| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Bobby Allison | 12 | Richard Howard | 1972 Chevrolet | 367 | 23,990 | running | 229 |
| 2 | 13 | David Pearson | 21 | Wood Brothers | 1971 Mercury | 367 | 11,065 | running | 123 |
| 3 | 3 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 1972 Dodge | 360 | 8,990 | running | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | Fred Lorenzen | 28 | Hoss Ellington | 1972 Chevrolet | 354 | 4,940 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 18 | LeeRoy Yarbrough H.B. Bailey | 66 | Vernon Blank | 1971 Pontiac | 351 | 4,630 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 18 | LeeRoy Yarbrough H.B. Bailey | 66 | Vernon Blank | 1971 Pontiac | 351 | 4,630 | running | 6 |
| 6 | 15 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Buddy Arrington | 1970 Dodge | 348 | 3,325 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 5 | Dave Marcis | 16 | Roger Penske | 1972 AMC Matador | 348 | 2,865 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 16 | Jim Vandiver | 31 | O.L. Nixon | 1971 Dodge | 343 | 2,665 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 21 | Marty Robbins | 42 | Marty Robbins | 1971 Dodge | 339 | 2,465 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 19 | Coo Coo Marlin | 14 | H.B. Cunningham | 1972 Chevrolet | 337 | 2,415 | running | 2 |
| 11 | 9 | James Hylton | 48 | James Hylton | 1971 Mercury | 335 | 2,665 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 28 | Walter Ballard | 30 | Vic Ballard | 1971 Mercury | 328 | 2,365 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 38 | Bill Champion | 10 | Bill Champion | 1971 Ford | 327 | 2,265 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 34 | Ed Negre | 8 | Ed Negre | 1970 Dodge | 324 | 2,165 | running | 0 |
| 15 | 36 | J.D. McDuffie | 0 | George Altheide | 1970 Dodge | 318 | 1,515 | running | 0 |
| 16 | 30 | Tom Gale | 03 | Frank Vasko | 1971 Mercury | 305 | 1,365 | running | 0 |
| 17 | 39 | Frank Warren | 79 | Frank Warren | 1970 Dodge | 286 | 1,765 | running | 0 |
| 18 | 26 | David Boggs | 57 | David Ray Boggs | 1970 Dodge | 280 | 1,715 | oil leak | 0 |
| 19 | 17 | G.C. Spencer Joe Frasson | 49 | G.C. Spencer | 1970 Plymouth | 258 | 1,165 | accident | 0 |
| 20 | 27 | Jabe Thomas | 25 | Don Robertson | 1970 Plymouth | 249 | 1,715 | accident | 0 |
| 21 | 31 | Dean Dalton | 7 | Dean Dalton | 1971 Mercury | 245 | 1,560 | accident | 0 |
| 22 | 32 | Elmo Langley | 64 | Elmo Langley | 1971 Ford | 228 | 1,485 | accident | 0 |
| 23 | 35 | Neil Castles | 06 | Neil Castles | 1972 Plymouth | 205 | 960 | engine | 0 |
| 24 | 29 | Henley Gray | 19 | Henley Gray | 1971 Ford | 167 | 1,450 | engine | 0 |
| 25 | 25 | Larry Smith | 92 | Harley Smith | 1971 Ford | 165 | 940 | accident | 0 |
| 26 | 24 | Buck Baker | 65 | Joe Phipps | 1972 Chevrolet | 157 | 935 | engine | 0 |
| 27 | 33 | Eddie Yarboro | 13 | Eddie Yarboro | 1970 Plymouth | 147 | 930 | engine | 0 |
| 28 | 12 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Cecil Gordon | 1971 Mercury | 145 | 1,425 | accident | 0 |
| 29 | 4 | Buddy Baker | 11 | Petty Enterprises | 1972 Dodge | 139 | 920 | accident | 1 |
| 30 | 23 | John Sears | 4 | J. Marvin Mills | 1970 Plymouth | 138 | 1,415 | overheating | 0 |
| 31 | 37 | Paul Tyler | 83 | Norris Reed | 1971 Mercury | 135 | 810 | engine | 0 |
| 32 | 6 | Dick Brooks | 45 | Bill Seifert | 1971 Mercury | 133 | 1,300 | accident | 2 |
| 33 | 20 | Clarence Lovell | 61 | Don Bierschwale | 1971 Ford | 104 | 795 | engine | 0 |
| 34 | 40 | Ron Keselowski | 88 | Roger Lubinski | 1970 Dodge | 58 | 790 | engine | 0 |
| 35 | 8 | Benny Parsons | 72 | L.G. DeWitt | 1971 Mercury | 43 | 1,285 | engine | 0 |
| 36 | 22 | Ben Arnold | 76 | Ben Arnold | 1971 Ford | 37 | 1,280 | engine | 0 |
| 37 | 14 | Joe Frasson | 18 | Joe Frasson | 1972 Dodge | 34 | 775 | accident | 0 |
| 38 | 11 | Donnie Allison | 15 | Bud Moore | 1972 Ford | 12 | 770 | accident | 0 |
| 39 | 10 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 90 | Junie Donlavey | 1971 Ford | 12 | 1,265 | accident | 0 |
| 40 | 7 | Bobby Isaac | 71 | Nord Krauskopf | 1971 Dodge | 12 | 2,760 | accident | 0 |