| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Ray Elder | 96 | Fred Elder | 1971 Dodge | 153 | 12,375 | running | 47 |
| 2 | 8 | Benny Parsons | 72 | L.G. DeWitt | 1971 Mercury | 152 | 6,850 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 6 | Donnie Allison | 16 | Roger Penske | 1972 AMC Matador | 150 | 4,025 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 12 | James Hylton | 48 | James Hylton | 1970 Ford | 149 | 3,300 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 22 | Carl Joiner | 26 | Dean Thorne | 1972 Chevrolet | 148 | 2,150 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | Bobby Allison | 12 | Junior Johnson | 1972 Chevrolet | 147 | 3,550 | running | 2 |
| 7 | 18 | Carl Adams | 09 | Paul Burchard | 1971 Ford | 146 | 1,325 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 13 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Cecil Gordon | 1971 Mercury | 145 | 1,725 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 19 | Frank James | 00 | Jim Calder | 1972 Chevrolet | 144 | 1,125 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 16 | Elmo Langley Dick May | 64 | Elmo Langley | 1971 Ford | 141 | 1,525 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 29 | Charlie Roberts | 77 | Charlie Roberts | 1971 Ford | 141 | 1,500 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 4 | Hershel McGriff | 04 | Beryl Jackson | 1970 Plymouth | 141 | 975 | running | 3 |
| 13 | 5 | Dick Bown | 02 | Mike Ober | 1972 Plymouth | 141 | 950 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 9 | Chuck Bown | 27 | Dick Bown | 1970 Plymouth | 138 | 925 | suspension | 0 |
| 15 | 35 | Henley Gray | 19 | Henley Gray | 1971 Ford | 136 | 1,400 | running | 0 |
| 16 | 20 | Dick Kranzler | 4 | Dick Kranzler | 1972 Chevrolet | 135 | 875 | running | 0 |
| 17 | 15 | Kevin Terris | 32 | Dean Barnicle | 1970 Plymouth | 133 | 855 | running | 0 |
| 18 | 33 | Paul Dorrity | 15 | Glen Dorrity | 1972 Chevrolet | 130 | 845 | engine | 0 |
| 19 | 10 | Jimmy Insolo | 38 | Roger Paquette | 1972 Chevrolet | 130 | 835 | running | 0 |
| 20 | 23 | Bill Butts | 06 | Gary Sigman | 1972 Dodge | 128 | 840 | running | 0 |
| 21 | 2 | Bobby Isaac | 71 | Nord Krauskopf | 1972 Dodge | 109 | 2,875 | transmission | 16 |
| 22 | 28 | Dean Dalton | 7 | Dean Dalton | 1971 Mercury | 102 | 1,285 | transmission | 0 |
| 23 | 1 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 1972 Plymouth | 96 | 3,295 | engine | 85 |
| 24 | 24 | Bill Champion | 10 | Bill Champion | 1971 Ford | 87 | 1,255 | running | 0 |
| 25 | 38 | Walter Ballard | 30 | Vic Ballard | 1971 Mercury | 69 | 1,240 | transmission | 0 |
| 26 | 25 | Ray Johnstone | 6 | Coz Concilla | 1972 Oldsmobile | 62 | 725 | engine | 0 |
| 27 | 17 | John Anderson | 91 | Don Nuzum | 1972 Chevrolet | 47 | 715 | engine | 0 |
| 28 | 31 | J.D. McDuffie | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | 1971 Chevrolet | 46 | 1,205 | transmission | 0 |
| 29 | 39 | John Hren | 46 | 1970 Chevrolet | 45 | 720 | engine | 0 | |
| 30 | 14 | Clem Proctor | 78 | Clem Proctor | 1972 Oldsmobile | 37 | 685 | engine | 0 |
| 31 | 36 | Sonny Easley | 86 | Charles Heckert | 1972 Chevrolet | 35 | 670 | ignition | 0 |
| 32 | 21 | Dick Guldstrand | 9 | Dick Gulstrand | 1972 Chevrolet | 28 | 740 | engine | 0 |
| 33 | 11 | Dick Brooks | 73 | Marvin Welty | 1972 Ford | 21 | 660 | transmission | 0 |
| 34 | 26 | Sam Stanley | 47 | 1971 Ford | 17 | 655 | engine | 0 | |
| 35 | 32 | John Soares Jr. | 3 | John Soares Jr. | 1970 Dodge | 15 | 650 | engine | 0 |
| 36 | 30 | Tru Cheek | 62 | 1970 Ford | 12 | 645 | engine | 0 | |
| 37 | 37 | Ed Negre | 8 | Ed Negre | 1970 Dodge | 6 | 1,140 | suspension | 0 |
| 38 | 27 | Jack McCoy | 7 | Ernie Conn | 1972 Dodge | 5 | 635 | engine | 0 |
| 39 | 40 | Bob Kauf | 95 | Paul Stockwell | 1972 Chevrolet | 4 | 630 | oil line | 0 |
| 40 | 34 | Mike James | 31 | Tony Oddo | 1972 Chevrolet | 1 | 625 | engine | 0 |