| Fin |
St |
# |
Driver |
Sponsor / Owner |
Car |
Laps |
Money |
Status |
Led |
| 1 | 1 | 21 | A.J. Foyt | Purolator (Wood Brothers) | '71 Mercury | 200 | 31,695 | running | 132 |
| 2 | 2 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola (Richard Howard) | '72 Chevrolet | 200 | 16,945 | running | 20 |
| 3 | 4 | 11 | Buddy Baker | STP (Petty Enterprises) | '72 Dodge | 200 | 11,670 | running | 6 |
| 4 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP (Petty Enterprises) | '72 Plymouth | 199 | 9,970 | running | 17 |
| 5 | 8 | 96W | Ray Elder | Olympia Brewing Company (Fred Elder) | '72 Dodge | 194 | 5,845 | running | 3 |
| 6 | 11 | 4W | Hershel McGriff | The Cousins (Beryl Jackson) | '70 Plymouth | 193 | 4,470 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 25 | 48 | James Hylton | Madden Food Systems / Pop Kola (James Hylton) | '71 Ford | 191 | 4,435 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 22 | 42 | Marty Robbins | KLAC 570 Radio (Marty Robbins) | '72 Dodge | 190 | 3,445 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 24 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Elmo Langley | '71 Ford | 188 | 3,370 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | 9 | Ramo Stott | Housby Racing (Jack Housby) | '72 Plymouth | 188 | 2,575 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 26 | 61 | Jimmy Finger | Brookehill-Dellcrest Funeral Homes (Don Bierschwale) | '71 Ford | 188 | 2,480 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 15 | 17W | Jack McCoy | Ernie Conn | '71 Dodge | 186 | 2,420 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 19 | 3W | John Soares, Jr. | John Soares Racing Enterprises (John Soares, Jr.) | '70 Dodge | 186 | 2,345 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 9 | 72 | Benny Parsons | L.G. DeWitt | '71 Mercury | 185 | 2,845 | running | 13 |
| 15 | 40 | 6W | Bill Butts | Speedway Eng. / Floyd & Howerton Plumbing (Gary Sigman) | '72 Dodge | 185 | 2,220 | running | 0 |
| 16 | 48 | 1W | Cliff Garner | Bill Champion | '71 Ford | 185 | 1,495 | running | 0 |
| 17 | 33 | 91W | Johnny Anderson | Conner's Muffler / Adams Machine Shop (Don Nuzum) | '72 Chevrolet | 184 | 2,170 | running | 0 |
| 18 | 13 | 2W | Dick Bown | Ober Logging (Mike Ober) | '72 Plymouth | 184 | 2,170 | running | 0 |
| 19 | 35 | 84W | Jim Danielson | J&L Body Shop (Jim Danielson) | '71 Mercury | 184 | 2,120 | running | 0 |
| 20 | 17 | 10 | Bill Champion | Bill Champion | '71 Ford | 182 | 2,620 | running | 0 |
| 21 | 31 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Ben Arnold | '71 Ford | 182 | 2,085 | running | 0 |
| 22 | 28 | 32W | Kevin Terris | Sta-Power / Brunswick Industries (Dean Barnicle) | '72 Plymouth | 180 | 2,070 | running | 0 |
| 23 | 43 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Engineering (J.D. McDuffie) | '71 Chevrolet | 180 | 2,545 | running | 0 |
| 24 | 39 | 34W | Markey James | Tony Oddo | '72 Chevrolet | 179 | 1,995 | running | 0 |
| 25 | 42 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Dean Dalton | '71 Mercury | 179 | 2,025 | running | 0 |
| 26 | 30 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Raymond Williams | '71 Ford | 179 | 1,970 | flagged | 0 |
| 27 | 37 | 44W | Jim Whitt | Dean Barnicle | '71 Ford | 178 | 1,920 | running | 0 |
| 28 | 12 | 20 | George Altheide | George Altheide | '70 Dodge | 178 | 1,920 | running | 0 |
| 29 | 38 | 95W | Bob Kauf | Wrought Iron Company (Paul Stockwell) | '72 Chevrolet | 174 | 1,870 | engine | 0 |
| 30 | 47 | 39W | Carl Adams | Paul Burchard | '71 Ford | 174 | 1,845 | running | 0 |
| 31 | 32 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray | '71 Ford | 173 | 2,330 | running | 0 |
| 32 | 34 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Charlie Roberts | '71 Ford | 173 | 1,795 | running | 0 |
| 33 | 49 | 27W | Chuck Bown | Rose Auto Wrecking (Dick Bown) | '70 Plymouth | 165 | 1,770 | engine | 0 |
| 34 | 46 | 40W | Les Loeser | San Fernando Valley Lumber Co. (Jerry Lankford) | '72 Chevrolet | 164 | 1,745 | tires | 0 |
| 35 | 51 | 82W | Ron Gautsche | Tognotti's Speed Shop (Ron Gautsche) | '71 Ford | 160 | 1,720 | running | 0 |
| 36 | 14 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Cecil Gordon | '71 Mercury | 138 | 2,220 | crash | 0 |
| 37 | 45 | 14 | Dick Kranzler | Goodyear Tire Center (Dick Kranzler) | '72 Chevrolet | 137 | 1,670 | running | 0 |
| 38 | 21 | 99 | Don White | Nichels-Goldsmith (Ray Nichels) | '72 Plymouth | 114 | 1,745 | fuel pump | 0 |
| 39 | 36 | 52W | Gene Romero | Sta-Power (Kevin Terris) | '70 Plymouth | 105 | 1,620 | engine | 0 |
| 40 | 20 | 23W | G.T. Tallas | Richard's Service Center (G.T. Tallas) | '71 Ford | 88 | 1,620 | clutch | 0 |
| 41 | 6 | 97 | Red Farmer | Long-Lewis Ford (Willie Humphries) | '72 Ford | 69 | 1,720 | engine | 0 |
| 42 | 27 | 41 | Earle Canavan | Budget Tapes / River Oaks Chrysler-Plymouth (Earle Canavan) | '72 Plymouth | 65 | 1,570 | running | 0 |
| 43 | 29 | 79 | Frank Warren | Frank Warren | '70 Dodge | 55 | 2,040 | clutch | 0 |
| 44 | 7 | 16 | Mark Donohue | American Motors (Roger Penske) | '72 Matador | 45 | 1,615 | crash | 0 |
| 45 | 5 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf) | '72 Dodge | 45 | 3,665 | crash | 9 |
| 46 | 50 | 29W | Bill Osborne | Paul Burchard | '72 Ford | 36 | 1,440 | a frame | 0 |
| 47 | 44 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Hekiman Foreign Car Service (Vic Ballard) | '70 Plymouth | 33 | 1,915 | crash | 0 |
| 48 | 16 | 89W | Don Noel | Rainbow Western Sales Co. (Don Noel) | '71 Ford | 27 | 1,415 | engine | 0 |
| 49 | 41 | 18W | George Follmer | Norris Industries / Roy Woods Racing (Joe Frasson) | '72 Dodge | 4 | 1,440 | engine | 0 |
| 50 | 18 | 57 | David Ray Boggs | Boggs Racing Enterprises (David Ray Boggs) | '70 Dodge | 2 | 1,365 | clutch | 0 |
| 51 | 23 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | O.L. Nixon | '70 Dodge | 1 | 1,375 | engine | 0 |
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Failed to qualify: Pat Fay (#99), Bill Shirey (#74), Perry Cottingham (#73), Dale Lee (#65), Tru Cheek (#62), Don Graham (#57W), Ken Shoemaker (#56), Jerry Barnett (#55), John Fairchild (#50), Sam Stanley (#47W), Bill Seifert (#45), D.K. Ulrich (#40), George Wiltshire (#39), Jimmy Insolo (#38), Joe Frasson (#78), Marion Collins (#78W), Dick May (#84), Richard Childress (#96), Harry Jefferson (#94), Larry Smith (#92), Verlin Eaker (#91), Richard D. Brown (#91), Bill Dennis (#90), Clint Hutchins (#89W), Les Covey (#89), Mike Saint (#88W), Ron Keselowski (#88), Allen Jennings (#86), Dan Geiger (#85), Harry Schilling (#84W), Don Tarr (#37), Frank Burnett (#36), Ed Negre (#8), Bob England (#8W), Steve Pfeifer (#08), Ivan Baldwin (#07), Charlie Glotzbach (#6), Jerry Oliver (#6W), Neil Castles (#06), Doc Faustina (#5), John Sears (#4), Emiliano Zapata (#04), Tommy Gale (#03), Johnny Steele (#2), Frank James (#00W), John Lyons (#9), Phillip Pedlar (#11W), Larry Esau (#12W), Bub Strickler (#35), Gene Riniker (#34W), Wendell Scott (#34), Glenn Francis (#33), Johnny Halford (#32), Carl Joiner (#26), Chuck Hetrick (#25W), Jabe Thomas (#25), Jim Gilliam (#24W), Nels Miller (#21W), Paul Dorrity (#15), Arnie Krueger (#14W), Willie McNeal (#14), Bobby Mausgrover (#00)
| Lap leader breakdown: |
| Leader | From Lap | To Lap | # Of Laps |
| A.J. Foyt | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Bobby Isaac | 5 | 13 | 9 |
| Ray Elder | 14 | 16 | 3 |
| A.J. Foyt | 17 | 32 | 16 |
| Bobby Allison | 33 | 33 | 1 |
| A.J. Foyt | 34 | 35 | 2 |
| Bobby Allison | 36 | 39 | 4 |
| Benny Parsons | 40 | 51 | 12 |
| Richard Petty | 52 | 52 | 1 |
| Bobby Allison | 53 | 53 | 1 |
| Benny Parsons | 54 | 54 | 1 |
| A.J. Foyt | 55 | 58 | 4 |
| Richard Petty | 59 | 59 | 1 |
| A.J. Foyt | 60 | 60 | 1 |
| Richard Petty | 61 | 61 | 1 |
| A.J. Foyt | 62 | 66 | 5 |
| Richard Petty | 67 | 68 | 2 |
| A.J. Foyt | 69 | 85 | 17 |
| Buddy Baker | 86 | 87 | 2 |
| Bobby Allison | 88 | 89 | 2 |
| Richard Petty | 90 | 97 | 8 |
| A.J. Foyt | 98 | 119 | 22 |
| Buddy Baker | 120 | 122 | 3 |
| Bobby Allison | 123 | 127 | 5 |
| Richard Petty | 128 | 131 | 4 |
| A.J. Foyt | 132 | 149 | 18 |
| Bobby Allison | 150 | 150 | 1 |
| A.J. Foyt | 151 | 155 | 5 |
| Bobby Allison | 156 | 156 | 1 |
| A.J. Foyt | 157 | 157 | 1 |
| Bobby Allison | 158 | 158 | 1 |
| A.J. Foyt | 159 | 162 | 4 |
| Bobby Allison | 163 | 165 | 3 |
| A.J. Foyt | 166 | 183 | 18 |
| Bobby Allison | 184 | 184 | 1 |
| Buddy Baker | 185 | 185 | 1 |
| A.J. Foyt | 186 | 200 | 15 |
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