1974 Winston 500

Race 10 of 30

Talladega
188 laps
Time of race: 3:28:09
Average speed of winner: 130.220 mph
Margin of victory: 0.17 sec.
Lead changes: 52 among 13 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 60 laps
Lap leaders: Pearson pole, 1-18 not scored, G. Bettenhausen 19, Daughtry 20, Pearson 21-22, G. Bettenhausen 23, Pearson 24-29, Daughtry 30-33, Tissot 34, B. Allison 35, Follmer 36, B. Allison 37, G. Bettenhausen 38-42, D. Allison 43, B. Allison 44, Tissot 45, Marlin 46-52, G. Bettenhausen 53-54, Follmer 55-62, G. Bettenhausen 63-76, Tissot 77-79, McDuffie 80, McQuagg 81, Parsons 82-83, G. Bettenhausen 84-91, Pearson 92-97, G. Bettenhausen 98-100, D. Allison 101, B. Allison 102, D. Allison 103, G. Bettenhausen 104, Glotzbach 105, Tissot 106, B. Allison 107-113, Pearson 114-121, Follmer 122-124, Vandiver 125, Tissot 126-127, B. Allison 128-130, Pearson 131, Follmer 132-134, Pearson 135-136, Follmer 137-138, Parsons 139-142, B. Allison 143, Pearson 144-148, Follmer 149-154, Pearson 155, Follmer 156, Pearson 157-158, Follmer 159-160, Pearson 161-169, Parsons 170-172, Pearson 173-188

Race notes: Debut for Neil Bonnett, Terry Link, Johnny Ray, and Jerry Schild.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	David Pearson	21	Purolator	'73 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood	186.086	188	11	58	running	20785	0
2	11	Benny Parsons	72		'74 Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Carter		188	3	9	running	15015	0
3	24	Richard Petty	43	STP	'74 Dodge	Petty	Inman		188	0	0	running	11245	0
4	19	Charlie Glotzbach	90		'72 Ford	Donlavey			188	1	1	running	6490	0
5	26	Lennie Pond	54		'74 Chevrolet	Ronnie Elder			187	0	0	running	4640	0
6	22	Dave Marcis	2		'73 Dodge	Marcis			187	0	0	running	3615	0
7	13	Coo Coo Marlin	14		'73 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			187	1	7	running	2675	0
8	9	Sam McQuagg	28		'74 Chevrolet	Ellington			187	1	1	running	2425	0
9	5	Cale Yarborough	11	Kar-Kare	'74 Chevrolet	Howard	Nab		187	0	0	running	5000	0
10	48	Bob Burcham	57		'74 Chevrolet	Jack White			187	0	0	running	1825	0
11	27	Richard Childress	96		'73 Chevrolet	Garn			186	0	0	running	2400	0
12	17	Hershel McGriff	04		'74 Dodge	Petty			185	0	0	running	1975	0
13	32	Roy Mayne	25		'73 Dodge	Don Robertson			185	0	0	running	2350	0
14	38	James Hylton	48		'74 Chevrolet	Hylton			185	0	0	running	2225	0
15	15	Marty Robbins	42		'73 Dodge	Robbins			185	0	0	running	1950	0
16	21	Jim Vandiver	31		'72 Dodge	O.L. Nixon			185	1	1	running	2075	0
17	29	Jackie Rogers	93		'74 Chevrolet	Ray Frederick			184	0	0	running	1715	0
18	10	Frank Warren	79		'74 Dodge	Frank Warren			184	0	0	running	2475	0
19	43	J.D. McDuffie	70		'72 Chevrolet	McDuffie			182	1	1	running	2200	0
20	46	Iggy Katona	61		'74 Chevrolet	Bierschwale			181	0	0	running	1675	0
21	34	Cecil Gordon	24		'72 Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			179	0	0	running	2150	0
22	40	Carl Adams	56		'72 Ford	Mummert			177	0	0	running	1525	0
23	47	Elmo Langley	64		'72 Ford	Langley			177	0	0	running	2000	0
24	31	Walter Ballard	30		'74 Chevrolet	Vic Ballard			175	0	0	running	2075	0
25	23	Joe Frasson	18		'74 Dodge				171	0	0	engine	1700	0
26	50	D.K. Ulrich	40		'72 Chevrolet	Ulrich			171	0	0	running	1425	0
27	7	Red Farmer	97		'72 Ford	Humphries			166	0	0	running	1400	0
28	3	George Follmer	15	RC Cola	'73 Ford	Moore	Moore		165	8	26	engine	4575	0
29	16	Dick Brooks	32		'74 Dodge	Dick Brooks			153	0	0	engine	1600	0
30	18	Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.	9	Vita Fresh	'72 Chevrolet	Van Liew			147	0	0	engine	1525	0
31	6	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'74 Chevrolet	Allison	Hamner		146	7	15	engine	4300	0
32	14	Randy Tissot	74	Tilitco	'73 Chevrolet				134	5	8	engine	1625	0
33	39	Buddy Baker	71	K&K Insurance	'74 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		123	0	0	engine	1850	0
34	44	Ed Negre	8		'73 Dodge	Negre			121	0	0	engine	1375	0
35	45	Travis Tiller	46		'73 Dodge	Tiller			118	0	0	engine	1200	0
36	8	Donnie Allison	88		'74 Chevrolet	DiGard	Rossi		108	3	3	clutch	2175	0
37	2	Gary Bettenhausen	16	AMC	'74 Matador	Penske	Woodard		105	8	35	accident	1650	0
38	28	Grant Adcox	41		'74 Chevrolet	Adcox			104	0	0	accident	1325	0
39	35	David Sisco	05		'74 Chevrolet	Sisco			94	0	0	engine	1600	0
40	37	Jerry Schild	07		'72 Chevrolet	Rush Johnson			92	0	0	running	1075	0
41	36	Johnny Ray	84		'73 Dodge	Buster Davis			86	0	0	running	1050	0
42	30	John Martin	5		'74 Dodge	Faustina-Barnett			84	0	0	engine	1125	0
43	20	Terry Link	66		'72 Pontiac	Link			84	0	0	engine	1150	0
44	42	Richie Panch	98		'72 Ford	Thornley			83	0	0	engine	1025	0
45	33	Neil Bonnett	77		'72 Chevrolet	Charlie Roberts			51	0	0	oil line	1450	0
46	25	Buddy Arrington	67		'72 Plymouth	Arrington			51	0	0	ignition	950	0
47	49	Alton Jones	68		'73 Chevrolet	Hawkersmith			50	0	0	heating	900	0
48	4	Dan Daughtry	35		'72 Ford	Morris Davis			43	2	5	engine	975	0
49	41	Dean Dalton	7		'74 Chevrolet	Dean Dalton			39	0	0	engine	1575	0
50	12	Earl Ross	52	Carling	'74 Chevrolet	Al Brooke			28	0	0	engine	1175	0