1974 Daytona 500

Race 2 of 30

Daytona
200 laps
Time of race: 3:11:38
Average speed of winner: 140.894 mph
Margin of victory: 47 sec.
Lead changes: 59 among 15 drivers
Cautions: 10 for 53 laps
Lap leaders: Pearson pole, 1-20 not scored, Yarborough 21, Pearson 22-23, Yarborough 24-28, Pearson 29-31, B. Allison 32-37, Hylton 38-44, B. Allison 45, Hylton 46-47, Gordon 48, Rutherford 49-50, Yarborough 51-52, Marlin 53-54, Yarborough 55, D. Allison 56, B. Allison 57-58, D. Allison 59, Marlin 60, B. Allison 61, D. Waltrip 62-63, Petty 64-70, B. Allison 71-75, Waltrip 76, D. Allison 77-79, Marlin 80, B. Allison 81-82, D. Allison 83-85, B. Allison 86, D. Allison 87, Petty 88-89, B. Allison 90, Panch 91, Ballard 92-93, Petty 94-97, Foyt 98-102, D. Allison 103-106, Marlin 107-108, Foyt 109, Petty 110-113, D. Allison 114, Parsons 115, Sisco 116-117, Petty 118-120, D. Allison 121-122, Petty 123-124, D. Allison 125-126, Petty 127-129, D. Allison 130, Petty 131-135, D. Allison 136-138, Petty 139-141, D. Allison 142-143, Petty 144-146, D. Allison 147-148, Marlin 149, Petty 150-169, D. Allison 170-171, Petty 172-178, D. Allison 179-189, Petty 190-200

Race notes: Debut for Dan Daughtry, Joe Mihalic, and Jackie Rogers. Finale for Dick Simon. Richard Petty took the points lead from Cale Yarborough.

Video links: Highlights (Part 1), Highlights (Part 2), Highlights (Part 3), Highlights (Part 4)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Richard Petty	43	STP	'74 Dodge	Petty	Inman		200	13	74	running	39650	0
2	4	Cale Yarborough	11	Kar-Kare	'74 Chevrolet	Howard	Nab		200	4	9	running	21250	0
3	12	Ramo Stott	83		'74 Chevrolet	Norris Reed			200	0	0	running	11390	0
4	31	Coo Coo Marlin	14		'73 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			200	5	7	running	8350	0
5	35	A.J. Foyt	50		'74 Chevrolet	Foyt			199	2	6	running	8465	0
6	7	Donnie Allison	88		'74 Chevrolet	DiGard	Rossi		199	16	41	running	7650	0
7	11	Darrell Waltrip	95	Terminal Transport	'73 Chevrolet	Waltrip			199	1	1	running	5900	0
8	3	Bobby Isaac	27		'74 Chevrolet	Banjo Matthews	Banjo Matthews		198	0	0	running	6825	0
9	23	Dick Brooks	32		'74 Dodge	Dick Brooks			197	0	0	suspension	5050	0
10	18	Walter Ballard	30		'74 Chevrolet	Vic Ballard			197	1	2	running	5410	0
11	22	Earl Ross	52	Carling	'72 Chevrolet	Al Brooke			197	0	0	running	4560	0
12	34	Gary Bettenhausen	16	AMC	'74 Matador	Penske	Woodard		196	0	0	running	4225	0
13	32	Cecil Gordon	24		'72 Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			196	1	1	running	4750	0
14	40	Dave Marcis	2		'73 Dodge	Marcis			196	0	0	running	4435	0
15	38	David Sisco	05		'74 Chevrolet	Sisco			195	1	2	running	4275	0
16	19	James Hylton	48		'73 Chevrolet	Hylton			193	2	9	running	4325	0
17	16	Bob Burcham	57		'74 Chevrolet	Jack White			185	0	0	engine	3820	0
18	29	Richie Panch	98		'72 Ford	Thornley			180	1	1	running	3770	0
19	33	Jimmy Crawford	22		'72 Plymouth	Jimmy Crawford			176	0	0	running	3775	0
20	5	George Follmer	15	RC Cola	'73 Ford	Moore	Moore		165	0	0	engine	7400	0
21	15	Bill Dennis	90		'72 Ford	Donlavey			161	0	0	engine	4220	0
22	10	Benny Parsons	72		'74 Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Carter		141	1	1	ignition	7700	0
23	21	Lennie Pond	54		'74 Chevrolet	Ronnie Elder			135	0	0	suspension	4135	0
24	17	Johnny Rutherford	61		'74 Chevrolet	Bierschwale			116	1	2	clutch	3735	0
25	20	Jim Hurtubise	56		'72 Chevrolet	Dan Bray			112	0	0	accident	3600	0
26	24	Joe Frasson	18		'73 Dodge	Frasson			111	0	0	engine	3550	0
27	6	Jim Vandiver	31		'72 Dodge	O.L. Nixon			108	0	0	radiator	4225	0
28	30	J.D. McDuffie	70		'72 Chevrolet	McDuffie			108	0	0	engine	4850	0
29	39	L.D. Ottinger	02		'74 Chevrolet	Large			100	0	0	hood pin	3390	0
30	9	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'74 Chevrolet	Allison	Hamner		97	8	19	engine	6800	0
31	37	Dick Simon	5		'73 Dodge	Faustina-Barnett			96	0	0	engine	3410	0
32	14	Jackie Rogers	93		'74 Chevrolet	Ray Frederick			89	0	0	injury	3500	0
33	26	Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.	9	Vita Fresh	'72 Chevrolet	Van Liew			75	0	0	engine	3365	0
34	28	Frank Warren	79		'74 Dodge	Frank Warren			63	0	0	engine	3830	0
35	1	David Pearson	21	Purolator	'73 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood	185.817	61	2	5	exhaust	9035	0
36	13	Charlie Glotzbach	28		'74 Chevrolet	Ellington			48	0	0	windshield	4130	0
37	25	Joe Mihalic	60		'74 Chevrolet	Viglione			37	0	0	accident	3365	0
38	27	Dan Daughtry	35		'72 Ford	Morris Davis			28	0	0	accident	3230	0
39	8	Hershel McGriff	04		'74 Dodge	Petty			23	0	0	accident	3375	0
40	36	Richard Childress	96		'73 Chevrolet	Garn			22	0	0	engine	3700	0