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1974 Talladega 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 21 of 30 Sunday, August 11, 1974 at Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, AL 188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles) Time of race: 3:21:52 Average speed: 148.637 mph Pole speed: 184.926 mph Cautions: 6 for 40 laps Margin of victory: 2 feet Attendance: 40000 Lead changes: 33 Glossary    1974 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1974 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 3 43   Richard Petty STP Oil Treatment + Oil Filters   (Petty Enterprises) '74 Dodge 188 24465 running 34 2 1 21   David Pearson Purolator   (Wood Brothers) '73 Mercury 188 12890 running 18 3 2 12   Bobby Allison Penske Racing   (Bobby Allison) '74 Matador 187 7140 running 4 4 8 11   Cale Yarborough Carling   (Junior Johnson) '74 Chevrolet 186 8285 running 2 5 15 72   Benny Parsons King's Row Fireplace   (L.G. DeWitt) '74 Chevrolet 186 7465 running 0 6 5 15   Buddy Baker R.C. Cola   (Bud Moore) '73 Ford 185 10385 rear end 98 7 20 83   Ramo Stott Smithville Farms   (Norris Reed) '74 Chevrolet 185 2435 running 0 8 13 28   Bobby Isaac Pylon Wiper Blades   (Hoss Ellington) '74 Chevrolet 185 2535 running 3 9 16 42   Marty Robbins Robbins Racing   (Marty Robbins) '74 Dodge 185 1085 running 0 10 19 52   Earl Ross Carling   (Junior Johnson) '74 Chevrolet 185 2385 running 0 11 23 2   Dave Marcis Deppe Enterprises   (Dave Marcis) '73 Dodge 184 2060 running 0 12 11 48   James Hylton Nitro 9   (James Hylton) '74 Chevrolet 183 2485 running 2 13 27 96   Richard Childress L.C. Newton Trucking   (Tom Garn) '73 Chevrolet 181 2260 running 0 14 33 8   Ed Negre Negre Racing   (Ed Negre) '74 Dodge 178 1585 overheating 0 15 29 24   Cecil Gordon Gordon Racing   (Cecil Gordon) '72 Chevrolet 178 2160 running 0 16 30 07   Jerry Schild Rush & Associates   (Rush Johnson) '72 Chevrolet 177 1560 running 0 17 10 79   Frank Warren Warren Racing   (Frank Warren) '74 Dodge 177 2260 running 0 18 37 64   Dick May Langley Racing   (Elmo Langley) '72 Ford 174 1485 running 0 19 42 25   Roy Mayne Star City Body Shop   (Don Robertson) '73 Dodge 170 1535 running 0 20 36 56   Elmo Langley Bray Realty   (Richard Mummert) '72 Ford 169 1435 running 0 21 14 93   Jackie Rogers Lemon Tree Inns   (Ray Frederick) '74 Chevrolet 167 1660 engine 0 22 34 84   Johnny Ray H.C. Blackwell   (Buster Davis) '72 Dodge 166 1385 running 0 23 18 97   Red Farmer Long-Lewis   (Willie Humphries) '72 Ford 163 1460 running 0 24 25 70   J.D. McDuffie Glenn's Landscaping   (J.D. McDuffie) '72 Chevrolet 162 2085 overheating 0 25 39 73   Jerry Hansen Hansen Racing   (Jerry Hansen) '72 Chevrolet 160 1160 running 0 26 46 68   Alton Jones Crimson Dale Nursery   (Butch Hawkersmith) '73 Chevrolet 159 1135 running 0 27 40 19   Bob Burcham Gray Racing   (Henley Gray) '73 Chevrolet 125 1210 clutch 2 28 28 05   David Sisco Reliable Plumbing   (David Sisco) '74 Chevrolet 117 1835 engine 0 29 41 32   Dick Brooks Simoniz   (Dick Brooks) '74 Dodge 109 1460 steering 0 30 38 40   D.K. Ulrich Noel's Auto Sales   (D.K. Ulrich) '72 Chevrolet 109 1035 ignition 0 31 45 80   Phil Finney Finney Racing   (Phil Finney) '72 Chevrolet 100 1010 engine 0 32 31 9   Tony Bettenhausen Jr Vita Fresh Orange Juice   (Gordon Van Liew) '72 Chevrolet 98 1635 engine 0 33 12 31   Jim Vandiver Moss-Thornton   (O.L. Nixon) '72 Dodge 80 1360 lug bolt 0 34 22 90   Charlie Glotzbach Truxmore Industries   (Junie Donlavey) '72 Ford 70 2235 engine 15 35 7 14   Coo Coo Marlin Cunningham-Kelley   (H.B. Cunningham) '73 Chevrolet 67 1910 brakes 9 36 35 10   Bill Champion Champion Racing   (Bill Champion) '72 Ford 66 1035 engine 0 37 43 66   Terry Link Mechanical Appliance   (Mike Link) '72 Pontiac 62 1035 engine 0 38 44 46   Travis Tiller Precision Engine Machine   (Travis Tiller) '73 Dodge 56 835 engine 0 39 26 1   Neil Bonnett Coca-Cola   (Bobby Allison) '72 Chevrolet 46 1110 engine 0 40 4 88   Donnie Allison DiGard Racing   (DiGard Racing) '74 Chevrolet 38 1385 engine 1 41 21 35   Dan Daughtry DM Construction   (Morris Davis) '72 Ford 36 980 engine 0 42 9 18   Joe Frasson Frasson Racing   (Joe Frasson) '74 Dodge 29 1275 oil line 0 43 24 98   Richie Panch Tracmaster   (Roy Thornley) '72 Ford 21 1695 engine 0 44 17 95   Darrell Waltrip Terminal Transport   (Darrell Waltrip) '74 Chevrolet 19 1565 engine 0 45 48 09   A.J. Reno Elliott Racing   (George Elliott) '72 Ford 15 760 steering 0 46 6 06   Neil Castles Howard Furniture   (Neil Castles) '73 Dodge 3 755 oil line 0 47 47 53   Johnny Barnes Hopper-Crews   (J.C. Crews) '73 Ford 1 750 crash 0 48 32 30   Walter Ballard Ballard Racing   (Vic Ballard) '74 Chevrolet 1 1395 rear end 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car WD Jimmy Crawford Plymouth WD Gary Myers Chevrolet WD Dean Dalton 7 WD Buddy Arrington 67 Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 2 2     3 7 5   #07,09,53 accident turn 2   8 11 4     12 15 4   competition   16 20 5     21 29 9   #95 spun turn 3   30 63 34     64 70 7   #66 spun tri-oval   71 87 17     88 96 9     97 176 80     177 182 6   #93 engine   183 188 6       Percent of race run under caution: 21.3%             Average green flag run: 21.1 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Donnie Allison 1 1 1   Buddy Baker 2 6 5   Bobby Allison 7 8 2   Buddy Baker 9 11 3   Charlie Glotzbach 12 12 1   Coo Coo Marlin 13 14 2   James Hylton 15 16 2   Buddy Baker 17 22 6   Charlie Glotzbach 23 31 9   Bobby Allison 32 32 1   Buddy Baker 33 33 1   Bobby Allison 34 34 1   David Pearson 35 36 2   Buddy Baker 37 43 7   David Pearson 44 47 4   Buddy Baker 48 54 7   David Pearson 55 55 1   Coo Coo Marlin 56 62 7   Bobby Isaac 63 65 3   Cale Yarborough 66 66 1   Charlie Glotzbach 67 71 5   Bob Burcham 72 73 2   Richard Petty 74 75 2   Buddy Baker 76 88 13   Richard Petty 100 100 1   David Pearson 101 105 5   Cale Yarborough 106 106 1   Buddy Baker 107 121 15   David Pearson 122 122 1   Richard Petty 123 129 7   Buddy Baker 130 159 30   Richard Petty 160 182 23   David Pearson 183 187 5   Richard Petty 188 188 1