No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ▲ 2 | 22Fireball Roberts | Frank Strickland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 250 | 133 | running | — | — |
| 2 | 17 | ▲ 15 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 249 | 32 | running | — | — |
| 3 | 5 | ▲ 2 | 44Rex White | Julian Petty (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 248 |
| 0 |
| running |
| — |
| — |
| 4 | 15 | ▲ 11 | 99Shorty Rollins | Shorty Rollins (Owner) | Ford | 248 | 23 | running | — | — |
| 5 | 21 | ▲ 16 | 46Speedy Thompson | Speedy Thompson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 248 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 6 | 7 | ▲ 1 | 42Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 247 | 16 | running | — | — |
| 7 | 4 | ▼ 3 | 49Bob Welborn | Julian Petty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 247 | 9 | running | — | — |
| 8 | 12 | ▲ 4 | 87APossum Jones | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 246 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 9 | 11 | ▲ 2 | 45Eddie Pagan | Eddie Pagan (Owner) | Ford | 245 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 10 | 8 | ▼ 2 | 4Jim Paschal | Julian Petty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 245 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 11 | 19 | ▲ 8 | 7ABobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Chevrolet | 243 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 12 | 10 | ▼ 2 | 25Gene White | Gene White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 242 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 13 | 2 | ▼ 11 | 21Glen Wood | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 242 | 7 | running | — | — |
| 14 | 16 | ▲ 2 | 999Wilbur Rakestraw | Joe Jones (Owner) | Ford | 241 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 15 | 9 | ▼ 6 | 95Bob Duell | Julian Buesink (Owner) | Ford | 240 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 16 | 36 | ▲ 20 | 41E.J. Brewer | — | Ford | 237 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 17 | 45 | ▲ 28 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Chevrolet | 235 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 18 | 43 | ▲ 25 | 32Brownie King | Jess Potter (Owner) | Ford | 235 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 19 | 40 | ▲ 21 | 98Curtis Turner | John Whitford (Owner) | Ford | 233 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 20 | 38 | ▲ 18 | 76Larry Frank | Larry Frank (Owner) | Chevrolet | 233 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 21 | 33 | ▲ 12 | 74L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 233 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 22 | 39 | ▲ 17 | 44AKen Rush | Julian Petty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 231 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 23 | 26 | ▲ 3 | 711Bill Poor | Bill Poor (Owner) | Chevrolet | 229 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 24 | 29 | ▲ 5 | 57Billy Rafter | Billy Rafter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 227 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 25 | 14 | ▼ 11 | 17Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Mercury | 222 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 26 | 24 | ▼ 2 | 78Shep Langdon | Shep Langdon (Owner) | Ford | 220 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 27 | 41 | ▲ 14 | 198Joe Weatherly | Holman Moody | Ford | 218 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 28 | 22 | ▼ 6 | 66Roy Tyner | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Plymouth | 214 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 29 | 51 | ▲ 22 | 19AJames Jones | James Jones (Owner) | Ford | 212 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 30 | 31 | ▲ 1 | 94Clarence DeZalia | Clarence DeZalia (Owner) | Ford | 211 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 31 | 30 | ▼ 1 | 96Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck (Owner) | Chevrolet | 207 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 32 | 27 | ▼ 5 | 47Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 203 | 0 | rear end | — | — |
| 33 | 32 | ▼ 1 | 37Bill Benson | Bill Benson (Owner) | Mercury | 200 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 34 | 50 | ▲ 16 | 52Bob Bolheimer | — | Ford | 194 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 35 | 48 | ▲ 13 | 23Johnny Mackison | Ken Corman (Owner) | Mercury | 190 | 0 | head gasket | — | — |
| 36 | 42 | ▲ 6 | 202Johnny Gardner | Johnny Gardner (Owner) | Ford | 180 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 37 | 20 | ▼ 17 | 86Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Ford | 177 | 0 | fuel tank | — | — |
| 38 | 25 | ▼ 13 | 40Dave White | Dave White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 172 | 0 | rear end | — | — |
| 39 | 6 | ▼ 33 | 14George Dunn | Manley Britt (Owner) | Mercury | 157 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 40 | 34 | ▼ 6 | 5Mel Larson | Larson Racing | Mercury | 139 | 0 | rear end | — | — |
| 41 | 37 | ▼ 4 | 56Bill Morton | James Lowery (Owner) | Ford | 133 | 0 | rear end | — | — |
| 42 | 49 | ▲ 7 | 97Barney Shore | Barney Shore (Owner) | Chevrolet | 126 | 0 | piston | — | — |
| 43 | 54 | ▲ 11 | 56ACannonball Brown | Cannonball Brown (Owner) | Chrysler | 93 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 44 | 55 | ▲ 11 | 36Herbert Estes | Tootle Estes (Owner) | Ford | 85 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 45 | 1 | ▼ 44 | 3Cotton Owens | Jim Stephens (Owner) | Pontiac | 78 | 30 | crank | — | — |
| 46 | 46 | — | 31Johnny Allen | Monroe Shook (Owner) | Chevrolet | 56 | 0 | hub | — | — |
| 47 | 28 | ▼ 19 | 81Harvey Hege | Harvey Hege (Owner) | Ford | 51 | 0 | piston | — | — |
| 48 | 35 | ▼ 13 | 400Bob Malzahn | — | Ford | 33 | 0 | bearing | — | — |
| 49 | 44 | ▼ 5 | 55Tiny Lund | A.L. Bumgarner (Owner) | Pontiac | 27 | 0 | drive shaft | — | — |
| 50 | 52 | ▲ 2 | 88Jim Linke | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 24 | 0 | head gasket | — | — |
| 51 | 53 | ▲ 2 | 111Dick Parran | — | Ford | 22 | 0 | brakes | — | — |
| 52 | 13 | ▼ 39 | 0Reds Kagle | Reds Kagle (Owner) | Ford | 21 | 0 | hub | — | — |
| 53 | 47 | ▼ 6 | 13Peck Peckham | William Meyer (Owner) | Chevrolet | 19 | 0 | head gasket | — | — |
| 54 | 23 | ▼ 31 | 11Junior Johnson | Paul Spaulding (Owner) | Ford | 7 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 55 | 18 | ▼ 37 | 90Emanuel Zervakis | Donlavey Racing | Chevrolet | 6 | 0 | overheating | — | — |