1974 Talladega 500

Race 21 of 30

Talladega
188 laps
Time of race: 3:21:52
Average speed of winner: 148.637 mph
Margin of victory: 2 feet
Lead changes: 34 among 11 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 40 laps
Lap leaders: Pearson pole, D. Allison 1, Baker 2-6, B. Allison 7-8, Baker 9-11, Glotzbach 12, Marlin 13-14, Hylton 15-16, Baker 17-22, Glotzbach 23-31, B. Allison 32, Baker 33, B. Allison 34, Pearson 35-36, Baker 37-43, Pearson 44-47, Baker 48-54, Pearson 55, Marlin 56-62, Isaac 63-65, Yarborough 66, Glotzbach 67-71, Burcham 72-73, Petty 74-75, Baker 76-99, Petty 100, Pearson 101-105, Yarborough 106, Baker 107-121, Pearson 122, Petty 123-129, Baker 130-159, Petty 160-182, Pearson 183-187, Petty 188

Race notes: Debut for Jerry Hansen and A.J. Reno.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Richard Petty	43	STP	'74 Dodge	Petty	Inman		188	5	34	running	24465	0
2	1	David Pearson	21	Purolator	'73 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood	184.926	188	6	18	running	12890	0
3	2	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'74 Chevrolet	Allison	Hamner		187	3	4	running	7140	0
4	8	Cale Yarborough	11	Carling	'74 Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab		186	2	2	running	8285	0
5	15	Benny Parsons	72		'74 Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt			186	0	0	running	7465	0
6	5	Buddy Baker	15	RC Cola	'73 Ford	Moore	Moore		185	9	98	rear end	10385	0
7	20	Ramo Stott	83		'74 Chevrolet	Norris Reed			185	0	0	running	2435	0
8	13	Bobby Isaac	28		'74 Chevrolet	Ellington			185	1	3	running	2535	0
9	16	Marty Robbins	42		'74 Dodge	Robbins			185	0	0	running	1085	0
10	19	Earl Ross	52	Carling	'74 Chevrolet	Johnson			185	0	0	running	2385	0
11	23	Dave Marcis	2		'73 Dodge	Marcis			184	0	0	running	2060	0
12	11	James Hylton	48		'74 Chevrolet	Hylton			183	1	2	running	2485	0
13	27	Richard Childress	96		'73 Chevrolet	Garn			181	0	0	running	2260	0
14	33	Ed Negre	8		'74 Dodge	Negre			178	0	0	heating	1585	0
15	29	Cecil Gordon	24		'72 Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			178	0	0	running	2160	0
16	30	Jerry Schild	07		'72 Chevrolet	Rush Johnson			177	0	0	running	1560	0
17	10	Frank Warren	79		'74 Dodge	Frank Warren			177	0	0	running	2260	0
18	37	Dick May	64		'72 Ford	Langley			174	0	0	running	1485	0
19	42	Roy Mayne	25		'73 Dodge	Don Robertson			170	0	0	running	1535	0
20	36	Elmo Langley	56		'72 Ford	Mummert			169	0	0	running	1435	0
21	14	Jackie Rogers	93		'74 Chevrolet	Ray Frederick			167	0	0	engine	1660	0
22	34	Johnny Ray	84		'72 Dodge	Buster Davis			166	0	0	running	1385	0
23	18	Red Farmer	97		'72 Ford	Humphries			163	0	0	running	1460	0
24	25	J.D. McDuffie	70		'72 Chevrolet	McDuffie			162	0	0	heating	2085	0
25	39	Jerry Hansen	73		'72 Chevrolet				160	0	0	running	1160	0
26	46	Alton Jones	68		'73 Chevrolet	Hawkersmith			159	0	0	running	1135	0
27	40	Bob Burcham	19		'73 Chevrolet	Henley Gray			125	1	2	clutch	1210	0
28	28	David Sisco	05		'74 Chevrolet	Sisco			117	0	0	engine	1835	0
29	41	Dick Brooks	32		'74 Dodge	Dick Brooks			109	0	0	steering	1460	0
30	38	D.K. Ulrich	40		'72 Chevrolet	Ulrich			109	0	0	ignition	1035	0
31	45	Phil Finney	80		'72 Chevrolet	Finney			100	0	0	engine	1010	0
32	31	Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.	9	Vita Fresh	'72 Chevrolet	Van Liew			98	0	0	engine	1635	0
33	12	Jim Vandiver	31		'72 Dodge	O.L. Nixon			80	0	0	lug bolt	1360	0
34	22	Charlie Glotzbach	90		'72 Ford	Donlavey			70	3	15	engine	2235	0
35	7	Coo Coo Marlin	14		'73 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			67	2	9	brakes	1910	0
36	35	Bill Champion	10		'72 Ford	Bill Champion			66	0	0	engine	1035	0
37	43	Terry Link	66		'72 Pontiac	Terry Link			62	0	0	engine	1035	0
38	44	Travis Tiller	46		'73 Dodge	Tiller			56	0	0	engine	835	0
39	26	Neil Bonnett	1		'72 Chevrolet	Allison			46	0	0	engine	1110	0
40	4	Donnie Allison	88		'74 Chevrolet	DiGard	Rossi		38	1	1	engine	1385	0
41	21	Dan Daughtry	35		'72 Ford	Morris Davis			36	0	0	engine	980	0
42	9	Joe Frasson	18		'74 Dodge	Frasson			29	0	0	oil line	1275	0
43	24	Richie Panch	98		'72 Ford	Thornley			21	0	0	engine	1695	0
44	17	Darrell Waltrip	95	Terminal Transport	'74 Chevrolet	Waltrip			19	0	0	engine	1565	0
45	48	A.J. Reno	09		'72 Ford	George Elliott			15	0	0	steering	760	0
46	6	Neil Castles	06		'73 Dodge	Castles			3	0	0	oil line	755	0
47	47	Johnny Barnes	53		'73 Ford	Hopper-Crews			1	0	0	accident	750	0
48	32	Walter Ballard	30		'74 Chevrolet	Vic Ballard			1	0	0	rear end	1395	0