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1974 Richmond 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 3 of 30 Sunday, February 24, 1974 at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond, VA 500 laps on a 0.542 mile paved track (271.000 miles) Time of race: 3:02:02 Average speed: 80.095 mph Pole speed: 90.362 mph Cautions: 3 for 16 laps Margin of victory: 4 sec Attendance: 16000 Lead changes: 11 Glossary    1974 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1974 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Bobby Allison 12 Chevrolet 21.593   90.362   2   Cale Yarborough 11 Chevrolet 21.695   89.937   3   Richard Petty 43 Dodge 21.979   88.775   4   Benny Parsons 72 Chevrolet 22.070   88.409   5   Lennie Pond 54 Chevrolet 22.075   88.389   6   James Hylton 48 Chevrolet 22.218   87.820   7   Walter Ballard 30 Chevrolet 22.252   87.686   8   Donnie Allison 88 Chevrolet 22.293   87.565   9   Elmo Langley 64 Ford 22.301   87.493   10   J.D. McDuffie 70 Chevrolet 22.324   87.403   11   Richard Childress 96 Chevrolet 21.841   89.337   12   Cecil Gordon 24 Chevrolet 22.133   88.158   13   Dean Dalton 7 Chevrolet 22.252   87.687   14   Dave Marcis 2 Dodge 22.495   86.739   15   David Sisco 05 Chevrolet 22.603   86.375   16   Richie Panch 98 Chevrolet 22.620   86.260   17   Bill Champion 10 Ford 22.811   85.538   18   Tony Bettenhausen Jr 9 Chevrolet 22.956   84.997   19   Neil Castles 06 Dodge 22.958   84.990   20   Frank Warren 79 Dodge 23.076   84.555   21   Ed Negre 8 Dodge 23.182   84.169   22   Travis Tiller 46 Dodge 23.205   84.085   23   D.K. Ulrich 40 Chevrolet 23.351   83.560   24   Jabe Thomas 25 Dodge 23.455   83.189   25   Jimmy Hailey 18 Chevrolet 25.056   77.874   26   Buddy Arrington 67 Plymouth 25.757   75.754   27   Jerry Hufflin 51 Chevrolet 28   Bill Dennis 90 Ford OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   not available