| Pos | St | # | Driver | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Led | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | 1 | 21 | A.J. Foyt (Cup) | Purolator (Wood Brothers) | '71 Mercury | 200 | 31695 | running | 132 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 12 | Bobby Allison (Cup) | Coca-Cola (Richard Howard) | '72 Chevrolet | 200 | 16945 | running | 20 | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | 11 | Buddy Baker (Cup) | STP (Petty Enterprises) | '72 Dodge | 200 | 11670 | running | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty (Cup) | STP (Petty Enterprises) | '72 Plymouth | 199 | 9970 | running | 17 | 0 |
| 5 | 8 | 96W | Ray Elder | Olympia Brewing Co. (Fred Elder) | '72 Dodge | 194 | 5845 | running | 3 | 334 |
| 6 | 11 | 4W | Hershel McGriff | The Cousins (Beryl Jackson) | '70 Plymouth | 193 | 4470 | running | 0 | 331 |
| 7 | 25 | 48 | James Hylton (Cup) | Madden Food Systems / Pop Kola (James Hylton) | '71 Ford | 191 | 4435 | running | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 22 | 42 | Marty Robbins (Cup) | KLAC 570 Radio (Marty Robbins) | '72 Dodge | 190 | 3445 | running | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 24 | 64 | Elmo Langley (Cup) | Elmo Langley | '71 Ford | 188 | 3370 | running | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | 9 | Ramo Stott (Cup) | Housby Racing (Jack Housby) | '72 Plymouth | 188 | 2575 | running | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 26 | 61 | Jimmy Finger (Cup) | Brookehill-Dellcrest Funeral Homes (Don Bierschwale) | '71 Ford | 188 | 2480 | running | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 15 | 17W | Jack McCoy | Rebel Shops / House of Lords (Ernie Conn) | '71 Dodge | 186 | 2420 | running | 0 | 310 |
| 13 | 19 | 3W | John Soares, Jr. | John Soares Racing Enterprises (John Soares, Jr.) | '70 Dodge | 186 | 2345 | running | 0 | 308 |
| 14 | 9 | 72 | Benny Parsons (Cup) | Carolina 500 (L.G. DeWitt) | '71 Mercury | 185 | 2845 | running | 13 | 0 |
| 15 | 40 | 6W | Bill Butts | Speedway Eng. / Floyd & Howerton Plumbing (Gary Sigman) | '72 Dodge | 185 | 2220 | running | 0 | 303 |
| 16 | 48 | 1W | Cliff Garner | Anderson Pea Soup (Bill Champion) | '71 Ford | 185 | 1495 | running | 0 | 301 |
| 17 | 33 | 91W | Johnny Anderson | Conner's Muffler / Adams Machine Shop (Don Nuzum) | '72 Chevrolet | 184 | 2170 | running | 0 | 298 |
| 18 | 13 | 2W | Dick Bown | Ober Logging (Mike Ober) | '72 Plymouth | 184 | 2170 | running | 0 | 296 |
| 19 | 35 | 84W | J.C. Danielsen | J&L Body Shop (Jim Danielson) | '71 Mercury | 184 | 2120 | running | 0 | 294 |
| 20 | 17 | 10 | Bill Champion (Cup) | Bill Champion | '71 Ford | 182 | 2620 | running | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 31 | 76 | Ben Arnold (Cup) | Ben Arnold | '71 Ford | 182 | 2085 | running | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 28 | 32W | Kevin Terris | Sta-Power / Brunswick Industries (Dean Barnicle) | '72 Plymouth | 180 | 2070 | running | 0 | 283 |
| 23 | 43 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie (Cup) | McDuffie Engineering (J.D. McDuffie) | '71 Chevrolet | 180 | 2545 | running | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 39 | 34W | Markey James | Tony Oddo | '72 Chevrolet | 179 | 1995 | running | 0 | 278 |
| 25 | 42 | 7 | Dean Dalton (Cup) | Belden Asphalt (Dean Dalton) | '71 Mercury | 179 | 2025 | running | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 30 | 47 | Raymond Williams (Cup) | Wheaton Van Lines (Raymond Williams) | '71 Ford | 179 | 1970 | flagged | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 37 | 44W | Jim Whitt (Cup) | Barnacle Oil (Dean Barnicle) | '71 Ford | 178 | 1920 | running | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 12 | 20 | George Altheide (Cup) | George Altheide | '70 Dodge | 178 | 1920 | running | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 38 | 95W | Bob Kauf | Wrought Iron Co. (Paul Stockwell) | '72 Chevrolet | 174 | 1870 | engine | 0 | 262 |
| 30 | 47 | 39W | Carl Adams | Marck Motors (Paul Burchard) | '71 Ford | 174 | 1845 | running | 0 | 260 |
| 31 | 32 | 19 | Henley Gray (Cup) | Cayuga Speedway (Henley Gray) | '71 Ford | 173 | 2330 | running | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | 34 | 77 | Charlie Roberts (Cup) | Sunny King Ford (Charlie Roberts) | '71 Ford | 173 | 1795 | running | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | 49 | 27W | Chuck Bown | Rose Auto Wrecking (Dick Bown) | '70 Plymouth | 165 | 1770 | engine | 0 | 242 |
| 34 | 46 | 40W | Les Loeser, Jr. | San Fernando Valley Lumber Co. (Jerry Lankford) | '72 Chevrolet | 164 | 1745 | tires | 0 | 239 |
| 35 | 51 | 82W | Ron Gautsche | Tognotti's Speed Shop (Ron Gautsche) | '71 Ford | 160 | 1720 | running | 0 | 232 |
| 36 | 14 | 24 | Cecil Gordon (Cup) | Cecil Gordon | '71 Mercury | 138 | 2220 | crash | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | 45 | 14 | Dick Kranzler | John Millwee Racing Special (Dick Kranzler) | '72 Chevrolet | 137 | 1670 | running | 0 | 199 |
| 38 | 21 | 99 | Don White (Cup) | Nichels-Goldsmith (Ray Nichels) | '72 Plymouth | 114 | 1745 | fuel pump | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | 36 | 52W | Gene Romero | Sta-Power (Kevin Terris) | '70 Plymouth | 105 | 1620 | engine | 0 | 155 |
| 40 | 20 | 23W | G.T. Tallas (Cup) | Richard's Service Center (G.T. Tallas) | '71 Ford | 88 | 1620 | clutch | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | 6 | 97 | Red Farmer (Cup) | Long-Lewis Ford (Willie Humphries) | '72 Ford | 69 | 1720 | engine | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | 27 | 41 | Earle Canavan (Cup) | Budget Tapes / River Oaks Chrysler-Plymouth (Earle Canavan) | '72 Plymouth | 65 | 1570 | running | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | 29 | 79 | Frank Warren (Cup) | Frank Warren | '70 Dodge | 55 | 2040 | clutch | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | 7 | 16 | Mark Donohue (Cup) | American Motors (Roger Penske) | '72 Matador | 45 | 1615 | crash | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | 5 | 71 | Bobby Isaac (Cup) | K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf) | '72 Dodge | 45 | 3665 | crash | 9 | 0 |
| 46 | 50 | 29W | Bill Osborne | Paul Burchard | '72 Ford | 36 | 1440 | a frame | 0 | 55 |
| 47 | 44 | 30 | Walter Ballard (Cup) | Hekiman Foreign Car Service (Vic Ballard) | '71 Ford | 33 | 1915 | crash | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | 16 | 89W | Don Noel | Rainbow Western Sales Co. (Don Noel) | '71 Ford | 27 | 1415 | engine | 0 | 40 |
| 49 | 41 | 18W | George Follmer (Cup) | Norris Industries / Roy Woods Racing (Joe Frasson) | '72 Dodge | 4 | 1440 | engine | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | 18 | 57 | David Ray Boggs (Cup) | Boggs Racing Enterprises (David Ray Boggs) | '70 Dodge | 2 | 1365 | clutch | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | 23 | 31 | Jim Vandiver (Cup) | O.L. Nixon | '70 Dodge | 1 | 1375 | engine | 0 | 0 |