| Fin |
St |
# |
Driver |
Sponsor / Owner |
Car |
Laps |
Money |
Status |
Led |
| 1 | 1 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola (Holman-Moody) | '69 Mercury | 197 | 14,945 | running | 62 |
| 4 | 2 | 21 | Donnie Allison | Purolator (Wood Brothers) | '69 Mercury | 197 | 2,945 | running | 93 |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | Pete Hamilton | American Brakeblok (Cotton Owens) | '71 Plymouth | 197 | 4,920 | running | 14 |
| 2 | 4 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf) | '71 Dodge | 197 | 7,620 | running | 25 |
| 5 | 5 | 11 | Buddy Baker | Dodge by Petty (Petty Enterprises) | '71 Dodge | 195 | 1,945 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 6 | 99 | Fred Lorenzen | STP (Ray Nichels) | '71 Plymouth | 193 | 1,320 | running | 3 |
| 6 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth by Petty (Petty Enterprises) | '71 Plymouth | 194 | 1,495 | running | 0 |
| 32 | 8 | 39 | Friday Hassler | Friday Hassler | '70 Chevrolet | 76 | 655 | rocker arm | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Dave Marcis | '69 Dodge | 191 | 1,120 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | 22 | Dick Brooks | Mario Rossi | '70 Dodge | 193 | 1,220 | running | 0 |
| 28 | 11 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Montgomery Motors (L.G. DeWitt) | '70 Mercury | 121 | 700 | engine | 0 |
| 19 | 12 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Cecil Gordon | '69 Mercury | 184 | 825 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 13 | 06 | Neil Castles | Neil Castles | '70 Dodge | 188 | 945 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 14 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Roger Lubinski | '70 Dodge | 189 | 1,020 | running | 0 |
| 30 | 15 | 60 | Maynard Troyer | Nagle Racers (Joe Nagle) | '69 Mercury | 85 | 680 | valve | 0 |
| 39 | 16 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Charlie Roberts | '70 Ford | 1 | 620 | driveshaft | 0 |
| 34 | 17 | 90 | Bill Dennis | Junie Donlavey | '69 Mercury | 65 | 695 | engine | 0 |
| 11 | 18 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Ben Arnold | '69 Ford | 188 | 1,020 | running | 0 |
| 33 | 19 | 33 | David Pearson | C.V. Enterprises (Ray Nichels) | '71 Pontiac | 68 | 650 | ignition | 0 |
| 24 | 20 | 0 | George Altheide | National Care (George Altheide) | '70 Dodge | 164 | 750 | running | 0 |
| 16 | 21 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Don Robertson | '70 Plymouth | 185 | 870 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 22 | 48 | James Hylton | Mullins Ford (James Hylton) | '69 Mercury | 188 | 970 | running | 0 |
| 35 | 23 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Raymond Williams | '71 Ford | 42 | 640 | oil leak | 0 |
| 17 | 24 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard) | '71 Ford | 185 | 850 | running | 0 |
| 15 | 25 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Mario Frasson Cement Co. (Joe Frasson) | '70 Dodge | 185 | 895 | running | 0 |
| 21 | 26 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray | '69 Ford | 180 | 795 | running | 0 |
| 40 | 27 | 67 | Dick May | Ron Ronacher | '69 Ford | 0 | 615 | clutch | 0 |
| 14 | 28 | 5 | Ron Grana | C.J. Grana | '70 Chevrolet | 187 | 920 | running | 0 |
| 37 | 29 | 86 | Bobby Mausgrover | Neil Castles | '69 Dodge | 17 | 630 | piston | 0 |
| 26 | 30 | 95 | Paul Tyler | Paul Tyler | '69 Mercury | 128 | 720 | engine | 0 |
| 29 | 31 | 79 | Frank Warren | Frank Warren | '69 Dodge | 118 | 690 | engine | 0 |
| 27 | 32 | 07 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley (H.B. Cunningham) | '69 Chevrolet | 122 | 760 | engine | 0 |
| 31 | 33 | 10 | Bill Champion | Bill Champion | '71 Ford | 79 | 685 | valve | 0 |
| 36 | 34 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Cooling (John Sears) | '69 Dodge | 28 | 660 | head gasket | 0 |
| 22 | 35 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Woodfield Ford (Elmo Langley) | '69 Mercury | 179 | 780 | running | 0 |
| 20 | 36 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Dean Dalton | '69 Ford | 183 | 810 | running | 0 |
| 38 | 37 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Garrett Ford (Bill Seifert) | '70 Ford | 16 | 625 | oil pressure | 0 |
| 25 | 38 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | J.D. McDuffie | '69 Mercury | 156 | 735 | running | 0 |
| 18 | 39 | 03 | Tommy Gale | Larry Jackson | '69 Mercury | 185 | 840 | running | 0 |
| 23 | 40 | 8 | Ed Negre | Ed Negre | '69 Ford | 174 | 765 | running | 0 |