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1974 Southern 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 23 of 30
Monday, September 2, 1974 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
367 laps on a 1.366 mile paved track (501.322 miles)

Time of race: 4:30:48
Average speed: 111.075 mph
Pole speed: 150.132 mph

Cautions: 11 for 102 laps
Margin of victory: 1 lap +
Attendance: 65000
Lead changes: 26

Glossary 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1974 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	4	11	Cale Yarborough	Carling (Junior Johnson)	'74 Chevrolet	367	28000	running	159
2	6	95	Darrell Waltrip	Terminal Transport (Darrell Waltrip)	'74 Chevrolet	366	11000	running	44
3	21	05	David Sisco	Reliable Plumbing (David Sisco)	'74 Chevrolet	365	7575	running	24
4	18	2	Dave Marcis	Deppe Enterprises (Dave Marcis)	'73 Dodge	362	5850	running	0
5	31	48	James Hylton	Nitro 9 (James Hylton)	'74 Chevrolet	360	4650	running	2
6	12	49	G.C. Spencer	Spencer Antiques (G.C. Spencer)	'74 Dodge	358	3750	running	3
7	13	93	Jackie Rogers	Lemon Tree Inns (Ray Frederick)	'74 Chevrolet	358	3025	running	0
8	26	07	Jerry Schild	Rush Johnson	'72 Chevrolet	354	3100	running	0
9	16	18	Joe Frasson	Smith Auto Parts (Joe Frasson)	'74 Dodge	353	2850	running	0
10	38	67	Pee Wee Wentz	J.R. Stanley Trucking (Buddy Arrington)	'72 Plymouth	342	2500	running	0
11	40	9	Tony Bettenhausen Jr	Vita Fresh Orange Juice (Gordon Van Liew)	'72 Chevrolet	336	2600	running	0
12	37	79	Frank Warren	Warren Racing (Frank Warren)	'74 Dodge	335	2500	running	0
13	25	54	Lennie Pond	Master Chevy Sales (Ronnie Elder)	'74 Chevrolet	327	2375	engine	1
14	7	90	Charlie Glotzbach	Truxmore Industries (Junie Donlavey)	'72 Ford	280	2300	engine	77
15	28	31	Jim Vandiver	Nixon Racing (O.L. Nixon)	'72 Dodge	272	1800	crash	0
16	27	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard)	'74 Chevrolet	222	2225	engine	0
17	23	70	J.D. McDuffie	Glenn's Landscaping (J.D. McDuffie)	'72 Chevrolet	216	2200	spindle	0
18	19	96	Richard Childress	L.C. Newton Trucking (Tom Garn)	'73 Chevrolet	211	2150	engine	0
19	22	24	Cecil Gordon	Gordon Racing (Cecil Gordon)	'72 Chevrolet	185	2125	engine	0
20	24	64	Elmo Langley	Langley Racing (Elmo Langley)	'72 Ford	185	1550	crash	0
21	29	8	Ed Negre	Negre Racing (Ed Negre)	'73 Dodge	173	1525	engine	0
22	10	52	Earl Ross	Carling (Junior Johnson)	'74 Chevrolet	146	2150	engine	0
23	32	01	Earle Canavan	Kava Instant Coffee (Earle Canavan)	'74 Plymouth	136	1425	engine	0
24	11	98	Richie Panch	Tuxedo Plumbing (Roy Thornley)	'72 Chevrolet	117	2100	crash	0
25	3	21	David Pearson	Purolator (Wood Brothers)	'73 Mercury	115	1775	crash	12
26	8	72	Benny Parsons	King's Row Fireplace (L.G. DeWitt)	'74 Chevrolet	114	4700	engine	3
27	17	57	Bob Burcham	Precision Engine (Jack White)	'74 Chevrolet	97	1525	engine	0
28	9	83	Ramo Stott	Smithville Farms (Norris Reed)	'74 Chevrolet	92	1650	engine	0
29	14	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley (H.B. Cunningham)	'73 Chevrolet	90	2175	engine	1
30	5	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola (Roger Penske)	'74 Matador	80	1100	steering	24
31	30	10	Bill Champion	Champion Racing (Bill Champion)	'72 Ford	49	1290	overheating	0
32	20	19	Henley Gray	Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray)	'73 Chevrolet	41	1330	rear end	0
33	2	15	Buddy Baker	R.C. Cola (Bud Moore)	'73 Ford	39	4170	crash	16
34	36	32	Dick Brooks	Simoniz (Dick Brooks)	'74 Dodge	38	1160	engine	0
35	1	43	Richard Petty	STP Oil Treatment + Oil Filters (Petty Enterprises)	'74 Dodge	37	4350	crash	1
36	33	06	Neil Castles	Howard Furniture (Neil Castles)	'74 Dodge	13	1140	overheating	0
37	15	28	Bobby Isaac	Pylon Wiper Blades (Hoss Ellington)	'74 Chevrolet	7	1405	ignition	0
38	35	73	Jerry Hansen	Leggett's Modular Homes (Jerry Hansen)	'72 Chevrolet	7	1120	crash	0
39	39	25	Roy Mayne	Star City Body Shop (Don Robertson)	'73 Dodge	7	1110	crash	0
40	34	5	Earl Brooks	Faustina Racing (Doc Faustina)	'74 Dodge	1	1100	water pump	0

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Rick Newsom	20	Newsom Racing	Rick Newsom	Ford
WD	Dick Skillen	78	GoffCo	Tom Goff	Chevrolet

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Richard Petty	1	1	1
Buddy Baker	2	17	16
Darrell Waltrip	18	22	5
Benny Parsons	23	25	3
Darrell Waltrip	26	39	14
Lennie Pond	40	40	1
G.C. Spencer	41	43	3
James Hylton	44	45	2
Bobby Allison	46	69	24
Charlie Glotzbach	70	73	4
Coo Coo Marlin	74	74	1
Charlie Glotzbach	75	75	1
David Sisco	76	80	5
Darrell Waltrip	81	89	9
David Pearson	90	101	12
David Sisco	102	102	1
Darrell Waltrip	103	117	15
David Sisco	118	125	8
Charlie Glotzbach	126	151	26
Darrell Waltrip	152	152	1
David Sisco	153	161	9
Charlie Glotzbach	162	196	35
Cale Yarborough	197	199	3
Charlie Glotzbach	200	210	11
Cale Yarborough	211	244	34
David Sisco	245	245	1
Cale Yarborough	246	367	122