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1974 Purolator 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 20 of 30 Sunday, August 4, 1974 at Pocono International Raceway, Long Pond, PA 200 laps* on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 4:09:09 Average speed: 115.593 mph Pole speed: 144.122 mph Cautions: 4 for 42 laps Margin of victory: 18.8 sec Attendance: 39000 Lead changes: 20 Glossary    1974 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1974 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 21 2 12   Bobby Allison Coca-Cola   (Bobby Allison) '74 Matador 154 795 engine 20 16 15 67   Buddy Arrington J.R. Stanley Trucking   (Buddy Arrington) '72 Plymouth 181 1720 running 0 2 1 15   Buddy Baker R.C. Cola   (Bud Moore) '73 Ford 192 10650 running 11 29 31 75   Walter Ballard Ballard Racing   (Ed Hawks) '72 Chevrolet 32 645 engine 0 27 16 9   Tony Bettenhausen Jr Vita Fresh Orange Juice   (Gordon Van Liew) '72 Chevrolet 44 1445 engine 0 35 33 56   Jim Bray Bray Realty   (Jim Bray) '72 Chevrolet 2 595 suspension 0 10 19 30   Kenny Brightbill Clyde, Inc.   (Vic Ballard) '74 Chevrolet 187 2125 running 0 15 34 19   Bob Burcham Gray Racing   (Henley Gray) '73 Chevrolet 183 1000 running 0 14 24 01   Earle Canavan Kava Instant Coffee   (Earle Canavan) '74 Plymouth 183 1175 running 0 33 23 06   Neil Castles Howard Furniture   (Neil Castles) '74 Dodge 8 755 brakes 0 22 22 10   Bill Champion Champion Racing   (Bill Champion) '72 Ford 129 970 overheating 0 12 9 96   Richard Childress L.C. Newton Trucking   (Tom Garn) '73 Chevrolet 184 1600 running 0 32 35 7   Dean Dalton Belden Asphalt   (Dean Dalton) '74 Chevrolet 10 610 transmission 0 7 8 24   Cecil Gordon Hungley   (Cecil Gordon) '72 Chevrolet 189 2200 running 0 34 18 48   James Hylton Hylton Engineering   (James Hylton) '74 Chevrolet 2 1350 ignition 0 18 29 64   Elmo Langley Langley Racing   (Elmo Langley) '72 Ford 174 970 running 0 6 12 2   Dave Marcis Deppe Enterprises   (Dave Marcis) '73 Dodge 189 2850 running 0 23 21 5   John Martin Robbin Simms   (Doc Faustina) '74 Dodge 99 945 engine 0 31 26 25   Roy Mayne Roakal Nehi   (Don Robertson) '73 Dodge 23 665 crash 0 25 27 70   J.D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing   (J.D. McDuffie) '72 Chevrolet 70 1295 engine 0 20 17 8   Ed Negre Negre Racing   (Ed Negre) '73 Dodge 159 1120 running 0 8 14 77   Jan Opperman King's Row Fireplace   (L.G. DeWitt) '73 Chevrolet 188 1850 running 0 26 13 98   Richie Panch Tuxedo Plumbing   (Roy Thornley) '72 Chevrolet 64 1470 engine 0 5 7 72   Benny Parsons King's Row Fireplace   (L.G. DeWitt) '74 Chevrolet 190 6100 running 0 4 4 21   David Pearson Purolator   (Wood Brothers) '73 Mercury 192 3750 running 7 1 3 43   Richard Petty STP Oil Treatment + Oil Filters   (Petty Enterprises) '74 Dodge 192 17000 running 152 30 11 54   Lennie Pond Master Chevy Sales   (Ronnie Elder) '74 Chevrolet 24 1520 crash 0 28 32 85   Larry Richardson Gunter Farm & Ranch Center   (Larry Richardson) '72 Chevrolet 36 670 rear end 0 9 10 93   Jackie Rogers Frederick Homes   (Ray Frederick) '74 Chevrolet 187 1850 running 0 13 6 52   Earl Ross Carling   (Junior Johnson) '74 Chevrolet 184 1500 running 0 11 20 05   David Sisco Reliable Plumbing   (David Sisco) '74 Chevrolet 187 2000 running 0 24 30 46   Travis Tiller Precision Engine Machine   (Travis Tiller) '73 Dodge 76 820 clutch 0 17 28 40   D.K. Ulrich Noel's Auto Sales   (D.K. Ulrich) '72 Chevrolet 179 995 running 0 19 25 79   Frank Warren Wheels by Pompey   (Frank Warren) '74 Dodge 165 1545 running 0 3 5 11   Cale Yarborough Carling   (Junior Johnson) '74 Chevrolet 192 7350 running 2 * Race shortened to 192 laps due to rain.

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Buddy Baker 1 2 2   Richard Petty 3 26 24   Buddy Baker 27 27 1   Richard Petty 28 62 35   Cale Yarborough 63 63 1   Bobby Allison 64 66 3   Cale Yarborough 67 67 1   Richard Petty 68 78 11   Buddy Baker 79 79 1   Richard Petty 80 102 23   David Pearson 103 108 6   Richard Petty 109 113 5   Buddy Baker 114 114 1   Richard Petty 115 118 4   Buddy Baker 119 119 1   Richard Petty 120 123 4   Bobby Allison 124 140 17   Richard Petty 141 141 1   David Pearson 142 142 1   Buddy Baker 143 147 5   Richard Petty 148 192 45