| 1974 Winston 500 | 
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| Held on May 5, 1974 at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, AL | |
| 188 L, 500.08 M, 804.828 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | '73 Mercury | 188 | 58 | running | |
| 2 | 11 | 72 | Benny Parsons | King's Row Fireplace | '74 Chevrolet | 188 | 9 | running | |
| 3 | 24 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Oil Treatment | '74 Dodge | 188 | 0 | running | |
| 4 | 19 | 90 | Charlie Glotzbach | Truxmore Industries | '72 Ford | 188 | 1 | running | |
| 5 | 26 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Master Chevy Sales | '74 Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | running | |
| 6 | 22 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Deppe Enterprises | '73 Dodge | 187 | 0 | running | |
| 7 | 13 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | '73 Chevrolet | 187 | 7 | running | |
| 8 | 9 | 28 | Sam McQuagg | Pylon Wiper Blades | '74 Chevrolet | 187 | 1 | running | |
| 9 | 5 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare | '74 Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | running | |
| 10 | 48 | 57 | Bob Burcham | Precision Specialties | '74 Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | running | |
| 11 | 27 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking | '73 Chevrolet | 186 | 0 | running | |
| 12 | 17 | 04 | Hershel McGriff | Almost Heaven, West Virginia | '74 Dodge | 185 | 0 | running | |
| 13 | 32 | 25 | Roy Mayne | Star City Body Shop | '73 Dodge | 185 | 0 | running | |
| 14 | 38 | 48 | James Hylton | Stott | '74 Chevrolet | 185 | 0 | running | |
| 15 | 15 | 42 | Marty Robbins | Robbins Racing | '73 Dodge | 185 | 0 | running | |
| 16 | 21 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | Vandiver Racing | '72 Dodge | 185 | 1 | running | |
| 17 | 29 | 93 | Jackie Rogers | Frederick Homes | '74 Chevrolet | 184 | 0 | running | |
| 18 | 10 | 79 | Frank Warren | Soderhamn Manufacturing | '74 Dodge | 184 | 0 | running | |
| 19 | 43 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 182 | 1 | running | |
| 20 | 46 | 61 | Iggy Katona | Ward Racing | '74 Chevrolet | 181 | 0 | running | |
| 21 | 34 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 179 | 0 | running | |
| 22 | 40 | 56 | Carl Adams | Marck Motors | '72 Ford | 177 | 0 | running | |
| 23 | 47 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | '72 Ford | 177 | 0 | running | |
| 24 | 31 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | '74 Chevrolet | 175 | 0 | running | |
| 25 | 23 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Frasson Cement | '74 Dodge | 171 | 0 | engine | |
| 26 | 50 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Noel's Auto Sales | '72 Chevrolet | 171 | 0 | running | |
| 27 | 7 | 97 | Red Farmer | Long-Lewis | '72 Ford | 166 | 0 | running | |
| 28 | 3 | 15 | George Follmer | R.C. Cola | '73 Ford | 165 | 26 | engine | |
| 29 | 16 | 32 | Dick Brooks | Simoniz | '74 Dodge | 153 | 0 | engine | |
| 30 | 18 | 9 | Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. | Vita Fresh Orange Juice | '72 Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | engine | |
| 31 | 6 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | '74 Chevrolet | 146 | 15 | engine | |
| 32 | 14 | 74 | Randy Tissot | Tilitco Enterprises | '73 Chevrolet | 134 | 8 | engine | |
| 33 | 39 | 71 | Buddy Baker | K & K Insurance | '74 Dodge | 123 | 0 | engine | |
| 34 | 44 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | '73 Dodge | 121 | 0 | engine | |
| 35 | 45 | 46 | Travis Tiller | Tiller Racing | '73 Dodge | 118 | 0 | engine | |
| 36 | 8 | 88 | Donnie Allison | DiGard Racing | '74 Chevrolet | 108 | 3 | clutch | |
| 37 | 2 | 16 | Gary Bettenhausen | AMC | '74 Matador | 105 | 35 | crash | |
| 38 | 28 | 41 | Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby | '74 Chevrolet | 104 | 0 | crash | |
| 39 | 35 | 05 | David Sisco | Reliable Plumbing | '74 Chevrolet | 94 | 0 | engine | |
| 40 | 37 | 07 | Jerry Schild | Rush Johnson | '72 Chevrolet | 92 | 0 | running | |
| 41 | 36 | 84 | Johnny Ray | Kenworth Trucks | '73 Dodge | 86 | 0 | running | |
| 42 | 30 | 5 | John Martin | Lode Star | '74 Dodge | 84 | 0 | engine | |
| 43 | 20 | 66 | Terry Link | Rey-Co Control | '72 Pontiac | 84 | 0 | engine | |
| 44 | 42 | 98 | Richie Panch | Tracmaster | '72 Ford | 83 | 0 | engine | |
| 45 | 33 | 77 | Neil Bonnett | Roberts Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 51 | 0 | oil line | |
| 46 | 25 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | '72 Plymouth | 51 | 0 | ignition | |
| 47 | 49 | 68 | Alton Jones | Crimson Dale Nursery | '73 Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | overheating | |
| 48 | 4 | 35 | Dan Daughtry | DM Construction | '72 Ford | 43 | 5 | engine | |
| 49 | 41 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt | '74 Chevrolet | 39 | 0 | engine | |
| 50 | 12 | 52 | Earl Ross | Carling Red Cap | '74 Chevrolet | 28 | 0 | engine |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Failed to Qualify: Bill Champion, Jimmy Crawford, Robert Brown, Ramo Stott, Darrell Waltrip | |||||||||
| Time of Race: ??? | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: | |||||||||
| Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
