No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ▲ 2 | 21Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 400 | 131 | running | 700 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 28Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 400 | 58 | running | 672 | — |
| 3 | 4 | ▲ 1 | 29Nelson Stacy | Holman Moody |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 398 |
| 56 |
| running |
| 644 |
| — |
| 4 | 2 | ▼ 2 | 22Fireball Roberts | Holman Moody | Ford | 397 | 155 | running | 616 | — |
| 5 | 7 | ▲ 2 | 11Ned Jarrett | Burton-Robinson | Ford | 397 | 0 | running | 588 | — |
| 6 | 5 | ▼ 1 | 8Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 397 | 0 | running | 560 | — |
| 7 | 13 | ▲ 6 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Mercury | 393 | 0 | running | 532 | — |
| 8 | 10 | ▲ 2 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 389 | 0 | running | 504 | — |
| 9 | 15 | ▲ 6 | 32Tiny Lund | Dave Kent (Owner) | Ford | 384 | 0 | running | 476 | — |
| 10 | 16 | ▲ 6 | 36Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Owner) | Dodge | 383 | 0 | running | 448 | — |
| 11 | 18 | ▲ 7 | 14Darel Dieringer | Pete Stewart (Owner) | Ford | 378 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 12 | 27 | ▲ 15 | 17Bob Welborn | Fred Harb (Owner) | Pontiac | 375 | 0 | running | 392 | — |
| 13 | 23 | ▲ 10 | 62Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 368 | 0 | running | 364 | — |
| 14 | 28 | ▲ 14 | 67Reb Wickersham | Reb Wickersham (Owner) | Pontiac | 358 | 0 | running | 336 | — |
| 15 | 24 | ▲ 9 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 354 | 0 | running | 308 | — |
| 16 | 26 | ▲ 10 | 88Major Melton | Major Melton (Owner) | Chrysler | 351 | 0 | running | 280 | — |
| 17 | 20 | ▲ 3 | 09Larry Manning | Bob Adams (Owner) | Chevrolet | 344 | 0 | running | 252 | — |
| 18 | 21 | ▲ 3 | 33Roy Mayne | C.L. Kilpatrick (Owner) | Chevrolet | 326 | 0 | running | 224 | — |
| 19 | 17 | ▼ 2 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Pontiac | 276 | 0 | accident | 196 | — |
| 20 | 14 | ▼ 6 | 99Larry Frank | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 248 | 0 | brakes | 168 | — |
| 21 | 11 | ▼ 10 | 7Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Pontiac | 238 | 0 | piston | 140 | — |
| 22 | 19 | ▼ 3 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Pete Stewart (Owner) | Ford | 236 | 0 | rear end | 112 | — |
| 23 | 22 | ▼ 1 | 93Lee Reitzel | Lee Reitzel (Owner) | Ford | 201 | 0 | accident | 84 | — |
| 24 | 6 | ▼ 18 | 47Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Plymouth | 151 | 0 | rear end | 56 | — |
| 25 | 12 | ▼ 13 | 43Jimmy Massey | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 78 | 0 | engine | 28 | — |
| 26 | 8 | ▼ 18 | 41Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 45 | 0 | engine | 28 | — |
| 27 | 25 | ▼ 2 | 96Bobby Keck | Hubert Westmoreland (Owner) | Ford | 26 | 0 | engine | 28 | — |
| 28 | 9 | ▼ 19 | 3Junior Johnson | Fox Racing | Chevrolet | 4 | 0 | brakes | 28 | — |