No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | ▲ 19 | 89Joe Lee Johnson | Paul McDuffie (Owner) | Chevrolet | 400 | 48 | running | 4000 | — |
| 2 | 38 | ▲ 36 | 73Johnny Beauchamp | Dale Swanson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 396 | 0 | running | 3840 | — |
| 3 | 6 | ▲ 3 | 46Bobby Johns | Petty Enterprises |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Plymouth |
| 394 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 3680 |
| — |
| 4 | 44 | ▲ 40 | 92Gerald Duke | Gerald Duke (Owner) | Ford | 388 | 0 | running | 3520 | — |
| 5 | 14 | ▲ 9 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 386 | 0 | running | 3360 | — |
| 6 | 7 | ▲ 1 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 378 | 0 | running | 3200 | — |
| 7 | 31 | ▲ 24 | 94Banjo Matthews | Matthews Racing | Ford | 377 | 0 | running | 3040 | — |
| 8 | 40 | ▲ 32 | 63Tiny Lund | Frank Skinner (Owner) | Pontiac | 375 | 0 | running | 2880 | — |
| 9 | 39 | ▲ 30 | 81Shorty Rollins | Shorty Rollins (Owner) | Ford | 374 | 0 | running | 2720 | — |
| 10 | 19 | ▲ 9 | 67David Pearson | Pearson Racing | Chevrolet | 367 | 0 | running | 2560 | — |
| 11 | 58 | ▲ 47 | 78Charley Griffith | E.C. Wilson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 365 | 0 | engine | 2400 | — |
| 12 | 2 | ▼ 10 | 47Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 352 | 198 | fuel tank | 2340 | — |
| 13 | 49 | ▲ 36 | 55Ernie Gahan | Ernie Gahan (Owner) | Chevrolet | 350 | 0 | running | 2080 | — |
| 14 | 59 | ▲ 45 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 344 | 0 | running | 1920 | — |
| 15 | 51 | ▲ 36 | 38Jim Cook | Charlie Chapman (Owner) | Ford | 343 | 0 | running | 1760 | — |
| 16 | 55 | ▲ 39 | 35Jimmy Pardue | M.J. Black (Owner) | Plymouth | 343 | 0 | running | 1600 | — |
| 17 | 32 | ▲ 15 | 77Marvin Panch | W.J. Ridgeway (Owner) | Ford | 341 | 0 | a-frame | 1440 | — |
| 18 | 42 | ▲ 24 | 21Jimmy Massey | — | Chevrolet | 333 | 0 | transmission | 1280 | — |
| 19 | 48 | ▲ 29 | 20Buddy Baker | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Ford | 332 | 0 | running | 1120 | — |
| 20 | 28 | ▲ 8 | 91Larry Frank | — | Ford | 320 | 0 | engine | 960 | — |
| 21 | 37 | ▲ 16 | 48G.C. Spencer | Weldon Wagner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 316 | 0 | engine | 800 | — |
| 22 | 24 | ▲ 2 | 45Joe Caspolich | Bill Gazaway (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 313 | 0 | engine | 640 | — |
| 23 | 26 | ▲ 3 | 64Bunkie Blackburn | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Ford | 311 | 0 | head gasket | 480 | — |
| 24 | 23 | ▼ 1 | 61Jimmy Thompson | Doc White (Owner) | Ford | 310 | 0 | spindle | 320 | — |
| 25 | 10 | ▼ 15 | 90Speedy Thompson | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 287 | 0 | valve | 160 | — |
| 26 | 50 | ▲ 24 | 33Reb Wickersham | Reb Wickersham (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 260 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 27 | 41 | ▲ 14 | 24Arnold Gardner | Harry Huhn (Owner) | Ford | 257 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 28 | 13 | ▼ 15 | 7Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Owner) | Chevrolet | 246 | 0 | accident | 160 | — |
| 29 | 54 | ▲ 25 | 17Shorty York | Fred Harb (Owner) | Ford | 243 | 0 | fuel pump | 160 | — |
| 30 | 5 | ▼ 25 | 11Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett (Owner) | Ford | 233 | 0 | accident | 160 | — |
| 31 | 9 | ▼ 22 | 59Tom Pistone | W.T. Coppedge (Owner) | Chevrolet | 221 | 14 | brakes | 160 | — |
| 32 | 22 | ▼ 10 | 70Elmo Henderson | W.H. Watson (Owner) | Pontiac | 212 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 33 | 16 | ▼ 17 | 85Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook (Owner) | Chevrolet | 209 | 0 | axle | 160 | — |
| 34 | 33 | ▼ 1 | 15Johnny Sudderth | Beau Morgan (Owner) | Ford | 202 | 0 | rear end | 160 | — |
| 35 | 1 | ▼ 34 | 22Fireball Roberts | John Hines (Owner) | Pontiac | 191 | 114 | accident | 160 | — |
| 36 | 21 | ▼ 15 | 23Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Owner) | Plymouth | 176 | 0 | accident | 160 | — |
| 37 | 46 | ▲ 9 | 51Roy Tyner | Roy McDonald (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 176 | 0 | axle | 160 | — |
| 38 | 47 | ▲ 9 | 50George Tet | Dick Freeman (Owner) | Ford | 171 | 0 | head gasket | 160 | — |
| 39 | 3 | ▼ 36 | 26Curtis Turner | Holman Moody | Ford | 154 | 21 | head gasket | 160 | — |
| 40 | 27 | ▼ 13 | 39Herb Tillman | Ralph Stark (Owner) | Chevrolet | 138 | 0 | accident | 160 | — |
| 41 | 18 | ▼ 23 | 28Fred Lorenzen | Fred Lorenzen (Owner) | Ford | 118 | 0 | head gasket | 160 | — |
| 42 | 52 | ▲ 10 | 32Richard Riley | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 115 | 0 | fuel pump | 160 | — |
| 43 | 15 | ▼ 28 | 12Joe Weatherly | Holman Moody | Ford | 85 | 0 | accident | 160 | — |
| 44 | 36 | ▼ 8 | 99Wilbur Rakestraw | Talmadge Cochrane (Owner) | Ford | 57 | 0 | head gasket | 160 | — |
| 45 | 30 | ▼ 15 | 82Joe Eubanks | Don Every (Owner) | Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | spindle | — | — |
| 46 | 35 | ▼ 11 | 2Possum Jones | Tom Daniels (Owner) | Chevrolet | 39 | 0 | a-frame | — | — |
| 47 | 53 | ▲ 6 | 74L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 33 | 0 | exhaust | — | — |
| 48 | 43 | ▼ 5 | 86Ed Markstellar | Matt DeMatthews (Owner) | Ford | 27 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 49 | 25 | ▼ 24 | 71Gene Marmor | Frank Skinner (Owner) | Pontiac | 24 | 0 | valve | — | — |
| 50 | 57 | ▲ 7 | 9Jim Austin | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Ford | 24 | 0 | oil pressure | — | — |
| 51 | 4 | ▼ 47 | 6Cotton Owens | Owens Racing | Pontiac | 6 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 52 | 17 | ▼ 35 | 69Johnny Allen | Hanley Dawson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 6 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 53 | 45 | ▼ 8 | 95Bob Duell | Julian Buesink (Owner) | Ford | 6 | 0 | timing | — | — |
| 54 | 56 | ▲ 2 | 88Johnny Wolford | Matt DeMatthews (Owner) | Ford | 5 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 55 | 11 | ▼ 44 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | disqualified | — | — |
| 56 | 8 | ▼ 48 | 42Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | disqualified | — | — |
| 57 | 12 | ▼ 45 | 49Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Ford | 0 | 0 | disqualified | — | — |
| 58 | 34 | ▼ 24 | 1Paul Lewis | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | disqualified | — | — |
| 59 | 29 | ▼ 30 | 27Junior Johnson | John Masoni (Owner) | Chevrolet | 0 | 5 | disqualified | — | — |
| 60 | 60 | — | 83Lennie Page | Lennie Page (Owner) | Ford | 0 | 0 | disqualified | — | — |