No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | ▲ 4 | 3David Pearson | John Masoni (Owner) | Pontiac | 267 | 2 | running | 2000 | — |
| 2 | 9 | ▲ 7 | 27Junior Johnson | Rex Lovette (Owner) | Pontiac | 267 | 0 | running | 1920 | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 22Fireball Roberts | Smokey Yunick Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Pontiac |
| 267 |
| 29 |
| running |
| 1840 |
| — |
| 4 | 13 | ▲ 9 | 47Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 264 | 0 | running | 1760 | — |
| 5 | 26 | ▲ 21 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 264 | 0 | running | 1680 | — |
| 6 | 24 | ▲ 18 | 14Johnny Allen | Joe Lee Johnson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 264 | 0 | running | 1600 | — |
| 7 | 27 | ▲ 20 | 11Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Chevrolet | 264 | 0 | running | 1520 | — |
| 8 | 23 | ▲ 15 | 46Bob Welborn | Jack Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 264 | 0 | running | 1440 | — |
| 9 | 22 | ▲ 13 | 51Woodie Wilson | Leroy Faucett (Owner) | Pontiac | 262 | 0 | running | 1360 | — |
| 10 | 11 | ▲ 1 | 6Marvin Panch | Owens Racing | Pontiac | 262 | 0 | running | 1280 | — |
| 11 | 7 | ▼ 4 | 94Banjo Matthews | Matthews Racing | Ford | 262 | 163 | engine | 1200 | — |
| 12 | 8 | ▼ 4 | 72Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Ford | 261 | 11 | running | 1120 | — |
| 13 | 14 | ▲ 1 | 44Jim Paschal | Julian Petty (Owner) | Pontiac | 260 | 0 | running | 1040 | — |
| 14 | 15 | ▲ 1 | 85Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook (Owner) | Chevrolet | 259 | 0 | running | 960 | — |
| 15 | 30 | ▲ 15 | 30Tiny Lund | Fred Clark (Owner) | Chevrolet | 259 | 0 | running | 880 | — |
| 16 | 3 | ▼ 13 | 8Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Pontiac | 256 | 4 | running | 800 | — |
| 17 | 21 | ▲ 4 | 59Ken Rush | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Pontiac | 255 | 0 | running | 720 | — |
| 18 | 10 | ▼ 8 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 254 | 0 | running | 640 | — |
| 19 | 2 | ▼ 17 | 29Nelson Stacy | Dudley Farrell (Owner) | Ford | 243 | 50 | engine | 560 | — |
| 20 | 6 | ▼ 14 | 24Darel Dieringer | James Turner (Owner) | Pontiac | 238 | 0 | accident | 480 | — |
| 21 | 35 | ▲ 14 | 74L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 238 | 0 | running | 400 | — |
| 22 | 37 | ▲ 15 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 235 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 23 | 25 | ▲ 2 | 68Ed Livingston | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Ford | 234 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 24 | 36 | ▲ 12 | 93Lee Reitzel | Lee Reitzel (Owner) | Ford | 226 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 25 | 16 | ▼ 9 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 209 | 0 | engine | 80 | — |
| 26 | 20 | ▼ 6 | 32Bill Morgan | J.L. Cheatham (Owner) | Ford | 203 | 0 | piston | 80 | — |
| 27 | 32 | ▲ 5 | 78J.C. Hendrix | W.J. Ridgeway (Owner) | Ford | 202 | 0 | connecting rod | 80 | — |
| 28 | 33 | ▲ 5 | 96Elmo Langley | J.L. Cheatham (Owner) | Chevrolet | 180 | 0 | engine | 80 | — |
| 29 | 12 | ▼ 17 | 9Bunkie Blackburn | Wildcat Williams (Owner) | Ford | 174 | 0 | engine | 80 | — |
| 30 | 28 | ▼ 2 | 10T.C. Hunt | Fred Wheat (Owner) | Dodge | 153 | 0 | engine | 80 | — |
| 31 | 34 | ▲ 3 | 48G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 124 | 0 | engine | 80 | — |
| 32 | 38 | ▲ 6 | 71Bob Barron | Bob Barron (Owner) | Chevrolet | 104 | 0 | engine | 80 | — |
| 33 | 39 | ▲ 6 | 23Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Owner) | Plymouth | 65 | 0 | oil pressure | 80 | — |
| 34 | 31 | ▼ 3 | 99George Alsobrook | Joe Jones (Owner) | Ford | 63 | 0 | piston | 80 | — |
| 35 | 29 | ▼ 6 | 5Ralph Earnhardt | Leroy Faucett (Owner) | Pontiac | 62 | 0 | transmission | 80 | — |
| 36 | 4 | ▼ 32 | 28Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 52 | 8 | accident | 80 | — |
| 37 | 19 | ▼ 18 | 90Dave Mader | Dave Mader (Owner) | Chevrolet | 51 | 0 | accident | 80 | — |
| 38 | 17 | ▼ 21 | 80Tubby Gonzales | Tubby Gonzales (Owner) | Ford | 47 | 0 | engine | 80 | — |
| 39 | 18 | ▼ 21 | 86Herb Tillman | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 46 | 0 | oil pressure | 80 | — |
| 40 | 42 | ▲ 2 | 15Jesse James Taylor | Beau Morgan (Owner) | Ford | 10 | 0 | engine | 80 | — |
| 41 | 41 | — | 62Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 3 | 0 | bearing | 80 | — |
| 42 | 40 | ▼ 2 | 2Tommy Irwin | Tom Daniels (Owner) | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | piston | 80 | — |