | 37Tiny Lund | Don Angel (Owner) | Ford | 449 | 0 | running | 280 | — |
| 20 | 31 | ▲ 11 | 74L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 448 | 0 | running | 260 | — |
| 21 | 13 | ▼ 8 | 47Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 446 | 0 | oil pressure | 240 | — |
| 22 | 42 | ▲ 20 | 198Dick Beaty | Dick Beaty (Owner) | Ford | 441 | 0 | running | 220 | — |
| 23 | 14 | ▼ 9 | 28Eddie Skinner | Eddie Skinner (Owner) | Ford | 437 | 0 | engine | 200 | — |
| 24 | 27 | ▲ 3 | 86Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Ford | 437 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 25 | 44 | ▲ 19 | 52Bob Walden | Bob Walden (Owner) | Ford | 425 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 26 | 24 | ▼ 2 | 50Ben Benz | Bernard Friedland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 424 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 27 | 3 | ▼ 24 | 62Frankie Schneider | Frankie Schneider (Owner) | Chevrolet | 404 | 0 | running | 180 | — |
| 28 | 39 | ▲ 11 | 94Clarence DeZalia | Clarence DeZalia (Owner) | Ford | 404 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 29 | 18 | ▼ 11 | 88Reds Kagle | Reds Kagle (Owner) | Chevrolet | 329 | 0 | carburetor | 140 | — |
| 30 | 9 | ▼ 21 | 11Junior Johnson | Paul Spaulding (Owner) | Ford | 325 | 0 | engine | 120 | — |
| 31 | 35 | ▲ 4 | 12Joe Weatherly | Holman Moody | Ford | 312 | 0 | engine | 100 | — |
| 32 | 23 | ▼ 9 | 64Johnny Allen | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Plymouth | 282 | 0 | oil pressure | 80 | — |
| 33 | 6 | ▼ 27 | 76Larry Frank | Larry Frank (Owner) | Chevrolet | 267 | 0 | oil pressure | 0 | — |
| 34 | 36 | ▲ 2 | 63R.L. Combs | R.L. Combs (Owner) | Ford | 198 | 0 | oil pressure | 60 | — |
| 35 | 1 | ▼ 34 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 156 | 1 | electrical | 40 | — |
| 36 | 7 | ▼ 29 | 97Barney Shore | Barney Shore (Owner) | Chevrolet | 154 | 0 | generator | 0 | — |
| 37 | 37 | — | 33George Green | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 130 | 0 | transmission | 20 | — |
| 38 | 8 | ▼ 30 | 3Cotton Owens | Smokey Yunick Racing | Pontiac | 126 | 0 | brakes | 20 | — |
| 39 | 22 | ▼ 17 | 17Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Mercury | 117 | 0 | rear end | 20 | — |
| 40 | 29 | ▼ 11 | 31Jerry Draper | Monroe Shook (Owner) | Chevrolet | 107 | 0 | rear end | 20 | — |
| 41 | 46 | ▲ 5 | 89Chuck Hansen | Chuck Hansen (Owner) | Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | engine | 20 | — |
| 42 | 33 | ▼ 9 | 10E.J. Brewer | E.J. Brewer (Owner) | Ford | 69 | 0 | oil pressure | 0 | — |
| 43 | 45 | ▲ 2 | 8Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | fuel tank | 0 | — |
| 44 | 41 | ▼ 3 | 83Lennie Page | Lennie Page (Owner) | Ford | 14 | 0 | brakes | 20 | — |
| 45 | 43 | ▼ 2 | 81Eddie Pagan | Harvey Hege (Owner) | Ford | 4 | 0 | transmission | 20 | — |
| 46 | 40 | ▼ 6 | 96Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck (Owner) | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | fuel line | 20 | — |
| 47 | 47 | — | 66Roy Tyner | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | engine | — | — |