| Standings | ||||||||
| RK | DRIVER | POINTS | MONEY | WINS | POLES | TOP 5 | TOP 10 | |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 31170 | $47,765 | 14 | 8 | 30 | 39 | |
| Ned Jarrett | 27214 | $38,740 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 39 | ||
| 3 | Joe Weatherly | 33398 | $57,710 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 35 | |
| 4 | Buck Baker | 18114 | $16,978 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 30 | |
| 5 | Fred Lorenzen | 29684 | $113,570 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 23 | |
| 6 | Jimmy Pardue | 22228 | $15,985 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 20 | |
| 7 | David Pearson | 21156 | $21,160 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 19 | |
| 8 | Jim Paschal | 13456 | $19,915 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 18 | |
| 9 | Darel Dieringer | 21418 | $25,575 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 15 | |
| Wendell Scott | 14814 | $9,085 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | ||
| Billy Wade | 14630 | $14,115 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | ||
| Crawfish Crider | 13996 | $10,515 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | ||
| 13 | Fireball Roberts | 22642 | $67,320 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 14 | |
| Rex White | 20976 | $24,235 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | ||
| Junior Johnson | 17720 | $65,710 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | ||
| 16 | Larry Thomas | 11010 | $8,925 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | |
| 17 | Tiny Lund | 19624 | $40,930 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | |
| Marvin Panch | 17156 | $37,461 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | ||
| G.C. Spencer | 13724 | $12,420 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 20 | Jack Smith | 8218 | $8,645 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| 21 | Nelson Stacy | 14974 | $16,625 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| Larry Manning | 6952 | $5,405 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 23 | Neil Castles | 5928 | $5,615 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| Jimmy Massey | 4016 | $2,905 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 25 | Bobby Isaac | 12858 | $8,385 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| Stick Elliott | 9582 | $6,410 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Cale Yarborough | 8062 | $5,550 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | ||
| Fred Harb Jr. | 3386 | $2,720 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 29 | Bobby Johns | 12652 | $15,915 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| Herman Beam | 7742 | $5,255 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 31 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 7872 | $6,680 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Tommy Irwin | 5176 | $2,655 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 33 | Worth McMillion | 4614 | $3,195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Roy Mayne | 4188 | $3,490 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Bob Welborn | 3484 | $4,830 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 36 | J.D. McDuffie | 2498 | $1,620 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Dan Gurney | 2200 | $18,350 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Sherman Utsman | 864 | $555 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Troy Ruttman | 0 | $6,530 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 40 | Larry Frank | 7582 | $5,975 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Elmo Langley | 3982 | $2,170 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Billy Foster | 2168 | $1,410 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| E.J. Trivette | 2138 | $2,015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Buddy Baker | 2102 | $2,640 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Bobby Keck | 1200 | $1,530 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Floyd Powell | 1140 | $1,315 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Glen Wood | 944 | $1,070 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Maurice Petty | 944 | $575 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Lee Petty | 800 | $600 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Ray Hendrick | 716 | $625 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||