| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | A.J. Foyt | 21 | Wood Brothers | 1969 Mercury | 200 | 51,850 | running | 118 |
| 2 | 6 | Buddy Baker | 11 | Petty Enterprises | 1971 Dodge | 200 | 15,325 | running | 5 |
| 3 | 3 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 1971 Plymouth | 200 | 12,825 | running | 13 |
| 4 | 2 | Bobby Isaac | 71 | Nord Krauskopf | 1971 Dodge | 199 | 9,325 | running | 17 |
| 5 | 21 | Dick Brooks | 22 | Mario Rossi | 1970 Dodge | 198 | 5,025 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 22 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 98 | Junior Johnson | 1969 Mercury | 197 | 4,100 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | Ray Elder | 96 | Fred Elder | 1970 Dodge | 196 | 3,650 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | Tiny Lund | 55 | John McConnell | 1969 Dodge | 194 | 2,680 | running | 4 |
| 9 | 8 | Benny Parsons | 72 | L.G. DeWitt | 1969 Mercury | 194 | 2,625 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 12 | James Hylton | 48 | James Hylton | 1969 Mercury | 194 | 2,250 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 14 | Elmo Langley | 64 | Elmo Langley | 1969 Mercury | 191 | 2,175 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 46 | Marv Acton | 40 | Dick Brooks | 1970 Plymouth | 190 | 2,100 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 23 | Jack McCoy | 7 | Ernie Conn | 1971 Dodge | 190 | 2,085 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | Bill Seifert | 45 | Bill Seifert | 1969 Ford | 187 | 2,000 | running | 0 |
| 15 | 28 | Carl Joiner | 28 | Dean Thorne | 1969 Chevrolet | 185 | 1,950 | running | 0 |
| 16 | 9 | Friday Hassler | 39 | Friday Hassler | 1969 Chevrolet | 185 | 1,975 | running | 0 |
| 17 | 33 | Jimmy Insolo | 38 | Marvin Rowley | 1969 Chevrolet | 183 | 1,875 | running | 0 |
| 18 | 19 | Jabe Thomas | 25 | Don Robertson | 1970 Plymouth | 179 | 1,875 | running | 0 |
| 19 | 16 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Cecil Gordon | 1969 Ford | 179 | 1,850 | running | 0 |
| 20 | 44 | Bobby Wawak | 75 | Bobby Wawak | 1969 Dodge | 179 | 1,800 | running | 0 |
| 21 | 38 | Frank James | 0 | Jim Calder | 1969 Chevrolet | 177 | 1,775 | running | 0 |
| 22 | 50 | Ron Hornaday Sr. | 5 | 1970 Ford | 177 | 1,750 | running | 0 | |
| 23 | 30 | Earl Brooks | 26 | Earl Brooks | 1969 Ford | 176 | 1,750 | running | 0 |
| 24 | 49 | Dick Guldstrand | 44 | James Good | 1969 Chevrolet | 175 | 1,700 | running | 0 |
| 25 | 45 | Harry Schilling | 14 | Thomas Hynes | 1969 Dodge | 173 | 1,675 | running | 0 |
| 26 | 40 | Ivan Baldwin | 87 | Ivan Baldwin | 1969 Chevrolet | 172 | 1,650 | running | 0 |
| 27 | 15 | Dick Bown | 2 | Mike Ober | 1970 Plymouth | 169 | 1,650 | engine | 0 |
| 28 | 13 | Hershel McGriff | 41 | Robert Koehler | 1970 Plymouth | 163 | 1,775 | running | 1 |
| 29 | 34 | Henley Gray | 19 | Henley Gray | 1969 Ford | 151 | 1,575 | engine | 0 |
| 30 | 5 | Fred Lorenzen | 99 | Ray Nichels | 1971 Plymouth | 142 | 8,050 | engine | 42 |
| 31 | 4 | Pete Hamilton | 6 | Cotton Owens | 1971 Plymouth | 117 | 1,800 | engine | 0 |
| 32 | 47 | Pat Fay | 90 | 1971 Ford | 111 | 1,500 | flagged | 0 | |
| 33 | 20 | Ray Johnstone | 77 | Ray Johnstone | 1969 Plymouth | 96 | 1,500 | ignition | 0 |
| 34 | 36 | Marty Kinerk | 83 | 1969 Chevrolet | 91 | 1,450 | overheating | 0 | |
| 35 | 42 | J.D. McDuffie | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | 1969 Mercury | 91 | 1,475 | engine | 0 |
| 36 | 25 | Jim McElreath | 76 | 1970 Dodge | 88 | 1,440 | rear end | 0 | |
| 37 | 48 | Johnny Steele | 27 | Johnny Steele | 1969 Ford | 79 | 1,375 | engine | 0 |
| 38 | 26 | John Soares Jr. | 8 | John Soares Jr. | 1970 Plymouth | 78 | 1,385 | engine | 0 |
| 39 | 41 | Bobby Allison | 12 | Bobby Allison | 1970 Dodge | 76 | 1,400 | ignition | 0 |
| 40 | 27 | Red Farmer | 46 | Richard Giachetti | 1969 Ford | 73 | 1,325 | clutch | 0 |
| 41 | 51 | Bob England | 81 | Bob England | 1970 Chevrolet | 63 | 1,275 | rear end | 0 |
| 42 | 32 | Kevin Terris | 32 | Dean Barnicle | 1970 Plymouth | 41 | 1,260 | engine | 0 |
| 43 | 31 | Bill Champion | 63 | Charlie Roberts | 1969 Dodge | 41 | 1,250 | engine | 0 |
| 44 | 24 | Don Noel | 88 | Don Noel | 1970 Ford | 38 | 1,250 | engine | 0 |
| 45 | 37 | George T. Tallas | 23 | G.T. Tallas | 1969 Ford | 32 | 1,175 | overheating | 0 |
| 46 | 35 | Bill Osborne | 9 | 1971 Ford | 24 | 1,150 | engine | 0 | |
| 47 | 11 | Pedro Rodríguez de la Vega | 20 | Jimmy McCain | 1970 Ford | 18 | 1,175 | electrical | 0 |
| 48 | 29 | Dick Kranzler | 4 | Dick Kranzler | 1970 Chevrolet | 13 | 1,125 | overheating | 0 |
| 49 | 39 | Ron Gautsche | 82 | Ron Gautsche | 1969 Ford | 10 | 1,075 | engine | 0 |
| 50 | 17 | Frank Warren | 79 | Frank Warren | 1969 Dodge | 4 | 1,075 | engine | 0 |
| 51 | 43 | Dean Dalton | 17 | Dean Dalton | 1969 Ford | 2 | 1,050 | flagged | 0 |