No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 8Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Pontiac | 500 | 82 | running | 1050 | — |
| 2 | 8 | ▲ 6 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 500 | 24 | running | 1008 | — |
| 3 | 18 | ▲ 15 | 29Nelson Stacy | Dudley Farrell (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 500 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 966 |
| — |
| 4 | 17 | ▲ 13 | 44Jim Paschal | Julian Petty (Owner) | Pontiac | 498 | 0 | running | 924 | — |
| 5 | 5 | — | 85Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook (Owner) | Chevrolet | 495 | 0 | running | 882 | — |
| 6 | 16 | ▲ 10 | 11Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Chevrolet | 491 | 0 | running | 840 | — |
| 7 | 13 | ▲ 6 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Owner) | Chevrolet | 482 | 0 | running | 798 | — |
| 8 | 12 | ▲ 4 | 59Ken Rush | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Pontiac | 481 | 0 | running | 756 | — |
| 9 | 23 | ▲ 14 | 64Bill Morton | Bill Morton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 481 | 0 | running | 714 | — |
| 10 | 3 | ▼ 7 | 18Bob Welborn | Bud Moore Engineering | Pontiac | 480 | 0 | running | 672 | — |
| 11 | 20 | ▲ 9 | 86Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 480 | 0 | running | 630 | — |
| 12 | 14 | ▲ 2 | 48G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 478 | 0 | running | 588 | — |
| 13 | 30 | ▲ 17 | 74L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 474 | 0 | running | 546 | — |
| 14 | 9 | ▼ 5 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 471 | 0 | running | 504 | — |
| 15 | 36 | ▲ 21 | 62Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 460 | 0 | running | 462 | — |
| 16 | 33 | ▲ 17 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 459 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 17 | 1 | ▼ 16 | 47Bobby Johns | Jack Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 457 | 49 | running | 378 | — |
| 18 | 28 | ▲ 10 | 16Brownie King | — | Ford | 442 | 0 | running | 336 | — |
| 19 | 31 | ▲ 12 | 69Bill Latham | — | Chevrolet | 440 | 0 | running | 294 | — |
| 20 | 21 | ▲ 1 | 17Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Ford | 439 | 0 | engine | 252 | — |
| 21 | 24 | ▲ 3 | 46Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 421 | 0 | wheel | 210 | — |
| 22 | 26 | ▲ 4 | 30Tiny Lund | Fred Clark (Owner) | Chevrolet | 414 | 0 | differential | 168 | — |
| 23 | 11 | ▼ 12 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 394 | 0 | differential | 126 | — |
| 24 | 7 | ▼ 17 | 27Junior Johnson | Rex Lovette (Owner) | Pontiac | 394 | 294 | differential | 84 | — |
| 25 | 15 | ▼ 10 | 14Joe Lee Johnson | Joe Lee Johnson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 370 | 0 | engine | 42 | — |
| 26 | 4 | ▼ 22 | 22Fireball Roberts | Rex Lovette (Owner) | Pontiac | 323 | 51 | fuel pump | 42 | — |
| 27 | 19 | ▼ 8 | 32Bill Morgan | J.L. Cheatham (Owner) | Ford | 237 | 0 | differential | 42 | — |
| 28 | 38 | ▲ 10 | 1George Green | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | engine | 42 | — |
| 29 | 25 | ▼ 4 | 96Johnny Allen | J.L. Cheatham (Owner) | Chevrolet | 169 | 0 | differential | 42 | — |
| 30 | 10 | ▼ 20 | 9Bunkie Blackburn | Wildcat Williams (Owner) | Ford | 164 | 0 | engine | 42 | — |
| 31 | — | — | 20Paul Lewis | — | Chevrolet | 149 | 0 | accident | 42 | — |
| 32 | — | — | 36Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Owner) | Chevrolet | 120 | 0 | crank shaft | 42 | — |
| 33 | — | — | 25Gene Blackburn | — | Dodge | 117 | 0 | axle | 42 | — |
| 34 | — | — | 39Friday Hassler | — | Chevrolet | 115 | 0 | differential | 42 | — |
| 35 | — | — | 77Joe Jones | Joe Jones (Owner) | Ford | 111 | 0 | differential | 42 | — |
| 36 | — | — | 23Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Owner) | Plymouth | 35 | 0 | fan belt | 42 | — |
| 37 | — | — | 2Tommy Irwin | Tom Daniels (Owner) | Chevrolet | 19 | 0 | accident | 42 | — |
| 38 | — | — | 88Allen Franklin | — | Nash Motor Company | 3 | 0 | too slow | 42 | — |