No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 500 | 9 | running | 500 | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 12Joe Weatherly | Holman Moody | Ford | 500 | 1 | running | 480 | — |
| 3 | 15 | ▲ 12 | 27Junior Johnson | John Masoni (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 499 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 460 |
| — |
| 4 | 16 | ▲ 12 | 44Jim Paschal | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 497 | 0 | running | 440 | — |
| 5 | 18 | ▲ 13 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 494 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 6 | 9 | ▲ 3 | 81Larry Frank | Shorty Rollins (Owner) | Ford | 493 | 0 | running | 400 | — |
| 7 | 10 | ▲ 3 | 67David Pearson | Pearson Racing | Chevrolet | 493 | 0 | running | 380 | — |
| 8 | 8 | — | 85Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook (Owner) | Chevrolet | 492 | 0 | running | 360 | — |
| 9 | 13 | ▲ 4 | 73Johnny Beauchamp | Dale Swanson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 489 | 0 | running | 340 | — |
| 10 | 20 | ▲ 10 | 59Tom Pistone | W.T. Coppedge (Owner) | Chevrolet | 489 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 11 | 23 | ▲ 12 | 3Al White | Al White (Owner) | Ford | 470 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 12 | 11 | ▼ 1 | 28Fred Lorenzen | Fred Lorenzen (Owner) | Ford | 468 | 0 | running | 300 | — |
| 13 | 26 | ▲ 13 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 467 | 0 | running | 280 | — |
| 14 | 25 | ▲ 11 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Ebart Clifton (Owner) | Dodge | 462 | 0 | running | 260 | — |
| 15 | 30 | ▲ 15 | 74L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 455 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 16 | 28 | ▲ 12 | 48G.C. Spencer | Weldon Wagner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 438 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 17 | 27 | ▲ 10 | 8Lennie Page | Lennie Page (Owner) | Ford | 419 | 0 | grease seal | 220 | — |
| 18 | 24 | ▲ 6 | 79Jimmy Thompson | Robert Ramey (Owner) | Ford | 397 | 0 | overheating | 200 | — |
| 19 | 21 | ▲ 2 | 61Elmo Langley | Doc White (Owner) | Ford | 393 | 0 | rear end | 180 | — |
| 20 | 22 | ▲ 2 | 90Runt Harris | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 367 | 0 | brakes | 160 | — |
| 21 | 6 | ▼ 15 | 23Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Owner) | Plymouth | 354 | 0 | u-joint | 140 | — |
| 22 | 17 | ▼ 5 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 290 | 0 | accident | 120 | — |
| 23 | 7 | ▼ 16 | 42Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 285 | 0 | accident | 100 | — |
| 24 | 5 | ▼ 19 | 93Bobby Johns | James Bryan (Owner) | Ford | 246 | 0 | accident | 80 | — |
| 25 | 1 | ▼ 24 | 21Glen Wood | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 232 | 0 | grease seal | 60 | — |
| 26 | 12 | ▼ 14 | 17Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Ford | 143 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 27 | 3 | ▼ 24 | 16Jimmy Massey | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 136 | 0 | brakes | — | — |
| 28 | 14 | ▼ 14 | 11Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett (Owner) | Ford | 103 | 0 | engine | 40 | — |
| 29 | 19 | ▼ 10 | 2Possum Jones | Tom Daniels (Owner) | Chevrolet | 98 | 0 | handling | 20 | — |
| 30 | 31 | ▲ 1 | 1Paul Lewis | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 43 | 0 | engine | 20 | — |
| 31 | 29 | ▼ 2 | 83Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Ford | 1 | 0 | connecting rod | 20 | — |