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1974 Gwyn Staley 400

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 8 of 30
Sunday, April 21, 1974 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
400 laps on a 0.625 mile paved track (250.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:20:20
Average speed: 96.2 mph
Pole speed: 105.669 mph

Cautions: 2 for 11 laps
Margin of victory: 2 laps +
Attendance: 17500
Lead changes: 3

Glossary 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1974 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	4	43	Richard Petty	STP Oil Treatment + Oil Filters (Petty Enterprises)	'74 Dodge	400	8250	running	336
2	2	11	Cale Yarborough	Kar-Kare (Richard Howard)	'74 Chevrolet	398	5550	running	0
3	1	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola (Bobby Allison)	'74 Chevrolet	396	4725	running	21
4	7	72	Benny Parsons	King's Row Fireplace (L.G. DeWitt)	'74 Chevrolet	392	3400	running	0
5	6	54	Lennie Pond	Master Chevy Sales (Ronnie Elder)	'74 Chevrolet	392	1150	running	3
6	5	15	George Follmer	R.C. Cola (Bud Moore)	'73 Ford	391	2650	running	0
7	3	88	Donnie Allison	DiGard Racing (DiGard Racing)	'74 Chevrolet	390	875	running	0
8	8	70	J.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing (J.D. McDuffie)	'72 Chevrolet	387	850	running	0
9	11	90	Harry Gant	Truxmore Industries (Junie Donlavey)	'73 Ford	387	1055	running	0
10	12	2	Dave Marcis	Deppe Enterprises (Dave Marcis)	'73 Dodge	385	1025	running	0
11	25	24	Cecil Gordon	Gordon Racing (Cecil Gordon)	'72 Chevrolet	377	785	running	0
12	18	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard)	'74 Chevrolet	376	915	running	0
13	21	64	Elmo Langley	Langley Racing (Elmo Langley)	'73 Ford	376	735	running	0
14	23	9	Tony Bettenhausen Jr	Vita Fresh Orange Juice (Gordon Van Liew)	'72 Chevrolet	371	505	running	0
15	17	05	David Sisco	Reliable Plumbing & Heating (David Sisco)	'74 Chevrolet	369	895	running	0
16	26	06	Neil Castles	Howard Furniture (Neil Castles)	'73 Dodge	368	510	running	0
17	16	8	Ed Negre	Negre Racing (Ed Negre)	'73 Dodge	359	650	running	0
18	14	98	Richie Panch	Tracmaster (Roy Thornley)	'72 Ford	356	680	running	0
19	20	79	Frank Warren	Hinson Construction (Frank Warren)	'74 Dodge	238	830	oil leak	0
20	19	25	Jabe Thomas	Star City Body Shop (Don Robertson)	'73 Dodge	210	805	engine	0
21	27	40	D.K. Ulrich	Noel's Auto Sales (D.K. Ulrich)	'72 Chevrolet	171	435	rear end	0
22	9	96	Richard Childress	L.C. Newton Trucking (Tom Garn)	'73 Chevrolet	169	650	rear end	0
23	30	51	Jerry Hufflin	Strong Racing (Bill Strong)	'72 Chevrolet	160	415	axle	0
24	10	32	Dick Brooks	Simoniz (Dick Brooks)	'74 Dodge	154	355	engine	0
25	22	10	Bill Champion	Champion Racing (Bill Champion)	'72 Ford	69	310	ignition	0
26	29	91	Marv Acton	Acton Racing (Ralph McNabb)	'72 Chevrolet	66	365	engine	0
27	24	67	Buddy Arrington	Cherokee Construction (Buddy Arrington)	'72 Plymouth	58	580	engine	0
28	15	48	James Hylton	Stott (James Hylton)	'74 Chevrolet	56	820	engine	0
29	13	7	Dean Dalton	Belden Asphalt (Dean Dalton)	'74 Chevrolet	49	885	transmission	0
30	28	75	Ronnie Childress	Childress Racing (Tom Garn)	'72 Chevrolet	43	325	ignition	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
(not scored)	1	40	40
Bobby Allison	41	61	21
Richard Petty	62	95	34
Lennie Pond	96	98	3
Richard Petty	99	400	302