No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | ▲ 5 | 72Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Pontiac | 500 | 430 | running | 850 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 22Fireball Roberts | Matthews Racing | Pontiac | 494 | 61 | running | 816 | — |
| 3 | 10 | ▲ 7 | 47Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Pontiac |
| 492 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 782 |
| — |
| 4 | 12 | ▲ 8 | 11Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Chevrolet | 475 | 0 | running | 748 | — |
| 5 | 25 | ▲ 20 | 60Tom Cox | Ray Herlocker (Owner) | Plymouth | 470 | 0 | running | 714 | — |
| 6 | 22 | ▲ 16 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 469 | 0 | running | 680 | — |
| 7 | 14 | ▲ 7 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Pontiac | 461 | 0 | lugs | 646 | — |
| 8 | 31 | ▲ 23 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 460 | 0 | running | 612 | — |
| 9 | 28 | ▲ 19 | 61Bill Morton | Bill Morton (Owner) | Ford | 459 | 0 | running | 578 | — |
| 10 | 33 | ▲ 23 | 62Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 447 | 0 | running | 544 | — |
| 11 | 8 | ▼ 3 | 8Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Pontiac | 444 | 0 | rear end | 510 | — |
| 12 | 20 | ▲ 8 | 86Buddy Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 430 | 0 | engine | 476 | — |
| 13 | 7 | ▼ 6 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Owner) | Pontiac | 419 | 0 | running | 442 | — |
| 14 | 36 | ▲ 22 | 1George Green | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 417 | 0 | running | 408 | — |
| 15 | 27 | ▲ 12 | 17Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Ford | 370 | 0 | head gasket | 374 | — |
| 16 | 11 | ▼ 5 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 368 | 9 | engine | 340 | — |
| 17 | 13 | ▼ 4 | 26Bunkie Blackburn | — | Pontiac | 359 | 0 | rear end | 306 | — |
| 18 | 4 | ▼ 14 | 29Nelson Stacy | Holman Moody | Ford | 302 | 0 | accident | 272 | — |
| 19 | 18 | ▼ 1 | 41Maurice Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 297 | 0 | accident | 238 | — |
| 20 | 30 | ▲ 10 | 64Gene Blackburn | — | Chevrolet | 274 | 0 | axle | 204 | — |
| 21 | 17 | ▼ 4 | 85Johnny Allen | Monroe Shook (Owner) | Chevrolet | 225 | 0 | engine | 170 | — |
| 22 | 23 | ▲ 1 | 14Joe Lee Johnson | Joe Lee Johnson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 223 | 0 | engine | 136 | — |
| 23 | 19 | ▼ 4 | 90Darel Dieringer | Bob Osiecki (Owner) | Dodge | 191 | 0 | oil line | 102 | — |
| 24 | 24 | — | 30Tiny Lund | Fred Clark (Owner) | Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | hub | 68 | — |
| 25 | 26 | ▲ 1 | 48G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 161 | 0 | engine | 34 | — |
| 26 | 3 | ▼ 23 | 21Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 154 | 0 | rear end | 34 | — |
| 27 | 21 | ▼ 6 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 139 | 0 | distributor | 34 | — |
| 28 | 35 | ▲ 7 | 49Charley Griffith | J.C. Parker (Owner) | Pontiac | 137 | 0 | rear end | 34 | — |
| 29 | 9 | ▼ 20 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 109 | 0 | rocker arm | 34 | — |
| 30 | 5 | ▼ 25 | 27Junior Johnson | Rex Lovette (Owner) | Pontiac | 96 | 0 | transmission | 34 | — |
| 31 | 34 | ▲ 3 | 18Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Ford | 81 | 0 | oil pressure | 34 | — |
| 32 | 16 | ▼ 16 | 2Jim Paschal | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 77 | 0 | crank shaft | 34 | — |
| 33 | 29 | ▼ 4 | 75Ralph Earnhardt | Robert Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 68 | 0 | overheating | 34 | — |
| 34 | 2 | ▼ 32 | 28Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 61 | 0 | engine | 34 | — |
| 35 | 15 | ▼ 20 | 36Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Owner) | Dodge | 60 | 0 | engine | 34 | — |
| 36 | 32 | ▼ 4 | 66Larry Frank | Ratus Walters (Owner) | Ford | 29 | 0 | overheating | 34 | — |