No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | ▲ 5 | 11Junior Johnson | Paul Spaulding (Owner) | Ford | 200 | 45 | running | 200 | — |
| 2 | 8 | ▲ 6 | 14George Dunn | Manley Britt (Owner) | Mercury | 192 | 0 | running | 192 | — |
| 3 | 14 | ▲ 11 | 17Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Mercury |
| 192 |
| 0 |
| running |
| — |
| — |
| 4 | 20 | ▲ 16 | 999Wilbur Rakestraw | Joe Jones (Owner) | Ford | 190 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 5 | 12 | ▲ 7 | 67Shorty Rollins | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Plymouth | 189 | 0 | running | 184 | — |
| 6 | 4 | ▼ 2 | 47Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 185 | 85 | running | 176 | — |
| 7 | 10 | ▲ 3 | 96Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck (Owner) | Chevrolet | 184 | 0 | running | 168 | — |
| 8 | 13 | ▲ 5 | 125John Hamby | Leland Colvin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 180 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 9 | 21 | ▲ 12 | 42Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 173 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 10 | 17 | ▲ 7 | 94Clarence DeZalia | Clarence DeZalia (Owner) | Ford | 171 | 0 | running | 152 | — |
| 11 | 5 | ▼ 6 | 46Speedy Thompson | Speedy Thompson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 165 | 0 | spindle | 144 | — |
| 12 | 9 | ▼ 3 | 2Bobby Lee | Bobby Lee (Owner) | Ford | 163 | 0 | running | 136 | — |
| 13 | 16 | ▲ 3 | 78Shep Langdon | Shep Langdon (Owner) | Ford | 160 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 14 | 19 | ▲ 5 | 33George Green | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 154 | 0 | running | 128 | — |
| 15 | 7 | ▼ 8 | 39Billy Carden | — | Chevrolet | 151 | 0 | accident | 120 | — |
| 16 | 15 | ▼ 1 | 74L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 17 | 2 | ▼ 15 | 45Eddie Pagan | Eddie Pagan (Owner) | Ford | 133 | 0 | running | 104 | — |
| 18 | 1 | ▼ 17 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 118 | 70 | running | 96 | — |
| 19 | 3 | ▼ 16 | 98Marvin Panch | John Whitford (Owner) | Ford | 67 | 0 | accident | 88 | — |
| 20 | 23 | ▲ 3 | 30Doug Cox | Doug Cox (Owner) | Ford | 39 | 0 | crank | 80 | — |
| 21 | 18 | ▼ 3 | 711Bill Poor | Bill Poor (Owner) | Chevrolet | 26 | 0 | head gasket | 72 | — |
| 22 | 11 | ▼ 11 | 202Johnny Gardner | Johnny Gardner (Owner) | Ford | 11 | 0 | spindle | — | — |
| 23 | 22 | ▼ 1 | 12Benny Rakestraw | Talmadge Cochrane (Owner) | Mercury | 0 | 0 | disqualified | 0 | — |