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1974 Wilkes 400

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 26 of 30
Sunday, September 22, 1974 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
400 laps on a 0.625 mile paved track (250.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:05:41
Average speed: 80.782 mph
Pole speed: 105.087 mph

Cautions: 6 for 71 laps
Margin of victory: under caution
Attendance: 11000
Lead changes: 11

Glossary 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1974 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	2	11	Cale Yarborough	Carling (Junior Johnson)	'74 Chevrolet	400	9275	running	275
2	1	43	Richard Petty	STP Oil Treatment + Oil Filters (Petty Enterprises)	'74 Dodge	400	6300	running	116
3	3	15	Buddy Baker	R.C. Cola (Bud Moore)	'73 Ford	399	4625	running	0
4	5	52	Earl Ross	Carling (Junior Johnson)	'74 Chevrolet	394	1700	running	8
5	12	2	Dave Marcis	Deppe Enterprises (Dave Marcis)	'73 Dodge	393	1600	running	1
6	11	28	Bobby Isaac	Pylon Wiper Blades (Hoss Ellington)	'73 Chevrolet	390	975	running	0
7	6	96	Richard Childress	L.C. Newton Trucking (Tom Garn)	'73 Chevrolet	387	875	running	0
8	16	93	Jackie Rogers	Lemon Tree Inns (Ray Frederick)	'74 Chevrolet	385	775	running	0
9	17	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard)	'74 Chevrolet	384	955	running	0
10	13	05	David Sisco	Reliable Plumbing (David Sisco)	'74 Chevrolet	383	1045	running	0
11	15	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley (H.B. Cunningham)	'73 Chevrolet	376	1010	engine	0
12	30	67	Joey Arrington	J.R. Stanley Trucking (Buddy Arrington)	'72 Plymouth	341	525	running	0
13	4	72	Benny Parsons	King's Row Fireplace (L.G. DeWitt)	'74 Chevrolet	320	2790	engine	0
14	26	40	D.K. Ulrich	Noel's Auto Sales (D.K. Ulrich)	'72 Chevrolet	311	505	running	0
15	7	90	Charlie Glotzbach	Truxmore Industries (Junie Donlavey)	'72 Ford	300	770	engine	0
16	29	46	Travis Tiller	Skip's Used Auto Parts (Travis Tiller)	'73 Dodge	264	485	overheating	0
17	14	98	Richie Panch	Tuxedo Plumbing (Roy Thornley)	'72 Chevrolet	252	965	engine	0
18	18	79	Frank Warren	Hut Restaurant (Frank Warren)	'74 Dodge	203	855	rear end	0
19	8	19	Bob Burcham	Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray)	'73 Chevrolet	190	480	engine	0
20	25	25	Jabe Thomas	Star City Body Shop (Don Robertson)	'73 Dodge	121	420	brakes	0
21	22	06	Neil Castles	Howard Furniture (Neil Castles)	'74 Dodge	87	410	rear end	0
22	27	20	Rick Newsom	Newsom Racing (Rick Newsom)	'72 Ford	76	400	transmission	0
23	9	70	J.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing (J.D. McDuffie)	'72 Chevrolet	63	740	transmission	0
24	19	48	James Hylton	Nitro 9 (James Hylton)	'74 Chevrolet	51	765	axle	0
25	23	9	Tony Bettenhausen Jr	Vita Fresh Orange Juice (Gordon Van Liew)	'72 Chevrolet	36	595	engine	0
26	20	64	Elmo Langley	Langley Racing (Elmo Langley)	'72 Ford	25	490	engine	0
27	10	24	Cecil Gordon	Gordon Racing (Cecil Gordon)	'72 Chevrolet	25	630	crash	0
28	21	10	Bill Champion	Champion Racing (Bill Champion)	'72 Ford	22	320	overheating	0
29	28	73	George England	Columbia Plastics (George England)	'72 Chevrolet	10	310	steering	0
30	24	8	Ed Negre	Negre Racing (Ed Negre)	'74 Dodge	1	300	rear end	0

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Ed Sauer	5	Hawaiian Gardens Special	Ed Sauer	Chevrolet

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Richard Petty	1	26	26
Cale Yarborough	27	27	1
Earl Ross	28	35	8
Cale Yarborough	36	58	23
Richard Petty	59	61	3
Cale Yarborough	62	70	9
Dave Marcis	71	71	1
Cale Yarborough	72	92	21
Richard Petty	93	154	62
Cale Yarborough	155	299	145
Richard Petty	300	324	25
Cale Yarborough	325	400	76