| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Jack Smith Johnny Allen | 46 | Jack Smith | 1961 Pontiac | 500 | 3,025 | running | 243 |
| 2 | 16 | Fireball Roberts | 22 | Smokey Yunick | 1961 Pontiac | 498 | 1,325 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 8 | Ned Jarrett | 11 | B.G. Holloway | 1961 Chevrolet | 495 | 1,125 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 1961 Plymouth | 493 | 800 | running | 19 |
| 5 | 21 | Buck Baker Buddy Baker | 87 | Buck Baker | 1961 Chrysler | 492 | 750 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 11 | Joe Weatherly | 8 | Bud Moore | 1961 Pontiac | 491 | 725 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 13 | Emanuel Zervakis | 85 | Monroe Shook | 1961 Chevrolet | 490 | 575 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 19 | Jim Paschal | 44 | Julian Petty | 1961 Pontiac | 485 | 525 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 20 | Sherman Utsman | 26 | 1961 Ford | 481 | 450 | running | 0 | |
| 10 | 7 | Tiny Lund | 75 | J.D. Braswell | 1961 Pontiac | 476 | 400 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 18 | Paul Lewis | 1 | Jess Potter | 1961 Chevrolet | 474 | 350 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 30 | L.D. Austin | 74 | L.D. Austin | 1961 Chevrolet | 465 | 275 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 25 | Herman Beam | 19 | Herman Beam | 1960 Ford | 460 | 250 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 36 | Larry Thomas | 36 | Wade Younts | 1960 Chevrolet | 434 | 225 | running | 0 |
| 15 | 41 | Curtis Crider | 62 | Curtis Crider | 1960 Ford | 425 | 150 | running | 0 |
| 16 | 23 | Herb Tillman Ken Morgan | 14 | Joe Lee Johnson | 1961 Chevrolet | 422 | 150 | accident | 0 |
| 17 | 35 | Bob Barron | 71 | Bob Barron | 1960 Dodge | 422 | 150 | running | 0 |
| 18 | 10 | Bob Welborn | 47 | Jack Smith | 1961 Pontiac | 416 | 150 | studs | 26 |
| 19 | 26 | Doug Yates | 23 | Raeford Johnson | 1961 Plymouth | 414 | 150 | running | 0 |
| 20 | 40 | Reb Wickersham | 33 | Reb Wickersham | 1960 Oldsmobile | 377 | 150 | running | 0 |
| 21 | 22 | Jimmy Pardue | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | 1960 Chevrolet | 348 | 125 | running | 0 |
| 22 | 2 | Junior Johnson David Pearson | 27 | Rex Lovette | 1961 Pontiac | 340 | 405 | rear end | 170 |
| 23 | 42 | Ken Rush | 12 | 1959 Ford | 332 | 125 | accident | 0 | |
| 24 | 31 | Wendell Scott | 34 | Wendell Scott | 1960 Chevrolet | 319 | 125 | rear end | 0 |
| 25 | 6 | Rex White | 4 | Rex White | 1961 Chevrolet | 285 | 280 | engine | 42 |
| 26 | 39 | Bill Morton | 64 | Bill Morton | 1960 Chevrolet | 245 | 125 | rocker arm | 0 |
| 27 | 28 | George Green | 71 | Joe Jones | 1960 Ford | 236 | 125 | connecting rod | 0 |
| 28 | 32 | Marvin Porter | 82 | 1961 Ford | 235 | 125 | axle | 0 | |
| 29 | 33 | William (Dub) Utsman | 38 | 1961 Ford | 200 | 125 | rocker arm | 0 | |
| 30 | 3 | David Pearson | 3 | John Masoni | 1961 Pontiac | 198 | 125 | engine | 0 |
| 31 | 37 | Tommy Wells | 39 | 1960 Chevrolet | 193 | 100 | engine | 0 | |
| 32 | 15 | Nelson Stacy | 29 | Dudley Farrell | 1961 Ford | 182 | 125 | accident | 0 |
| 33 | 1 | Fred Lorenzen | 28 | Holman Moody | 1961 Ford | 175 | 250 | rear end | 0 |
| 34 | 29 | G.C. Spencer | 48 | G.C. Spencer | 1960 Chevrolet | 125 | 100 | engine | 0 |
| 35 | 17 | Larry Frank | 76 | Dick Wright | 1961 Ford | 107 | 125 | clutch | 0 |
| 36 | 34 | Johnny Allen | 69 | B.G. Holloway | 1961 Chevrolet | 106 | 100 | fire | 0 |
| 37 | 5 | Buck Baker | 86 | Buck Baker | 1961 Chrysler | 78 | 150 | valve | 0 |
| 38 | 27 | George Alsobrook | 99 | Joe Jones | 1961 Ford | 59 | 100 | axle | 0 |
| 39 | 9 | Tommy Irwin | 2 | Tom Daniels | 1960 Chevrolet | 48 | 125 | overheating | 0 |
| 40 | 14 | Cotton Owens | 6 | Cotton Owens | 1960 Pontiac | 46 | 125 | head gasket | 0 |
| 41 | 24 | Fred Harb | 17 | Fred Harb | 1961 Ford | 35 | 100 | handling | 0 |
| 42 | 38 | Layman Utsman | 25 | 1960 Dodge | 35 | 100 | handling | 0 |