| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Ray Elder | 96 | Fred Elder | 1970 Dodge | 191 | 18,715 | running | 67 |
| 2 | 2 | Bobby Allison | 12 | Bobby Allison | 1970 Dodge | 191 | 9,215 | running | 42 |
| 3 | 7 | Benny Parsons | 72 | L.G. DeWitt | 1969 Ford | 189 | 6,390 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | David Pearson Bobby Isaac | 71 | Nord Krauskopf | 1971 Dodge | 189 | 4,540 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | James Hylton | 48 | James Hylton | 1970 Ford | 185 | 2,915 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 9 | Friday Hassler | 39 | Friday Hassler | 1969 Chevrolet | 184 | 2,040 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 10 | Kevin Terris | 32 | Dean Barnicle | 1970 Plymouth | 184 | 1,785 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 22 | Carl Joiner | 26 | Dean Thorne | 1969 Chevrolet | 169 | 1,615 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 17 | Henley Gray | 19 | Henley Gray | 1969 Ford | 169 | 1,640 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 13 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Cecil Gordon | 1969 Ford | 167 | 1,415 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 29 | George T. Tallas | 23 | G.T. Tallas | 1969 Ford | 157 | 1,315 | engine | 0 |
| 12 | 8 | Hershel McGriff | 04 | Beryl Jackson | 1970 Plymouth | 156 | 1,290 | ignition | 0 |
| 13 | 40 | Bob England | 18 | Bob England | 1970 Chevrolet | 155 | 1,240 | engine | 0 |
| 14 | 27 | Dick Kranzler | 4 | Dick Kranzler | 1970 Chevrolet | 143 | 1,215 | running | 0 |
| 15 | 34 | J.D. McDuffie | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | 1969 Mercury | 140 | 1,190 | engine | 0 |
| 16 | 6 | Dick Bown | 02 | Mike Ober | 1970 Plymouth | 133 | 1,215 | steering | 0 |
| 17 | 19 | Elmo Langley | 64 | Elmo Langley | 1969 Mercury | 130 | 1,190 | engine | 0 |
| 18 | 31 | Jack McCoy | 7 | Ernie Conn | 1970 Dodge | 126 | 1,235 | engine | 0 |
| 19 | 26 | Ron Gautsche | 82 | Ron Gautsche | 1969 Ford | 118 | 1,125 | lug bolt | 0 |
| 20 | 1 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 1970 Plymouth | 107 | 1,515 | engine | 62 |
| 21 | 15 | John Soares Jr. | 08 | John Soares Jr. | 1970 Plymouth | 101 | 1,105 | engine | 0 |
| 22 | 30 | Frank James | 00 | Jim Calder | 1969 Chevrolet | 97 | 1,095 | transmission | 0 |
| 23 | 33 | Ron Grable | 5 | Del Smith | 1970 Ford | 77 | 1,160 | engine | 0 |
| 24 | 14 | Dick Guldstrand | 44 | James Good | 1968 Chevrolet | 76 | 1,075 | A-frame | 0 |
| 25 | 11 | Jimmy Insolo | 38 | Marvin Rowley | 1969 Chevrolet | 75 | 1,065 | engine | 0 |
| 26 | 12 | Bill Champion | 10 | Bill Champion | 1969 Ford | 58 | 1,055 | transmission | 0 |
| 27 | 24 | Bob Kauf | 95 | Paul Stockwell | 1969 Chevrolet | 56 | 1,045 | transmission | 0 |
| 28 | 25 | Paul Dorrity | 15 | Glen Dorrity | 1971 Chevrolet | 50 | 1,035 | engine | 0 |
| 29 | 23 | Jerry Oliver | 6 | Coz Concilla | 1970 Oldsmobile | 47 | 1,025 | engine | 0 |
| 30 | 37 | Frank Warren | 79 | Frank Warren | 1969 Plymouth | 40 | 1,015 | transmission | 0 |
| 31 | 38 | Mike Kittlekow | 107 | 1969 Chevrolet | 38 | 1,015 | clutch | 0 | |
| 32 | 32 | Ray Johnstone | 77 | Ray Johnstone | 1969 Plymouth | 36 | 1,095 | accident | 0 |
| 33 | 18 | Don Noel | 88 | Noel-Lewin | 1970 Ford | 27 | 1,090 | engine | 0 |
| 34 | 39 | Glen Francis | 33 | Bill Andersen | 1970 Chevrolet | 27 | 1,015 | engine | 0 |
| 35 | 16 | David Pearson | 17 | Holman-Moody | 1970 Ford | 25 | 1,165 | engine | 20 |
| 36 | 20 | Joe Clark | 83 | Russ Whiteside | 1969 Chevrolet | 21 | 1,065 | transmission | 0 |
| 37 | 35 | Harry Schilling | 148 | Thomas Hynes | 1969 Dodge | 18 | 1,065 | engine | 0 |
| 38 | 36 | Roy Collins | 177 | 1969 Dodge | 7 | 1,040 | engine | 0 | |
| 39 | 28 | Ivan Baldwin | 07 | Ivan Baldwin | 1969 Chevrolet | 2 | 1,015 | engine | 0 |
| 40 | 21 | Pat Fay | 99 | Martin Fay | 1971 Ford | 1 | 1,015 | engine | 0 |