| 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 | |
| Lee Petty | 14350 | $26,650 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 30 | ||
| 4 | Ned Jarrett | 14660 | $20,540 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 26 | |
| 5 | Buck Baker | 14522 | $33,915 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 23 | |
| 6 | Junior Johnson | 9772 | $30,775 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 18 | |
| 7 | Jimmy Pardue | 6692 | $4,855 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
| Joe Weatherly | 6380 | $19,370 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | ||
| Tommy Irwin | 1406 | $2,805 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | ||
| 10 | Bobby Johns | 14964 | $40,840 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | |
| Emanuel Zervakis | 9720 | $9,675 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| Bob Welborn | 6572 | $5,240 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | ||
| L.D. Austin | 5920 | $4,885 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 14 | Joe Lee Johnson | 7232 | $33,388 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | |
| Tom Pistone | 6572 | $5,960 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| Doug Yates | 6286 | $5,205 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 17 | Jim Paschal | 8968 | $13,965 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| Jack Smith | 6944 | $23,590 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | ||
| David Pearson | 5956 | $5,030 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||
| Gerald Duke | 5950 | $5,930 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Fred Harb Jr. | 1788 | $2,780 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
| Glen Wood | 244 | $4,910 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | ||
| 23 | Herman Beam | 7776 | $4,785 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| G.C. Spencer | 3994 | $3,910 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 25 | Johnny Beauchamp | 8316 | $15,491 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| Fred Lorenzen | 6764 | $8,005 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Johnny Allen | 6346 | $14,035 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Speedy Thompson | 5538 | $8,035 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Cotton Owens | 4390 | $14,065 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Possum Jones | 4110 | $6,330 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Roy Tyner | 1742 | $2,930 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Neil Castles | 50 | $2,125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 33 | Banjo Matthews | 8458 | $6,740 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Paul Lewis | 5060 | $3,535 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Bunkie Blackburn | 3252 | $3,600 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 36 | Fireball Roberts | 4700 | $19,895 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | |
| Jimmy Massey | 2662 | $3,310 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| John Rostek | 1282 | $2,060 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 39 | Crawfish Crider | 4650 | $3,395 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Tiny Lund | 4124 | $2,440 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Larry Frank | 3634 | $2,440 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Buddy Baker | 3222 | $1,895 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Roz Howard | 1810 | $1,490 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Joe Eubanks | 1142 | $1,310 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Lennie Page | 864 | $1,050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Mel Larson | 824 | $1,325 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Fritz Wilson | 774 | $925 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Bruce Worrell | 658 | $650 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Lloyd Dane | 614 | $950 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Scotty Cain | 496 | $1,225 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||