| Fin |
St |
# |
Driver |
Sponsor / Owner |
Car |
Laps |
Money |
Status |
Led |
| 33 | 34 | 44 | Richard D. Brown | Brown Racing (Jerry Brown) | '72 Chevrolet | 15 | 380 | alternator | 0 |
| 24 | 14 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking (Tom Garn) | '72 Chevrolet | 223 | 470 | brakes | 0 |
| 25 | 17 | 05 | David Sisco | Sisco Racing (Charlie McGee) | '72 Chevrolet | 212 | 450 | brakes | 0 |
| 19 | 7 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Master Chevy Sales (Ronnie Elder) | '73 Chevrolet | 375 | 550 | crash | 0 |
| 20 | 30 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Sunny King (Charlie Roberts) | '71 Ford | 339 | 775 | crash | 0 |
| 21 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP (Petty Enterprises) | '73 Dodge | 334 | 2,250 | engine | 0 |
| 26 | 9 | 2 | Dave Marcis | AMC (Roger Penske) | '73 Matador | 114 | 450 | engine | 0 |
| 28 | 19 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air (J. Marvin Mills) | '71 Dodge | 45 | 680 | engine | 0 |
| 31 | 23 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Jet Way Wax (Raymond Williams) | '71 Ford | 35 | 900 | engine | 0 |
| 34 | 18 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing (Bill Champion) | '71 Ford | 2 | 620 | engine | 0 |
| 23 | 32 | 85 | Ronnie Daniel | Daniel Racing (Ronnie Daniel) | '71 Chevrolet | 251 | 480 | ignition | 0 |
| 27 | 2 | 88 | Donnie Allison | DiGard Racing (DiGard) | '72 Chevrolet | 45 | 940 | oil leak | 0 |
| 29 | 26 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt (Dean Dalton) | '71 Mercury | 45 | 670 | oil leak | 0 |
| 30 | 22 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing (Don Robertson) | '73 Dodge | 35 | 660 | oil leak | 0 |
| 32 | 4 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola (Bobby Allison) | '73 Chevrolet | 30 | 1,890 | oil leak | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator (Wood Brothers) | '71 Mercury | 500 | 11,250 | running | 180 |
| 2 | 6 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare (Richard Howard) | '73 Chevrolet | 500 | 11,500 | running | 312 |
| 3 | 8 | 15 | Bobby Isaac | Sta-Power Industries (Bud Moore) | '73 Ford | 495 | 4,500 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 10 | 71 | Buddy Baker | K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf) | '72 Dodge | 494 | 3,500 | running | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing (Cecil Gordon) | '72 Chevrolet | 490 | 1,750 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 12 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing (L.G. DeWitt) | '72 Chevrolet | 488 | 1,650 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 15 | 90 | Jimmy Hensley | Truxmore Industries (Junie Donlavey) | '71 Mercury | 485 | 1,550 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 13 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard) | '71 Mercury | 471 | 1,450 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 16 | 45 | Vic Parsons | Seifert Rent-A-Racer (Bill Seifert) | '71 Ford | 469 | 1,100 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 20 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering (James Hylton) | '71 Ford | 468 | 1,250 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 21 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing (Elmo Langley) | '72 Ford | 464 | 1,150 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 28 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Holbrook Waterproofing (Rick Newsom) | '71 Ford | 461 | 800 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 25 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing (J.D. McDuffie) | '72 Chevrolet | 459 | 950 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 24 | 19 | Henley Gray | Gray Racing (Henley Gray) | '71 Ford | 453 | 926 | running | 0 |
| 15 | 29 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing (Earl Brooks) | '71 Ford | 440 | 650 | running | 0 |
| 16 | 33 | 40 | Frank Warren | Winston 500 (D.K. Ulrich) | '71 Ford | 440 | 625 | running | 0 |
| 18 | 27 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Kentucky Fried Chicken (Buddy Arrington) | '72 Dodge | 397 | 575 | running | 0 |
| 17 | 11 | 17 | Bill Dennis | Emrick (H.J. Brooking) | '72 Chevrolet | 404 | 600 | rear end | 0 |
| 22 | 31 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing (Clyde Lynn) | '71 Mercury | 257 | 740 | suspension | 0 |