| 1974 Daytona 500 | 
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| Held on February 17, 1974 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL | |
| 200 L, 500 M, 804.6 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Oil Treatment | '74 Dodge | 200 | 74 | running | |
| 2 | 4 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare | '74 Chevrolet | 200 | 9 | running | |
| 3 | 12 | 83 | Ramo Stott | Smithville Farms | '74 Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | |
| 4 | 31 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | '73 Chevrolet | 200 | 7 | running | |
| 5 | 35 | 50 | A.J. Foyt | Purolator | '74 Chevrolet | 199 | 6 | running | |
| 6 | 7 | 88 | Donnie Allison | DiGard Racing | '74 Chevrolet | 199 | 41 | running | |
| 7 | 11 | 95 | Darrell Waltrip | Terminal Transport | '73 Chevrolet | 199 | 1 | running | |
| 8 | 3 | 27 | Bobby Isaac | Thundercraft Boats | '74 Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | |
| 9 | 23 | 32 | Dick Brooks | Simoniz | '74 Dodge | 197 | 0 | suspension | |
| 10 | 18 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | '74 Chevrolet | 197 | 2 | running | |
| 11 | 22 | 52 | Earl Ross | Carling | '72 Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | |
| 12 | 34 | 16 | Gary Bettenhausen | AMC | '74 Matador | 196 | 0 | running | |
| 13 | 32 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | R.W. Hill & Sons | '72 Chevrolet | 196 | 1 | running | |
| 14 | 40 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Deppe Enterprises | '73 Dodge | 196 | 0 | running | |
| 15 | 38 | 05 | David Sisco | Reliable Plumbing & Heating | '74 Chevrolet | 195 | 2 | running | |
| 16 | 19 | 48 | James Hylton | Bob Stott Chevrolet | '73 Chevrolet | 193 | 9 | running | |
| 17 | 16 | 57 | Bob Burcham | Precision Specialties | '74 Chevrolet | 185 | 0 | engine | |
| 18 | 29 | 98 | Richie Panch | Panch Go-Club | '72 Ford | 180 | 1 | running | |
| 19 | 33 | 22 | Jimmy Crawford | World Wide Tapes | '72 Plymouth | 176 | 0 | running | |
| 20 | 5 | 15 | George Follmer | R.C. Cola | '73 Ford | 165 | 0 | engine | |
| 21 | 15 | 90 | Bill Dennis | Truxmore Industries | '72 Ford | 161 | 0 | engine | |
| 22 | 10 | 72 | Benny Parsons | King Row Fireplaces | '74 Chevrolet | 141 | 1 | ignition | |
| 23 | 21 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Master Chevy Sales | '74 Chevrolet | 135 | 0 | suspension | |
| 24 | 17 | 61 | Johnny Rutherford | B & B Racing | '74 Chevrolet | 116 | 2 | clutch | |
| 25 | 20 | 56 | Jim Hurtubise | Moran | '72 Chevrolet | 112 | 0 | crash | |
| 26 | 24 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Frasson Cement | '73 Dodge | 111 | 0 | engine | |
| 27 | 6 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | Rossmeyer Dodge | '72 Dodge | 108 | 0 | radiator | |
| 28 | 30 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Socar Inc. | '72 Chevrolet | 108 | 0 | engine | |
| 29 | 39 | 02 | L.D. Ottinger | Lonesome Pine Raceway | '74 Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | hood pin | |
| 30 | 9 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | '74 Chevrolet | 97 | 19 | engine | |
| 31 | 37 | 5 | Dick Simon | TraveLodge | '73 Dodge | 96 | 0 | engine | |
| 32 | 14 | 93 | Jackie Rogers | Rogers Racing | '74 Chevrolet | 89 | 0 | driver injury | |
| 33 | 26 | 9 | Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. | Vita Fresh Orange Juice | '72 Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | engine | |
| 34 | 28 | 79 | Frank Warren | Hinson Construction | '74 Dodge | 63 | 0 | engine | |
| 35 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | '73 Mercury | 61 | 5 | exhaust | |
| 36 | 13 | 28 | Charlie Glotzbach | Ellington Racing | '74 Chevrolet | 48 | 0 | windshield | |
| 37 | 25 | 60 | Joe Mihalic | Lou Viglione | '74 Chevrolet | 37 | 0 | crash | |
| 38 | 27 | 35 | Dan Daughtry | Davis Racing | '72 Ford | 28 | 0 | crash | |
| 39 | 8 | 04 | Hershel McGriff | Almost Heaven, West Virginia | '74 Dodge | 23 | 0 | crash | |
| 40 | 36 | 96 | Richard Childress | Garn Racing | '73 Chevrolet | 22 | 0 | engine |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Failed to Qualify: Alton Jones, G.T. Tallas, Roy Mayne, Jim Bray, Phil Finney, Randy Tissot, Red Farmer, Dick May, Pee Wee Wentz, Dean Dalton, Terry Link, Earle Canavan, D.K. Ulrich, Bill Champion, Eddie Bond, G.C. Spencer, Ed Negre, Grant Adcox, Dick Skillen, Buddy Arrington, Jimmy Crowe, Sam McQuagg, Elmo Langley | |||||||||
| Time of Race: ??? | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: | |||||||||
| Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
