No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | ▲ 14 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 400 | 142 | running | 650 | — |
| 2 | 6 | ▲ 4 | 28Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 400 | 0 | running | 624 | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 27Junior Johnson | Rex Lovette (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Pontiac |
| 399 |
| 19 |
| running |
| 598 |
| — |
| 4 | 4 | — | 22Fireball Roberts | Matthews Racing | Pontiac | 398 | 95 | running | 572 | — |
| 5 | 17 | ▲ 12 | 90Darel Dieringer | Bob Osiecki (Owner) | Dodge | 396 | 0 | running | 546 | — |
| 6 | 21 | ▲ 15 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 395 | 0 | running | 520 | — |
| 7 | 20 | ▲ 13 | 66Larry Frank | Ratus Walters (Owner) | Ford | 391 | 0 | running | 494 | — |
| 8 | 2 | ▼ 6 | 8Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Pontiac | 389 | 90 | running | 468 | — |
| 9 | 13 | ▲ 4 | 47Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 387 | 0 | running | 442 | — |
| 10 | 3 | ▼ 7 | 24Billy Wade | James Turner (Owner) | Pontiac | 382 | 0 | accident | 416 | — |
| 11 | 18 | ▲ 7 | 48G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 382 | 0 | running | 390 | — |
| 12 | 28 | ▲ 16 | 60Tom Cox | Ray Herlocker (Owner) | Plymouth | 381 | 0 | running | 364 | — |
| 13 | 19 | ▲ 6 | 30J.C. Hendrix | Fred Clark (Owner) | Chevrolet | 379 | 0 | running | 338 | — |
| 14 | 23 | ▲ 9 | 91Herb Thomas | Stoney Johnson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 377 | 0 | running | 312 | — |
| 15 | 16 | ▲ 1 | 36Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Owner) | Dodge | 373 | 0 | running | 286 | — |
| 16 | 11 | ▼ 5 | 72Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Pontiac | 370 | 0 | running | 260 | — |
| 17 | 30 | ▲ 13 | 95Jim Cushman | Jack Russell (Owner) | Plymouth | 370 | 0 | running | 234 | — |
| 18 | 7 | ▼ 11 | 85Tommy Irwin | Monroe Shook (Owner) | Chevrolet | 365 | 0 | running | 208 | — |
| 19 | 33 | ▲ 14 | 62Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Ford | 362 | 0 | running | 182 | — |
| 20 | 27 | ▲ 7 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 360 | 0 | running | 156 | — |
| 21 | 26 | ▲ 5 | 92Gerald Duke | Don Harrison (Owner) | Ford | 356 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 22 | 35 | ▲ 13 | 1George Green | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 353 | 0 | running | 104 | — |
| 23 | 32 | ▲ 9 | 51Bob Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Plymouth | 349 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 24 | 14 | ▼ 10 | 11Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Chevrolet | 318 | 54 | engine | 52 | — |
| 25 | 8 | ▼ 17 | 29Nelson Stacy | Holman Moody | Ford | 289 | 0 | transmission | 26 | — |
| 26 | 24 | ▼ 2 | 2Jim Paschal | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 281 | 0 | transmission | 26 | — |
| 27 | 25 | ▼ 2 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 240 | 0 | running | 26 | — |
| 28 | 5 | ▼ 23 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Owner) | Pontiac | 198 | 0 | accident | 26 | — |
| 29 | 31 | ▲ 2 | 79Johnny Nave | Robert Ramey (Owner) | Ford | 169 | 0 | withdrew from race | 26 | — |
| 30 | 9 | ▼ 21 | 6Cotton Owens | Owens Racing | Pontiac | 163 | 0 | transmission | 26 | — |
| 31 | 12 | ▼ 19 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | oil pressure | 26 | — |
| 32 | 10 | ▼ 22 | 21Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 140 | 0 | rear end | 26 | — |
| 33 | 22 | ▼ 11 | 44David Pearson | Julian Petty (Owner) | Pontiac | 90 | 0 | oil pressure | 26 | — |
| 34 | 29 | ▼ 5 | 23Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Owner) | Plymouth | 23 | 0 | oil leak | 26 | — |
| 35 | 34 | ▼ 1 | 50Bobby Waddell | Bobby Waddell (Owner) | Dodge | 6 | 0 | distributor | 26 | — |