Only manual transmission vehicles were allowed to participate in this race; a policy that NASCAR has retained to the present day.

Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating.

After three hours and forty-two minutes of racing, Cale Yarborough defeated Bobby Isaac by one lap in front of a live audience of eighteen thousand people.

With a strong second-place run with Issac at the wheel, this was the last race for car owner Banjo Matthew and his famous #27 team.

Donnie Allison achieved the pole position for this race by driving up to 107.785 miles per hour (173.463 km/h) during solo qualifying runs.