| 1974 Delaware 500 | 
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| Held on September 15, 1974 at Dover International Speedway in Dover, DE | |
| 500 L, 500 M, 804.5 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 | 500 | 491 | running | |
| 2 | 1 | 15 | Buddy Baker | R.C. Cola | '73 Ford | 497 | 2 | running | |
| 3 | 8 | 52 | Earl Ross | Carling | '74 Chevrolet | 491 | 0 | running | |
| 4 | 9 | 72 | Benny Parsons | King's Row Fireplace | '74 Chevrolet | 488 | 0 | running | |
| 5 | 16 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Deppe Enterprises | '73 Dodge | 486 | 0 | running | |
| 6 | 19 | 05 | David Sisco | Reliable Plumbing | '74 Chevrolet | 483 | 0 | running | |
| 7 | 14 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 483 | 0 | running | |
| 8 | 23 | 83 | Kenny Brightbill | Smithville Farms | '73 Chevrolet | 476 | 0 | running | |
| 9 | 18 | 19 | Henley Gray | Belden Asphalt | '73 Chevrolet | 472 | 0 | running | |
| 10 | 15 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | '74 Chevrolet | 469 | 0 | running | |
| 11 | 25 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | '74 Dodge | 469 | 0 | running | |
| 12 | 28 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 469 | 0 | running | |
| 13 | 6 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | '74 Matador | 468 | 0 | oil pump | |
| 14 | 39 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | '72 Ford | 459 | 0 | running | |
| 15 | 33 | 9 | Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. | Vita Fresh Orange Juice | '72 Chevrolet | 457 | 0 | running | |
| 16 | 29 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | '74 Dodge | 449 | 0 | brakes | |
| 17 | 26 | 01 | Earle Canavan | Kava Instant Coffee | '74 Plymouth | 439 | 0 | running | |
| 18 | 17 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking | '73 Chevrolet | 437 | 0 | running | |
| 19 | 10 | 48 | James Hylton | Nitro 9 | '74 Chevrolet | 353 | 3 | clutch | |
| 20 | 20 | 98 | Richie Panch | Tuxedo Plumbing | '72 Chevrolet | 342 | 0 | rear end | |
| 21 | 37 | 56 | Jim Bray | Bray Realty | '73 Chevrolet | 317 | 0 | engine | |
| 22 | 27 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | '72 Ford | 313 | 0 | engine | |
| 23 | 34 | 60 | Joe Mihalic | Viglione Racing | '74 Chevrolet | 283 | 0 | engine | |
| 24 | 13 | 90 | Eddie Pettyjohn | Truxmore Industries | '72 Ford | 221 | 1 | clutch | |
| 25 | 12 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | '73 Chevrolet | 219 | 1 | engine | |
| 26 | 31 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Noel's Auto Sales | '72 Chevrolet | 177 | 0 | suspension | |
| 27 | 36 | 73 | George England | Columbia Plastics | '72 Chevrolet | 170 | 0 | rear end | |
| 28 | 5 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Carling | '74 Chevrolet | 164 | 0 | engine | |
| 29 | 21 | 57 | Bob Burcham | Precision Specialties | '74 Mercury | 144 | 0 | engine | |
| 30 | 3 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | '73 Mercury | 112 | 2 | rear end | |
| 31 | 4 | 88 | Donnie Allison | DiGard Racing | '74 Chevrolet | 90 | 0 | crash | |
| 32 | 22 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Master Chevy Sales | '74 Chevrolet | 88 | 0 | overheating | |
| 33 | 11 | 93 | Jackie Rogers | Lemon Tree Inns | '74 Chevrolet | 56 | 0 | steering | |
| 34 | 35 | 87 | Gary Myers | Newsom Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 34 | 0 | overheating | |
| 35 | 7 | 95 | Darrell Waltrip | Terminal Transport | '74 Chevrolet | 31 | 0 | engine | |
| 36 | 30 | 46 | Travis Tiller | Skip's Used Auto Parts | '73 Dodge | 23 | 0 | oil leak | |
| 37 | 24 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | '74 Dodge | 18 | 0 | engine | |
| 38 | 32 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | '72 Ford | 13 | 0 | transmission | |
| 39 | 38 | 67 | Larry Manning | J.R. Stanley Trucking | '72 Plymouth | 1 | 0 | engine | |
| 40 | 40 | 75 | Johnny Barnes | Hawks Enterprises | '72 Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | engine |
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| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
