No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | ▲ 13 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 500 | 202 | running | — | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 16Glen Wood | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 500 | 85 | running | — | — |
| 3 | 24 | ▲ 21 | 7Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Owner) | Chevrolet |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
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| 4 | 2 | ▼ 2 | 36Tommy Irwin | Tommy Irwin (Owner) | Ford | 497 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 5 | 16 | ▲ 11 | 22Speedy Thompson | W.J. Ridgeway (Owner) | Chevrolet | 497 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 6 | 7 | ▲ 1 | 76Larry Frank | Larry Frank (Owner) | Chevrolet | 496 | 39 | running | — | — |
| 7 | 4 | ▼ 3 | 59Tom Pistone | Carl Rupert (Owner) | Ford | 492 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 8 | 5 | ▼ 3 | 77Joe Lee Johnson | Joe Lee Johnson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 490 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 9 | 15 | ▲ 6 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 490 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 10 | 6 | ▼ 4 | 42Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 488 | 87 | running | — | — |
| 11 | 26 | ▲ 15 | 75John Dodd Sr. | John Dodd Sr. (Owner) | Ford | 488 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 12 | 39 | ▲ 27 | 38Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett (Owner) | Ford | 484 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 13 | 27 | ▲ 14 | 41Ken Rush | — | Chevrolet | 476 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 14 | 32 | ▲ 18 | 87Buck Baker | Lynton Tyson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 476 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 15 | 3 | ▼ 12 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 470 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 16 | 19 | ▲ 3 | 32George Green | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 469 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 17 | 37 | ▲ 20 | 15L.D. Austin | Beau Morgan (Owner) | Ford | 469 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 18 | 36 | ▲ 18 | 18Jerry Smith | Charley Griffith (Owner) | Pontiac | 466 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 19 | 12 | ▼ 7 | 20Tiny Lund | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Ford | 451 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 20 | 4 | ▼ 16 | 5Bunk Moore | Lund Racing | Chevrolet | 451 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 21 | 42 | ▲ 21 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Chevrolet | 447 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 22 | 21 | ▼ 1 | 14Bill Taylor | Manley Britt (Owner) | Ford | 439 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 23 | 17 | ▼ 6 | 31Brownie King | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 434 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 24 | 8 | ▼ 16 | 72Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Chevrolet | 431 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 25 | 28 | ▲ 3 | 64Shep Langdon | Shep Langdon (Owner) | Ford | 425 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 26 | 29 | ▲ 3 | 45Aubrey Boles | Aubrey Boles (Owner) | Plymouth | 405 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 27 | 23 | ▼ 4 | 63R.L. Combs | R.L. Combs (Owner) | Ford | 404 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 28 | 9 | ▼ 19 | 2Jimmy Thompson | Bruce Thompson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 318 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 29 | 22 | ▼ 7 | 47Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 305 | 0 | rear end | — | — |
| 30 | 30 | — | 88Fireball Roberts | Lynton Tyson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 303 | 0 | rear end | — | — |
| 31 | 25 | ▼ 6 | 86Erwin Carpenter | Neil Castles (Owner) | Ford | 299 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 32 | 31 | ▼ 1 | 27E.J. Trivette | E.J. Trivette (Owner) | Plymouth | 293 | 0 | radiator | — | — |
| 33 | 10 | ▼ 23 | 6Cotton Owens | W.H. Watson (Owner) | Ford | 279 | 0 | rear end | — | — |
| 34 | 34 | — | 34G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 263 | 0 | transmission | — | — |
| 35 | 35 | — | 46Whitey Norman | Whitey Norman (Owner) | Chevrolet | 259 | 0 | axle | — | — |
| 36 | 41 | ▲ 5 | 62Buck Brigance | — | Chevrolet | 229 | 0 | rear end | — | — |
| 37 | 13 | ▼ 24 | 25Gene White | Gene White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 224 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 38 | 18 | ▼ 20 | 98Marvin Panch | Tom Vernon (Owner) | Ford | 224 | 0 | fuel pump | — | — |
| 39 | 20 | ▼ 19 | 93Banjo Matthews | Matthews Racing | Ford | 216 | 0 | rear end | — | — |
| 40 | 11 | ▼ 29 | 10Elmo Langley | Ratus Walters (Owner) | Buick | 180 | 0 | clutch | — | — |
| 41 | 33 | ▼ 8 | 40Joe Halton | — | Chevrolet | 157 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 42 | 43 | ▲ 1 | 55Ben Benz | Bernard Friedland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 151 | 0 | clutch | — | — |
| 43 | 44 | ▲ 1 | 33Bill Scott (Winston-Salem) | — | Chevrolet | 151 | 0 | clutch | — | — |
| 44 | 47 | ▲ 3 | 17Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Ford | 76 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 45 | 46 | ▲ 1 | 58Johnny Beauchamp | — | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | steering | — | — |
| 46 | 48 | ▲ 2 | 49Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 37 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 47 | 38 | ▼ 9 | 78Jimmie Lewallen | — | Ford | 2 | 0 | accident | — | — |