| Fin |
St |
# |
Driver |
Sponsor / Owner |
Car |
Laps |
Money |
Status |
Led |
| 1 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP (Petty Enterprises) | '72 Dodge | 250 | 16,245 | running | 186 |
| 2 | 2 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola (Richard Howard) | '72 Chevrolet | 249 | 8,670 | running | 10 |
| 5 | 3 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf) | '72 Dodge | 244 | 5,400 | running | 52 |
| 3 | 21 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley (H.B. Cunningham) | '72 Chevrolet | 244 | 5,045 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Pop Kola (L.G. DeWitt) | '71 Mercury | 244 | 4,355 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 22 | 48 | James Hylton | Pop Kola (James Hylton) | '70 Ford | 242 | 3,070 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | 92 | Larry Smith | DeHart Motor Lines (Harley Smith) | '71 Ford | 241 | 2,060 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 11 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Jack Johnson Ford (Ben Arnold) | '71 Ford | 232 | 2,040 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 39 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt (Dean Dalton) | '71 Mercury | 232 | 1,670 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Truck / Revell (Bill Champion) | '71 Ford | 231 | 1,440 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 16 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Jet Way Car Products (Raymond Williams) | '71 Ford | 226 | 1,355 | running | 0 |
| 17 | 30 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Sunny King (Charlie Roberts) | '71 Ford | 222 | 1,330 | running | 0 |
| 21 | 41 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air (J. Marvin Mills) | '70 Plymouth | 217 | 1,330 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 9 | 2 | Dave Marcis | AMA Fiberglass (Dave Marcis) | '72 Dodge | 226 | 1,300 | running | 0 |
| 16 | 31 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Mullins Restaurant (Don Robertson) | '70 Plymouth | 225 | 1,290 | running | 0 |
| 23 | 28 | 79 | Frank Warren | Sabre Inn (Frank Warren) | '70 Dodge | 207 | 1,275 | running | 0 |
| 33 | 26 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Hightman (Vic Ballard) | '71 Mercury | 138 | 1,265 | engine | 0 |
| 27 | 34 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Ed Carter Auto Parts (J.D. McDuffie) | '71 Chevrolet | 193 | 1,260 | windshield | 0 |
| 28 | 18 | 8 | Ed Negre | Ed Negre | '70 Dodge | 192 | 1,230 | engine | 0 |
| 15 | 8 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Carlinson / Apeman (Cecil Gordon) | '71 Mercury | 226 | 1,230 | running | 0 |
| 29 | 32 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Henry Woodfield Ford (Elmo Langley) | '71 Ford | 186 | 1,225 | running | 0 |
| 39 | 42 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray | '71 Ford | 72 | 1,200 | engine | 0 |
| 36 | 23 | 90 | Jackie Oliver | Truxmore (Junie Donlavey) | '72 Ford | 83 | 1,135 | engine | 0 |
| 41 | 6 | 45 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Porter Ford (Bill Seifert) | '71 Ford | 52 | 1,115 | engine | 0 |
| 12 | 38 | 55 | Tiny Lund | Vaughn High Speed (Hank Richardson) | '72 Chevrolet | 229 | 1,045 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 13 | 66 | H.B. Bailey | Blank & Kalashian (Vernon Blank) | '71 Pontiac | 230 | 890 | running | 0 |
| 20 | 40 | 53 | Dick May | Sabre Inn (J.C. Crews) | '70 Plymouth | 217 | 810 | running | 0 |
| 37 | 14 | 06 | Neil Castles | Howard Furniture (Neil Castles) | '70 Dodge | 82 | 805 | engine | 0 |
| 22 | 37 | 89 | Les Covey | Mechanical Kitchen (Jack Mercer) | '70 Chevrolet | 207 | 760 | running | 0 |
| 26 | 29 | 32 | Jim Whitt | Monaco Oil (Dean Barnicle) | '71 Ford | 197 | 750 | running | 0 |
| 30 | 27 | 57 | David Ray Boggs | Weary's Deluxe Auto Center (David Ray Boggs) | '70 Dodge | 155 | 735 | crash | 0 |
| 35 | 25 | 73 | Dick Brooks | J & W Trailers (Marvin Welty) | '72 Ford | 114 | 730 | engine | 0 |
| 24 | 4 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Joe Frasson | '72 Dodge | 200 | 715 | engine | 2 |
| 31 | 19 | 96 | Richard Childress | Richard Childress | '71 Chevrolet | 144 | 715 | crash | 0 |
| 32 | 35 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Wendell Scott | '71 Ford | 143 | 710 | crash | 0 |
| 34 | 20 | 5 | Doc Faustina | Doc Faustina | '70 Plymouth | 126 | 700 | engine | 0 |
| 19 | 12 | 61 | Clarence Lovell | Lone Star Special / Bierschwale-Haverlah (Don Bierschwale) | '71 Ford | 218 | 695 | engine | 0 |
| 18 | 33 | 56 | Paul Jett | Handy Andy Supermarkets (Paul Jett) | '72 Ford | 220 | 680 | running | 0 |
| 38 | 36 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | A-1 Auto Parts (D.K. Ulrich) | '71 Ford | 81 | 680 | engine | 0 |
| 25 | 44 | 35 | Ronnie Chumley | Vita Fresh Orange Juice (Gordon Van Liew) | '72 Chevrolet | 200 | 645 | running | 0 |
| 40 | 10 | 42 | Marty Robbins | Marty Robbins | '71 Dodge | 56 | 595 | engine | 0 |
| 43 | 24 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Messina Trucking (Roger Lubinski) | '70 Dodge | 28 | 590 | fuel pump | 0 |
| 42 | 43 | 91 | Johnny Anderson | Don Nuzum | '72 Chevrolet | 28 | 585 | engine | 0 |
| 44 | 17 | 74 | Bill Shirey | Bill Shirey | '70 Dodge | 14 | 550 | engine | 0 |