No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ▲ 2 | 29Nelson Stacy | Holman Moody | Ford | 500 | 313 | running | 700 | — |
| 2 | 13 | ▲ 11 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 497 | 0 | running | 672 | — |
| 3 | 21 | ▲ 18 | 11Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 496 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 644 |
| — |
| 4 | 34 | ▲ 30 | 47Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 495 | 0 | running | 616 | — |
| 5 | 2 | ▼ 3 | 8Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Pontiac | 495 | 81 | running | 588 | — |
| 6 | 17 | ▲ 11 | 26Darel Dieringer | Mamie Reynolds (Owner) | Pontiac | 495 | 0 | running | 560 | — |
| 7 | 1 | ▼ 6 | 22Fireball Roberts | Jim Stephens (Owner) | Pontiac | 492 | 102 | running | 532 | — |
| 8 | 22 | ▲ 14 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Owner) | Pontiac | 492 | 0 | running | 504 | — |
| 9 | 8 | ▼ 1 | 41Jim Paschal | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 489 | 0 | running | 476 | — |
| 10 | 12 | ▲ 2 | 49Bob Welborn | J.C. Parker (Owner) | Pontiac | 489 | 0 | running | 448 | — |
| 11 | 15 | ▲ 4 | 27Melvin Bradley | Melvin Bradley (Owner) | Chevrolet | 485 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 12 | 36 | ▲ 24 | 58Tiny Lund | Fred Clark (Owner) | Chevrolet | 482 | 0 | running | 392 | — |
| 13 | 23 | ▲ 10 | 86Buddy Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 479 | 0 | running | 364 | — |
| 14 | 6 | ▼ 8 | 61Sherman Utsman | Sherman Utsman (Owner) | Chevrolet | 476 | 0 | running | 336 | — |
| 15 | 18 | ▲ 3 | 36Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Owner) | Dodge | 474 | 0 | running | 308 | — |
| 16 | 16 | — | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 465 | 0 | running | 280 | — |
| 17 | 5 | ▼ 12 | 3Junior Johnson | Fox Racing | Pontiac | 455 | 0 | axle | 252 | — |
| 18 | 25 | ▲ 7 | 2Bill Foster | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 452 | 0 | running | 224 | — |
| 19 | 27 | ▲ 8 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 452 | 0 | running | 196 | — |
| 20 | 31 | ▲ 11 | 91Gary Sain | Bob Osiecki (Owner) | Dodge | 437 | 0 | running | 168 | — |
| 21 | 32 | ▲ 11 | 37Tom Cox | — | Chevrolet | 437 | 0 | running | 140 | — |
| 22 | 14 | ▼ 8 | 66Larry Frank | Ratus Walters (Owner) | Ford | 416 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 23 | 37 | ▲ 14 | 60Ray Hughes | Ray Herlocker (Owner) | Plymouth | 381 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 24 | 29 | ▲ 5 | 18Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Pontiac | 337 | 0 | fuel pump | 56 | — |
| 25 | 28 | ▲ 3 | 23Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Owner) | Plymouth | 256 | 0 | engine | 28 | — |
| 26 | 19 | ▼ 7 | 97Paul Lewis | Lewis Osborne (Owner) | Chevrolet | 239 | 0 | rear end | 28 | — |
| 27 | 10 | ▼ 17 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 203 | 0 | engine | 28 | — |
| 28 | 4 | ▼ 24 | 28Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 106 | 4 | accident | 28 | — |
| 29 | 24 | ▼ 5 | 1George Green | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 102 | 0 | engine | 28 | — |
| 30 | 9 | ▼ 21 | 48G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 98 | 0 | accident | 28 | — |
| 31 | 30 | ▼ 1 | 93Lee Reitzel | Lee Reitzel (Owner) | Ford | 97 | 0 | rear end | 28 | — |
| 32 | 11 | ▼ 21 | 46Johnny Allen | Fred Lovette (Owner) | Pontiac | 84 | 0 | accident | 28 | — |
| 33 | 7 | ▼ 26 | 21Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 83 | 0 | brakes | 28 | — |
| 34 | 33 | ▼ 1 | 17Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Ford | 77 | 0 | engine | 28 | — |
| 35 | 26 | ▼ 9 | 79T.C. Hunt | Ralph Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 45 | 0 | rear end | 28 | — |
| 36 | 20 | ▼ 16 | 62Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 43 | 0 | oil pressure | 28 | — |
| 37 | 35 | ▼ 2 | 0E.J. Trivette | Bill Church (Owner) | Chevrolet | 29 | 0 | brakes | 28 | — |