1974 Delaware 500

Race 25 of 30

Dover
500 laps
Time of race: 4:23:59
Average speed of winner: 113.640 mph
Margin of victory: 3 laps
Lead changes: 6 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 55 laps
Lap leaders: Baker 1-2, Petty 3-32, Marlin 33, Pettyjohn 34, Hylton 35-37, Pearson 38-39, Petty 40-500

Race notes: Finale for Johnny Barnes, Jim Bray, Larry Manning, and Eddie Pettyjohn.

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		500	2	491	running	18175	0
2	1	Buddy Baker	15	RC Cola	'73 Ford	Moore	Moore	133.640	497	1	2	running	11425	0
3	8	Earl Ross	52	Carling	'74 Chevrolet	Johnson			491	0	0	running	5750	0
4	9	Benny Parsons	72		'74 Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Carter		488	0	0	running	7250	0
5	16	Dave Marcis	2		'73 Dodge	Marcis			486	0	0	running	3275	0
6	19	David Sisco	05		'74 Chevrolet	Sisco			483	0	0	running	2500	0
7	14	Cecil Gordon	24		'72 Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			483	0	0	running	2475	0
8	23	Kenny Brightbill	83		'73 Chevrolet	Norris Reed			476	0	0	running	1825	0
9	18	Henley Gray	19		'73 Chevrolet	Henley Gray			472	0	0	running	1625	0
10	15	Walter Ballard	30		'74 Chevrolet	Vic Ballard			469	0	0	running	2125	0
11	25	Ed Negre	8		'74 Dodge	Negre			469	0	0	running	1400	0
12	28	J.D. McDuffie	70		'72 Chevrolet	McDuffie			469	0	0	running	1700	0
13	6	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'74 Matador	Penske	Woodard		468	0	0	oil pump	1025	0
14	39	Rick Newsom	20		'72 Ford	Newsom			459	0	0	running	1025	0
15	33	Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.	9	Vita Fresh	'72 Chevrolet	Van Liew			457	0	0	running	1500	0
16	29	Frank Warren	79		'74 Dodge	Frank Warren			449	0	0	brakes	1525	0
17	26	Earle Canavan	01		'74 Plymouth	Canavan			439	0	0	running	1000	0
18	17	Richard Childress	96		'73 Chevrolet	Garn			437	0	0	running	1675	0
19	10	James Hylton	48		'74 Chevrolet	Hylton			353	1	3	clutch	1800	0
20	20	Richie Panch	98		'72 Chevrolet	Thornley			342	0	0	rear end	1525	0
21	37	Jim Bray	56		'73 Chevrolet	Bray			317	0	0	engine	850	0
22	27	Elmo Langley	64		'72 Ford	Langley			313	0	0	engine	875	0
23	34	Joe Mihalic	60		'74 Chevrolet	Viglione			283	0	0	engine	800	0
24	13	Eddie Pettyjohn	90		'72 Ford	Donlavey			221	1	1	clutch	1525	0
25	12	Coo Coo Marlin	14		'73 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			219	1	1	engine	1500	0
26	31	D.K. Ulrich	40		'72 Chevrolet	Ulrich			177	0	0	suspension	725	0
27	36	George England	73		'72 Chevrolet				170	0	0	rear end	700	0
28	5	Cale Yarborough	11	Carling	'74 Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab		164	0	0	engine	3675	0
29	21	Bob Burcham	57		'74 Mercury	Jack White			144	0	0	engine	625	0
30	3	David Pearson	21	Purolator	'73 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		112	1	2	rear end	1175	0
31	4	Donnie Allison	88		'74 Chevrolet	DiGard	Rossi		90	0	0	accident	0	0
32	22	Lennie Pond	54		'74 Chevrolet	Ronnie Elder			88	0	0	heating	1515	0
33	11	Jackie Rogers	93		'74 Chevrolet	Ray Frederick			56	0	0	steering	860	0
34	35	Gary Myers	87		'72 Chevrolet				34	0	0	heating	605	0
35	7	Darrell Waltrip	95	Terminal Transport	'74 Chevrolet	Waltrip			31	0	0	engine	1075	0
36	30	Travis Tiller	46		'73 Dodge	Tiller			23	0	0	oil leak	645	0
37	24	G.C. Spencer	49		'74 Dodge	G.C. Spencer			18	0	0	engine	740	0
38	32	Bill Champion	10		'72 Ford	Bill Champion			13	0	0	transmission	585	0
39	38	Larry Manning	67		'72 Plymouth	Arrington			1	0	0	engine	580	0
40	40	Johnny Barnes	75		'72 Chevrolet	Ed Hawks			0	0	0	engine	575	0