No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | ▲ 17 | 47Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 300 | 211 | running | 350 | — |
| 2 | 9 | ▲ 7 | 42Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 299 | 0 | running | 336 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 87Buck Baker | Lynton Tyson (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 293 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 322 |
| — |
| 4 | 8 | ▲ 4 | 88Buddy Baker | Lynton Tyson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 291 | 0 | running | 308 | — |
| 5 | 23 | ▲ 18 | 98Glen Wood | Tom Vernon (Owner) | Ford | 288 | 0 | running | 294 | — |
| 6 | 14 | ▲ 8 | 64Shep Langdon | Shep Langdon (Owner) | Ford | 284 | 0 | running | 280 | — |
| 7 | 11 | ▲ 4 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 283 | 0 | running | 266 | — |
| 8 | 7 | ▼ 1 | 2Speedy Thompson | Bruce Thompson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 282 | 0 | running | 252 | — |
| 9 | 12 | ▲ 3 | 59Tom Pistone | Carl Rupert (Owner) | Ford | 279 | 0 | transmission | 238 | — |
| 10 | 31 | ▲ 21 | 74L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 279 | 0 | running | 224 | — |
| 11 | 15 | ▲ 4 | 20Tiny Lund | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Ford | 268 | 0 | running | 210 | — |
| 12 | 24 | ▲ 12 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 266 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 13 | 34 | ▲ 21 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Chevrolet | 260 | 0 | running | 196 | — |
| 14 | 5 | ▼ 9 | 15Rex White | Beau Morgan (Owner) | Ford | 258 | 0 | running | 182 | — |
| 15 | 30 | ▲ 15 | 76Larry Frank | Larry Frank (Owner) | Chevrolet | 255 | 0 | engine | 168 | — |
| 16 | 19 | ▲ 3 | 96Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck (Owner) | Chevrolet | 248 | 0 | running | 154 | — |
| 17 | 28 | ▲ 11 | 11Junior Johnson | Paul Spaulding (Owner) | Dodge | 244 | 0 | overheating | — | — |
| 18 | 17 | ▼ 1 | 63R.L. Combs | R.L. Combs (Owner) | Ford | 237 | 0 | spindle | — | — |
| 19 | 25 | ▲ 6 | 94Bill Taylor | — | Ford | 235 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 20 | 21 | ▲ 1 | 31Brownie King | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 234 | 0 | axle | — | — |
| 21 | 32 | ▲ 11 | 33Bill Scott (Winston-Salem) | — | Chevrolet | 220 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 22 | 16 | ▼ 6 | 4Ken Rush | Julian Petty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 177 | 0 | overheating | — | — |
| 23 | 33 | ▲ 10 | 77Joe Lee Johnson | Joe Lee Johnson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 173 | 0 | head gasket | — | — |
| 24 | 22 | ▼ 2 | 75Curtis Turner | Frank Hayworth (Owner) | Ford | 159 | 0 | transmission | — | — |
| 25 | 29 | ▲ 4 | 32Richard Riley | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 149 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 26 | 20 | ▼ 6 | 36Tommy Irwin | Tommy Irwin (Owner) | Ford | 121 | 0 | spindle | 140 | — |
| 27 | 10 | ▼ 17 | 62Buck Brigance | — | Chevrolet | 117 | 0 | rear end | — | — |
| 28 | 2 | ▼ 26 | 6Cotton Owens | W.H. Watson (Owner) | Ford | 111 | 89 | hose | 126 | — |
| 29 | 6 | ▼ 23 | 27E.J. Trivette | E.J. Trivette (Owner) | Plymouth | 103 | 0 | clutch | — | — |
| 30 | 13 | ▼ 17 | 34G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 102 | 0 | spindle | 112 | — |
| 31 | 1 | ▼ 30 | 17Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Ford | 82 | 0 | radiator | — | — |
| 32 | 4 | ▼ 28 | 56Bill Morton | Bill Morton (Owner) | Ford | 82 | 0 | radiator | 98 | — |
| 33 | 26 | ▼ 7 | 5Bunk Moore | Lund Racing | Chevrolet | 71 | 0 | generator | — | — |
| 34 | 27 | ▼ 7 | 38Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett (Owner) | Ford | 69 | 0 | engine | — | — |