| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Pete Hamilton | 6 | Cotton Owens | 1971 Plymouth | 50 | 1,300 | running | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | A.J. Foyt | 21 | Wood Brothers | 1969 Mercury | 50 | 800 | running | 33 |
| 3 | 3 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 1971 Plymouth | 50 | 550 | running | 5 |
| 4 | 5 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 98 | Junior Johnson | 1969 Mercury | 50 | 500 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | Fred Lorenzen | 99 | Ray Nichels | 1971 Plymouth | 50 | 450 | running | 5 |
| 6 | 6 | Donnie Allison | 27 | Banjo Matthews | 1969 Mercury | 50 | 400 | running | 1 |
| 7 | 16 | Cale Yarborough | 3 | Ray Fox | 1971 Plymouth | 49 | 345 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | James Hylton | 48 | James Hylton | 1969 Ford | 48 | 335 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 7 | Dave Marcis | 2 | Dave Marcis | 1969 Dodge | 48 | 325 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Cecil Gordon | 1969 Mercury | 47 | 310 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 22 | John Sears | 4 | John Sears | 1969 Dodge | 47 | 300 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 20 | Tiny Lund | 55 | John McConnell | 1969 Dodge | 47 | 290 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 12 | Joe Frasson | 18 | Joe Frasson | 1970 Dodge | 47 | 280 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 13 | Bill Champion | 10 | Bill Champion | 1969 Ford | 47 | 270 | running | 0 |
| 15 | 21 | Larry Baumel | 68 | Allan Schlauer | 1969 Ford | 47 | 260 | running | 0 |
| 16 | 23 | Len Blanchard | 95 | Leonard Blanchard | 1971 Ford | 46 | 255 | running | 0 |
| 17 | 19 | Friday Hassler | 39 | Friday Hassler | 1969 Chevrolet | 46 | 245 | running | 0 |
| 18 | 11 | Marv Acton | 40 | Dick Brooks | 1970 Plymouth | 46 | 235 | running | 0 |
| 19 | 9 | Frank Warren | 79 | Frank Warren | 1969 Plymouth | 46 | 225 | running | 0 |
| 20 | 14 | Vic Elford | 59 | Tom Pistone | 1971 Ford | 46 | 220 | running | 0 |
| 21 | 24 | Charlie Roberts | 63 | Charlie Roberts | 1969 Dodge | 46 | 215 | running | 0 |
| 22 | 18 | Ron Keselowski | 88 | Roger Lubinski | 1970 Dodge | 45 | 210 | accident | 0 |
| 23 | 27 | Fritz Schultz | 23 | Don Robertson | 1970 Plymouth | 45 | 205 | running | 0 |
| 24 | 30 | Robert Brown | 58 | Allan Brown | 1971 Chevrolet | 44 | 200 | running | 0 |
| 25 | 26 | Earl Brooks | 26 | Earl Brooks | 1969 Ford | 42 | running | 0 | |
| 26 | 33 | Dick May | 67 | Ron Ronacher | 1969 Ford | 41 | running | 0 | |
| 27 | 15 | Bill Shirey | 74 | Bill Shirey | 1969 Plymouth | 41 | running | 0 | |
| 28 | 25 | Bobby Mausgrover | 84 | Buster Davis | 1969 Dodge | 39 | running | 0 | |
| 29 | 29 | Dick Poling | 78 | Frank Warren | 1969 Dodge | 21 | clutch | 0 | |
| 30 | 32 | Pedro Rodríguez de la Vega | 14 | Bill Ellis | 1971 Chevrolet | 16 | engine | 0 | |
| 31 | 8 | Bill Seifert | 45 | Bill Seifert | 1970 Ford | 7 | engine | 0 | |
| 32 | 28 | Butch Hirst | 87 | John Pemberton | 1969 Oldsmobile | 2 | driveshaft | 0 | |
| 33 | 31 | Joe Hines | 80 | Joe Hines | 1969 Chevrolet | 1 | engine | 0 |