No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 27Junior Johnson | Rex Lovette (Owner) | Pontiac | 258 | 258 | running | 700 | — |
| 2 | 5 | ▲ 3 | 8Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Pontiac | 255 | 0 | running | 672 | — |
| 3 | 11 | ▲ 8 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 254 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 644 |
| — |
| 4 | 9 | ▲ 5 | 11Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Chevrolet | 254 | 0 | running | 616 | — |
| 5 | 7 | ▲ 2 | 85Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook (Owner) | Chevrolet | 254 | 0 | running | 588 | — |
| 6 | 1 | ▼ 5 | 44Jim Paschal | Julian Petty (Owner) | Pontiac | 254 | 0 | running | 560 | — |
| 7 | 13 | ▲ 6 | 2Tommy Irwin | Tom Daniels (Owner) | Chevrolet | 253 | 0 | running | 532 | — |
| 8 | 33 | ▲ 25 | 14Johnny Allen | Joe Lee Johnson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 253 | 0 | running | 504 | — |
| 9 | 4 | ▼ 5 | 47Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 252 | 0 | running | 476 | — |
| 10 | 21 | ▲ 11 | 29Nelson Stacy | Dudley Farrell (Owner) | Ford | 252 | 0 | running | 448 | — |
| 11 | 8 | ▼ 3 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 249 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 12 | 15 | ▲ 3 | 99George Alsobrook | Joe Jones (Owner) | Ford | 234 | 0 | accident | 392 | — |
| 13 | 17 | ▲ 4 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 233 | 0 | running | 364 | — |
| 14 | 18 | ▲ 4 | 82Marvin Porter | — | Ford | 231 | 0 | running | 336 | — |
| 15 | 27 | ▲ 12 | 41Charlie Chapman | Charlie Chapman (Owner) | Ford | 228 | 0 | running | 308 | — |
| 16 | 16 | — | 87Buddy Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 227 | 0 | running | 280 | — |
| 17 | 21 | ▲ 4 | 74L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 227 | 0 | running | 252 | — |
| 18 | 26 | ▲ 8 | 97Harry Leake | Harry Leake (Owner) | Chevrolet | 227 | 0 | running | 224 | — |
| 19 | 20 | ▲ 1 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Owner) | Chevrolet | 225 | 0 | running | 196 | — |
| 20 | 31 | ▲ 11 | 1Paul Lewis | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 218 | 0 | running | 168 | — |
| 21 | 25 | ▲ 4 | 33Reb Wickersham | Reb Wickersham (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 217 | 0 | running | 140 | — |
| 22 | 28 | ▲ 6 | 62Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Ford | 214 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 23 | 34 | ▲ 11 | 25John Hamby | — | Dodge | 208 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 24 | 35 | ▲ 11 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 204 | 0 | running | 56 | — |
| 25 | 32 | ▲ 7 | 5Bob Presnell | — | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 28 | — |
| 26 | 22 | ▼ 4 | 64Bill Morton | Bill Morton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 28 | — |
| 27 | 19 | ▼ 8 | 48G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | fuel pump | 28 | — |
| 28 | 6 | ▼ 22 | 86Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 185 | 0 | running | 28 | — |
| 29 | 36 | ▲ 7 | 58Bunk Moore | — | Ford | 182 | 0 | accident | 28 | — |
| 30 | 29 | ▼ 1 | 148Bill McDonald | — | Chevrolet | 180 | 0 | too slow | 28 | — |
| 31 | 37 | ▲ 6 | 59Fireball Roberts | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Pontiac | 144 | 0 | axle | 28 | — |
| 32 | 23 | ▼ 9 | 36Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Owner) | Chevrolet | 136 | 0 | running | 28 | — |
| 33 | 3 | ▼ 30 | 17Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Ford | 135 | 0 | running | 28 | — |
| 34 | 10 | ▼ 24 | 94Banjo Matthews | Matthews Racing | Ford | 102 | 0 | tire | 28 | — |
| 35 | 38 | ▲ 3 | 164Earl Wilcox | — | Oldsmobile | 81 | 0 | too slow | 28 | — |
| 36 | 30 | ▼ 6 | 23Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Owner) | Plymouth | 75 | 0 | oil filter | 28 | — |
| 37 | 24 | ▼ 13 | 71Bob Barron | Bob Barron (Owner) | Dodge | 67 | 0 | hub | 28 | — |
| 38 | 14 | ▼ 24 | 96Dave Mader | J.L. Cheatham (Owner) | Chevrolet | 64 | 0 | wheel | 28 | — |