| Standings | ||||||||
| RK | DRIVER | POINTS | MONEY | WINS | POLES | TOP 5 | TOP 10 | |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 42472 | $130,275 | 27 | 19 | 38 | 40 | |
| 2 | James Hylton | 36444 | $39,005 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 39 | |
| 3 | Dick Hutcherson | 33658 | $75,965 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 25 | |
| 4 | Bobby Allison | 30812 | $53,415 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 27 | |
| 5 | John Sears | 29078 | $21,275 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 25 | |
| 6 | Jim Paschal | 27624 | $53,380 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 25 | |
| 7 | David Pearson | 26302 | $69,585 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | |
| 8 | Neil Castles | 23218 | $18,230 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | |
| 9 | Elmo Langley | 22286 | $20,220 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 24 | |
| 10 | Wendell Scott | 20700 | $16,445 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| 11 | Paul Goldsmith | 20402 | $35,360 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | |
| 12 | Darel Dieringer | 20194 | $32,870 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 9 | |
| 13 | Clyde Lynn | 20016 | $17,680 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22 | |
| 14 | Bobby Isaac | 19698 | $22,635 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 15 | Buddy Baker | 18600 | $45,110 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | |
| 16 | Donnie Allison | 18298 | $16,440 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| 17 | Henley Gray | 17502 | $14,760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 18 | J.T. Putney | 16448 | $14,460 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| 19 | Tiny Lund | 16292 | $16,105 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 20 | Cale Yarborough | 16228 | $56,685 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | |
| 21 | G.C. Spencer | 15240 | $20,225 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | |
| 22 | Bill Seifert | 14676 | $11,905 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 23 | Charlie Glotzbach | 11444 | $14,970 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 24 | Frank Warren | 9992 | $9,185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 25 | Earl Brooks | 9952 | $8,595 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| 26 | Buddy Arrington | 9768 | $7,820 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 27 | Buck Baker | 9450 | $7,560 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 28 | Wayne Smith | 9372 | $10,225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 29 | Fred Lorenzen | 9268 | $17,875 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 30 | Roy Mayne | 9262 | $8,930 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 31 | Bobby Wawak | 9078 | $8,070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 32 | Friday Hassler | 8820 | $10,265 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| 33 | Paul Lewis | 8492 | $8,720 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 34 | Sonny Hutchins | 8445 | $6,385 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 35 | Bud Moore | 7812 | $7,200 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 36 | Sam McQuagg | 7444 | $10,145 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 37 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 7012 | $15,325 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 38 | Don Biederman | 5850 | $5,935 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 39 | Ramo Stott | 5676 | $3,335 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 40 | George Davis | 5434 | $4,400 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 41 | Paul Dean Holt | 5368 | $4,230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 42 | Jack Harden | 5254 | $4,450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 43 | Roy Tyner | 4952 | $8,170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 44 | Bill Champion | 4040 | $6,205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 45 | Doug Cooper | 3906 | $5,665 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 46 | George Poulos | 3780 | $3,040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 47 | Bill Dennis | 3730 | $2,335 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 48 | Rick Johnson | 3674 | $4,740 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 49 | Ed Negre | 3578 | $3,805 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 50 | H.B. Bailey | 3482 | $3,850 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |