| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Bobby Allison | 12 | Holman-Moody | 1971 Ford Fairlane | 500 | 15,720 | running | 245 |
| 2 | 21 | Fred Lorenzen Bobby Isaac | 99 | Ray Nichels | 1971 Plymouth | 499 | 9,045 | running | 85 |
| 3 | 1 | Richard Petty Buddy Baker | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 1971 Plymouth | 498 | 5,020 | running | 30 |
| 4 | 3 | Pete Hamilton Bobby Isaac | 71 | Nord Krauskopf | 1971 Dodge | 496 | 3,495 | running | 53 |
| 5 | 23 | G.C. Spencer | 49 | G.C. Spencer | 1969 Plymouth | 486 | 2,020 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 16 | James Hylton | 48 | James Hylton | 1971 Ford | 477 | 1,645 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 11 | Elmo Langley | 64 | Elmo Langley | 1971 Ford | 475 | 1,495 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | Bill Champion | 10 | Bill Champion | 1971 Ford | 475 | 1,395 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 27 | Charlie Roberts | 77 | 1970 Ford | 474 | 1,295 | running | 0 | |
| 10 | 28 | Walter Ballard | 30 | Vic Ballard | 1971 Ford | 469 | 1,245 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 26 | Bill Seifert | 45 | Bill Seifert | 1969 Ford | 460 | 1,195 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 29 | J.D. McDuffie | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | 1969 Mercury | 456 | 1,145 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 32 | Dean Dalton | 7 | Dean Dalton | 1969 Ford | 451 | 1,095 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 30 | Bobby Mausgrover | 86 | Neil Castles | 1969 Dodge | 450 | 1,070 | running | 0 |
| 15 | 10 | Jabe Thomas | 25 | Don Robertson | 1970 Plymouth | 448 | 1,045 | running | 0 |
| 16 | 13 | Ed Negre | 8 | Ed Negre | 1969 Ford | 427 | 1,020 | running | 0 |
| 17 | 18 | Bill Hollar | 28 | Earl Brooks | 1969 Dodge | 395 | 995 | running | 0 |
| 18 | 37 | Richard Childress | 96 | Tom Garn | 1971 Chevrolet | 394 | 970 | running | 0 |
| 19 | 38 | D.K. Ulrich | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | 1970 Ford | 357 | 945 | engine | 0 |
| 20 | 14 | Frank Warren | 79 | Frank Warren | 1969 Dodge | 349 | 920 | running | 0 |
| 21 | 35 | Ken Meisenhelder | 41 | Ken Meisenhelder | 1969 Chevrolet | 312 | 895 | oil leak | 0 |
| 22 | 4 | Buddy Baker | 11 | Petty Enterprises | 1971 Dodge | 253 | 920 | engine | 22 |
| 23 | 22 | Benny Parsons | 72 | L.G. DeWitt | Mercury | 225 | 895 | engine | 0 |
| 24 | 36 | Earl Brooks | 26 | Earl Brooks | 1969 Ford | 196 | 820 | clutch | 0 |
| 25 | 17 | John Sears | 4 | John Sears | 1969 Dodge | 141 | 795 | lug bolts | 0 |
| 26 | 7 | Pete Hamilton | 6 | Cotton Owens | 1971 Plymouth | 138 | 770 | engine | 65 |
| 27 | 34 | Wendell Scott | 34 | Wendell Scott | 1969 Ford | 137 | 745 | engine | 0 |
| 28 | 6 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Cecil Gordon | 1969 Mercury | 135 | 720 | engine | 0 |
| 29 | 20 | Bill Shirey | 74 | Bill Shirey | 1969 Plymouth | 121 | 695 | quit | 0 |
| 30 | 31 | Dick May | 67 | Ron Ronacher | 1969 Ford | 98 | 670 | throttle | 0 |
| 31 | 19 | Henley Gray | 19 | Henley Gray | 1969 Ford | 88 | 640 | ignition | 0 |
| 32 | 39 | A.J. Cox | 81 | A.J. Cox | 1969 Plymouth | 82 | 615 | engine | 0 |
| 33 | 25 | Paul Tyler | 95 | Paul Tyler | 1969 Mercury | 58 | 590 | engine | 0 |
| 34 | 8 | Ron Keselowski | 88 | Roger Lubinski | 1970 Dodge | 57 | 580 | engine | 0 |
| 35 | 33 | Ray Williams | 47 | Bill Seifert | 1971 Ford | 55 | 575 | engine | 0 |
| 36 | 15 | Lawrence Fields | 91 | Junior Fields | 1971 Chevrolet | 31 | 570 | engine | 0 |
| 37 | 40 | Joe Phipps | 65 | Joe Phipps | 1969 Chevrolet | 29 | 565 | oil leak | 0 |
| 38 | 24 | Neil Castles | 06 | Neil Castles | 1970 Dodge | 22 | 560 | fuel pump | 0 |
| 39 | 5 | Friday Hassler | 39 | Friday Hassler | 1970 Chevrolet | 18 | 580 | engine | 0 |
| 40 | 12 | Larry Baumel | 68 | Allan Schlauer | 1969 Ford | 9 | 550 | suspension | 0 |