| Teams for 1972 Carolina 500 |
|---|
| Car | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Marcis Auto Racing | Dave Marcis |  |
| 7 | Dalton Racing | Dean Dalton |  |
| 8 | Negre Racing | Ed Negre | |
| 10 | Champion Racing | Bill Champion |  |
| 11 | Petty Enterprises | Buddy Baker | |
| 12 | Howard & Egerton Racing | Bobby Allison |  |
| 18 | Frasson Racing | Joe Frasson | |
| 19 | Henley Gray Racing | Henley Gray | |
| 24 | Gordon Racing | Cecil Gordon | |
| 25 | Robertson Racing | Jabe Thomas |  |
| 31 | O.L. Nixon Racing | Jim Vandiver | |
| 32 | Dick Brooks | Johnny Halford | |
| 43 | Petty Enterprises | Richard Petty | |
| 45 | Siefert Racing | LeeRoy Yarbrough | |
| 47 | Williams Racing | Raymond Williams | |
| 48 | Hylton Engineering | James Hylton | |
| 49 | GC Spencer Racing | G.C. Spencer | |
| 51 | Strong Racing | Dub Simpson | |
| 53 | Hopper-Crews Racing | H.B. Bailey | |
| 64 | Langley Racing | Elmo Langley | |
| 67 | Arrington Racing | Buddy Arrington | |
| 71 | K&K Racing | Bobby Isaac | |
| 72 | DeWitt Racing | Benny Parsons | |
| 74 | Shirey Racing | Bill Shirey | |
| 77 | Roberts Racing | Charlie Roberts | |
| 79 | Warren Racing | Frank Warren | |
| 88 | Lubinski Racing | Ron Keselowski | |
| 90 | Donlavey Racing | Jackie Oliver | |
| 91 | Acton Racing | Richard D. Brown | |
| 96 | Richard Childress Racing | Richard Childress | |
