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1974 Carolina 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 4 of 30
Sunday, March 3, 1974 at North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC
492 laps on a 1.017 mile paved track (500.4 miles)

Time of race: 3:42:50
Average Speed: 121.622 mph
Pole Speed: 134.868 mph

Cautions: 2 for 15 laps
Margin of Victory: 1 lap +
Attendance: 33,000
Lead changes: 9

Glossary 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1974 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
2	1	11	Cale Yarborough	Kar-Kare (Richard Howard)	'74 Chevrolet	491	11,600	running	164
3	5	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola (Bobby Allison)	'74 Chevrolet	486	8,400	running	1
4	3	28	Charlie Glotzbach	Pylon (Hoss Ellington)	'74 Chevrolet	483	4,125	running	0
6	16	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard)	'74 Chevrolet	476	2,825	running	0
9	8	54	Lennie Pond	Master Chevy Sales (Ronnie Elder)	'74 Chevrolet	474	2,025	running	0
10	19	48	James Hylton	Bob Stott Chevrolet (James Hylton)	'74 Chevrolet	473	2,125	running	0
11	12	57	Bob Burcham	White Racing (Jack White)	'74 Chevrolet	473	1,670	running	0
13	20	70	J.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing (J.D. McDuffie)	'72 Chevrolet	471	1,620	running	0
14	21	98	Richie Panch	Tuxedo Plumbing (Roy Thornley)	'72 Chevrolet	469	1,370	running	0
15	32	93	Jackie Rogers	Frederick Homes (Ray Frederick)	'74 Chevrolet	466	1,020	running	0
17	15	60	Joe Mihalic	Lou Viglione	'74 Chevrolet	458	1,195	running	0
18	25	41	Grant Adcox	Adcox-Kirby (Herb Adcox)	'74 Chevrolet	450	1,070	running	0
19	33	9	Tony Bettenhausen Jr	Vita Fresh Orange Juice (Gordon Van Liew)	'72 Chevrolet	449	895	running	0
21	36	78	Dick Skillen	Goffco (Tom Goff)	'73 Chevrolet	429	845	running	0
23	10	72	Benny Parsons	King's Row Fireplace (L.G. DeWitt)	'74 Chevrolet	419	4,245	oil pan	0
24	13	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley (H.B. Cunningham)	'73 Chevrolet	416	1,020	suspension	0
25	9	95	Darrell Waltrip	Terminal Transport (Darrell Waltrip)	'74 Chevrolet	368	695	overheating	0
27	7	88	Donnie Allison	DiGard Racing (DiGard)	'74 Chevrolet	254	1,145	rear end	0
29	18	24	Cecil Gordon	Gordon Racing (Cecil Gordon)	'72 Chevrolet	229	1,395	engine	0
31	23	05	David Sisco	Reliable Plumbing & Heating (David Sisco)	'74 Chevrolet	179	1,290	engine	0
33	22	7	Dean Dalton	Belden Asphalt (Dean Dalton)	'74 Chevrolet	158	905	engine	0
36	28	96	Richard Childress	L.C. Newton Trucking (Tom Garn)	'73 Chevrolet	100	1,140	overheating	0
40	40	77	Charlie Roberts	Blackwell Kenworth (Charlie Roberts)	'74 Chevrolet	57	1,070	handling	0
1	2	43	Richard Petty	STP Oil Treatment + Oil Filters (Petty Enterprises)	'74 Dodge	492	18,025	running	278
8	14	2	Dave Marcis	Deppe Enterprises (Dave Marcis)	'73 Dodge	475	2,425	running	0
12	17	32	Dick Brooks	Simoniz (Dick Brooks)	'74 Dodge	472	1,420	running	0
20	35	79	Frank Warren	Hinson Construction (Frank Warren)	'74 Dodge	442	1,370	running	0
22	37	8	Ed Negre	Negre Racing (Ed Negre)	'73 Dodge	428	820	ignition	0
28	27	5	Charlie Blanton	Faustina Racing (Doc Faustina)	'74 Dodge	231	720	clutch	0
30	30	25	Roy Mayne	Robertson Racing (Don Robertson)	'73 Dodge	185	1,170	engine	0
32	6	04	Hershel McGriff	Almost Heaven, West Virginia (Petty Enterprises)	'74 Dodge	169	560	overheating	0
35	24	06	Neil Castles	Howard Furniture (Neil Castles)	'73 Dodge	111	745	engine	0
37	38	18	Joe Frasson	Frasson Cement (Joe Frasson)	'73 Dodge	88	585	engine	0
39	29	49	G.C. Spencer	Spencer Racing (G.C. Spencer)	'74 Dodge	67	625	rear end	0
5	11	15	George Follmer	R.C. Cola (Bud Moore)	'73 Ford	483	6,475	running	0
7	26	90	Bill Dennis	Truxmore Industries (Junie Donlavey)	'73 Ford	476	2,475	running	0
38	39	64	Elmo Langley	Langley Racing (Elmo Langley)	'73 Ford	78	1,080	engine	0
34	4	21	David Pearson	Purolator (Wood Brothers)	'73 Mercury	131	1,050	ignition	0
16	34	67	Buddy Arrington	Cherokee Construction (Buddy Arrington)	'72 Plymouth	465	1,470	running	0
26	31	22	Jimmy Crawford	World Wide Tapes (Crawford Brothers)	'72 Plymouth	283	720	fatigue	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
(not scored)	1	49	49
Cale Yarborough	50	132	83
Bobby Allison	133	133	1
Cale Yarborough	134	211	78
Richard Petty	212	236	25
Cale Yarborough	237	237	1
Richard Petty	238	238	1
Cale Yarborough	239	239	1
Richard Petty	240	324	85
Cale Yarborough	325	325	1
Richard Petty	326	492	167

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