No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | ▲ 6 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 500 | 145 | running | 700 | — |
| 2 | 27 | ▲ 25 | 8Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Pontiac | 500 | 0 | running | 672 | — |
| 3 | 8 | ▲ 5 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 499 |
| 7 |
| running |
| 644 |
| — |
| 4 | 1 | ▼ 3 | 28Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 499 | 18 | running | 616 | — |
| 5 | 5 | — | 41Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 499 | 0 | running | 588 | — |
| 6 | 3 | ▼ 3 | 21Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 492 | 0 | running | 560 | — |
| 7 | 6 | ▼ 1 | 47Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 492 | 0 | running | 532 | — |
| 8 | 10 | ▲ 2 | 24Billy Wade | James Turner (Owner) | Pontiac | 487 | 0 | running | 504 | — |
| 9 | 13 | ▲ 4 | 66Larry Frank | Ratus Walters (Owner) | Ford | 487 | 0 | running | 476 | — |
| 10 | 19 | ▲ 9 | 90Darel Dieringer | Bob Osiecki (Owner) | Dodge | 469 | 0 | running | 448 | — |
| 11 | 20 | ▲ 9 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 461 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 12 | 29 | ▲ 17 | 48G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 456 | 0 | coil | 392 | — |
| 13 | 16 | ▲ 3 | 11Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Chevrolet | 456 | 0 | running | 364 | — |
| 14 | 25 | ▲ 11 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 456 | 0 | running | 336 | — |
| 15 | 22 | ▲ 7 | 36Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Owner) | Dodge | 451 | 0 | running | 308 | — |
| 16 | 9 | ▼ 7 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Owner) | Pontiac | 438 | 0 | rear end | 280 | — |
| 17 | 12 | ▼ 5 | 60Tom Cox | Ray Herlocker (Owner) | Plymouth | 430 | 0 | ball joint | 252 | — |
| 18 | 18 | — | 22Fireball Roberts | Matthews Racing | Pontiac | 415 | 244 | rear end | 224 | — |
| 19 | 24 | ▲ 5 | 62Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 410 | 0 | brakes | 196 | — |
| 20 | 11 | ▼ 9 | 85Johnny Allen | Monroe Shook (Owner) | Chevrolet | 282 | 0 | rear end | 168 | — |
| 21 | 2 | ▼ 19 | 29Nelson Stacy | Holman Moody | Ford | 248 | 30 | rear end | 140 | — |
| 22 | 26 | ▲ 4 | 27Junior Johnson | Rex Lovette (Owner) | Pontiac | 204 | 56 | rear end | 112 | — |
| 23 | 15 | ▼ 8 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 202 | 0 | transmission | 84 | — |
| 24 | 21 | ▼ 3 | 1George Green | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | engine | 56 | — |
| 25 | 4 | ▼ 21 | 72Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Pontiac | 111 | 0 | brakes | 28 | — |
| 26 | 30 | ▲ 4 | 65Lester Hicks | — | Dodge | 106 | 0 | engine | 28 | — |
| 27 | 23 | ▼ 4 | 18Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Ford | 98 | 0 | rocker arm | 28 | — |
| 28 | 14 | ▼ 14 | 17Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Ford | 20 | 0 | clutch | 28 | — |
| 29 | 28 | ▼ 1 | 51Bob Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Ford | 18 | 0 | rear end | 28 | — |
| 30 | 17 | ▼ 13 | 75Ralph Earnhardt | Robert Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 18 | 0 | fan belt | 28 | — |
| 31 | 31 | — | 76Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Ford | 1 | 0 | brakes | 28 | — |
| 32 | 32 | — | 79Johnny Nave | Robert Ramey (Owner) | Ford | 1 | 0 | transmission | 28 | — |