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1974 Norton 250

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USAC Champ Car Series race number 11 of 14
Sunday, September 15, 1974 at Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI
125 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (250.000 miles)

Time of race: 1:45:32
Average speed: 142.135 mph
Pole speed: 201.286 mph

Cautions: 5 for 23 laps
Margin of victory: n/a
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 11

Glossary 1974 USAC Champ Car Series results / 1974 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Chass./Eng.	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	3	15	Al Unser	Viceroy (Vel Miletich)	Eagle / Offy	125	18970	running	68	500
2	14	11	Pancho Carter	Cobre Firestone (Robert Fletcher)	Eagle / Offy	123	10920	running	0	400
3	7	48	Bobby Unser	Olsonite (Oscar Olson)	Eagle / Offy	123	6745	running	26	350
4	12	68	Mike Hiss	Norton Spirit (Roger Penske)	Eagle / Offy	118	5111	running	0	300
5	4	24	Tom Sneva	Grant King Racing (Grant King)	King / Offy	116	4230	running	0	250
6	17	89	John Martin	Automotive Technology	McLaren / Offy	110	3525	piston	0	200
7	19	25	Dan Murphy	Adams Automotive (Cicada Racing)	Cicada / Offy	106	2820	running	0	150
8	23	43	Karl Busson	Fiore Racing (Frank Fiore)	Vollstedt / Offy	102	2468	running	0	125
9	2	3	Johnny Rutherford	Bruce McLaren	McLaren / Offy	97	2791	running	0	100
10	5	5	Mario Andretti	Viceroy (Vel Miletich)	Eagle / Offy	82	2115	piston	0	75
11	16	40	Wally Dallenbach	STP Oil Treatment (Pat Patrick)	Eagle / Offy	81	1939	oil pressure	0	50
12	13	42	Mel Kenyon	Hopkins Racing (Lindsey Hopkins)	Eagle / Offy	80	1762	crash	0	25
13	15	1	Roger McCluskey	English Leather (Lindsey Hopkins)	Riley / Offy	71	2086	crash	0
14	11	20	Gordon Johncock	STP Double Oil Filter (Pat Patrick)	Eagle / Offy	52	1410	ignition	16
15	8	98	Mike Mosley	Lodestar (Ralph Wilke)	Eagle / Offy	38	1234	piston	12
16	22	10	George Snider	Gilmore Racing (A.J. Foyt)	Coyote / Foyt	38	1058	piston	0
17	10	63	Larry McCoy	Shurfine Foods (James Bidwell)	Atlanta / Offy	32	881	piston	0
18	6	21	Jimmy Caruthers	Cobre Firestone (Robert Fletcher)	Eagle / Offy	31	705	connecting rod	0
19	21	4	Billy Vukovich, Jr.	Sugaripe Prune (Jerry O'Connell)	Eagle / Offy	29	705	waste gate	0
20	20	61	Lee Brayton	Sinmast (Eisenhour-Brayton Racing Team)	Eagle / Foyt	22	705	pit fire	0
21	9	9	Lloyd Ruby	Unlimited Racing	Eagle / Offy	20	705	connecting rod	0
22	18	58	Eldon Rasmussen	Ras-Car (Eldon Rasmussen)	Rascar / Foyt	18	705	piston	0
23	24	39	John Hubbard	Precision Engine (Robert LaWarre)	Eagle / Chevy	17	705	overheating	0
24	1	14	A.J. Foyt	Gilmore Racing (A.J. Foyt)	Coyote / Foyt	5	705	piston	3

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Benny Rapp	71	Gifford

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	4	4
	5	8	4	#14 oil on track
	9	31	23
	32	36	5	#43 stalled on track
	37	68	32
	69	71	3	#89 spun
	72	72	1
	73	78	6	#1 accident
	79	84	6
	85	89	5	#42 accident turn 2
	90	125	36
Percent of race run under caution: 18.4% Average green flag run: 17.0 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
A.J. Foyt	1	3	3
Gordon Johncock	4	19	16
Mike Mosley	20	31	12
Al Unser	32	32	1
Bobby Unser	33	33	1
Al Unser	34	54	21
Bobby Unser	55	55	1
Al Unser	56	87	32
Bobby Unser	88	88	1
Al Unser	89	93	5
Bobby Unser	94	116	23
Al Unser	117	125	9