No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 47Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 100 | 67 | running | 1000 | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 6Cotton Owens | Owens Racing | Pontiac | 100 | 25 | running | 960 | — |
| 3 | 11 | ▲ 8 | 28Fred Lorenzen | Fred Lorenzen (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 99 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 920 |
| — |
| 4 | 12 | ▲ 8 | 42Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 99 | 0 | running | 880 | — |
| 5 | 15 | ▲ 10 | 64Bunkie Blackburn | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Ford | 98 | 0 | running | 840 | — |
| 6 | 8 | ▲ 2 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 98 | 0 | running | 800 | — |
| 7 | 13 | ▲ 6 | 11Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett (Owner) | Ford | 97 | 0 | running | 760 | — |
| 8 | 9 | ▲ 1 | 94Banjo Matthews | Matthews Racing | Chevrolet | 97 | 0 | running | 720 | — |
| 9 | 21 | ▲ 12 | 92Gerald Duke | Gerald Duke (Owner) | Ford | 97 | 0 | running | 680 | — |
| 10 | 16 | ▲ 6 | 21Jimmy Massey | — | Chevrolet | 96 | 0 | running | 640 | — |
| 11 | 6 | ▼ 5 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 96 | 0 | running | 600 | — |
| 12 | 14 | ▲ 2 | 99Wilbur Rakestraw | Talmadge Cochrane (Owner) | Ford | 96 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 13 | 22 | ▲ 9 | 49Jim Paschal | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 95 | 0 | running | 560 | — |
| 14 | 18 | ▲ 4 | 77Marvin Panch | W.J. Ridgeway (Owner) | Ford | 95 | 0 | running | 520 | — |
| 15 | 17 | ▲ 2 | 27Junior Johnson | John Masoni (Owner) | Chevrolet | 94 | 0 | running | 480 | — |
| 16 | 26 | ▲ 10 | 81Shorty Rollins | Shorty Rollins (Owner) | Ford | 93 | 0 | running | 440 | — |
| 17 | 24 | ▲ 7 | 16Dick Joslin | Happy Steigel (Owner) | Pontiac | 92 | 0 | running | 400 | — |
| 18 | 27 | ▲ 9 | 67David Pearson | Pearson Racing | Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | running | 360 | — |
| 19 | 35 | ▲ 16 | 17Jimmy Pardue | Bob Barron (Owner) | Dodge | 89 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 20 | 32 | ▲ 12 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 89 | 0 | running | 280 | — |
| 21 | 31 | ▲ 10 | 60Jim Whitman | Dick Stanley (Owner) | Dodge | 88 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 22 | 36 | ▲ 14 | 8Joe Caspolich | — | Chevrolet | 85 | 0 | running | 200 | — |
| 23 | 29 | ▲ 6 | 33Reb Wickersham | Reb Wickersham (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 80 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 24 | 37 | ▲ 13 | 83Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Ford | 80 | 0 | running | 120 | — |
| 25 | 10 | ▼ 15 | 59Tom Pistone | W.T. Coppedge (Owner) | Chevrolet | 66 | 0 | engine | 80 | — |
| 26 | 7 | ▼ 19 | 12Joe Weatherly | Holman Moody | Ford | 65 | 0 | engine | 40 | — |
| 27 | 5 | ▼ 22 | 69Johnny Allen | Hanley Dawson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 61 | 0 | valve | 40 | — |
| 28 | 20 | ▼ 8 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 58 | 0 | engine | 40 | — |
| 29 | 23 | ▼ 6 | 1Paul Lewis | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | running | 40 | — |
| 30 | 3 | ▼ 27 | 3Bobby Johns | Jim Stephens (Owner) | Pontiac | 52 | 0 | axle | 40 | — |
| 31 | 2 | ▼ 29 | 22Fireball Roberts | John Hines (Owner) | Pontiac | 40 | 8 | oil filter | 40 | — |
| 32 | 19 | ▼ 13 | 10Elmo Langley | Ratus Walters (Owner) | Buick | 26 | 0 | crank shaft | 40 | — |
| 33 | 30 | ▼ 3 | 89Joe Lee Johnson | Paul McDuffie (Owner) | Chevrolet | 25 | 0 | rod | 40 | — |
| 34 | 28 | ▼ 6 | 18Tim Flock | — | Plymouth | 22 | 0 | engine | 40 | — |
| 35 | 34 | ▼ 1 | 51Roy Tyner | Roy McDonald (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 14 | 0 | axle | 40 | — |
| 36 | 25 | ▼ 11 | 2Possum Jones | Tom Daniels (Owner) | Chevrolet | 8 | 0 | rocker arm | 40 | — |
| 37 | 33 | ▼ 4 | 86Ed Markstellar | Matt DeMatthews (Owner) | Ford | 7 | 0 | overheating | 40 | — |