No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | ▲ 23 | 42Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 500 | 337 | running | 500 | — |
| 2 | 20 | ▲ 18 | 76Johnny Beauchamp | Beau Morgan (Owner) | Chevrolet | 495 | 0 | running | 480 | — |
| 3 | 32 | ▲ 29 | 11Junior Johnson | Paul Spaulding (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 495 |
| 78 |
| running |
| 460 |
| — |
| 4 | 10 | ▲ 6 | 59Tom Pistone | Carl Rupert (Owner) | Ford | 491 | 0 | running | 440 | — |
| 5 | 18 | ▲ 13 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 491 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 6 | 34 | ▲ 28 | 49Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 490 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 7 | 25 | ▲ 18 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 490 | 0 | running | 400 | — |
| 8 | 31 | ▲ 23 | 41Joe Weatherly | Doc White (Owner) | Ford | 489 | 0 | running | 380 | — |
| 9 | 17 | ▲ 8 | 99Shorty Rollins | Shorty Rollins (Owner) | Ford | 486 | 0 | running | 360 | — |
| 10 | 3 | ▼ 7 | 6Cotton Owens | W.H. Watson (Owner) | Pontiac | 484 | 0 | running | 340 | — |
| 11 | 19 | ▲ 8 | 21Glen Wood | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 482 | 13 | running | — | — |
| 12 | 11 | ▼ 1 | 40Dave White | Dave White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 479 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 13 | 16 | ▲ 3 | 5Tiny Lund | Lund Racing | Chevrolet | 478 | 0 | running | 300 | — |
| 14 | 39 | ▲ 25 | 29Dick Freeman | Dick Freeman (Owner) | Chevrolet | 469 | 0 | vapor lock | 280 | — |
| 15 | 9 | ▼ 6 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 468 | 0 | running | 260 | — |
| 16 | 4 | ▼ 12 | 44Ken Rush | Chester Barron (Owner) | Chevrolet | 468 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 17 | 12 | ▼ 5 | 34G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 467 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 18 | 6 | ▼ 12 | 32Brownie King | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 466 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 19 | 14 | ▼ 5 | 1Speedy Thompson | Steve Pierce (Owner) | Chevrolet | 464 | 0 | bearing | 220 | — |
| 20 | 7 | ▼ 13 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Chevrolet | 462 | 0 | running | 200 | — |
| 21 | 33 | ▲ 12 | 17Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Mercury | 461 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 22 | 35 | ▲ 13 | 3Bunk Moore | — | Ford | 460 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 23 | 5 | ▼ 18 | 64Shep Langdon | Shep Langdon (Owner) | Ford | 453 | 0 | running | 180 | — |
| 24 | 8 | ▼ 16 | 74L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 453 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 25 | 28 | ▲ 3 | 48Fireball Roberts | E.C. Wilson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 385 | 0 | rear end | 140 | — |
| 26 | 40 | ▲ 14 | 78Jim Paschal | Rice Racing | Ford | 371 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 27 | 21 | ▼ 6 | 81Harvey Hege | Harvey Hege (Owner) | Ford | 339 | 0 | accident | 120 | — |
| 28 | 22 | ▼ 6 | 114Fritz Wilson | Fritz Wilson (Owner) | Ford | 333 | 0 | fuel pump | 100 | — |
| 29 | 1 | ▼ 28 | 72Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Chevrolet | 297 | 72 | rear end | 80 | — |
| 30 | 2 | ▼ 28 | 77Joe Lee Johnson | Joe Lee Johnson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 297 | 0 | head gasket | — | — |
| 31 | 37 | ▲ 6 | 79Jerry Draper | Jerry Draper (Owner) | Chevrolet | 278 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 32 | 15 | ▼ 17 | 36Tommy Irwin | Tommy Irwin (Owner) | Ford | 275 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 33 | 30 | ▼ 3 | 88Reds Kagle | Reds Kagle (Owner) | Chevrolet | 222 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 34 | 27 | ▼ 7 | 96Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck (Owner) | Chevrolet | 208 | 0 | engine | 60 | — |
| 35 | 13 | ▼ 22 | 33George Green | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 143 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 36 | 26 | ▼ 10 | 97Barney Shore | Barney Shore (Owner) | Chevrolet | 76 | 0 | oil pressure | — | — |
| 37 | 36 | ▼ 1 | 7Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Owner) | Chevrolet | 47 | 0 | vapor lock | 40 | — |
| 38 | 38 | — | 55Ben Benz | Bernard Friedland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 40 | 0 | brakes | — | — |
| 39 | 23 | ▼ 16 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 31 | 0 | transmission | 20 | — |
| 40 | 29 | ▼ 11 | 46Whitey Norman | Whitey Norman (Owner) | Chevrolet | 23 | 0 | axle | — | — |