No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ▲ 2 | 21Speedy Thompson | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 267 | 44 | running | 1900 | — |
| 2 | 21 | ▲ 19 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 266 | 0 | running | 1824 | — |
| 3 | 11 | ▲ 8 | 11Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 266 |
| 13 |
| running |
| 1748 |
| — |
| 4 | 6 | ▲ 2 | 5Bobby Johns | Owens Racing | Pontiac | 265 | 0 | running | 1672 | — |
| 5 | 14 | ▲ 9 | 27Junior Johnson | John Masoni (Owner) | Pontiac | 265 | 0 | running | 1596 | — |
| 6 | 4 | ▼ 2 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 265 | 0 | running | 1520 | — |
| 7 | 9 | ▲ 2 | 85Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook (Owner) | Chevrolet | 263 | 0 | running | 1444 | — |
| 8 | 7 | ▼ 1 | 44Jim Paschal | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 261 | 0 | running | 1368 | — |
| 9 | 30 | ▲ 21 | 59Tom Pistone | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Pontiac | 260 | 0 | running | 1292 | — |
| 10 | 17 | ▲ 7 | 94Banjo Matthews | Matthews Racing | Ford | 259 | 0 | running | 1216 | — |
| 11 | 31 | ▲ 20 | 15Roscoe Thompson | Beau Morgan (Owner) | Ford | 258 | 0 | running | 1140 | — |
| 12 | 12 | — | 73Johnny Beauchamp | Dale Swanson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 256 | 0 | running | 1064 | — |
| 13 | 34 | ▲ 21 | 23Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Owner) | Plymouth | 254 | 0 | running | 988 | — |
| 14 | 23 | ▲ 9 | 49Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Ford | 250 | 0 | running | 912 | — |
| 15 | 16 | ▲ 1 | 2Possum Jones | Tom Daniels (Owner) | Chevrolet | 248 | 0 | running | 836 | — |
| 16 | 41 | ▲ 25 | 48G.C. Spencer | Weldon Wagner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 245 | 0 | running | 760 | — |
| 17 | 37 | ▲ 20 | 61Elmo Langley | Doc White (Owner) | Ford | 244 | 0 | running | 684 | — |
| 18 | 10 | ▼ 8 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 243 | 0 | running | 608 | — |
| 19 | 49 | ▲ 30 | 14Wes Morgan | Wes Morgan (Owner) | Chevrolet | 239 | 0 | running | 532 | — |
| 20 | 43 | ▲ 23 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 238 | 0 | running | 456 | — |
| 21 | 29 | ▲ 8 | 67David Pearson | Pearson Racing | Chevrolet | 236 | 0 | running | 380 | — |
| 22 | 22 | — | 78Friday Hassler | E.C. Wilson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 235 | 0 | running | 304 | — |
| 23 | 1 | ▼ 22 | 22Fireball Roberts | John Hines (Owner) | Pontiac | 232 | 197 | accident | 228 | — |
| 24 | 40 | ▲ 16 | 74L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 229 | 0 | running | 152 | — |
| 25 | 39 | ▲ 14 | 33Reb Wickersham | Reb Wickersham (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 225 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 26 | 18 | ▼ 8 | 69Johnny Allen | Hanley Dawson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 220 | 0 | tire | 76 | — |
| 27 | 47 | ▲ 20 | 79Bunk Moore | Robert Ramey (Owner) | Ford | 203 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 28 | 38 | ▲ 10 | 34Charlie Glotzbach | Red Hollingsworth (Owner) | Chevrolet | 192 | 0 | a-frame | 0 | — |
| 29 | 24 | ▼ 5 | 81Larry Frank | Shorty Rollins (Owner) | Ford | 191 | 11 | a-frame | 76 | — |
| 30 | 46 | ▲ 16 | 17Bob Barron | Bob Barron (Owner) | Dodge | 186 | 0 | coil | 76 | — |
| 31 | 28 | ▼ 3 | 55Jerry Roedell | Roy Burdick (Owner) | Ford | 168 | 0 | oil pressure | 76 | — |
| 32 | 8 | ▼ 24 | 26Curtis Turner | Holman Moody | Ford | 159 | 0 | engine | 76 | — |
| 33 | 26 | ▼ 7 | 76Jimmy Thompson | Dick Wright (Owner) | Ford | 157 | 0 | engine | 76 | — |
| 34 | 50 | ▲ 16 | 83Richard Riley | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Ford | 143 | 0 | rear end | 76 | — |
| 35 | 15 | ▼ 20 | 89Joe Lee Johnson | Joe Lee Johnson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | electrical | 76 | — |
| 36 | 19 | ▼ 17 | 42Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 119 | 0 | brakes | 76 | — |
| 37 | 44 | ▲ 7 | 64Curtis Crider | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Ford | 108 | 0 | engine | 76 | — |
| 38 | 36 | ▼ 2 | 1Paul Lewis | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | radiator | 76 | — |
| 39 | 20 | ▼ 19 | 35Don O'Dell | J.D. Braswell (Owner) | Pontiac | 90 | 0 | accident | 76 | — |
| 40 | 13 | ▼ 27 | 7Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Owner) | Chevrolet | 89 | 0 | accident | 76 | — |
| 41 | 42 | ▲ 1 | 3Lennie Page | Lennie Page (Owner) | Ford | 88 | 0 | accident | 76 | — |
| 42 | 35 | ▼ 7 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Ebart Clifton (Owner) | Dodge | 79 | 0 | radiator | 76 | — |
| 43 | 45 | ▲ 2 | 31E.J. Trivette | M.J. Black (Owner) | Plymouth | 69 | 0 | overheating | 76 | — |
| 44 | 2 | ▼ 42 | 47Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 60 | 2 | accident | 76 | — |
| 45 | 5 | ▼ 40 | 12Joe Weatherly | Holman Moody | Ford | 22 | 0 | accident | 76 | — |
| 46 | 25 | ▼ 21 | 10T.C. Hunt | Fred Wheat (Owner) | Plymouth | 20 | 0 | piston | 76 | — |
| 47 | 48 | ▲ 1 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 19 | 0 | accident | 76 | — |
| 48 | 27 | ▼ 21 | 77Marvin Panch | W.J. Ridgeway (Owner) | Ford | 17 | 0 | fuel pump | 76 | — |
| 49 | 32 | ▼ 17 | 39Herb Tillman | Ralph Stark (Owner) | Chevrolet | 15 | 0 | bearing | 0 | — |
| 50 | 33 | ▼ 17 | 28Fred Lorenzen | Fred Lorenzen (Owner) | Ford | 4 | 0 | vibration | 76 | — |