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1974 Winston 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 10 of 30
Sunday, May 5, 1974 at Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles)

Time of race: 3:28:09
Average speed: 130.22 mph
Pole speed: 186.086 mph

Cautions: 6 for 60 laps
Margin of victory: .17 sec
Attendance: 40000
Lead changes: 53

Glossary 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1974 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	1	21	David Pearson	Purolator (Wood Brothers)	'73 Mercury	188	20785	running	58
2	11	72	Benny Parsons	King's Row Fireplace (L.G. DeWitt)	'74 Chevrolet	188	15015	running	9
3	24	43	Richard Petty	STP Oil Treatment + Oil Filters (Petty Enterprises)	'74 Dodge	188	11245	running	0
4	19	90	Charlie Glotzbach	Truxmore Industries (Junie Donlavey)	'72 Ford	188	6490	running	1
5	26	54	Lennie Pond	Master Chevy Sales (Ronnie Elder)	'74 Chevrolet	187	4640	running	0
6	22	2	Dave Marcis	Deppe Enterprises (Dave Marcis)	'73 Dodge	187	3615	running	0
7	13	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley (H.B. Cunningham)	'73 Chevrolet	187	2675	running	7
8	9	28	Sam McQuagg	Pylon Wiper Blades (Hoss Ellington)	'74 Chevrolet	187	2425	running	1
9	5	11	Cale Yarborough	Kar-Kare (Richard Howard)	'74 Chevrolet	187	5000	running	0
10	48	57	Bob Burcham	Precision Specialties (Jack White)	'74 Chevrolet	187	1825	running	0
11	27	96	Richard Childress	L.C. Newton Trucking (Tom Garn)	'73 Chevrolet	186	2400	running	0
12	17	04	Hershel McGriff	Almost Heaven, West Virginia (Petty Enterprises)	'74 Dodge	185	1975	running	0
13	32	25	Roy Mayne	Star City Body Shop (Don Robertson)	'73 Dodge	185	2350	running	0
14	38	48	James Hylton	Stott (James Hylton)	'74 Chevrolet	185	2225	running	0
15	15	42	Marty Robbins	Robbins Racing (Marty Robbins)	'73 Dodge	185	1950	running	0
16	21	31	Jim Vandiver	Vandiver Racing (O.L. Nixon)	'72 Dodge	185	2075	running	1
17	29	93	Jackie Rogers	Frederick Homes (Ray Frederick)	'74 Chevrolet	184	1715	running	0
18	10	79	Frank Warren	Soderhamn Manufacturing (Frank Warren)	'74 Dodge	184	2475	running	0
19	43	70	J.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing (J.D. McDuffie)	'72 Chevrolet	182	2200	running	1
20	46	61	Iggy Katona	Ward Racing (Don Bierschwale)	'74 Chevrolet	181	1675	running	0
21	34	24	Cecil Gordon	Gordon Racing (Cecil Gordon)	'72 Chevrolet	179	2150	running	0
22	40	56	Carl Adams	Marck Motors (Richard Mummert)	'72 Ford	177	1525	running	0
23	47	64	Elmo Langley	Langley Racing (Elmo Langley)	'72 Ford	177	2000	running	0
24	31	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard)	'74 Chevrolet	175	2075	running	0
25	23	18	Joe Frasson	Frasson Cement (Joe Frasson)	'74 Dodge	171	1700	engine	0
26	50	40	D.K. Ulrich	Noel's Auto Sales (D.K. Ulrich)	'72 Chevrolet	171	1425	running	0
27	7	97	Red Farmer	Long-Lewis (Willie Humphries)	'72 Ford	166	1400	running	0
28	3	15	George Follmer	R.C. Cola (Bud Moore)	'73 Ford	165	4575	engine	26
29	16	32	Dick Brooks	Simoniz (Dick Brooks)	'74 Dodge	153	1600	engine	0
30	18	9	Tony Bettenhausen Jr	Vita Fresh Orange Juice (Gordon Van Liew)	'72 Chevrolet	147	1525	engine	0
31	6	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola (Bobby Allison)	'74 Chevrolet	146	4300	engine	15
32	14	74	Randy Tissot	Tilitco Enterprises (Randy Tissot)	'73 Chevrolet	134	1625	engine	8
33	39	71	Buddy Baker	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'74 Dodge	123	1850	engine	0
34	44	8	Ed Negre	Negre Racing (Ed Negre)	'73 Dodge	121	1375	engine	0
35	45	46	Travis Tiller	Tiller Racing (Travis Tiller)	'73 Dodge	118	1200	engine	0
36	8	88	Donnie Allison	DiGard Racing (DiGard Racing)	'74 Chevrolet	108	2175	clutch	3
37	2	16	Gary Bettenhausen	AMC (Roger Penske)	'74 Matador	105	1650	crash	35
38	28	41	Grant Adcox	Adcox-Kirby (Herb Adcox)	'74 Chevrolet	104	1325	crash	0
39	35	05	David Sisco	Reliable Plumbing (David Sisco)	'74 Chevrolet	94	1600	engine	0
40	37	07	Jerry Schild	Rush Johnson	'72 Chevrolet	92	1075	running	0
41	36	84	Johnny Ray	Kenworth Trucks (Buster Davis)	'73 Dodge	86	1050	running	0
42	30	5	John Martin	Lode Star (Doc Faustina)	'74 Dodge	84	1125	engine	0
43	20	66	Terry Link	Rey-Co Control (Mike Link)	'72 Pontiac	84	1150	engine	0
44	42	98	Richie Panch	Tracmaster (Roy Thornley)	'72 Ford	83	1025	engine	0
45	33	77	Neil Bonnett	Roberts Racing (Charlie Roberts)	'72 Chevrolet	51	1450	oil line	0
46	25	67	Buddy Arrington	Arrington Racing (Buddy Arrington)	'72 Plymouth	51	950	ignition	0
47	49	68	Alton Jones	Crimson Dale Nursery (Butch Hawkersmith)	'73 Chevrolet	50	900	overheating	0
48	4	35	Dan Daughtry	DM Construction (Morris Davis)	'72 Ford	43	975	engine	5
49	41	7	Dean Dalton	Belden Asphalt (Dean Dalton)	'74 Chevrolet	39	1575	engine	0
50	12	52	Earl Ross	Carling Red Cap (Allan Brooke)	'74 Chevrolet	28	1175	engine	0

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Bill Champion	10	Champion Racing	Bill Champion	Ford
	Jimmy Crawford	22	World Wide Tapes	Crawford Brothers	Plymouth
	Robert Brown	58		Allan Brown	Chevrolet
	Ramo Stott	83	Smithville Farms	Norris Reed	Chevrolet
	Darrell Waltrip	95	Terminal Transport	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
(not scored)	1	18	18
Gary Bettenhausen	19	19	1
Dan Daughtry	20	20	1
David Pearson	21	22	2
Gary Bettenhausen	23	23	1
David Pearson	24	29	6
Dan Daughtry	30	33	4
Randy Tissot	34	34	1
Bobby Allison	35	35	1
George Follmer	36	36	1
Bobby Allison	37	37	1
Gary Bettenhausen	38	42	5
Donnie Allison	43	43	1
Bobby Allison	44	44	1
Randy Tissot	45	45	1
Coo Coo Marlin	46	52	7
Gary Bettenhausen	53	54	2
George Follmer	55	62	8
Gary Bettenhausen	63	76	14
Randy Tissot	77	79	3
J.D. McDuffie	80	80	1
Sam McQuagg	81	81	1
Benny Parsons	82	83	2
Gary Bettenhausen	84	91	8
David Pearson	92	97	6
Gary Bettenhausen	98	100	3
Donnie Allison	101	101	1
Bobby Allison	102	102	1
Donnie Allison	103	103	1
Gary Bettenhausen	104	104	1
Charlie Glotzbach	105	105	1
Randy Tissot	106	106	1
Bobby Allison	107	113	7
David Pearson	114	121	8
George Follmer	122	124	3
Jim Vandiver	125	125	1
Randy Tissot	126	127	2
Bobby Allison	128	130	3
David Pearson	131	131	1
George Follmer	132	134	3
David Pearson	135	136	2
George Follmer	137	138	2
Benny Parsons	139	142	4
Bobby Allison	143	143	1
David Pearson	144	148	5
George Follmer	149	154	6
David Pearson	155	155	1
George Follmer	156	156	1
David Pearson	157	158	2
George Follmer	159	160	2
David Pearson	161	169	9
Benny Parsons	170	171	2
David Pearson	172	188	17