| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Marvin Panch | 20 | Smokey Yunick | 1960 Pontiac | 200 | 21,050 | running | 13 |
| 2 | 2 | Joe Weatherly | 8 | Bud Moore | 1961 Pontiac | 200 | 9,150 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 17 | Paul Goldsmith | 31 | Ray Nichels | 1961 Pontiac | 200 | 5,900 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 45 | Fred Lorenzen | 80 | Tubby Gonzales | 1961 Ford | 198 | 3,825 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | Ralph Earnhardt Cotton Owens | 6 | Cotton Owens | 1961 Pontiac | 198 | 2,975 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 5 | Jack Smith | 47 | Jack Smith | 1961 Pontiac | 197 | 2,075 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 9 | Ned Jarrett | 11 | B.G. Holloway | 1961 Chevrolet | 196 | 1,550 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 47 | Johnny Allen | 69 | B.G. Holloway | 1961 Chevrolet | 196 | 1,050 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 7 | Buck Baker | 87 | Buck Baker | 1961 Chrysler | 196 | 850 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 18 | Tom Pistone | 59 | B.G. Holloway | 1961 Pontiac | 196 | 750 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 29 | Richard Petty Bob Welborn | 49 | Bob Welborn | 1961 Pontiac | 194 | 600 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 41 | Rex White | 4 | Rex White | 1961 Chevrolet | 194 | 500 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 16 | Jim Reed | 7 | Jim Reed | 1961 Chevrolet | 194 | 400 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 46 | Sal Tovella | 23 | Bob Rose | 1961 Ford | 191 | 350 | running | 0 |
| 15 | 22 | Charlie Glotzbach | 65 | Melvin Black | 1961 Pontiac | 191 | 350 | running | 0 |
| 16 | 10 | Darel Dieringer | 32 | Ray Nichels | 1961 Pontiac | 191 | 325 | running | 0 |
| 17 | 32 | Tom Dill | 52 | Julian Buesink | 1961 Ford | 190 | 325 | running | 0 |
| 18 | 14 | Emanuel Zervakis | 85 | Monroe Shook | 1961 Chevrolet | 189 | 300 | running | 0 |
| 19 | 49 | Joe Kelly | 37 | Don House | 1961 Ford | 188 | 300 | running | 0 |
| 20 | 1 | Fireball Roberts | 22 | Smokey Yunick | 1961 Pontiac | 187 | 4,750 | engine | 170 |
| 21 | 30 | David Pearson | 66 | Tony Lavati | 1961 Pontiac | 186 | 200 | running | 0 |
| 22 | 37 | Friday Hassler | 30 | Fred Clark | 1960 Chevrolet | 186 | 200 | running | 0 |
| 23 | 57 | Elmo Henderson | 41 | Charlie Chapman | 1960 Ford | 184 | 200 | running | 0 |
| 24 | 31 | Tim Flock | 83 | Jack Meeks | 1961 Ford | 184 | 200 | running | 0 |
| 25 | 38 | Elmo Langley | 16 | Happy Steigel | 1959 Pontiac | 184 | 200 | running | 0 |
| 26 | 50 | Harlan Richardson | 88 | Jim White | 1961 Ford | 184 | 200 | running | 0 |
| 27 | 8 | Banjo Matthews | 94 | Banjo Matthews | 1961 Ford | 181 | 250 | accident | 3 |
| 28 | 26 | Robert Roeber | 91 | R.G. Henschel | 1960 Pontiac | 180 | 200 | running | 0 |
| 29 | 34 | Ed Livingston | 68 | Curtis Crider | 1960 Ford | 177 | 200 | running | 0 |
| 30 | 24 | Jimmy Pardue | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | 1960 Chevrolet | 176 | 200 | engine | 0 |
| 31 | 36 | Bobby Allison | 40 | Ralph Stark | 1960 Chevrolet | 175 | 200 | running | 0 |
| 32 | 53 | Paul Parks | 64 | Spook Crawford | 1960 Ford | 173 | 200 | running | 0 |
| 33 | 27 | Roscoe Thompson | 24 | James Turner | 1960 Pontiac | 169 | 200 | timing chain | 0 |
| 34 | 39 | Herman Beam | 19 | Herman Beam | 1960 Ford | 167 | 200 | running | 0 |
| 35 | 40 | Reb Wickersham | 33 | Reb Wickersham | 1960 Oldsmobile | 158 | 200 | engine | 0 |
| 36 | 15 | Bob Burdick | 53 | Roy Burdick | 1961 Pontiac | 157 | 200 | engine | 0 |
| 37 | 12 | Joe Lee Johnson | 89 | Joe Lee Johnson | 1961 Chevrolet | 153 | 200 | engine | 0 |
| 38 | 25 | Larry Frank | 76 | Dick Wright | 1960 Ford | 152 | 200 | fuel pump | 0 |
| 39 | 48 | Paul Lewis | 1 | Jess Potter | 1961 Chevrolet | 149 | 200 | running | 0 |
| 40 | 28 | Buddy Baker | 86 | Buck Baker | 1961 Chrysler | 145 | 200 | running | 0 |
| 41 | 54 | Marshall Sargent | 39 | Marshall Sargent | 1959 Pontiac | 115 | 200 | transmission | 0 |
| 42 | 58 | Brian Naylor | 36 | Warner Brothers | 1960 Ford | 85 | 200 | engine | 0 |
| 43 | 56 | Ed Markstellar | 38 | Matt DeMatthews | 1961 Ford | 81 | 200 | oil leak | 0 |
| 44 | 13 | Nelson Stacy | 29 | Dudley Farrell | 1961 Ford | 79 | 200 | engine | 7 |
| 45 | 19 | Tommy Irwin | 2 | Tom Daniels | 1960 Chevrolet | 67 | 200 | engine | 0 |
| 46 | 35 | Darrell Dake | 18 | Weldon Wagner | 1961 Chevrolet | 47 | 200 | fuel pump | 0 |
| 47 | 43 | Junior Johnson | 27 | Rex Lovette | 1960 Pontiac | 44 | 300 | engine | 7 |
| 48 | 51 | Red Hollingsworth | 15 | Red Hollingsworth | 1960 Chevrolet | 35 | 200 | rocker arm | 0 |
| 49 | 3 | Jim Paschal | 3 | John Masoni | 1961 Pontiac | 30 | 200 | seal | 0 |
| 50 | 11 | Bobby Johns | 72 | Shorty Johns | 1961 Ford | 26 | 200 | overheating | 0 |
| 51 | 55 | George Tet | 60 | Tetsuo Fuchigami | 1960 Ford | 24 | 200 | valve | 0 |
| 52 | 21 | T.C. Hunt | 10 | Fred Wheat | 1960 Dodge | 23 | 200 | engine | 0 |
| 53 | 23 | Curtis Crider | 62 | Curtis Crider | 1960 Ford | 12 | 200 | oil pressure | 0 |
| 54 | 20 | Don O'Dell | 75 | J.D. Braswell | 1961 Pontiac | 10 | 200 | bearing | 0 |
| 55 | 33 | Curtis Turner | 21 | Wood Brothers | 1961 Ford | 6 | 200 | engine | 0 |
| 56 | 44 | Wilbur Rakestraw | 99 | Joe Jones | 1961 Ford | 5 | 200 | engine | 0 |
| 57 | 52 | Ernie Gahan | 55 | John Koszein | 1959 Chevrolet | 3 | 200 | water pump | 0 |
| 58 | 42 | Ken Johnson | 50 | James French | 1960 Ford | 3 | 200 | head gasket | 0 |