No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | ▲ 11 | 46Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 500 | 243 | running | 750 | — |
| 2 | 16 | ▲ 14 | 22Fireball Roberts | Smokey Yunick Racing | Pontiac | 498 | 0 | running | 720 | — |
| 3 | 8 | ▲ 5 | 11Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 495 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 690 |
| — |
| 4 | 4 | — | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 493 | 19 | running | 660 | — |
| 5 | 21 | ▲ 16 | 87Buddy Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 492 | 0 | running | 630 | — |
| 6 | 11 | ▲ 5 | 8Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Pontiac | 491 | 0 | running | 600 | — |
| 7 | 13 | ▲ 6 | 85Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook (Owner) | Chevrolet | 490 | 0 | running | 570 | — |
| 8 | 19 | ▲ 11 | 44Jim Paschal | Julian Petty (Owner) | Pontiac | 485 | 0 | running | 540 | — |
| 9 | 20 | ▲ 11 | 26Sherman Utsman | — | Ford | 481 | 0 | running | 510 | — |
| 10 | 7 | ▼ 3 | 75Tiny Lund | J.D. Braswell (Owner) | Pontiac | 476 | 0 | running | 480 | — |
| 11 | 18 | ▲ 7 | 1Paul Lewis | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 474 | 0 | running | 450 | — |
| 12 | 30 | ▲ 18 | 74L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 465 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 13 | 25 | ▲ 12 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 460 | 0 | running | 390 | — |
| 14 | 36 | ▲ 22 | 36Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Owner) | Chevrolet | 434 | 0 | running | 360 | — |
| 15 | 41 | ▲ 26 | 62Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Ford | 425 | 0 | running | 330 | — |
| 16 | 23 | ▲ 7 | 14Herb Tillman | Joe Lee Johnson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 422 | 0 | accident | 300 | — |
| 17 | 35 | ▲ 18 | 71Bob Barron | Bob Barron (Owner) | Dodge | 422 | 0 | running | 270 | — |
| 18 | 10 | ▼ 8 | 47Bob Welborn | Jack Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 416 | 26 | wheel studs | 240 | — |
| 19 | 26 | ▲ 7 | 23Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Owner) | Plymouth | 414 | 0 | running | 210 | — |
| 20 | 40 | ▲ 20 | 33Reb Wickersham | Reb Wickersham (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 377 | 0 | running | 180 | — |
| 21 | 22 | ▲ 1 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Owner) | Chevrolet | 348 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 22 | 2 | ▼ 20 | 27Junior Johnson | Rex Lovette (Owner) | Pontiac | 340 | 170 | differential | 120 | — |
| 23 | 42 | ▲ 19 | 12Ken Rush | — | Ford | 332 | 0 | accident | 90 | — |
| 24 | 31 | ▲ 7 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 319 | 0 | differential | 60 | — |
| 25 | 6 | ▼ 19 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 285 | 42 | engine | 30 | — |
| 26 | 39 | ▲ 13 | 64Bill Morton | Bill Morton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 245 | 0 | rocker arm | 30 | — |
| 27 | 28 | ▲ 1 | 71George Green | Joe Jones (Owner) | Ford | 236 | 0 | connecting rod | 30 | — |
| 28 | 32 | ▲ 4 | 82Marvin Porter | — | Ford | 235 | 0 | axle | 30 | — |
| 29 | 33 | ▲ 4 | 38Dub Utsman | — | Ford | 200 | 0 | rocker arm | 30 | — |
| 30 | 3 | ▼ 27 | 3David Pearson | John Masoni (Owner) | Pontiac | 198 | 0 | engine | 30 | — |
| 31 | 37 | ▲ 6 | 39Tommy Wells | — | Chevrolet | 193 | 0 | engine | 30 | — |
| 32 | 15 | ▼ 17 | 29Nelson Stacy | Dudley Farrell (Owner) | Ford | 182 | 0 | accident | 30 | — |
| 33 | 1 | ▼ 32 | 28Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 175 | 0 | differential | 30 | — |
| 34 | 29 | ▼ 5 | 48G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | engine | 30 | — |
| 35 | 17 | ▼ 18 | 76Larry Frank | Dick Wright (Owner) | Ford | 107 | 0 | clutch | 30 | — |
| 36 | 34 | ▼ 2 | 69Johnny Allen | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Chevrolet | 106 | 0 | fire | 30 | — |
| 37 | 5 | ▼ 32 | 86Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 78 | 0 | valve | 30 | — |
| 38 | 27 | ▼ 11 | 99George Alsobrook | Joe Jones (Owner) | Ford | 59 | 0 | axle | 30 | — |
| 39 | 9 | ▼ 30 | 2Tommy Irwin | Tom Daniels (Owner) | Chevrolet | 48 | 0 | overheating | 30 | — |
| 40 | 14 | ▼ 26 | 6Cotton Owens | Owens Racing | Pontiac | 46 | 0 | head gasket | 30 | — |
| 41 | 24 | ▼ 17 | 17Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Ford | 35 | 0 | handling | 30 | — |
| 42 | 38 | ▼ 4 | 25Layman Utsman | — | Dodge | 35 | 0 | handling | 30 | — |