[2] The pole position spot was chosen by a random drawing;[2] the rain that swept through the area had made the track far too muddy for qualifying sessions.

The other top ten finishers were: Paul Goldsmith, Sam McQuagg, James Hylton, Wendell Scott, Worth McMillion, E.J.

Frog Fagan would make his official NASCAR Cup Series debut in this race.

[2] J.P. Barthelette would serve as one of the crew chiefs in the race alongside Frankie Scott, Dale Inman and Bud Hartje.

Their drivers were Dick Hutcherson, Wendell Scott, Richard Petty and James Hylton.