| 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 | Bobby Allison | 30812 | $53,415 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 27 | |
| 4 | Dick Hutcherson | 33658 | $75,965 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 25 | |
| John Sears | 29078 | $21,275 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 25 | ||
| Jim Paschal | 27624 | $53,380 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 25 | ||
| 7 | Elmo Langley | 22286 | $20,220 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 24 | |
| 8 | Clyde Lynn | 20016 | $17,680 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22 | |
| 9 | Neil Castles | 23218 | $18,230 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | |
| 10 | David Pearson | 26302 | $69,585 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | |
| 11 | Bill Seifert | 14676 | $11,905 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 12 | Wendell Scott | 20700 | $16,445 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| 13 | Henley Gray | 17502 | $14,760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| J.T. Putney | 16448 | $14,460 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
| G.C. Spencer | 15240 | $20,225 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 16 | Darel Dieringer | 20194 | $32,870 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 9 | |
| Friday Hassler | 8820 | $10,265 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | ||
| 18 | Paul Goldsmith | 20402 | $35,360 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | |
| Cale Yarborough | 16228 | $56,685 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | ||
| Earl Brooks | 9952 | $8,595 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||
| Paul Lewis | 8492 | $8,720 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 22 | Buddy Baker | 18600 | $45,110 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | |
| Donnie Allison | 18298 | $16,440 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 24 | George Davis | 5434 | $4,400 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 25 | Bobby Isaac | 19698 | $22,635 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tiny Lund | 16292 | $16,105 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Charlie Glotzbach | 11444 | $14,970 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Buddy Arrington | 9768 | $7,820 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Buck Baker | 9450 | $7,560 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Doug Cooper | 3906 | $5,665 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Tom Pistone | 2366 | $2,495 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 32 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 7012 | $15,325 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| Max Ledbetter | 2856 | $2,325 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 34 | Bobby Wawak | 9078 | $8,070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Bud Moore | 7812 | $7,200 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Sam McQuagg | 7444 | $10,145 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Jabe Thomas | 3444 | $7,055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Eddie Yarboro | 2236 | $1,745 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Mario Andretti | 0 | $46,795 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Don White | 0 | $8,410 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 41 | Wayne Smith | 9372 | $10,225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Fred Lorenzen | 9268 | $17,875 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Sonny Hutchins | 8445 | $6,385 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Joel Davis | 2236 | $1,825 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Bob Cooper | 1872 | $2,345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Swede Savage | 1652 | $1,275 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Curley Mills | 868 | $580 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Worth McMillion | 818 | $775 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| A.J. Foyt | 0 | $7,985 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 50 | Frank Warren | 9992 | $9,185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |