No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ▲ 3 | 42Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 200 | 1 | running | 200 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 16Glen Wood | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 3 | 6 | ▲ 3 | 47Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 199 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 192 |
| — |
| 4 | 9 | ▲ 5 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 184 | — |
| 5 | 8 | ▲ 3 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 198 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 6 | 3 | ▼ 3 | 76Larry Frank | Larry Frank (Owner) | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 176 | — |
| 7 | 14 | ▲ 7 | 77Joe Lee Johnson | Joe Lee Johnson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 8 | 19 | ▲ 11 | 38Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett (Owner) | Ford | 195 | 0 | running | 168 | — |
| 9 | 11 | ▲ 2 | 11Junior Johnson | Paul Spaulding (Owner) | Dodge | 194 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 10 | 15 | ▲ 5 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 193 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 11 | 7 | ▼ 4 | 6Cotton Owens | W.H. Watson (Owner) | Ford | 192 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 12 | 13 | ▲ 1 | 88Buck Baker | Lynton Tyson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 192 | 0 | running | 152 | — |
| 13 | 18 | ▲ 5 | 15Speedy Thompson | Beau Morgan (Owner) | Ford | 187 | 0 | running | 144 | — |
| 14 | 16 | ▲ 2 | 17Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Ford | 184 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 15 | 26 | ▲ 11 | 12Benny Rakestraw | Joe Jones (Owner) | Mercury | 182 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 16 | 28 | ▲ 12 | 64L.D. Austin | Shep Langdon (Owner) | Ford | 180 | 0 | running | 136 | — |
| 17 | 23 | ▲ 6 | 78Jimmie Lewallen | — | Ford | 179 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 18 | 25 | ▲ 7 | 18Jerry Smith | Charley Griffith (Owner) | Pontiac | 178 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 19 | 20 | ▲ 1 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Chevrolet | 177 | 0 | running | 128 | — |
| 20 | 24 | ▲ 4 | 26Dick Blackwell | — | Ford | 175 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 21 | 5 | ▼ 16 | 72Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Chevrolet | 171 | 0 | engine | 120 | — |
| 22 | 29 | ▲ 7 | 62Buck Brigance | — | Chevrolet | 169 | 0 | rear end | — | — |
| 23 | 22 | ▼ 1 | 66Bill Morton | Bill Morton (Owner) | Ford | 164 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 24 | 21 | ▼ 3 | 31Brownie King | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 138 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 25 | 27 | ▲ 2 | 13Chuck Tombs | Tommy Thompson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | hub | 112 | — |
| 26 | 17 | ▼ 9 | 32Layman Utsman | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 124 | 0 | spindle | — | — |
| 27 | 10 | ▼ 17 | 20Tiny Lund | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Ford | 119 | 0 | accident | 104 | — |
| 28 | 1 | ▼ 27 | 36Tommy Irwin | Tommy Irwin (Owner) | Ford | 96 | 0 | engine | 96 | — |
| 29 | 12 | ▼ 17 | 49Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 81 | 0 | sway bar | — | — |