1974 Wilkes 400

Race 26 of 30

North Wilkesboro
400 laps
Time of race: 3:05:41
Average speed of winner: 80.782 mph
Margin of victory: under caution
Lead changes: 11 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 71 laps
Lap leaders: Petty 1-26, Yarborough 27, Ross 28-35, Yarborough 36-58, Petty 59-61, Yarborough 62-70, Marcis 71, Yarborough 72-92, Petty 93-154, Yarborough 155-299, Petty 300-324, Yarborough 325-400

Race notes: Debut for Joey Arrington. Finale for George England.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Cale Yarborough	11	Carling	'74 Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab		400	6	275	running	9275	0
2	1	Richard Petty	43	STP	'74 Dodge	Petty	Inman	105.087	400	4	116	running	6300	0
3	3	Buddy Baker	15		'73 Ford	Moore	Moore		399	0	0	running	4625	0
4	5	Earl Ross	52	Carling	'74 Chevrolet	Johnson			394	1	8	running	1700	0
5	12	Dave Marcis	2		'73 Dodge	Marcis			393	1	1	running	1600	0
6	11	Bobby Isaac	28		'73 Chevrolet	Ellington			390	0	0	running	975	0
7	6	Richard Childress	96		'73 Chevrolet	Garn			387	0	0	running	875	0
8	16	Jackie Rogers	93		'74 Chevrolet	Ray Frederick			385	0	0	running	775	0
9	17	Walter Ballard	30		'74 Chevrolet	Vic Ballard			384	0	0	running	955	0
10	13	David Sisco	05		'74 Chevrolet	Sisco			383	0	0	running	1045	0
11	15	Coo Coo Marlin	14		'73 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			376	0	0	engine	1010	0
12	30	Joey Arrington	67		'72 Plymouth	Arrington			341	0	0	running	525	0
13	4	Benny Parsons	72		'74 Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Carter		320	0	0	engine	2790	0
14	26	D.K. Ulrich	40		'72 Chevrolet	Ulrich			311	0	0	running	505	0
15	7	Charlie Glotzbach	90		'72 Ford	Donlavey			300	0	0	engine	770	0
16	29	Travis Tiller	46		'73 Dodge	Tiller			264	0	0	heating	485	0
17	14	Richie Panch	98		'72 Chevrolet	Thornley			252	0	0	engine	965	0
18	18	Frank Warren	79		'74 Dodge	Frank Warren			203	0	0	rear end	855	0
19	8	Bob Burcham	19		'73 Chevrolet	Henley Gray			190	0	0	engine	480	0
20	25	Jabe Thomas	25		'73 Dodge	Don Robertson			121	0	0	brakes	420	0
21	22	Neil Castles	06		'74 Dodge	Castles			87	0	0	rear end	410	0
22	27	Rick Newsom	20		'72 Ford	Newsom			76	0	0	transmission	400	0
23	9	J.D. McDuffie	70		'72 Chevrolet	McDuffie			63	0	0	transmission	740	0
24	19	James Hylton	48		'74 Chevrolet	Hylton			51	0	0	axle	765	0
25	23	Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.	9	Vita Fresh	'72 Chevrolet	Van Liew			36	0	0	engine	595	0
26	20	Elmo Langley	64		'72 Ford	Langley			25	0	0	engine	490	0
27	10	Cecil Gordon	24		'72 Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			25	0	0	accident	630	0
28	21	Bill Champion	10		'72 Ford	Bill Champion			22	0	0	heating	320	0
29	28	George England	73		'72 Chevrolet				10	0	0	steering	310	0
30	24	Ed Negre	8		'74 Dodge	Negre			1	0	0	rear end	300	0