The race was held on a dry circuit; with no precipitation recorded around the speedway. Sixty thousand live spectators attended the event where
Buddy Baker managed to defeat
Bobby Isaac by more than one lap; becoming the 100th different driver to win what is now known as a NASCAR Cup Series race. 22 lead changes were made amongst seven different leaders. Notable crew chiefs on attendance for the race were
Harry Hyde,
Dale Inman,
Jake Elder among others.
Don Schissler and
Dub Simpson made their NASCAR debuts here.
Qualifying Note: The speeds shown are an average for a 4-lap qualifying run. The first 37 spots in the field were set via qualifying. The final 7 spots were filled by the top 7 finishers in a 20-lap qualifying race. ==Finishing order==