It took three hours and sixteen minutes for David Pearson to defeat Cale Yarborough by one and a half laps in front of a live audience of twenty thousand racing fans; about the size of a small city.

There were eight lead changes recorded in the NASCAR summary and 13 caution flags were waved for a grueling distance of 92 laps.

[2] Tiny Lund drove a red and silver 1967 Mercury Cyclone #16 vehicle to a respectable 13th-place finish.

[3] Richard Brickhouse ended up being the last-place finisher due to an engine malfunction on the eighth lap.

Twelve notable crew chiefs participated in the race; including Junior Johnson, Harry Hyde, Dale Inman, Banjo Matthews, Glen Wood and Bud Moore.