| Standings | ||||||||
| RK | DRIVER | POINTS | MONEY | WINS | POLES | TOP 5 | TOP 10 | |
| 1 | Buck Baker | 8218 | $17,590 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 34 | |
| 2 | Tim Flock | 9246 | $33,275 | 18 | 20 | 32 | 33 | |
| 3 | Lee Petty | 6090 | $16,775 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 30 | |
| 4 | Bob Welborn | 5412 | $8,275 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 25 | |
| 5 | Jim Paschal | 4374 | $9,700 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 20 | |
| 6 | Junior Johnson | 4334 | $10,055 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 18 | |
| 7 | Jimmy Lewallen | 4112 | $5,690 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 16 | |
| 8 | Herb Thomas | 4428 | $16,320 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 15 | |
| Eddie Skinner | 4254 | $4,055 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | ||
| 10 | Gwyn Staley | 4360 | $5,815 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 14 | |
| Fonty Flock | 3972 | $12,690 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | ||
| 12 | Dave Terrell | 2868 | $3,245 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |
| 13 | Jimmy Massey | 2924 | $3,100 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| Dick Rathmann | 1460 | $4,195 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 15 | Gene Simpson | 2360 | $1,885 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| Blackie Pitt | 1440 | $1,835 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| John Dodd Jr. | 1416 | $1,695 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 18 | Harvey Henderson | 1930 | $1,810 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Ralph Liguori | 1900 | $1,700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dink Widenhouse | 1648 | $1,660 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Joel Million | 1000 | $1,685 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 22 | Speedy Thompson | 2452 | $6,680 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 23 | Marvin Panch | 2812 | $3,975 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| Jim Reed | 2440 | $2,710 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Joe Eubanks | 1660 | $1,735 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Arden Mounts | 860 | $1,025 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Donald Thomas | 804 | $1,240 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Joe Weatherly | 724 | $2,575 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Curtis Turner | 692 | $2,605 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 30 | Bill Widenhouse | 1444 | $1,065 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Billy Carden | 1172 | $1,340 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| John Lindsay | 940 | $575 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Fred Dove | 612 | $750 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Don White | 376 | $1,750 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 35 | Cotton Owens | 1248 | $900 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Gordon Smith | 1212 | $975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Danny Letner | 892 | $1,780 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Banjo Matthews | 860 | $745 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Carl Krueger | 748 | $585 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Allen Adkins | 740 | $1,150 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| John McVitty | 684 | $550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Lloyd Dane | 674 | $780 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Russ Truelove | 660 | $585 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Slick Smith | 644 | $525 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Bill West | 618 | $910 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Ed Brown | 600 | $450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Ken Johns | 528 | $300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Chuck Hansen | 508 | $275 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Bill Stammer | 500 | $400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Mack Hanbury | 464 | $575 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||