[3] Other notable drivers included: LeeRoy Yarbrough, Ray Elder, Neil Castles, Mario Andretti (his final start), and Elmo Langley.

Al Unser would get his last top-five finish at this event, he wouldn't make another NASCAR Grand National Series start until 1986.

Notable crew chiefs at the race were Harry Hyde, Dale Inman, Glen Wood, and Jake Elder.

[4] West Coast racer Marty Kinerk made his top NASCAR Series debut at this event.

While individual owners would make up the majority of the NASCAR teams during this era, multi-car teams like Holman Moody, Wood Brothers Racing, and K&K Insurance Racing began to emerge during the late 1960s and early 1970s.