| Standings | ||||||||
| RK | DRIVER | POINTS | MONEY | WINS | POLES | TOP 5 | TOP 10 | |
| 1 | David Pearson | 35638 | $59,205 | 15 | 7 | 26 | 33 | |
| 2 | James Hylton | 33688 | $29,575 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 32 | |
| 3 | Richard Petty | 22952 | $78,840 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 22 | |
| 4 | Henley Gray | 22468 | $16,150 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | |
| 5 | Paul Goldsmith | 22078 | $48,075 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | |
| 6 | Wendell Scott | 21702 | $16,780 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | |
| 7 | John Sears | 21432 | $19,965 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 30 | |
| 8 | J.T. Putney | 21208 | $15,255 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| 9 | Neil Castles | 20462 | $17,465 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | |
| 10 | Bobby Allison | 19910 | $21,850 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | |
| 11 | Elmo Langley | 19116 | $19,580 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 20 | |
| 12 | Darel Dieringer | 18214 | $50,960 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | |
| 13 | Ned Jarrett | 17616 | $21,685 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| 14 | Jim Paschal | 16404 | $29,415 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | |
| 15 | Sam McQuagg | 16068 | $27,960 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| 16 | Paul Lewis | 15352 | $16,780 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 14 | |
| 17 | Marvin Panch | 15308 | $37,385 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 18 | Cale Yarborough | 15188 | $23,030 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 19 | G.C. Spencer | 15028 | $25,675 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |
| 20 | Clyde Lynn | 14856 | $12,176 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | |
| 21 | Buck Baker | 14504 | $13,860 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | |
| 22 | Buddy Baker | 14302 | $21,325 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| 23 | Fred Lorenzen | 12454 | $36,310 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
| 24 | Curtis Turner | 12266 | $16,890 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
| 25 | Roy Mayne | 11074 | $9,940 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 26 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 10528 | $23,925 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 27 | J.D. McDuffie | 9588 | $8,545 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| 28 | Dick Hutcherson | 9392 | $22,985 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | |
| 29 | Tiny Lund | 9332 | $11,880 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |
| 30 | Blackie Watt | 8518 | $7,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 31 | Frank Warren | 8334 | $6,740 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 32 | Buddy Arrington | 7636 | $9,045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 33 | Wayne Smith | 7442 | $9,835 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 34 | Jimmy Helms | 6530 | $5,815 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | Stick Elliott | 6358 | $7,335 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 36 | Earl Balmer | 5794 | $7,975 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 37 | Tom Pistone | 5788 | $7,765 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
| 38 | Johnny Wynn | 5644 | $4,655 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 39 | Larry Manning | 4964 | $4,070 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 40 | Larry Hess | 4928 | $5,385 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 41 | Roy Tyner | 4248 | $4,435 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 42 | Hank Thomas | 4180 | $3,530 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 43 | Bill Seifert | 4128 | $3,830 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 44 | Bob Derrington | 4122 | $3,840 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 45 | Jerry Grant | 4104 | $3,180 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 46 | Joel Davis | 4066 | $4,885 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 47 | Paul Connors Jr. | 3986 | $2,820 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 48 | Jabe Thomas | 3820 | $3,580 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 49 | Doug Cooper | 3808 | $5,235 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 50 | Junior Johnson | 3750 | $3,610 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |