| Standings | ||||||||
| RK | DRIVER | POINTS | MONEY | WINS | POLES | TOP 5 | TOP 10 | |
| 1 | Rex White | 21164 | $45,280 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 35 | |
| 2 | Richard Petty | 17068 | $35,180 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 30 | |
| 3 | Bobby Johns | 14964 | $40,840 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | |
| 4 | Ned Jarrett | 14660 | $20,540 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 26 | |
| 5 | Buck Baker | 14522 | $33,915 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 23 | |
| 6 | Lee Petty | 14350 | $26,650 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 30 | |
| 7 | Junior Johnson | 9772 | $30,775 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 18 | |
| 8 | Emanuel Zervakis | 9720 | $9,675 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| 9 | Jim Paschal | 8968 | $13,965 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 10 | Banjo Matthews | 8458 | $6,740 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 11 | Johnny Beauchamp | 8316 | $15,491 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 12 | Herman Beam | 7776 | $4,785 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 13 | Joe Lee Johnson | 7232 | $33,388 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | |
| 14 | Jack Smith | 6944 | $23,590 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | |
| 15 | Fred Lorenzen | 6764 | $8,005 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 16 | Jimmy Pardue | 6692 | $4,855 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
| 17 | Bob Welborn | 6572 | $5,240 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | |
| Tom Pistone | 6572 | $5,960 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 19 | Joe Weatherly | 6380 | $19,370 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | |
| 20 | Johnny Allen | 6346 | $14,035 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 21 | Doug Yates | 6286 | $5,205 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| 22 | David Pearson | 5956 | $5,030 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 23 | Gerald Duke | 5950 | $5,930 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 24 | L.D. Austin | 5920 | $4,885 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| 25 | Speedy Thompson | 5538 | $8,035 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 26 | Marvin Panch | 5358 | $3,225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 27 | Paul Lewis | 5060 | $3,535 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 28 | Fireball Roberts | 4700 | $19,895 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | |
| 29 | Crawfish Crider | 4650 | $3,395 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 30 | Cotton Owens | 4390 | $14,065 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | |
| 31 | Shorty Rollins | 4374 | $2,120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 32 | Tiny Lund | 4124 | $2,440 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 33 | Possum Jones | 4110 | $6,330 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 34 | G.C. Spencer | 3994 | $3,910 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 35 | Larry Frank | 3634 | $2,440 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 36 | Herb Tillman | 3504 | $2,695 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | Curtis Turner | 3300 | $3,220 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 38 | Bunkie Blackburn | 3252 | $3,600 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 39 | Buddy Baker | 3222 | $1,895 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 40 | Wilbur Rakestraw | 2676 | $2,695 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 41 | Jimmy Massey | 2662 | $3,310 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 42 | Charley Griffith | 2564 | $1,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 43 | Jim Reed | 2340 | $2,240 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 44 | Jimmy Thompson | 2272 | $1,815 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 45 | Jim Cook | 2178 | $1,600 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 46 | Ernie Gahan | 2080 | $625 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 47 | Bud Burdick | 1970 | $750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 48 | Elmo Henderson | 1952 | $1,375 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 49 | Roz Howard | 1810 | $1,490 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 50 | Bob Potter | 1800 | $640 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |