No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ▲ 2 | 3David Pearson | John Masoni (Owner) | Pontiac | 400 | 225 | running | 4000 | — |
| 2 | 10 | ▲ 8 | 22Fireball Roberts | Smokey Yunick Racing | Pontiac | 398 | 6 | running | 3840 | — |
| 3 | 8 | ▲ 5 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 397 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 3680 |
| — |
| 4 | 11 | ▲ 7 | 11Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Chevrolet | 397 | 30 | running | 3520 | — |
| 5 | 25 | ▲ 20 | 14Jim Paschal | Julian Petty (Owner) | Pontiac | 394 | 0 | running | 3360 | — |
| 6 | 39 | ▲ 33 | 30Tiny Lund | Fred Clark (Owner) | Chevrolet | 392 | 0 | running | 3200 | — |
| 7 | 19 | ▲ 12 | 46Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 392 | 3 | running | 3040 | — |
| 8 | 14 | ▲ 6 | 47Bob Welborn | Jack Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 392 | 0 | running | 2880 | — |
| 9 | 23 | ▲ 14 | 27Junior Johnson | Rex Lovette (Owner) | Pontiac | 390 | 0 | running | 2720 | — |
| 10 | 2 | ▼ 8 | 8Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Pontiac | 389 | 14 | running | 2560 | — |
| 11 | 6 | ▼ 5 | 6Ralph Earnhardt | Owens Racing | Pontiac | 386 | 75 | running | 2400 | — |
| 12 | 30 | ▲ 18 | 1Paul Lewis | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 386 | 0 | running | 2240 | — |
| 13 | 33 | ▲ 20 | 82Joe Eubanks | Don Every (Owner) | Ford | 384 | 0 | running | 2080 | — |
| 14 | 37 | ▲ 23 | 10T.C. Hunt | Fred Wheat (Owner) | Dodge | 376 | 0 | running | 1820 | — |
| 15 | 17 | ▲ 2 | 85Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook (Owner) | Chevrolet | 375 | 0 | running | 1760 | — |
| 16 | 54 | ▲ 38 | 93Lee Reitzel | Lee Reitzel (Owner) | Ford | 371 | 0 | running | 1600 | — |
| 17 | 44 | ▲ 27 | 61Elmo Langley | Doc White (Owner) | Ford | 371 | 0 | running | 1440 | — |
| 18 | 43 | ▲ 25 | 96Friday Hassler | J.L. Cheatham (Owner) | Chevrolet | 368 | 0 | running | 1280 | — |
| 19 | 12 | ▼ 7 | 72Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Ford | 367 | 0 | running | 1120 | — |
| 20 | 7 | ▼ 13 | 18Tommy Irwin | Bud Moore Engineering | Pontiac | 361 | 0 | drive shaft | 960 | — |
| 21 | 38 | ▲ 17 | 5Bobby Waddell | — | Chevrolet | 361 | 0 | running | 800 | — |
| 22 | 41 | ▲ 19 | 38Ed Markstellar | Matt DeMatthews (Owner) | Ford | 359 | 0 | running | 640 | — |
| 23 | 48 | ▲ 25 | 23Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Owner) | Plymouth | 358 | 0 | running | 480 | — |
| 24 | 42 | ▲ 18 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 357 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 25 | 49 | ▲ 24 | 57Wes Morgan | J.I. Divers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 347 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 26 | 32 | ▲ 6 | 86Buddy Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 342 | 0 | rear end | 160 | — |
| 27 | 13 | ▼ 14 | 53Bob Burdick | Roy Burdick (Owner) | Pontiac | 338 | 0 | accident | 160 | — |
| 28 | 18 | ▼ 10 | 94Banjo Matthews | Matthews Racing | Ford | 336 | 0 | engine | 160 | — |
| 29 | 36 | ▲ 7 | 80Tubby Gonzales | Tubby Gonzales (Owner) | Ford | 336 | 0 | rear end | 160 | — |
| 30 | 1 | ▼ 29 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 332 | 47 | engine | 160 | — |
| 31 | 26 | ▼ 5 | 48G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 325 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 32 | 55 | ▲ 23 | 71Bob Barron | Bob Barron (Owner) | Dodge | 291 | 0 | flagged | 160 | — |
| 33 | 21 | ▼ 12 | 69Johnny Allen | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Chevrolet | 283 | 0 | rear end | 160 | — |
| 34 | 29 | ▼ 5 | 2Reds Kagle | Ratus Walters (Owner) | Ford | 277 | 0 | accident | 160 | — |
| 35 | 5 | ▼ 30 | 28Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 274 | 0 | a-frame | 160 | — |
| 36 | 50 | ▲ 14 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Ford | 266 | 0 | accident | 160 | — |
| 37 | 24 | ▼ 13 | 15Tim Flock | Beau Morgan (Owner) | Ford | 255 | 0 | engine | 160 | — |
| 38 | 45 | ▲ 7 | 68Ed Livingston | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Ford | 254 | 0 | engine | 160 | — |
| 39 | 35 | ▼ 4 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Owner) | Chevrolet | 221 | 0 | bell housing | 160 | — |
| 40 | 46 | ▲ 6 | 62Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 203 | 0 | crank shaft | 160 | — |
| 41 | 9 | ▼ 32 | 16Speedy Thompson | Beau Morgan (Owner) | Ford | 186 | 0 | camshaft | 160 | — |
| 42 | 15 | ▼ 27 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 147 | 0 | overheating | 160 | — |
| 43 | 4 | ▼ 39 | 20Marvin Panch | Smokey Yunick Racing | Pontiac | 140 | 0 | accident | 160 | — |
| 44 | 20 | ▼ 24 | 21Curtis Turner | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 139 | 0 | accident | 160 | — |
| 45 | 31 | ▼ 14 | 44Marvin Porter | — | Plymouth | 136 | 0 | engine | 160 | — |
| 46 | 22 | ▼ 24 | 29Nelson Stacy | Dudley Farrell (Owner) | Ford | 128 | 0 | bearing | 160 | — |
| 47 | 34 | ▼ 13 | 66Jimmy Thompson | Ratus Walters (Owner) | Ford | 113 | 0 | axle | 160 | — |
| 48 | 53 | ▲ 5 | 31Gene Stokes | Gene Stokes (Owner) | Studebaker | 95 | 0 | oil pressure | 160 | — |
| 49 | 27 | ▼ 22 | 7Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Owner) | Chevrolet | 93 | 0 | valve spring | 160 | — |
| 50 | 16 | ▼ 34 | 24Roscoe Thompson | James Turner (Owner) | Pontiac | 70 | 0 | clutch | 160 | — |
| 51 | 47 | ▼ 4 | 40Bobby Allison | Ralph Stark (Owner) | Chevrolet | 53 | 0 | axle | 160 | — |
| 52 | 28 | ▼ 24 | 89Joe Lee Johnson | Joe Lee Johnson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 40 | 0 | accident | 160 | — |
| 53 | 40 | ▼ 13 | 75Larry Frank | Lyle Stelter (Owner) | Pontiac | 10 | 0 | timing | 160 | — |
| 54 | 51 | ▼ 3 | 51Doug Cox | Doug Cox (Owner) | Ford | 6 | 0 | engine | 160 | — |
| 55 | 52 | ▼ 3 | 35E.J. Trivette | M.J. Black (Owner) | Plymouth | 3 | 0 | axle | 160 | — |