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| 1974 Southeastern 500 | 
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| Held on March 17, 1974 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, TN | |
| 500 L, 266.5 M, 429 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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| 1 | 3 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare | '74 Chevrolet | 500 | 367 | running | |
| 2 | 6 | 27 | Bobby Isaac | Thunder Craft Boats | '74 Chevrolet | 499 | 2 | running | |
| 3 | 5 | 72 | Benny Parsons | King's Row Fireplace | '74 Chevrolet | 498 | 6 | running | |
| 4 | 2 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | '74 Chevrolet | 497 | 73 | running | |
| 5 | 1 | 88 | Donnie Allison | Allison Racing | '74 Chevrolet | 491 | 2 | running | |
| 6 | 7 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | '72 Chevrolet | 488 | 0 | running | ||
| 7 | 12 | 60 | Joe Mihalic | Lou Viglione | '74 Chevrolet | 485 | 0 | running | |
| 8 | 4 | 48 | James Hylton | Bob Stott Chevrolet | '74 Chevrolet | 471 | 0 | running | |
| 9 | 14 | 68 | Alton Jones | Crimson Dale Nursery | '73 Chevrolet | 469 | 0 | running | |
| 10 | 27 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | '73 Chevrolet | 457 | 0 | running | |
| 11 | 24 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | '73 Dodge | 447 | 0 | running | |
| 12 | 22 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 438 | 0 | engine | |
| 13 | 19 | 79 | Frank Warren | Hinson Construction | '74 Dodge | 380 | 0 | engine | |
| 14 | 15 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | '73 Chevrolet | 346 | 0 | ignition | |
| 15 | 25 | 75 | Bobby Fleming | Fleming Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 341 | 0 | engine | |
| 16 | 20 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | '73 Ford | 341 | 0 | ignition | |
| 17 | 17 | 05 | David Sisco | Reliable Plumbing & Heating | '72 Chevrolet | 252 | 0 | engine | |
| 18 | 28 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | '72 Ford | 240 | 0 | vibration | |
| 19 | 29 | 46 | Travis Tiller | Tiller Racing | '73 Dodge | 217 | 0 | clutch | |
| 20 | 16 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking | '73 Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | engine | |
| 21 | 21 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Cherokee Construction | '72 Plymouth | 162 | 0 | spindle | |
| 22 | 26 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Deppe Enterprises | '73 Dodge | 154 | 0 | engine | |
| 23 | 9 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Oil Treatment | '74 Dodge | 109 | 0 | crash | |
| 24 | 11 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt | '74 Chevrolet | 108 | 0 | crash | |
| 25 | 8 | 02 | L.D. Ottinger | Lonesome Pine Intl. Raceway | '74 Chevrolet | 108 | 0 | crash | |
| 26 | 13 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Master Chevy Sales | '74 Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | engine | |
| 27 | 18 | 90 | Richie Panch | Panch Racing | '74 Ford | 96 | 0 | suspension | |
| 28 | 10 | 15 | George Follmer | R.C. Cola | '73 Ford | 71 | 0 | engine | |
| 29 | 23 | 9 | Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. | Vita Fresh Orange Juice | '72 Chevrolet | 68 | 0 | oil pump | |
| 30 | 30 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Thomas Racing | '73 Dodge | 63 | 0 | oil pan |
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| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
