No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ▲ 3 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 500 | 135 | running | 500 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 21Jimmy Massey | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 500 | 26 | running | 480 | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 24Glen Wood | Wood Brothers Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 499 |
| 165 |
| running |
| — |
| — |
| 4 | 7 | ▲ 3 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 499 | 32 | running | 460 | — |
| 5 | 23 | ▲ 18 | 49Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 495 | 0 | running | 440 | — |
| 6 | 3 | ▼ 3 | 42Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 495 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 7 | 12 | ▲ 5 | 69Johnny Allen | Hanley Dawson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 495 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 8 | 11 | ▲ 3 | 27Junior Johnson | John Masoni (Owner) | Chevrolet | 492 | 0 | running | 400 | — |
| 9 | 6 | ▼ 3 | 85Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook (Owner) | Chevrolet | 491 | 0 | running | 380 | — |
| 10 | 14 | ▲ 4 | 11Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett (Owner) | Ford | 488 | 0 | running | 360 | — |
| 11 | 28 | ▲ 17 | 71Gene Marmor | Frank Skinner (Owner) | Pontiac | 485 | 0 | running | 340 | — |
| 12 | 8 | ▼ 4 | 29Bob Potter | Bob Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 474 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 13 | 30 | ▲ 17 | 48G.C. Spencer | Weldon Wagner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 471 | 0 | running | 300 | — |
| 14 | 10 | ▼ 4 | 41Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Chevrolet | 470 | 49 | rear end | 280 | — |
| 15 | 32 | ▲ 17 | 55Ernie Gahan | Ernie Gahan (Owner) | Chevrolet | 468 | 0 | rear end | 0 | — |
| 16 | 5 | ▼ 11 | 31Joe Weatherly | — | Ford | 466 | 0 | rear end | 0 | — |
| 17 | 25 | ▲ 8 | 39Herb Tillman | Ralph Stark (Owner) | Chevrolet | 458 | 0 | running | 260 | — |
| 18 | 9 | ▼ 9 | 28Fred Lorenzen | Fred Lorenzen (Owner) | Ford | 454 | 93 | engine | — | — |
| 19 | 17 | ▼ 2 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Ebart Clifton (Owner) | Dodge | 448 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 20 | 35 | ▲ 15 | 64Bunkie Blackburn | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Ford | 429 | 0 | running | 220 | — |
| 21 | 33 | ▲ 12 | 32Paul Lewis | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 400 | 0 | running | 200 | — |
| 22 | 16 | ▼ 6 | 7Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Owner) | Chevrolet | 354 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 23 | 37 | ▲ 14 | 1Buddy Baker | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 335 | 0 | engine | 180 | — |
| 24 | 29 | ▲ 5 | 99Wilbur Rakestraw | Talmadge Cochrane (Owner) | Ford | 284 | 0 | accident | 160 | — |
| 25 | 27 | ▲ 2 | 19John Rostek | John Rostek (Owner) | Ford | 284 | 0 | hub | 140 | — |
| 26 | 24 | ▼ 2 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 230 | 0 | engine | 120 | — |
| 27 | 13 | ▼ 14 | 10Elmo Langley | Ratus Walters (Owner) | Buick | 229 | 0 | axle | 0 | — |
| 28 | 34 | ▲ 6 | 24Arnold Gardner | Harry Huhn (Owner) | Ford | 187 | 0 | oil pressure | 0 | — |
| 29 | 19 | ▼ 10 | 77Joe Lee Johnson | W.J. Ridgeway (Owner) | Ford | 155 | 0 | rear end | 100 | — |
| 30 | 21 | ▼ 9 | 17Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Ford | 155 | 0 | piston | 80 | — |
| 31 | 26 | ▼ 5 | 70Elmo Henderson | W.H. Watson (Owner) | Pontiac | 130 | 0 | axle | 60 | — |
| 32 | 20 | ▼ 12 | 59Tom Pistone | W.T. Coppedge (Owner) | Chevrolet | 102 | 0 | pressure seal | 40 | — |
| 33 | 36 | ▲ 3 | 15Aubrey Boles | Aubrey Boles (Owner) | Plymouth | 97 | 0 | engine | 20 | — |
| 34 | 31 | ▼ 3 | 52Pat Moore | Frank Klitzer (Owner) | Ford | 72 | 0 | engine | 20 | — |
| 35 | 15 | ▼ 20 | 23Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Owner) | Plymouth | 70 | 0 | accident | 20 | — |
| 36 | 18 | ▼ 18 | 95Bob Duell | Julian Buesink (Owner) | Ford | 69 | 0 | accident | 20 | — |
| 37 | 22 | ▼ 15 | 78Tommy Irwin | E.C. Wilson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 | accident | 20 | — |
| 38 | 38 | — | 35E.J. Trivette | — | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | did not start | 0 | — |