No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | ▲ 9 | 11Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 364 | 62 | running | 2900 | — |
| 2 | 14 | ▲ 12 | 86Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Plymouth | 350 | 0 | running | 2784 | — |
| 3 | 5 | ▲ 2 | 16Darel Dieringer | Bud Moore Engineering |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Mercury |
| 345 |
| 199 |
| rear end |
| 2668 |
| — |
| 4 | 33 | ▲ 29 | 46Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 345 | 0 | running | 2552 | — |
| 5 | 24 | ▲ 19 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 344 | 0 | running | 2436 | — |
| 6 | 22 | ▲ 16 | 04H.B. Bailey | Bailey Racing | Pontiac | 341 | 0 | running | 2320 | — |
| 7 | 31 | ▲ 24 | 18Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 336 | 0 | running | 2204 | — |
| 8 | 41 | ▲ 33 | 79Frank Warren | Harold Rhodes (Owner) | Chevrolet | 334 | 0 | running | 2088 | — |
| 9 | 19 | ▲ 10 | 19J.T. Putney | Herman Beam (Owner) | Chevrolet | 328 | 0 | running | 1972 | — |
| 10 | 44 | ▲ 34 | 57Wendell Scott | Clay Esteridge (Owner) | Ford | 320 | 0 | running | 1856 | — |
| 11 | 2 | ▼ 9 | 28Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 319 | 57 | engine | 1740 | — |
| 12 | 37 | ▲ 25 | 53Jimmy Helms | David Warren (Owner) | Ford | 316 | 0 | running | 1624 | — |
| 13 | 42 | ▲ 29 | 68Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington (Owner) | Ford | 311 | 0 | running | 1508 | — |
| 14 | 18 | ▲ 4 | 1Paul Lewis | Paul Lewis (Owner) | Ford | 308 | 0 | running | 1392 | — |
| 15 | 39 | ▲ 24 | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 304 | 0 | running | 1276 | — |
| 16 | 40 | ▲ 24 | 52E.J. Trivette | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 302 | 0 | running | 1160 | — |
| 17 | 16 | ▼ 1 | 7Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Pontiac | 301 | 2 | rear end | 1044 | — |
| 18 | 32 | ▲ 14 | 63Don Hume | Don Hume (Owner) | Ford | 298 | 0 | running | 928 | — |
| 19 | 6 | ▼ 13 | 29Dick Hutcherson | Holman Moody | Ford | 293 | 0 | engine | 812 | — |
| 20 | 20 | — | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Ford | 293 | 0 | vapor lock | 696 | — |
| 21 | 35 | ▲ 14 | 44Larry Hess | Larry Hess (Owner) | Ford | 261 | 0 | clutch | 580 | — |
| 22 | 7 | ▼ 15 | 41Jim Paschal | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 230 | 9 | overheating | 464 | — |
| 23 | 34 | ▲ 11 | 07Bud Harless | Bud Harless (Owner) | Ford | 222 | 0 | engine | 348 | — |
| 24 | 38 | ▲ 14 | 75Gene Black | C.L. Crawford (Owner) | Ford | 197 | 0 | oil pressure | 232 | — |
| 25 | 30 | ▲ 5 | 72Neil Castles | Champion Racing | Ford | 173 | 0 | overheating | 116 | — |
| 26 | 15 | ▼ 11 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 156 | 0 | head gasket | 116 | — |
| 27 | 25 | ▼ 2 | 3LeeRoy Yarbrough | Fox Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | hub | 116 | — |
| 28 | 17 | ▼ 11 | 87Buddy Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 123 | 0 | head gasket | 116 | — |
| 29 | 11 | ▼ 18 | 24Sam McQuagg | Betty Lilly (Owner) | Ford | 118 | 31 | accident | 116 | — |
| 30 | 9 | ▼ 21 | 27Cale Yarborough | Matthews Racing | Ford | 118 | 2 | accident | 116 | — |
| 31 | 12 | ▼ 19 | 33Bunkie Blackburn | Fox Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | 0 | accident | 116 | — |
| 32 | 4 | ▼ 28 | 15Earl Balmer | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 94 | 2 | accident | 116 | — |
| 33 | 29 | ▼ 4 | 02Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Chevrolet | 85 | 0 | rear end | 116 | — |
| 34 | 13 | ▼ 21 | 17Junior Spencer | Jerry Mullins (Owner) | Ford | 79 | 0 | engine | 116 | — |
| 35 | 8 | ▼ 27 | 14Curtis Turner | Sam Fletcher (Owner) | Plymouth | 51 | 0 | wheel bearing | 116 | — |
| 36 | 27 | ▼ 9 | 4Bobby Wawak | — | Mercury | 46 | 0 | engine | 116 | — |
| 37 | 3 | ▼ 34 | 21Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 42 | 0 | engine | 116 | — |
| 38 | 43 | ▲ 5 | 97Henley Gray | Gene Cline (Owner) | Ford | 29 | 0 | clutch | 116 | — |
| 39 | 26 | ▼ 13 | 55Tiny Lund | Lyle Stelter (Owner) | Ford | 25 | 0 | a-frame | 116 | — |
| 40 | 28 | ▼ 12 | 25Bud Moore | Jabe Thomas (Owner) | Ford | 9 | 0 | oil pressure | 116 | — |
| 41 | 36 | ▼ 5 | 00Bert Robbins | Emory Gilliam (Owner) | Ford | 3 | 0 | accident | 116 | — |
| 42 | 21 | ▼ 21 | 23Buren Skeen | Reid Shaw (Owner) | Ford | 2 | 0 | accident | 116 | — |
| 43 | 23 | ▼ 20 | 03Reb Wickersham | Ray Underwood (Owner) | Ford | 2 | 0 | accident | 116 | — |
| 44 | 1 | ▼ 43 | 26Junior Johnson | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 1 | 0 | distributor | 116 | — |