No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | ▲ 4 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 320 | 160 | running | 500 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 21Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 320 | 0 | running | 480 | — |
| 3 | 9 | ▲ 6 | 8Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Pontiac |
| 320 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 460 |
| — |
| 4 | 7 | ▲ 3 | 27Junior Johnson | Rex Lovette (Owner) | Pontiac | 319 | 36 | running | 440 | — |
| 5 | 4 | ▼ 1 | 41Jim Paschal | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 319 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 6 | 1 | ▼ 5 | 28Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 318 | 124 | running | 400 | — |
| 7 | 2 | ▼ 5 | 29Nelson Stacy | Holman Moody | Ford | 318 | 0 | running | 380 | — |
| 8 | 11 | ▲ 3 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 318 | 0 | running | 360 | — |
| 9 | 6 | ▼ 3 | 46Johnny Allen | Fred Lovette (Owner) | Pontiac | 318 | 0 | running | 340 | — |
| 10 | 15 | ▲ 5 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Owner) | Pontiac | 316 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 11 | 12 | ▲ 1 | 11Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Chevrolet | 315 | 0 | running | 300 | — |
| 12 | 13 | ▲ 1 | 26Darel Dieringer | Mamie Reynolds (Owner) | Ford | 315 | 0 | running | 280 | — |
| 13 | 30 | ▲ 17 | 47Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 314 | 0 | running | 260 | — |
| 14 | 20 | ▲ 6 | 66Larry Frank | Ratus Walters (Owner) | Ford | 314 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 15 | 14 | ▼ 1 | 49Bob Welborn | J.C. Parker (Owner) | Pontiac | 313 | 0 | running | 220 | — |
| 16 | 19 | ▲ 3 | 36Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Owner) | Dodge | 309 | 0 | running | 200 | — |
| 17 | 21 | ▲ 4 | 91Gary Sain | Bob Osiecki (Owner) | Dodge | 299 | 0 | running | 180 | — |
| 18 | 22 | ▲ 4 | 1George Green | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 296 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 19 | 17 | ▼ 2 | 48G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 294 | 0 | running | 140 | — |
| 20 | 23 | ▲ 3 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 288 | 0 | running | 120 | — |
| 21 | 25 | ▲ 4 | 62Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 258 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 28 | ▲ 6 | 37Tom Cox | — | Chevrolet | 208 | 0 | accident | 80 | — |
| 23 | 18 | ▼ 5 | 86Buddy Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 203 | 0 | head gasket | 60 | — |
| 24 | 16 | ▼ 8 | 61Sherman Utsman | Sherman Utsman (Owner) | Ford | 176 | 0 | accident | 40 | — |
| 25 | 26 | ▲ 1 | 58Tiny Lund | Fred Clark (Owner) | Chevrolet | 167 | 0 | manifold | 20 | — |
| 26 | 24 | ▼ 2 | 2Bill Foster | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 166 | 0 | overheating | 20 | — |
| 27 | 10 | ▼ 17 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 137 | 0 | water pump | 20 | — |
| 28 | 31 | ▲ 3 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | engine | 20 | — |
| 29 | 8 | ▼ 21 | 22Fireball Roberts | Jim Stephens (Owner) | Pontiac | 75 | 0 | head gasket | 20 | — |
| 30 | 27 | ▼ 3 | 50Bobby Waddell | Bobby Waddell (Owner) | Dodge | 53 | 0 | fuel tank | 20 | — |
| 31 | 29 | ▼ 2 | 5George Fox | Bobby Waddell (Owner) | Dodge | 3 | 0 | transmission | 20 | — |