| Teams 1972 Talladega 500 |
|---|
| No. | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | George Althied | George Altheide | Dodge |
| 2 | Marcis Auto Racing | Dave Marcis | Dodge |
| 3 | Frank Vasko | Tommy Gale | Mercury |
| 4 | J. Marvin Mills | John Sears | Plymouth |
| 5 | Faustina Racing | Doc Faustina | Plymouth |
| 5 | McGee Racing | David Sisco | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Castle Racing | Neil Castles | Plymouth |
| 7 | Dalton Racing | Dean Dalton | Mercury |
| 8 | Negre Racing | Ed Negre | Dodge |
| 9 | Housby Racing | Pete Hamilton | Plymouth |
| 10 | Champion Racing | Bill Champion | Mercury |
| 11 | Petty Enterprises | Buddy Baker | Dodge |
| 12 | Howard & Egerton Racing | Bobby Allison | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Cunningham-Kelley Racing | Coo Coo Marlin | Chevrolet |
| 18 | Frasson Racing | Joe Frasson | Dodge |
| 19 | Henley Gray Racing | Henley Gray | Ford |
| 21 | Wood Brothers Racing | David Pearson | Mercury |
| 22 | Crawford Brothers | Donnie Allison | Plymouth |
| 23 | Robertson Racing | Mel Larson | Plymouth |
| 24 | Gordon Racing | Cecil Gordon | Mercury |
| 25 | Robertson Racing | Jabe Thomas | Plymouth |
| 28 | Ellington Racing | Fred Lorenzen | Chevrolet |
| 30 | Vic Ballard | Walter Ballard | Mercury |
| 43 | Petty Enterprises | Richard Petty | Dodge |
| 45 | Siefert Racing | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Ford |
| 47 | Williams Racing | Raymond Williams | Ford |
| 48 | Hylton Engineering | James Hylton | Mercury |
| 53 | Hopper-Crews Racing | Bobby Mausgrover | Ford |
| 56 | Richard Hammond | Jim Hurtubise | Ford |
| 57 | David Ray Boggs | David Ray Boggs | Dodge |
| 61 | B & B Racing | Clarence Lovell | Ford |
| 63 | Roberts Racing | Robert Wales | Dodge |
| 64 | Langley Racing | Elmo Langley | Ford |
| 65 | Joe Phipps | Roy Mayne | Chevrolet |
| 67 | Arrington Racing | Buddy Arrington | Dodge |
| 70 | McDuffie Racing | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet |
| 71 | K&K Racing | Bobby Isaac | Dodge |
| 72 | DeWitt Racing | Benny Parsons | Mercury |
| 73 | Marvin Welty | Dick Brooks | Ford |
| 74 | Shirey Racing | Bill Shirey | Plymouth |
| 76 | Ben Arnold | Ben Arnold | Ford |
| 77 | Henley Gray Racing | Charlie Roberts | Ford |
| 79 | Warren Racing | Frank Warren | Dodge |
| 83 | Norris Reed | Paul Tyler | Mercury |
| 88 | Lubinski Racing | Ron Keselowski | Dodge |
| 90 | Donlavey Racing | Ramo Stott | Ford |
| 91 | Acton Racing | Richard D. Brown | Chevrolet |
| 92 | Harley Smith | Larry Smith | Ford |
| 95 | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Darrell Waltrip | Mercury |
| 97 | Willie Humphries | Red Farmer | Ford |