| Standings | ||||||||
| RK | DRIVER | POINTS | MONEY | WINS | POLES | TOP 5 | TOP 10 | |
| 1 | Lee Petty | 9232 | $43,590 | 11 | 2 | 27 | 35 | |
| 2 | Buck Baker | 5718 | $9,540 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 19 | |
| Junior Johnson | 4524 | $8,605 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 15 | ||
| 4 | Cotton Owens | 8258 | $11,925 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 22 | |
| 5 | Tom Pistone | 5338 | $10,885 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 18 | |
| 6 | Rex White | 4626 | $11,560 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 13 | |
| 7 | Tommy Irwin | 4152 | $8,715 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 16 | |
| Bob Welborn | 3588 | $9,370 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | ||
| 9 | Jack Smith | 4694 | $11,850 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | |
| Glen Wood | 1750 | $6,875 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | ||
| 11 | Jim Reed | 5664 | $22,784 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | |
| Roy Tyner | 1416 | $5,425 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | ||
| 13 | Richard Petty | 4854 | $7,630 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |
| Joe Weatherly | 4404 | $9,495 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 15 | Speedy Thompson | 6200 | $5,365 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
| Tiny Lund | 2158 | $4,620 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 17 | Larry Frank | 4616 | $5,993 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| Curtis Turner | 2088 | $3,845 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Ned Jarrett | 1248 | $3,860 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 20 | Joe Lee Johnson | 2976 | $6,807 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| Johnny Beauchamp | 2816 | $10,315 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Jim Paschal | 1792 | $2,980 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 23 | Joe Eubanks | 2920 | $2,000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| Ken Rush | 2120 | $2,095 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Chi Chi Dibos | 1128 | $1,050 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Marvin Porter | 616 | $1,940 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Bob Ross | 176 | $935 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Fred Harb Jr. | 80 | $1,875 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 29 | Herman Beam | 5700 | $4,140 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | |
| G.C. Spencer | 3680 | $3,220 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Bob Burdick | 3352 | $10,050 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Fireball Roberts | 2900 | $10,865 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Johnny Allen | 2432 | $2,525 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Bobby Johns | 2312 | $5,630 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Elmo Langley | 1852 | $2,280 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Buddy Baker | 1692 | $1,705 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Ben Rakestraw | 840 | $1,165 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Fritz Wilson | 372 | $880 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Brownie King | 360 | $1,875 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Eddie Gray | 200 | $870 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Scotty Cain | 192 | $700 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Danny Weinberg | 184 | $425 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Bill Long | 168 | $700 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Lloyd Dane | 152 | $1,100 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Reds Kagle | 132 | $525 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Parnelli Jones | 120 | $1,905 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Runt Harris | 0 | $250 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Bob Keefe | 0 | $500 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Buzz Woodward | 0 | $225 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Charley Griffith | 0 | $4,955 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||