No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | ▲ 6 | 28Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 219 | 51 | running | 2250 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 02Banjo Matthews | Matthews Racing | Pontiac | 219 | 73 | running | 2160 | — |
| 3 | 4 | ▲ 1 | 72Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Pontiac |
| 218 |
| 32 |
| running |
| 2070 |
| — |
| 4 | 14 | ▲ 10 | 22Fireball Roberts | Matthews Racing | Pontiac | 218 | 0 | running | 1980 | — |
| 5 | 22 | ▲ 17 | 98Troy Ruttman | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 218 | 0 | running | 1890 | — |
| 6 | 19 | ▲ 13 | 01Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Pontiac | 218 | 0 | running | 1800 | — |
| 7 | 3 | ▼ 4 | 3David Pearson | Fox Racing | Pontiac | 217 | 14 | running | 1710 | — |
| 8 | 10 | ▲ 2 | 21Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 217 | 0 | running | 1620 | — |
| 9 | 11 | ▲ 2 | 6Junior Johnson | Owens Racing | Pontiac | 216 | 0 | running | 1530 | — |
| 10 | 30 | ▲ 20 | 2Jim Paschal | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 214 | 0 | running | 1440 | — |
| 11 | 25 | ▲ 14 | 86Buddy Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 213 | 0 | running | 1350 | — |
| 12 | 12 | — | 12Bob Welborn | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Pontiac | 213 | 0 | running | 1260 | — |
| 13 | 16 | ▲ 3 | 47Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 213 | 0 | running | 1170 | — |
| 14 | 18 | ▲ 4 | 81Roscoe Thompson | Jimmy Baker (Owner) | Mercury | 212 | 0 | running | 1080 | — |
| 15 | 21 | ▲ 6 | 30Tiny Lund | Fred Clark (Owner) | Chevrolet | 212 | 8 | running | 990 | — |
| 16 | 15 | ▼ 1 | 20Emanuel Zervakis | Zervakis Enterprises | Mercury | 212 | 5 | running | 900 | — |
| 17 | 35 | ▲ 18 | 97LeeRoy Yarbrough | Lewis Osborne (Owner) | Chevrolet | 211 | 0 | running | 810 | — |
| 18 | 9 | ▼ 9 | 8Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Pontiac | 210 | 36 | running | 720 | — |
| 19 | 39 | ▲ 20 | 36Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Owner) | Dodge | 210 | 0 | running | 630 | — |
| 20 | 42 | ▲ 22 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 209 | 0 | running | 540 | — |
| 21 | 2 | ▼ 19 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 207 | 0 | running | 450 | — |
| 22 | 34 | ▲ 12 | 61Bill Morton | Bill Morton (Owner) | Ford | 207 | 0 | running | 360 | — |
| 23 | 27 | ▲ 4 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 207 | 0 | running | 270 | — |
| 24 | 31 | ▲ 7 | 80Tubby Gonzales | Tubby Gonzales (Owner) | Ford | 206 | 0 | running | 180 | — |
| 25 | 20 | ▼ 5 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Owner) | Pontiac | 205 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 26 | 32 | ▲ 6 | 79G.C. Spencer | Ralph Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 204 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 27 | 38 | ▲ 11 | 49Friday Hassler | J.C. Parker (Owner) | Pontiac | 202 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 28 | 40 | ▲ 12 | 62Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 202 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 29 | 26 | ▼ 3 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 30 | 6 | ▼ 24 | 66Larry Frank | Ratus Walters (Owner) | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 31 | 43 | ▲ 12 | 1George Green | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 32 | 33 | ▲ 1 | 90Darel Dieringer | Bob Osiecki (Owner) | Dodge | 183 | 0 | rear end | 90 | — |
| 33 | 41 | ▲ 8 | 68Ed Livingston | Ed Livingston (Owner) | Ford | 181 | 0 | engine | 90 | — |
| 34 | 42 | ▲ 8 | 63George Alsobrook | Ratus Walters (Owner) | Ford | 156 | 0 | head gasket | 90 | — |
| 35 | 45 | ▲ 10 | 32Jim Locke | — | Ford | 140 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 36 | 28 | ▼ 8 | 16Ralph Earnhardt | Happy Steigel (Owner) | Pontiac | 132 | 0 | transmission | 90 | — |
| 37 | 17 | ▼ 20 | 46Johnny Allen | Fred Lovette (Owner) | Pontiac | 130 | 0 | transmission | 90 | — |
| 38 | 44 | ▲ 6 | 60Tom Cox | Ray Herlocker (Owner) | Plymouth | 130 | 0 | axle | 90 | — |
| 39 | 13 | ▼ 26 | 11Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Chevrolet | 114 | 0 | engine | 90 | — |
| 40 | 23 | ▼ 17 | 92Cale Yarborough | Julian Buesink (Owner) | Ford | 89 | 0 | engine | 90 | — |
| 41 | 5 | ▼ 36 | 7Cotton Owens | Owens Racing | Pontiac | 81 | 0 | transmission | 90 | — |
| 42 | 36 | ▼ 6 | 18Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Pontiac | 66 | 0 | engine | 90 | — |
| 43 | 29 | ▼ 14 | 9Bunkie Blackburn | Wildcat Williams (Owner) | Ford | 23 | 0 | accident | 90 | — |
| 44 | 37 | ▼ 7 | 10T.C. Hunt | Fred Wheat (Owner) | Dodge | 6 | 0 | engine | 90 | — |
| 45 | 8 | ▼ 37 | 29Nelson Stacy | Holman Moody | Ford | 2 | 0 | steering | 90 | — |
| 46 | 46 | — | 50A.F. Nichols | — | Plymouth | 1 | 0 | oil pressure | 90 | — |