| Standings | ||||||||
| RK | DRIVER | POINTS | MONEY | WINS | POLES | TOP 5 | TOP 10 | |
| 1 | David Pearson | 35638 | $59,205 | 15 | 7 | 26 | 33 | |
| 2 | Richard Petty | 22952 | $78,840 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 22 | |
| 3 | Paul Goldsmith | 22078 | $48,075 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | |
| Bobby Allison | 19910 | $21,850 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | ||
| Darel Dieringer | 18214 | $50,960 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | ||
| Dick Hutcherson | 9392 | $22,985 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | ||
| 7 | Elmo Langley | 19116 | $19,580 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 20 | |
| Jim Paschal | 16404 | $29,415 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | ||
| Fred Lorenzen | 12454 | $36,310 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 10 | Sam McQuagg | 16068 | $27,960 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| Paul Lewis | 15352 | $16,780 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 14 | ||
| Marvin Panch | 15308 | $37,385 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | ||
| LeeRoy Yarbrough | 10528 | $23,925 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Tiny Lund | 9332 | $11,880 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | ||
| Earl Balmer | 5794 | $7,975 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Jim Hurtubise | 0 | $25,260 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Dan Gurney | 0 | $18,445 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 18 | James Hylton | 33688 | $29,575 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 32 | |
| Henley Gray | 22468 | $16,150 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | ||
| Wendell Scott | 21702 | $16,780 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | ||
| John Sears | 21432 | $19,965 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 30 | ||
| J.T. Putney | 21208 | $15,255 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | ||
| Neil Castles | 20462 | $17,465 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | ||
| Ned Jarrett | 17616 | $21,685 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | ||
| Cale Yarborough | 15188 | $23,030 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | ||
| G.C. Spencer | 15028 | $25,675 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | ||
| Clyde Lynn | 14856 | $12,176 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | ||
| Buck Baker | 14504 | $13,860 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | ||
| Buddy Baker | 14302 | $21,325 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Curtis Turner | 12266 | $16,890 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Roy Mayne | 11074 | $9,940 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| J.D. McDuffie | 9588 | $8,545 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | ||
| Blackie Watt | 8518 | $7,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| Frank Warren | 8334 | $6,740 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Buddy Arrington | 7636 | $9,045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Wayne Smith | 7442 | $9,835 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Jimmy Helms | 6530 | $5,815 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Stick Elliott | 6358 | $7,335 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Tom Pistone | 5788 | $7,765 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Johnny Wynn | 5644 | $4,655 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Larry Manning | 4964 | $4,070 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Larry Hess | 4928 | $5,385 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Roy Tyner | 4248 | $4,435 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Hank Thomas | 4180 | $3,530 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | ||
| Bill Seifert | 4128 | $3,830 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Bob Derrington | 4122 | $3,840 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Jerry Grant | 4104 | $3,180 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Joel Davis | 4066 | $4,885 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Paul Connors Jr. | 3986 | $2,820 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Jabe Thomas | 3820 | $3,580 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||