| Standings | ||||||||
| RK | DRIVER | POINTS | MONEY | WINS | POLES | TOP 5 | TOP 10 | |
| 1 | Ned Jarrett | 38824 | $77,966 | 13 | 9 | 42 | 45 | |
| 2 | Dick Hutcherson | 35790 | $49,420 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 37 | |
| 3 | Darel Dieringer | 24696 | $47,775 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 15 | |
| 4 | G.C. Spencer | 24314 | $23,030 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 25 | |
| 5 | Marvin Panch | 22798 | $54,045 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | |
| 6 | Bob Derrington | 21394 | $14,580 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | |
| 7 | J.T. Putney | 20928 | $18,715 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 24 | |
| 8 | Buddy Baker | 20672 | $25,390 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 17 | |
| 9 | Neil Castles | 20628 | $16,715 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 28 | |
| 10 | Cale Yarborough | 20192 | $24,040 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 21 | |
| 11 | Wendell Scott | 19922 | $16,230 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | |
| 12 | Junior Johnson | 18486 | $57,925 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 19 | |
| 13 | Fred Lorenzen | 18448 | $77,115 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
| 14 | Paul Lewis | 18118 | $11,800 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | |
| 15 | E.J. Trivette | 13406 | $11,075 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 16 | Larry Hess | 13148 | $8,295 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 17 | Buck Baker | 13136 | $20,615 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |
| 18 | Jimmy Helms | 12996 | $11,085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 19 | Doug Cooper | 12920 | $11,415 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| 20 | Bobby Johns | 12842 | $23,695 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| 21 | Tiny Lund | 12820 | $11,750 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 17 | |
| 22 | Buddy Arrington | 11744 | $11,025 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |
| 23 | Earl Balmer | 11636 | $19,005 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 24 | Sam McQuagg | 11460 | $10,555 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 25 | Elmo Langley | 10982 | $10,895 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| 26 | Henley Gray | 9552 | $8,320 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 27 | Roy Mayne | 8838 | $9,060 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 28 | Junior Spencer | 8436 | $9,145 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 29 | H.B. Bailey | 7340 | $5,000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 30 | Wayne Smith | 7326 | $6,790 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 31 | Donald Tucker | 7118 | $5,680 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 32 | Tom Pistone | 6598 | $10,050 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| 33 | Bub Strickler | 6540 | $5,275 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 34 | Bobby Allison | 6152 | $4,780 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 35 | Jim Paschal | 6046 | $7,085 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 36 | Roy Tyner | 5882 | $6,505 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 37 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 5852 | $5,905 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 38 | Richard Petty | 5638 | $16,450 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | |
| 39 | Curtis Turner | 5542 | $17,838 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 40 | David Pearson | 5464 | $8,925 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | |
| 41 | Clyde Lynn | 5206 | $4,545 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 42 | Gene Black | 4970 | $6,080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 43 | Ned Setzer | 4828 | $4,805 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 44 | Stick Elliott | 4332 | $5,230 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 45 | Reb Wickersham | 4322 | $4,410 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 46 | Larry Manning | 3880 | $2,465 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 47 | Frank Warren | 3814 | $2,880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 48 | Worth McMillion | 3794 | $2,505 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 49 | Lionel Johnson | 3510 | $3,165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 50 | Bud Moore | 3216 | $3,560 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |