Hickory Speedway , Hickory, NC
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 42 | Lee Petty | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 250 | 1 | 0 | running |
| 2 | 10 | 11 | Junior Johnson | Ford | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 3 | 1 | 46 | Speedy Thompson | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 4 | 4 | 47 | Jack Smith | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 248 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 5 | 3 | 99 | Shorty Rollins | Ford | 0 | 0 | 247 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 6 | 2 | 87 | Buck Baker | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 246 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 7 | 14 | 45 | Eddie Pagan | Ford | 0 | 0 | 245 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 8 | 19 | 6 | Cotton Owens | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 244 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 9 | 13 | 30 | Doug Cox | Ford | 0 | 0 | 242 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 10 | 5 | 25 | Gene White | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 242 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 11 | 12 | 57 | Billy Rafter | Ford | 0 | 0 | 237 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 12 | 18 | 52 | Johnny Allen | Ford | 0 | 0 | 235 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 13 | 7 | 17 | Fred Harb | Mercury | 0 | 0 | 235 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 14 | 25 | 37 | Tiny Lund | Ford | 0 | 0 | 232 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 15 | 22 | 66 | Roy Tyner | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | 229 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 16 | 20 | 202 | Johnny Gardner | Ford | 0 | 0 | 218 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 17 | 23 | 33 | George Green | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 216 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 18 | 24 | 74 | LD Austin | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 214 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 19 | 29 | 48 | Possum Jones | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 207 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 20 | 30 | 711 | Bill Poor | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 207 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 21 | 17 | 19 | Herman Beam | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 197 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 22 | 26 | 78 | Shep Langdon | Ford | 0 | 0 | 194 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 23 | 16 | 32 | Brownie King | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 188 | 0 | 0 | steering |
| 24 | 6 | 98 | Curtis Turner | Ford | 0 | 0 | 181 | 0 | 0 | tires |
| 25 | 21 | 96 | Bobby Keck | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 160 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 26 | 28 | 94 | Clarence DeZalia | Ford | 0 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 0 | spindle |
| 27 | 11 | 49 | Bob Welborn | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | axle |
| 28 | 27 | 34 | Red Kalajainen | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 29 | 8 | 44 | Ken Rush | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 0 | engine |
| 30 | 15 | 97 | Barney Shore | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | transmission |
| 31 | 31 | 39 | Billy Carden | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | overheating |
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.