No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | ▲ 14 | 42Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 200 | 38 | running | 2000 | — |
| 2 | 21 | ▲ 19 | 73Johnny Beauchamp | Roy Burdick (Owner) | Ford | 200 | 30 | running | 1920 | — |
| 3 | 17 | ▲ 14 | 18Charley Griffith | Charley Griffith (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Pontiac |
| 199 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 0 |
| — |
| 4 | 11 | ▲ 7 | 6Cotton Owens | W.H. Watson (Owner) | Pontiac | 199 | 0 | running | 1840 | — |
| 5 | 7 | ▲ 2 | 48Joe Weatherly | E.C. Wilson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 199 | 6 | running | 1760 | — |
| 6 | 39 | ▲ 33 | 7Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Owner) | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 1680 | — |
| 7 | 41 | ▲ 34 | 47Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 196 | 57 | running | 1600 | — |
| 8 | 5 | ▼ 3 | 59Tom Pistone | Carl Rupert (Owner) | Ford | 195 | 39 | running | 1520 | — |
| 9 | 43 | ▲ 34 | 15Tim Flock | Beau Morgan (Owner) | Ford | 193 | 0 | running | 1440 | — |
| 10 | 31 | ▲ 21 | 1Speedy Thompson | Steve Pierce (Owner) | Chevrolet | 193 | 0 | running | 1360 | — |
| 11 | 59 | ▲ 48 | 8Johnny Allen | — | Chevrolet | 192 | 0 | running | 1280 | — |
| 12 | 35 | ▲ 23 | 38Raul Cilloniz | Raul Cilloniz (Owner) | Chevrolet | 192 | 0 | running | 1200 | — |
| 13 | 42 | ▲ 29 | 41Curtis Turner | Doc White (Owner) | Ford | 189 | 0 | running | 1120 | — |
| 14 | 33 | ▲ 19 | 11Junior Johnson | Paul Spaulding (Owner) | Ford | 189 | 0 | running | 1040 | — |
| 15 | 25 | ▲ 10 | 29Dick Freeman | Dick Freeman (Owner) | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | running | 960 | — |
| 16 | 16 | — | 77Joe Lee Johnson | Joe Lee Johnson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | running | 2000 | — |
| 17 | 4 | ▼ 13 | 98Marvin Panch | Tom Vernon (Owner) | Ford | 185 | 0 | running | 1920 | — |
| 18 | 10 | ▼ 8 | 25Gene White | Gene White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 185 | 0 | running | 1840 | — |
| 19 | 57 | ▲ 38 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 184 | 0 | running | 880 | — |
| 20 | 18 | ▼ 2 | 2Jimmy Thompson | Bruce Thompson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 182 | 0 | running | 1760 | — |
| 21 | 49 | ▲ 28 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Chevrolet | 182 | 0 | running | 800 | — |
| 22 | 22 | — | 92Wilbur Rakestraw | Joe Jones (Owner) | Ford | 181 | 0 | running | 1680 | — |
| 23 | 53 | ▲ 30 | 16Jim McGuirk | Happy Steigel (Owner) | Pontiac | 181 | 0 | running | 720 | — |
| 24 | 12 | ▼ 12 | 76Larry Frank | Larry Frank (Owner) | Chevrolet | 178 | 0 | running | 1600 | — |
| 25 | 48 | ▲ 23 | 10Elmo Langley | Ratus Walters (Owner) | Ford | 175 | 0 | running | 640 | — |
| 26 | 19 | ▼ 7 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 174 | 0 | engine | 560 | — |
| 27 | 30 | ▲ 3 | 55Ben Benz | Bernard Friedland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 169 | 0 | running | 1520 | — |
| 28 | 27 | ▼ 1 | 71Dick Joslin | Dick Joslin (Owner) | Dodge | 167 | 0 | piston | 480 | — |
| 29 | 24 | ▼ 5 | 14Ken Rush | Manley Britt (Owner) | Mercury | 163 | 0 | engine | 1440 | — |
| 30 | 55 | ▲ 25 | 80Bob Rose | Sam Arena (Owner) | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | running | 400 | — |
| 31 | 50 | ▲ 19 | 69Harold Smith | — | Studebaker | 159 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 32 | 44 | ▲ 12 | 66Dick Foley | Dick Foley (Owner) | Chevrolet | 157 | 0 | running | 1360 | — |
| 33 | 28 | ▼ 5 | 32Brownie King | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 152 | 0 | engine | 240 | — |
| 34 | 8 | ▼ 26 | 21Glen Wood | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 149 | 0 | clutch | 1280 | — |
| 35 | 47 | ▲ 12 | 83Bob Pronger | Bob Pronger (Owner) | Ford | 143 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 36 | 26 | ▼ 10 | 39Billy Carden | — | Mercury | 140 | 0 | running | 1200 | — |
| 37 | 23 | ▼ 14 | 81Bernie Hentges | Bernie Hentges (Owner) | Chrysler | 138 | 0 | engine | 80 | — |
| 38 | 2 | ▼ 36 | 99Shorty Rollins | Shorty Rollins (Owner) | Ford | 115 | 0 | engine | 1120 | — |
| 39 | 22 | ▼ 17 | 82Joe Eubanks | Don Every (Owner) | Ford | 95 | 0 | transmission | 1040 | — |
| 40 | 13 | ▼ 27 | 88Tiny Lund | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 92 | 0 | timing | 80 | — |
| 41 | 1 | ▼ 40 | 49Bob Welborn | W.J. Ridgeway (Owner) | Chevrolet | 75 | 9 | engine | 80 | — |
| 42 | 54 | ▲ 12 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | timing | 80 | — |
| 43 | 37 | ▼ 6 | 53Ken Johnson | Ken Johnson (Owner) | Ford | 67 | 0 | push rod | 80 | — |
| 44 | 58 | ▲ 14 | 74L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | generator | 80 | — |
| 45 | 46 | ▲ 1 | 3Fireball Roberts | Jim Stephens (Owner) | Pontiac | 56 | 21 | fuel pump | 80 | — |
| 46 | 40 | ▼ 6 | 45Paul Bass | — | - | 52 | 0 | engine | 960 | — |
| 47 | 29 | ▼ 18 | 72Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | overheating | 80 | — |
| 48 | 9 | ▼ 39 | 37Eduardo Dibos | Van Acker (Owner) | Ford | 44 | 0 | front end | 80 | — |
| 49 | 36 | ▼ 13 | 50Gober Sosebee | Sosebee Racing | Chevrolet | 44 | 0 | transmission | 880 | — |
| 50 | 20 | ▼ 30 | 89Bob Said | — | Chevrolet | 42 | 0 | transmission | 800 | — |
| 51 | 51 | — | 95Bob Duell | Julian Buesink (Owner) | Ford | 38 | 0 | distributor | 80 | — |
| 52 | 32 | ▼ 20 | 36Pete Kelly | Pete Kelly (Owner) | Chevrolet | 34 | 0 | engine | 720 | — |
| 53 | 45 | ▼ 8 | 24Bob Potter | Bob Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 33 | 0 | timing | 80 | — |
| 54 | 52 | ▼ 2 | 86Carl Tyler | Carl Tyler (Owner) | Ford | 29 | 0 | overheating | 80 | — |
| 55 | 34 | ▼ 21 | 33George Green | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 21 | 0 | engine | 640 | — |
| 56 | 3 | ▼ 53 | 64Fritz Wilson | Fritz Wilson (Owner) | Ford | 15 | 0 | piston | 80 | — |
| 57 | 6 | ▼ 51 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 8 | 0 | engine | 560 | — |
| 58 | 38 | ▼ 20 | 79Larry Odo | Larry Odo (Owner) | Ford | 3 | 0 | engine | 480 | — |
| 59 | 56 | ▼ 3 | 75Ken Marriott | Ken Marriott (Owner) | Ford | 1 | 0 | engine | 400 | — |