| 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 | John Sears | 21432 | $19,965 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 30 | |
| 4 | Richard Petty | 22952 | $78,840 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 22 | |
| 5 | Elmo Langley | 19116 | $19,580 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 20 | |
| 6 | Henley Gray | 22468 | $16,150 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | |
| 7 | Wendell Scott | 21702 | $16,780 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | |
| Neil Castles | 20462 | $17,465 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | ||
| 9 | Bobby Allison | 19910 | $21,850 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | |
| Clyde Lynn | 14856 | $12,176 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | ||
| 11 | Paul Lewis | 15352 | $16,780 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 14 | |
| Buck Baker | 14504 | $13,860 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | ||
| 13 | Paul Goldsmith | 22078 | $48,075 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | |
| 14 | Jim Paschal | 16404 | $29,415 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | |
| Tiny Lund | 9332 | $11,880 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 16 | J.T. Putney | 21208 | $15,255 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| Darel Dieringer | 18214 | $50,960 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | ||
| G.C. Spencer | 15028 | $25,675 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | ||
| J.D. McDuffie | 9588 | $8,545 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | ||
| Dick Hutcherson | 9392 | $22,985 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | ||
| Blackie Watt | 8518 | $7,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 22 | Ned Jarrett | 17616 | $21,685 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| 23 | Sam McQuagg | 16068 | $27,960 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| Cale Yarborough | 15188 | $23,030 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | ||
| Buddy Baker | 14302 | $21,325 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Hank Thomas | 4180 | $3,530 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 27 | Marvin Panch | 15308 | $37,385 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| Fred Lorenzen | 12454 | $36,310 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Curtis Turner | 12266 | $16,890 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Tom Pistone | 5788 | $7,765 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 31 | Roy Mayne | 11074 | $9,940 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| Johnny Wynn | 5644 | $4,655 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Jim Hurtubise | 0 | $25,260 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Don White | 0 | $19,670 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 35 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 10528 | $23,925 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Roy Tyner | 4248 | $4,435 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Bill Seifert | 4128 | $3,830 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Doug Cooper | 3808 | $5,235 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 39 | Buddy Arrington | 7636 | $9,045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Stick Elliott | 6358 | $7,335 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Joel Davis | 4066 | $4,885 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Worth McMillion | 3526 | $2,440 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Bobby Isaac | 3438 | $5,480 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Friday Hassler | 2874 | $4,190 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Ray Hill | 1580 | $1,045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 46 | Earl Balmer | 5794 | $7,975 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Larry Frank | 3738 | $1,575 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Gene Black | 2886 | $3,765 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Gene Cline | 2187 | $2,765 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Roy Hallquist | 1048 | $895 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||