| Southern 300 | Date: | 10/1/1972 |
| Finish | Start | CarNo | Driver | Laps | Status | Division: | LMS |
| 1 | 6 | 48 | Darrell Waltrip | 300 | Running |
| 2 | 4 | 11 | Jack Ingram | 300 | Running |
| 3 | 7 | 2 | L.D. Ottinger | ||
| 4 | 12 | 63 | Jimmy Hensley | ||
| 5 | 17 | 9 | Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. | ||
| 6 | 21 | 76 | Windle Webster | ||
| 7 | 1 | 25 | Charlie Binkley | Accident | |
| 8 | 9 | 01 | Bill Morton | ||
| 9 | 22 | 24 | Jim Berry | ||
| 10 | 3 | 33 | Jerry Long | ||
| 11 | 20 | 21 | Gene Payne | ||
| 12 | 31 | 85 | Bill Tutten | ||
| 13 | 25 | 44 | Jones Ferrell | ||
| 14 | 10 | 26 | Joe Mangrum | ||
| 15 | 18 | 16 | Jerry Sisco | ||
| 16 | 35 | 5 | James Veach | ||
| 17 | 19 | 14 | Benny Kerley | ||
| 18 | 28 | 60 | Robert Wales | ||
| 19 | 11 | 88 | James Climer | ||
| 20 | 16 | 41 | Carl Lane | ||
| 21 | 15 | 22 | Don Anthony | ||
| 22 | 2 | 0 | Alton Jones | ||
| 23 | 14 | 14 | George Bonee | ||
| 24 | 33 | 15 | Jim Bellar | ||
| 25 | 27 | 49 | Clyde Peoples | ||
| 26 | 24 | 8 | Chester Albright | ||
| 27 | 8 | 84 | Flookie Buford | ||
| 28 | 13 | 50 | Rod Stillings | ||
| 29 | 5 | 97 | Red Farmer | ||
| 30 | 32 | 60 | Jack Hooper | ||
| 31 | 36 | 6 | Ronnie Dixon | ||
| 32 | 34 | 29 | Ray Chitwood | ||
| 33 | 23 | 42 | Grant Adcox | ||
| 34 | 29 | 92 | Felix Treadway | ||
| 35 | 26 | 71 | Wayne Ashton | ||
| 36 | 30 | 32 | Jimmy Means |