1974 Motor State 400

Race 15 of 30

Michigan
180 laps
Time of race: 2:48:46
Average speed of winner: 127.098 mph
Margin of victory: under caution
Lead changes: 50 among 9 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 40 laps
Lap leaders: Pearson pole, Baker 1, Pearson 2-4, Baker 5, Petty 6-7, D. Allison 8, Petty 9-10, Yarborough 11-13, Baker 14-15, Yarborough 16, Baker 17, D. Allison 18, Pearson 19-20, Baker 21, Yarborough 22, Baker 23-24, Petty 25-29, Pearson 30-31, D. Allison 32-33, Yarborough 34-36, Petty 37, B. Allison 38, Pearson 39-41, Parsons 42-47, Yarborough 48, D. Allison 49-50, Yarborough 51-53, Petty 54-55, Yarborough 56, Petty 57-66, Yarborough 67-69, D. Allison 70-74, Yarborough 75-78, Pearson 79-86, B. Allison 87, Frasson 88-93, Petty 94-100, Pearson 101-108, Petty 109-119, Pearson 120-125, Petty 126-137, Ross 138-142, Petty 143, Pearson 144-146, Petty 147-152, Pearson 153-156, Petty 157-162, Pearson 163-164, Petty 165, Ross 166, Petty 167-180

Race notes: Finale for Gary Bettenhausen. Richard Petty took the points lead from Cale Yarborough.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Richard Petty	43	STP	'74 Dodge	Petty	Inman		180	14	80	running	17190	0
2	17	Earl Ross	52	Carling	'74 Chevrolet	Al Brooke			180	2	6	running	7930	0
3	1	David Pearson	21	Purolator	'73 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood	156.426	180	10	41	running	3475	0
4	6	Gary Bettenhausen	16	AMC	'74 Matador	Penske			178	0	0	running	2400	0
5	20	Marty Robbins	42		'74 Dodge	Robbins			178	0	0	running	2050	0
6	13	Richard Childress	96		'73 Chevrolet	Garn			178	0	0	running	2300	0
7	22	David Sisco	05		'74 Chevrolet	Sisco			178	0	0	running	2075	0
8	15	Dave Marcis	2		'73 Dodge	Marcis			177	0	0	running	2025	0
9	32	Richie Panch	98		'72 Chevrolet	Thornley			176	0	0	running	1800	0
10	21	Cecil Gordon	24		'72 Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			176	0	0	running	1800	0
11	19	Jackie Rogers	93		'74 Chevrolet	Ray Frederick			175	0	0	running	1300	0
12	18	Buddy Arrington	67		'72 Plymouth	Arrington			175	0	0	running	1775	0
13	12	Coo Coo Marlin	14		'73 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			173	0	0	engine	1825	0
14	23	Frank Warren	79		'74 Dodge	Frank Warren			169	0	0	running	1675	0
15	35	D.K. Ulrich	40		'74 Chevrolet	Ulrich			167	0	0	running	1075	0
16	25	Bob Burcham	57		'74 Chevrolet	Jack White			150	0	0	rear end	1115	0
17	34	J.D. McDuffie	70		'72 Chevrolet	McDuffie			135	0	0	engine	1530	0
18	7	Joe Frasson	18		'74 Dodge	Frasson			134	1	6	accident	895	0
19	11	Dick Brooks	32		'74 Dodge	Dick Brooks			134	0	0	clutch	1205	0
20	5	Donnie Allison	88		'74 Chevrolet	DiGard	Rossi		126	5	11	engine	1365	0
21	29	Dean Dalton	7		'74 Chevrolet	Dean Dalton			122	0	0	rear end	1025	0
22	30	Henley Gray	19		'73 Chevrolet	Henley Gray			122	0	0	oil cooler	960	0
23	14	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'74 Chevrolet	Allison	Hamner		110	2	2	engine	4070	0
24	9	Ron Keselowski	99		'73 Dodge	Lubinski			104	0	0	engine	805	0
25	8	Benny Parsons	72		'74 Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Carter		102	1	6	engine	4190	0
26	10	Lennie Pond	54		'74 Chevrolet	Ronnie Elder			84	0	0	engine	1275	0
27	2	Cale Yarborough	11	Kar-Kare	'74 Chevrolet	Howard	Nab		78	9	20	engine	4065	0
28	31	Jabe Thomas	25		'73 Dodge	Don Robertson			40	0	0	clutch	880	0
29	28	Travis Tiller	46		'73 Dodge	Tiller			32	0	0	oil pan	920	0
30	3	Buddy Baker	15	RC Cola	'72 Ford	Moore	Moore		28	6	8	rear end	3910	0
31	24	Ed Negre	8		'73 Dodge	Negre			23	0	0	transmission	895	0
32	27	James Hylton	48		'74 Chevrolet	Hylton			13	0	0	engine	1390	0
33	36	Bill Champion	10		'72 Ford	Bill Champion			11	0	0	suspension	710	0
34	16	Neil Castles	06		'73 Dodge	Castles			5	0	0	ignition	955	0
35	26	Walter Ballard	30		'74 Chevrolet	Vic Ballard			1	0	0	withdrew	1375	0
36	33	Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.	9	Vita Fresh	'72 Chevrolet	Van Liew			0	0	0	engine	1320	0