No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 11Junior Johnson | Paul Spaulding (Owner) | Ford | 160 | 1 | running | 200 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 21Glen Wood | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 159 | 1 | running | — | — |
| 3 | 4 | ▲ 1 | 46Speedy Thompson | Speedy Thompson (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 158 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 192 |
| — |
| 4 | 3 | ▼ 1 | 3Cotton Owens | Jim Stephens (Owner) | Pontiac | 158 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 5 | 11 | ▲ 6 | 86Jack Smith | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 155 | 0 | running | 184 | — |
| 6 | 5 | ▼ 1 | 55Jimmy Massey | A.L. Bumgarner (Owner) | Pontiac | 154 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 7 | 14 | ▲ 7 | 14AWilbur Rakestraw | — | Chevrolet | 154 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 8 | 16 | ▲ 8 | 32Brownie King | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 154 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 9 | 7 | ▼ 2 | 42Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 150 | 0 | running | 176 | — |
| 10 | 8 | ▼ 2 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 168 | — |
| 11 | 13 | ▲ 2 | 50Gober Sosebee | Sosebee Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 12 | 12 | — | 14Larry Frank | Manley Britt (Owner) | Mercury | 147 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 13 | 18 | ▲ 5 | 17Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Mercury | 144 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 14 | 6 | ▼ 8 | 36Tiny Lund | Tootle Estes (Owner) | Ford | 141 | 0 | running | 152 | — |
| 15 | 22 | ▲ 7 | 0Bunk Moore | Richard Riley (Owner) | Chevrolet | 141 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 16 | 17 | ▲ 1 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Chevrolet | 140 | 0 | running | 144 | — |
| 17 | 19 | ▲ 2 | 94Clarence DeZalia | Clarence DeZalia (Owner) | Ford | 136 | 0 | out of fuel | 136 | — |
| 18 | 21 | ▲ 3 | 74L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 132 | 0 | running | 128 | — |
| 19 | 20 | ▲ 1 | 711Bill Poor | Bill Poor (Owner) | Chevrolet | 131 | 0 | running | 120 | — |
| 20 | 18 | ▼ 2 | 96Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck (Owner) | Chevrolet | 112 | 0 | electrical | 112 | — |
| 21 | 23 | ▲ 2 | 63R.L. Combs | R.L. Combs (Owner) | Ford | 79 | 0 | piston | — | — |
| 22 | 24 | ▲ 2 | 202Johnny Gardner | Johnny Gardner (Owner) | Ford | 67 | 0 | fuel pump | — | — |
| 23 | 10 | ▼ 13 | 2Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 35 | 0 | overheating | 104 | — |
| 24 | 9 | ▼ 15 | 97Barney Shore | Barney Shore (Owner) | Chevrolet | 26 | 0 | radiator | — | — |