Columbia Speedway , Columbia, SC
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 500 | Speedy Thompson | Dodge | 0 | 0 | 200 | 80 | 0 | running |
| 2 | 1 | 500B | Buck Baker | Dodge | 0 | 0 | 198 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 3 | 12 | 9 | Joe Weatherly | Ford | 0 | 0 | 196 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 4 | 10 | 37 | Tiny Lund | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 192 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 5 | 19 | 49 | Bob Flock | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 191 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 6 | 5 | 501 | Herb Thomas | Dodge | 0 | 0 | 190 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 7 | 22 | 34 | Dick Beaty | Ford | 0 | 0 | 189 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 8 | 11 | X | Rex White | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 186 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 9 | 17 | 59 | Blackie Pitt | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | 178 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 10 | 21 | 47 | Al Watkins | Ford | 0 | 0 | 177 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 11 | 23 | 264 | Johnny Allen | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | 173 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 12 | 16 | 34A | Charlie Jackson | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 166 | 0 | 0 | rf hub |
| 13 | 13 | 75 | Jim Paschal | Mercury | 0 | 0 | 166 | 0 | 0 | engine |
| 14 | 25 | 94 | Ed Cole | Mercury | 0 | 0 | 161 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 15 | 26 | 1R | Tim Flock | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 161 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Gwyn Staley | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 154 | 0 | 0 | a frame |
| 17 | 4 | 99 | Curtis Turner | Ford | 0 | 0 | 142 | 61 | 0 | tie rod |
| 18 | 20 | 760 | Brownie King | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 0 | manifold |
| 19 | 7 | 42 | Lee Petty | Dodge | 0 | 0 | 111 | 59 | 0 | steering |
| 20 | 18 | 150 | Fred Lorenzen | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 21 | 14 | 1 | Jimmie Lewallen | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 0 | engine |
| 22 | 6 | 14 | Billy Myers | Mercury | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | hose |
| 23 | 15 | 7A | Bobby Johns | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | crash |
| 24 | 3 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Ford | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | steering |
| 25 | 9 | 55 | Junior Johnson | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | piston |
| 26 | 24 | 6 | Ralph Liguori | Dodge | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | steering |
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.