No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 52 | 46 | running | 500 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 48James Hylton | Bud Hartje (Owner) | Dodge | 52 | 6 | running | 480 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 22Marvin Panch | — | Ford |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
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| 4 | 21 | ▲ 17 | 144Roy Hallquist | Roy Hallquist (Owner) | Ford | 51 | 0 | running | 440 | — |
| 5 | 4 | ▼ 1 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 51 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 6 | 7 | ▲ 1 | 88Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | running | 400 | — |
| 7 | 28 | ▲ 21 | 55Tiny Lund | Lyle Stelter (Owner) | Ford | 50 | 0 | running | 380 | — |
| 8 | 6 | ▼ 2 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 50 | 0 | running | 360 | — |
| 9 | 19 | ▲ 10 | 00Roy Mayne | Emory Gilliam (Owner) | Dodge | 49 | 0 | running | 340 | — |
| 10 | 10 | — | 93Blackie Watt | Harry Neal (Owner) | Ford | 48 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 11 | 8 | ▼ 3 | 86Ray Hill | Buck Baker Racing | Dodge | 48 | 0 | running | 300 | — |
| 12 | 26 | ▲ 14 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 48 | 0 | running | 280 | — |
| 13 | 11 | ▼ 2 | 87Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 47 | 0 | running | 260 | — |
| 14 | 16 | ▲ 2 | 25Jabe Thomas | Handy Racing | Ford | 47 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 15 | 18 | ▲ 3 | 97Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 45 | 0 | running | 220 | — |
| 16 | 9 | ▼ 7 | 06Johnny Wynn | John McCarthy (Owner) | Mercury | 45 | 0 | running | 200 | — |
| 17 | 13 | ▼ 4 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Ford | 45 | 0 | running | 180 | — |
| 18 | 17 | ▼ 1 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 44 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 19 | 22 | ▲ 3 | 53Jimmy Helms | David Warren (Owner) | Ford | 44 | 0 | running | 140 | — |
| 20 | 5 | ▼ 15 | 19J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney (Owner) | Chevrolet | 27 | 0 | fuel | 120 | — |
| 21 | 12 | ▼ 9 | 94Don Biederman | Ron Stotten (Owner) | Chevrolet | 21 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 23 | ▲ 1 | 73Buddy Baker | Joan Petre (Owner) | Ford | 18 | 0 | oil pressure | 80 | — |
| 23 | 15 | ▼ 8 | 2Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Owner) | Chevrolet | 11 | 0 | oil leak | 60 | — |
| 24 | 25 | ▲ 1 | 9Roy Tyner | Truett Rodgers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 11 | 0 | valve | 40 | — |
| 25 | 14 | ▼ 11 | 15Lyle Stelter | Lyle Stelter (Owner) | Ford | 7 | 0 | accident | 20 | — |
| 26 | 27 | ▲ 1 | 44Larry Hess | Larry Hess (Owner) | Buick | 5 | 0 | rocker arm | 20 | — |
| 27 | 20 | ▼ 7 | 96Sonny Lamphear | Homer O'Dell (Owner) | Ford | 2 | 0 | overheating | 20 | — |
| 28 | 24 | ▼ 4 | 11Ned Jarrett | Bernard Alvarez (Owner) | Ford | 1 | 0 | bearing | 20 | — |