| Standings | ||||||||
| RK | DRIVER | POINTS | MONEY | WINS | POLES | TOP 5 | TOP 10 | |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 42472 | $130,275 | 27 | 19 | 38 | 40 | |
| 2 | Dick Hutcherson | 33658 | $75,965 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 25 | |
| 3 | David Pearson | 26302 | $69,585 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | |
| 4 | Cale Yarborough | 16228 | $56,685 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | |
| 5 | Bobby Allison | 30812 | $53,415 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 27 | |
| 6 | Jim Paschal | 27624 | $53,380 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 25 | |
| 7 | Mario Andretti | 0 | $46,795 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 | Buddy Baker | 18600 | $45,110 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | |
| 9 | James Hylton | 36444 | $39,005 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 39 | |
| 10 | Paul Goldsmith | 20402 | $35,360 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | |
| 11 | Darel Dieringer | 20194 | $32,870 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 9 | |
| 12 | Bobby Isaac | 19698 | $22,635 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 13 | John Sears | 29078 | $21,275 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 25 | |
| 14 | G.C. Spencer | 15240 | $20,225 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | |
| 15 | Elmo Langley | 22286 | $20,220 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 24 | |
| 16 | Parnelli Jones | 0 | $18,720 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 17 | Neil Castles | 23218 | $18,230 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | |
| 18 | Fred Lorenzen | 9268 | $17,875 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 19 | Clyde Lynn | 20016 | $17,680 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22 | |
| 20 | Wendell Scott | 20700 | $16,445 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| 21 | Donnie Allison | 18298 | $16,440 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| 22 | Tiny Lund | 16292 | $16,105 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 23 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 7012 | $15,325 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 24 | Charlie Glotzbach | 11444 | $14,970 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 25 | Henley Gray | 17502 | $14,760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 26 | J.T. Putney | 16448 | $14,460 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| 27 | Bill Seifert | 14676 | $11,905 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 28 | Friday Hassler | 8820 | $10,265 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| 29 | Wayne Smith | 9372 | $10,225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 30 | Sam McQuagg | 7444 | $10,145 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 31 | Frank Warren | 9992 | $9,185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 32 | Roy Mayne | 9262 | $8,930 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 33 | Paul Lewis | 8492 | $8,720 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 34 | Earl Brooks | 9952 | $8,595 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| 35 | Don White | 0 | $8,410 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 36 | Roy Tyner | 4952 | $8,170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 37 | Bobby Wawak | 9078 | $8,070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 38 | A.J. Foyt | 0 | $7,985 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 39 | Curtis Turner | 1586 | $7,875 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 40 | Buddy Arrington | 9768 | $7,820 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 41 | Buck Baker | 9450 | $7,560 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 42 | Bud Moore | 7812 | $7,200 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 43 | Jabe Thomas | 3444 | $7,055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 44 | Sonny Hutchins | 8445 | $6,385 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 45 | Bill Champion | 4040 | $6,205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 46 | Bobby Johns | 2716 | $6,040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 47 | Don Biederman | 5850 | $5,935 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 48 | Doug Cooper | 3906 | $5,665 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 49 | Jerry Grant | 34 | $5,520 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 50 | Norm Nelson | 0 | $5,250 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |