| Fin |
St |
# |
Driver |
Sponsor / Owner |
Car |
Laps |
Money |
Status |
Led |
| 1 | 6 | 11 | Buddy Baker | STP (Petty Enterprises) | '72 Dodge | 400 | 22,075 | running | 39 |
| 2 | 1 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola (Richard Howard) | '72 Chevrolet | 400 | 18,950 | running | 239 |
| 3 | 13 | 6 | Charlie Glotzbach | Cotton Owens | '72 Dodge | 395 | 9,625 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 14 | 72 | Benny Parsons | L.G. DeWitt | '71 Mercury | 391 | 7,350 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 26 | 45 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Bill Seifert | '71 Mercury | 382 | 6,325 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 22 | 92 | Larry Smith | Harley Smith | '72 Ford | 381 | 4,025 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 23 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Buddy Arrington | '70 Dodge | 378 | 3,575 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 19 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Cecil Gordon | '71 Mercury | 376 | 3,025 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 12 | 79 | Frank Warren | Frank Warren | '70 Dodge | 370 | 3,050 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 21 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Ben Arnold | '71 Ford | 367 | 2,775 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 34 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Elmo Langley | '71 Mercury | 362 | 2,625 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 24 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Roger Lubinski | '70 Dodge | 360 | 2,025 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 30 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Raymond Williams | '71 Ford | 359 | 2,460 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 35 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Don Robertson | '70 Plymouth | 356 | 2,375 | running | 0 |
| 15 | 28 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard) | '71 Mercury | 351 | 2,325 | running | 0 |
| 16 | 25 | 27 | Jim Paschal | Richard Howard | '72 Chevrolet | 338 | 1,825 | engine | 0 |
| 17 | 39 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Dean Dalton | '71 Mercury | 336 | 2,175 | running | 0 |
| 18 | 10 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Hoss Ellington | '72 Ford | 332 | 1,670 | suspension | 0 |
| 19 | 9 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP (Petty Enterprises) | '72 Dodge | 328 | 4,230 | engine | 0 |
| 20 | 20 | 48 | James Hylton | Pop Kola (James Hylton) | '71 Ford | 312 | 2,025 | running | 0 |
| 21 | 5 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Joe Frasson | '71 Dodge | 306 | 1,600 | engine | 0 |
| 22 | 11 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Howard Furniture (Richard Howard) | '71 Chevrolet | 283 | 1,710 | engine | 0 |
| 23 | 3 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf) | '72 Dodge | 274 | 4,750 | engine | 93 |
| 24 | 38 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air (J. Marvin Mills) | '70 Plymouth | 269 | 1,850 | clutch | 0 |
| 25 | 2 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator (Wood Brothers) | '71 Mercury | 251 | 1,750 | water hose | 29 |
| 26 | 36 | 10 | Bill Champion | Bill Champion | '71 Ford | 247 | 1,730 | engine | 0 |
| 27 | 18 | 61 | Clarence Lovell | Bierschwale-Haverlah (Don Bierschwale) | '72 Ford | 203 | 1,220 | overheating | 0 |
| 28 | 7 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley (H.B. Cunningham) | '72 Chevrolet | 184 | 1,235 | engine | 0 |
| 29 | 31 | 2 | Ken Rush | Dave Marcis | '70 Dodge | 149 | 1,625 | engine | 0 |
| 30 | 27 | 91 | Richard D. Brown | Ralph McNabb | '71 Chevrolet | 142 | 1,640 | suspension | 0 |
| 31 | 8 | 16 | Dave Marcis | Roger Penske | '72 Matador | 106 | 1,120 | suspension | 0 |
| 32 | 16 | 90 | Jackie Oliver | Junie Donlavey | '71 Ford | 103 | 1,575 | engine | 0 |
| 33 | 32 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | J.D. McDuffie | '71 Chevrolet | 98 | 1,490 | engine | 0 |
| 34 | 17 | 15 | Donnie Allison | Bud Moore | '72 Ford | 96 | 980 | heting | 0 |
| 35 | 40 | 06 | Neil Castles | Neil Castles | '70 Dodge | 88 | 895 | engine | 0 |
| 36 | 37 | 73 | Dick Brooks | Marvin Welty | '71 Ford | 61 | 935 | transmission | 0 |
| 37 | 29 | 33 | Wayne Smith | Wayne Smith | '72 Chevrolet | 60 | 875 | transmission | 0 |
| 38 | 33 | 57 | David Ray Boggs | David Ray Boggs | '70 Dodge | 39 | 815 | engine | 0 |
| 39 | 15 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | G.C. Spencer | '70 Plymouth | 33 | 870 | oil pan | 0 |
| 40 | 4 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | O.L. Nixon | '70 Dodge | 11 | 925 | transmission | 0 |
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