1974 Southern 500

Race #23 of 30 in the 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season

1974 Southern 500
*Held on September 2, 1974 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, SC*
367 L, 501.322 M, 806.666 KM - Scheduled Distance

RESULTS

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor	Make	Laps	Led	Status
1	4	11	Cale Yarborough	Carling	'74 Chevrolet	367	159	running
2	6	95	Darrell Waltrip	Terminal Transport	'74 Chevrolet	366	44	running
3	21	05	David Sisco	Reliable Plumbing	'74 Chevrolet	365	24	running
4	18	2	Dave Marcis	Deppe Enterprises	'73 Dodge	362	0	running
5	31	48	James Hylton	Nitro 9	'74 Chevrolet	360	2	running
6	12	49	G.C. Spencer	Spencer Antiques	'74 Dodge	358	3	running
7	13	93	Jackie Rogers	Lemon Tree Inns	'74 Chevrolet	358	0	running
8	26	07	Jerry Schild	Rush Johnson	'72 Chevrolet	354	0	running
9	16	18	Joe Frasson	Smith Auto Parts	'74 Dodge	353	0	running
10	38	67	Pee Wee Wentz	J.R. Stanley Trucking	'72 Plymouth	342	0	running
11	40	9	Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.	Vita Fresh Orange Juice	'72 Chevrolet	336	0	running
12	37	79	Frank Warren	Warren Racing	'74 Dodge	335	0	running
13	25	54	Lennie Pond	Master Chevy Sales	'74 Chevrolet	327	1	engine
14	7	90	Charlie Glotzbach	Truxmore Industries	'72 Ford	280	77	engine
15	28	31	Jim Vandiver	Nixon Racing	'72 Dodge	272	0	crash
16	27	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing	'74 Chevrolet	222	0	engine
17	23	70	J.D. McDuffie	Glenn's Landscaping	'72 Chevrolet	216	0	spindle
18	19	96	Richard Childress	L.C. Newton Trucking	'73 Chevrolet	211	0	engine
19	22	24	Cecil Gordon	Gordon Racing	'72 Chevrolet	185	0	engine
20	24	64	Elmo Langley	Langley Racing	'72 Ford	185	0	crash
21	29	8	Ed Negre	Negre Racing	'73 Dodge	173	0	engine
22	10	52	Earl Ross	Carling	'74 Chevrolet	146	0	engine
23	32	01	Earle Canavan	Kava Instant Coffee	'74 Plymouth	136	0	engine
24	11	98	Richie Panch	Tuxedo Plumbing	'72 Chevrolet	117	0	crash
25	3	21	David Pearson	Purolator	'73 Mercury	115	12	crash
26	8	72	Benny Parsons	King's Row Fireplace	'74 Chevrolet	114	3	engine
27	17	57	Bob Burcham	Precision Engine	'74 Chevrolet	97	0	engine
28	9	83	Ramo Stott	Smithville Farms	'74 Chevrolet	92	0	engine
29	14	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley	'73 Chevrolet	90	1	engine
30	5	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola	'74 Matador	80	24	steering
31	30	10	Bill Champion	Champion Racing	'72 Ford	49	0	overheating
32	20	19	Henley Gray	Belden Asphalt	'73 Chevrolet	41	0	rear end
33	2	15	Buddy Baker	R.C. Cola	'73 Ford	39	16	crash
34	36	32	Dick Brooks	Simoniz	'74 Dodge	38	0	engine
35	1	43	Richard Petty	"STP Oil Treatment + Oil Filters Sponsored" contains the "+" character as part of a property label and has been classified as invalid. STP Oil Treatment + Oil Filters	'74 Dodge	37	1	crash
36	33	06	Neil Castles	Howard Furniture	'74 Dodge	13	0	overheating
37	15	28	Bobby Isaac	Pylon Wiper Blades	'74 Chevrolet	7	0	ignition
38	35	73	Jerry Hansen	Leggett's Modular Homes	'72 Chevrolet	7	0	crash
39	39	25	Roy Mayne	Star City Body Shop	'73 Dodge	7	0	crash
40	34	5	Earl Brooks	Faustina Racing	'74 Dodge	1	0	water pump

RACE DATA
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