| 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 | |
| Richard Petty | 22952 | $78,840 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 22 | ||
| 4 | Elmo Langley | 19116 | $19,580 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 20 | |
| 5 | Paul Goldsmith | 22078 | $48,075 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | |
| John Sears | 21432 | $19,965 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 30 | ||
| 7 | Bobby Allison | 19910 | $21,850 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | |
| 8 | Paul Lewis | 15352 | $16,780 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 14 | |
| 9 | Dick Hutcherson | 9392 | $22,985 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | |
| 10 | Neil Castles | 20462 | $17,465 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | |
| Darel Dieringer | 18214 | $50,960 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | ||
| Buck Baker | 14504 | $13,860 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | ||
| 13 | Jim Paschal | 16404 | $29,415 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | |
| G.C. Spencer | 15028 | $25,675 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | ||
| Fred Lorenzen | 12454 | $36,310 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Tom Pistone | 5788 | $7,765 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 17 | Ned Jarrett | 17616 | $21,685 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| Curtis Turner | 12266 | $16,890 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Tiny Lund | 9332 | $11,880 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 20 | Henley Gray | 22468 | $16,150 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | |
| J.T. Putney | 21208 | $15,255 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | ||
| Sam McQuagg | 16068 | $27,960 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | ||
| Marvin Panch | 15308 | $37,385 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 24 | Wendell Scott | 21702 | $16,780 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | |
| Cale Yarborough | 15188 | $23,030 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | ||
| Hank Thomas | 4180 | $3,530 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | ||
| Doug Cooper | 3808 | $5,235 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Jim Hurtubise | 0 | $25,260 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Don White | 0 | $19,670 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 30 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 10528 | $23,925 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Earl Balmer | 5794 | $7,975 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Bobby Isaac | 3438 | $5,480 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Roy Hallquist | 1048 | $895 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 34 | Clyde Lynn | 14856 | $12,176 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | |
| Buddy Baker | 14302 | $21,325 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Roy Mayne | 11074 | $9,940 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| J.D. McDuffie | 9588 | $8,545 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | ||
| Stick Elliott | 6358 | $7,335 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Larry Manning | 4964 | $4,070 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Jerry Grant | 4104 | $3,180 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Joel Davis | 4066 | $4,885 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Junior Johnson | 3750 | $3,610 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Harold Smith | 3658 | $4,195 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Friday Hassler | 2874 | $4,190 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Bunkie Blackburn | 2494 | $5,285 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Jeff Hawkins | 1034 | $1,545 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Rene Charland | 794 | $1,590 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Dan Gurney | 0 | $18,445 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Gordon Johncock | 0 | $5,485 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 50 | Blackie Watt | 8518 | $7,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |