No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | ▲ 4 | 28Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 167 | 52 | running | 1500 | — |
| 2 | 7 | ▲ 5 | 47Bob Welborn | Jack Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 166 | 26 | running | 1440 | — |
| 3 | 39 | ▲ 36 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Plymouth |
| 164 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 1380 |
| — |
| 4 | 21 | ▲ 17 | 85Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook (Owner) | Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | running | 1320 | — |
| 5 | 12 | ▲ 7 | 46Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 161 | 2 | running | 1260 | — |
| 6 | 19 | ▲ 13 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 160 | 0 | running | 1200 | — |
| 7 | 23 | ▲ 16 | 96Friday Hassler | J.L. Cheatham (Owner) | Chevrolet | 159 | 0 | running | 1140 | — |
| 8 | 20 | ▲ 12 | 86Buddy Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 159 | 0 | running | 1080 | — |
| 9 | 30 | ▲ 21 | 48G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 158 | 0 | running | 1020 | — |
| 10 | 11 | ▲ 1 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 157 | 0 | running | 960 | — |
| 11 | 8 | ▼ 3 | 6Ralph Earnhardt | Owens Racing | Pontiac | 157 | 0 | running | 900 | — |
| 12 | 1 | ▼ 11 | 22Fireball Roberts | Smokey Yunick Racing | Pontiac | 155 | 51 | running | 840 | — |
| 13 | 18 | ▲ 5 | 82Marvin Porter | — | Ford | 154 | 0 | running | 780 | — |
| 14 | 16 | ▲ 2 | 11Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Chevrolet | 153 | 0 | engine | 720 | — |
| 15 | 15 | — | 5Woodie Wilson | Leroy Faucett (Owner) | Pontiac | 153 | 0 | running | 660 | — |
| 16 | 26 | ▲ 10 | 1Paul Lewis | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 152 | 0 | running | 600 | — |
| 17 | 33 | ▲ 16 | 74L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 152 | 0 | running | 540 | — |
| 18 | 24 | ▲ 6 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 151 | 0 | running | 480 | — |
| 19 | 38 | ▲ 19 | 38Roy Tyner | Matt DeMatthews (Owner) | Ford | 150 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 20 | 35 | ▲ 15 | 93Lee Reitzel | Lee Reitzel (Owner) | Ford | 149 | 0 | running | 360 | — |
| 21 | 29 | ▲ 8 | 99George Alsobrook | Joe Jones (Owner) | Ford | 148 | 0 | rocker arm | 300 | — |
| 22 | 28 | ▲ 6 | 30Gene White | Fred Clark (Owner) | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 23 | 41 | ▲ 18 | 77Hank Tillman | — | Ford | 146 | 0 | running | 180 | — |
| 24 | 34 | ▲ 10 | 62Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 145 | 0 | running | 120 | — |
| 25 | 36 | ▲ 11 | 39Tommy Wells | — | Chevrolet | 143 | 0 | running | 60 | — |
| 26 | 40 | ▲ 14 | 69Johnny Allen | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Chevrolet | 140 | 0 | engine | 60 | — |
| 27 | 31 | ▲ 4 | 2Frank Graham | — | Ford | 140 | 0 | running | 60 | — |
| 28 | 3 | ▼ 25 | 8Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Pontiac | 133 | 28 | engine | 60 | — |
| 29 | 37 | ▲ 8 | 71Bob Barron | Bob Barron (Owner) | Dodge | 123 | 0 | rear end | 60 | — |
| 30 | 42 | ▲ 12 | 75Tiny Lund | J.D. Braswell (Owner) | Pontiac | 115 | 0 | fuel pump | 60 | — |
| 31 | 9 | ▼ 22 | 27Junior Johnson | Rex Lovette (Owner) | Pontiac | 109 | 1 | timing | 60 | — |
| 32 | 32 | — | 64Eddie Pagan | — | Ford | 89 | 0 | rear end | 60 | — |
| 33 | 6 | ▼ 27 | 94Banjo Matthews | Matthews Racing | Ford | 82 | 0 | axle | 60 | — |
| 34 | 17 | ▼ 17 | 15Jim Bennett | Beau Morgan (Owner) | Ford | 74 | 0 | head gasket | 60 | — |
| 35 | 13 | ▼ 22 | 72Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Ford | 66 | 0 | engine | 60 | — |
| 36 | 22 | ▼ 14 | 23Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Owner) | Plymouth | 48 | 0 | engine | 60 | — |
| 37 | 4 | ▼ 33 | 29Nelson Stacy | Dudley Farrell (Owner) | Ford | 36 | 7 | engine | 60 | — |
| 38 | 25 | ▼ 13 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Owner) | Chevrolet | 28 | 0 | piston | 60 | — |
| 39 | 27 | ▼ 12 | 10T.C. Hunt | Fred Wheat (Owner) | Dodge | 20 | 0 | connecting rod | 60 | — |
| 40 | 2 | ▼ 38 | 3David Pearson | John Masoni (Owner) | Pontiac | 3 | 0 | accident | 60 | — |
| 41 | 10 | ▼ 31 | 24Roscoe Thompson | James Turner (Owner) | Pontiac | 1 | 0 | accident | 60 | — |
| 42 | 14 | ▼ 28 | 89Herb Tillman | Joe Lee Johnson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | accident | 60 | — |