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| 1974 Volunteer 500 | 
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| Held on July 14, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Carling | '74 Chevrolet | 500 | 310 | running | |
| 2 | 4 | 15 | Buddy Baker | R.C. Cola | '73 Ford | 500 | 52 | running | |
| 3 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Oil Treatment | '74 Dodge | 498 | 114 | running | |
| 4 | 2 | 90 | Charlie Glotzbach | Truxmore Industries | '72 Ford | 494 | 0 | running | |
| 5 | 5 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | '74 Chevrolet | 494 | 0 | running | |
| 6 | 12 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | '73 Chevrolet | 491 | 1 | running | |
| 7 | 13 | 32 | Dick Brooks | Simoniz | '74 Dodge | 490 | 0 | running | |
| 8 | 26 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | J.R. Stanley Trucking | '72 Plymouth | 475 | 0 | running | |
| 9 | 18 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Deppe Enterprises | '73 Dodge | 473 | 0 | running | |
| 10 | 22 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | '74 Chevrolet | 472 | 0 | running | |
| 11 | 23 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 469 | 0 | engine | |
| 12 | 10 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | '73 Chevrolet | 466 | 0 | engine | |
| 13 | 20 | 8 | Ed Negre | Marty Robbins | '73 Dodge | 365 | 0 | engine | |
| 14 | 9 | 57 | Bob Burcham | Precision Specialties | '74 Chevrolet | 340 | 0 | crash | |
| 15 | 14 | 98 | Richie Panch | Tuxedo Plumbing | '72 Chevrolet | 318 | 0 | rear end | |
| 16 | 6 | 52 | Earl Ross | Carling | '74 Chevrolet | 316 | 0 | crash | |
| 17 | 8 | 72 | Benny Parsons | King's Row Fireplace | '74 Chevrolet | 301 | 23 | lug bolt | |
| 18 | 30 | 75 | Ernie Shaw | Hawks Enterprises | '72 Chevrolet | 171 | 0 | wheel bearing | |
| 19 | 15 | 05 | David Sisco | Reliable Plumbing | '74 Chevrolet | 153 | 0 | oil pan | |
| 20 | 17 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | '74 Chevrolet | 142 | 0 | engine | |
| 21 | 27 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | '74 Dodge | 117 | 0 | engine | |
| 22 | 24 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | '72 Ford | 94 | 0 | ignition | |
| 23 | 28 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Noel's Auto Sales | '72 Chevrolet | 84 | 0 | rear end | |
| 24 | 16 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking | '73 Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | engine | |
| 25 | 11 | 02 | L.D. Ottinger | Lonesome Pine Raceway | '74 Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | lug bolt | |
| 26 | 21 | 9 | Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. | Vita Fresh Orange Juice | '72 Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | crash | |
| 27 | 25 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | '72 Ford | 45 | 0 | oil pan | |
| 28 | 7 | 19 | Dean Dalton | Gray Racing | '74 Chevrolet | 34 | 0 | oil leak | |
| 29 | 29 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Star City Body Shop | '73 Dodge | 17 | 0 | oil pan | |
| 30 | 19 | 7 | Jackie Rogers | Belden Asphalt | '74 Chevrolet | 9 | 0 | ignition |
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| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
