No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ▲ 3 | 49Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 500 | 1 | running | — | — |
| 2 | 9 | ▲ 7 | 42Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 497 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 3 | 5 | ▲ 2 | 47Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 493 |
| 0 |
| running |
| — |
| — |
| 4 | 6 | ▲ 2 | 77Joe Lee Johnson | Joe Lee Johnson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 489 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 5 | 1 | ▼ 4 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 489 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 6 | 12 | ▲ 6 | 76Larry Frank | Larry Frank (Owner) | Chevrolet | 486 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 7 | 19 | ▲ 12 | 6Cotton Owens | W.H. Watson (Owner) | Ford | 484 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 8 | 11 | ▲ 3 | 88Buck Baker | Lynton Tyson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 484 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 9 | 27 | ▲ 18 | 12Marvin Porter | Marvin Porter (Owner) | Ford | 480 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 10 | 3 | ▼ 7 | 72Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Chevrolet | 470 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 11 | 37 | ▲ 26 | 95Bob Duell | Julian Buesink (Owner) | Ford | 466 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 12 | 31 | ▲ 19 | 34G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 463 | 0 | fuel | — | — |
| 13 | 29 | ▲ 16 | 64Shep Langdon | Shep Langdon (Owner) | Ford | 457 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 14 | 13 | ▼ 1 | 5Tiny Lund | Lund Racing | Chevrolet | 455 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 15 | 38 | ▲ 23 | 74L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 454 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 16 | 26 | ▲ 10 | 32George Green | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 453 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 17 | 21 | ▲ 4 | 11Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett (Owner) | Ford | 452 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 18 | 36 | ▲ 18 | 27Dominic Persicketti | — | Ford | 444 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 19 | 28 | ▲ 9 | 192George Alsobrook | Joe Jones (Owner) | Ford | 425 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 20 | 30 | ▲ 10 | 20Benny Rakestraw | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Mercury | 420 | 0 | fuel | — | — |
| 21 | 23 | ▲ 2 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Chevrolet | 410 | 0 | axle | — | — |
| 22 | 18 | ▼ 4 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 407 | 0 | axle | — | — |
| 23 | 8 | ▼ 15 | 10Elmo Langley | Ratus Walters (Owner) | Buick | 379 | 0 | rear end | — | — |
| 24 | 25 | ▲ 1 | 22Harlan Richardson | Harlan Richardson (Owner) | Ford | 342 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 25 | 41 | ▲ 16 | 46Whitey Norman | Whitey Norman (Owner) | Chevrolet | 339 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 26 | 22 | ▼ 4 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 281 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 27 | 24 | ▼ 3 | 16Bud Crothers | — | Chevrolet | 266 | 0 | oil pressure | — | — |
| 28 | 2 | ▼ 26 | 21Glen Wood | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 254 | 0 | drive shaft | — | — |
| 29 | 17 | ▼ 12 | 40Dave White | Dave White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 216 | 0 | axle | — | — |
| 30 | 35 | ▲ 5 | 13Earl Balmer | Tommy Thompson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 202 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 31 | 7 | ▼ 24 | 36Tommy Irwin | Tommy Irwin (Owner) | Ford | 187 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 32 | 20 | ▼ 12 | 25Gene White | Gene White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 158 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 33 | 34 | ▲ 1 | 86Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Ford | 144 | 0 | spindle | — | — |
| 34 | 39 | ▲ 5 | 59Tom Pistone | Carl Rupert (Owner) | Ford | 142 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 35 | 10 | ▼ 25 | 93Banjo Matthews | Matthews Racing | Ford | 123 | 0 | shocks | — | — |
| 36 | 16 | ▼ 20 | 17Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Ford | 83 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 37 | 15 | ▼ 22 | 92Speedy Thompson | Gerald Duke (Owner) | Ford | 75 | 0 | hub | — | — |
| 38 | 33 | ▼ 5 | 23Bill Scott (Winston-Salem) | — | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | overheating | — | — |
| 39 | 40 | ▲ 1 | 18Freddy Fryar | Charley Griffith (Owner) | Pontiac | 53 | 0 | piston | — | — |
| 40 | 14 | ▼ 26 | 41Joe Weatherly | Doc White (Owner) | Ford | 44 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 41 | 32 | ▼ 9 | 31Brownie King | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 44 | 0 | fan belt | — | — |