No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | ▲ 8 | 42Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 250 | 1 | running | 200 | — |
| 2 | 10 | ▲ 8 | 11Junior Johnson | Paul Spaulding (Owner) | Ford | 250 | 0 | running | 192 | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 46Speedy Thompson | Speedy Thompson (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 250 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 184 |
| — |
| 4 | 4 | — | 47Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 248 | 0 | running | 176 | — |
| 5 | 3 | ▼ 2 | 99Shorty Rollins | Shorty Rollins (Owner) | Ford | 247 | 0 | running | 168 | — |
| 6 | 2 | ▼ 4 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 246 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 7 | 14 | ▲ 7 | 45Eddie Pagan | Eddie Pagan (Owner) | Ford | 245 | 0 | running | 152 | — |
| 8 | 19 | ▲ 11 | 6Cotton Owens | Jim Stephens (Owner) | Pontiac | 244 | 0 | running | 144 | — |
| 9 | 13 | ▲ 4 | 30Doug Cox | Doug Cox (Owner) | Ford | 242 | 0 | running | 136 | — |
| 10 | 5 | ▼ 5 | 25Gene White | Gene White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 242 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 11 | 12 | ▲ 1 | 57Billy Rafter | Billy Rafter (Owner) | Ford | 237 | 0 | running | 128 | — |
| 12 | 18 | ▲ 6 | 52Johnny Allen | Bob Walden (Owner) | Ford | 235 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 13 | 7 | ▼ 6 | 17Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Mercury | 235 | 0 | running | 120 | — |
| 14 | 25 | ▲ 11 | 37Tiny Lund | Don Angel (Owner) | Ford | 232 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 15 | 22 | ▲ 7 | 66Roy Tyner | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Plymouth | 229 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 16 | 20 | ▲ 4 | 202Johnny Gardner | Johnny Gardner (Owner) | Ford | 218 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 17 | 23 | ▲ 6 | 33George Green | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 216 | 0 | running | 104 | — |
| 18 | 24 | ▲ 6 | 74L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 214 | 0 | running | 96 | — |
| 19 | 29 | ▲ 10 | 48Possum Jones | Julian Petty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 207 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 20 | 30 | ▲ 10 | 711Bill Poor | Bill Poor (Owner) | Chevrolet | 207 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 21 | 17 | ▼ 4 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 22 | 26 | ▲ 4 | 78Shep Langdon | Shep Langdon (Owner) | Ford | 194 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 23 | 16 | ▼ 7 | 32Brownie King | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | steering | 72 | — |
| 24 | 6 | ▼ 18 | 98Curtis Turner | John Whitford (Owner) | Ford | 181 | 0 | tire | — | — |
| 25 | 21 | ▼ 4 | 96Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck (Owner) | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | running | 64 | — |
| 26 | 28 | ▲ 2 | 94Clarence DeZalia | Clarence DeZalia (Owner) | Ford | 89 | 0 | spindle | 56 | — |
| 27 | 11 | ▼ 16 | 49Bob Welborn | Julian Petty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 80 | 0 | axle | 48 | — |
| 28 | 27 | ▼ 1 | 34Red Kalajainen | — | Chevrolet | 68 | 0 | running | 40 | — |
| 29 | 8 | ▼ 21 | 44Ken Rush | Julian Petty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 66 | 0 | engine | 32 | — |
| 30 | 15 | ▼ 15 | 97Barney Shore | Barney Shore (Owner) | Chevrolet | 51 | 0 | transmission | 24 | — |
| 31 | 31 | — | 39Billy Carden | — | Chevrolet | 48 | 0 | overheating | 16 | — |