Results
"American 500"
October 15, 1972
Rockingham, North Carolina
| Average Speed: 116.275 mph | Race
Time: 4-
hours 13- minutes 49- seconds
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| Pos | Driver | Car Make |
| 1 | Bobby Allison | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Richard Petty | Plymouth |
| 3 | Buddy Baker | Dodge |
| 4 | David Pearson | Mercury |
| 5 | Pete Hamilton | Plymouth |
| 6 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet |
| 7 | Dave Marcis | Matador |
| 8 | Larry Smith | Ford |
| 9 | David siaco | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge |
| 11 | John Sears | Plymouth |
| 12 | Clarence Lovell | Ford |
| 13 | Elmo Langley | Ford |
| 14 | Ben Arnold | Ford |
| 15 | Walter Ballard | Mercury |
| 16 | Dean Dalton | Mercury |
| 17 | Ed Negre | Dodge |
| 18 | Charlie Roberts | Ford |
| 19 | James Hylton | Ford |
| 20 | Cecil Gordon | Mercury |
| 21 | Joe Frasson | Dodge |
| 22 | Raymond Williams | Ford |
| 23 | Jabe Thomas | Plymouth |
| 24 | J. D. McDuffie | Chevrolet |
| 25 | Frank Warren | Dodge |
| 26 | Marty Robbins | Dodge |
| 27 | Coo Coo Marlin | Chevrolet |
| 28 | Bill Champion | Mercury |
| 29 | Roy Mayne | Plymouth |
| 30 | Jim Vandiver | Dodge |
| 31 | Neil Castles | Plymouth |
| 32 | Bill Dennis | Chevrolet |
| 33 | Ron Keselowski | Dodge |
| 34 | Dick Brooks | Ford |
| 35 | Benny Parsons | Mercury |
| 36 | Bobby Isaac | Chevrolet |
| 37 | Henley Gray | Mercury |
| 38 | Tiny Lund | Chevrolet |
| 39 | Tommy Gale | Mercury |
| 40 | Ron Hutcherson | Ford |