No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ▲ 3 | 99Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Plymouth | 500 | 84 | running | 1350 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 500 | 336 | running | 1296 | — |
| 3 | 2 | ▼ 1 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 496 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 1242 |
| — |
| 4 | 8 | ▲ 4 | 1Paul Lewis | Paul Lewis (Owner) | Plymouth | 492 | 0 | running | 1188 | — |
| 5 | 13 | ▲ 8 | 2Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Owner) | Chevrolet | 490 | 0 | running | 1134 | — |
| 6 | 14 | ▲ 8 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 481 | 0 | running | 1080 | — |
| 7 | 11 | ▲ 4 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 469 | 0 | running | 1026 | — |
| 8 | 17 | ▲ 9 | 18Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 465 | 0 | running | 972 | — |
| 9 | 23 | ▲ 14 | 97Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 464 | 0 | running | 918 | — |
| 10 | 21 | ▲ 11 | 93Blackie Watt | Harry Neal (Owner) | Ford | 461 | 0 | running | 864 | — |
| 11 | 22 | ▲ 11 | 92Hank Thomas | W.S. Jenkins (Owner) | Ford | 459 | 0 | running | 810 | — |
| 12 | 26 | ▲ 14 | 88Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 454 | 0 | running | 756 | — |
| 13 | 29 | ▲ 16 | 74Earl Brooks | Gene Black (Owner) | Ford | 454 | 0 | running | 702 | — |
| 14 | 36 | ▲ 22 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Ford | 454 | 0 | running | 648 | — |
| 15 | 27 | ▲ 12 | 19J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney (Owner) | Chevrolet | 445 | 0 | oil leak | 594 | — |
| 16 | 34 | ▲ 18 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 440 | 0 | running | 540 | — |
| 17 | 25 | ▲ 8 | 59Tom Pistone | Pistone Racing | Ford | 439 | 0 | running | 486 | — |
| 18 | 28 | ▲ 10 | 73Buzz Gregory | Joan Petre (Owner) | Ford | 437 | 0 | running | 432 | — |
| 19 | 20 | ▲ 1 | 06Johnny Wynn | John McCarthy (Owner) | Mercury | 410 | 0 | running | 378 | — |
| 20 | 35 | ▲ 15 | 95Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 409 | 0 | running | 324 | — |
| 21 | 15 | ▼ 6 | 11Ned Jarrett | Betty Lilly (Owner) | Ford | 386 | 0 | rear end | 270 | — |
| 22 | 10 | ▼ 12 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 385 | 0 | engine | 216 | — |
| 23 | 12 | ▼ 11 | 02Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Plymouth | 361 | 0 | engine | 162 | — |
| 24 | 9 | ▼ 15 | 48James Hylton | Bud Hartje (Owner) | Dodge | 341 | 0 | lugs | 108 | — |
| 25 | 30 | ▲ 5 | 63Larry Manning | Bob Adams (Owner) | Plymouth | 296 | 0 | transmission | 54 | — |
| 26 | 5 | ▼ 21 | 14Jim Paschal | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 291 | 0 | timing chain | 54 | — |
| 27 | 32 | ▲ 5 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 264 | 0 | engine | 54 | — |
| 28 | 33 | ▲ 5 | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 258 | 0 | rear end | 54 | — |
| 29 | 18 | ▼ 11 | 46Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | rear end | 54 | — |
| 30 | 1 | ▼ 29 | 47Curtis Turner | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 209 | 80 | rf drum | 54 | — |
| 31 | 24 | ▼ 7 | 00Buddy Baker | Emory Gilliam (Owner) | Dodge | 181 | 0 | u-joint | 54 | — |
| 32 | 19 | ▼ 13 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 151 | 0 | engine | 54 | — |
| 33 | 16 | ▼ 17 | 72Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 97 | 0 | rear end | 54 | — |
| 34 | 6 | ▼ 28 | 98Sam McQuagg | Nichels Engineering | Dodge | 82 | 0 | brakes | 54 | — |
| 35 | 7 | ▼ 28 | 16Darel Dieringer | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 50 | 0 | oil leak | 54 | — |
| 36 | 31 | ▼ 5 | 79Frank Warren | Harold Rhodes (Owner) | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | distributor | 54 | — |