The car had "Jack" written on the roof, but Earnhardt drove the race and was involved in a spin entering turn one.

Drivers hitting the wall are considered to have received their "Darlington Stripe" thanks to the missing paint on the right side of the car.

[2] Sixty thousand people would watch Larry Frank defeat Junior Johnson[4] by five seconds; acquiring his only win in the Cup Series.

The race had just passed the halfway mark when Bobby Johns (#72) blew a tire between Turns 3 & 4, ricocheted off the guardrail and caught the oncoming Darel Dieringer (#26).

[2] Dieringer's gas tank ruptured and caught fire as the driver fought for control and Bunkie Blackburn (#41) got into the rail to miss the trouble.

Matt DeMatthews was the last-place finisher after oil pressure issues forced his 1961 Ford Galaxie out of the race.

[2] Fireball Roberts earned the pole position with a speed of 130.246 miles per hour (209.611 km/h) but would finish the race in 36th (out of 44 cars) after crashing on lap 74.

Notable crew chiefs recorded as participating in the event included Shorty Johns, Ratus Walters, Lee Petty, Banjo Matthews, Glen Wood and Herman Beam.