1974 Winston Western 500

Race 1 of 30

Riverside
191 laps
Time of race: 4:56:52
Average speed of winner: 101.140 mph
Margin of victory: 3 sec.
Lead changes: 15 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 12 laps
Lap leaders: Pearson pole, B. Allison 1-2, Pearson 3-4, B. Allison 5-10, Insolo 11, McCoy 12-15, B. Allison 16, Yarborough 17-39, Pearson 40-41, B. Allison 42-64, Yarborough 65-93, B. Allison 94, Pearson 95, Yarborough 96-115, Pearson 116-119, Yarborough 120-191

Race notes: Debut for Ross Surgenor. Finale for Jerry Grant. Only start for Jim Gilliam, Don Pruitt, and Odie Robertson.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Cale Yarborough	11	Kar-Kare	'74 Chevrolet	Howard	Nab		191	4	144	running	19325	0
2	6	Richard Petty	43	STP	'74 Dodge	Petty	Inman		191	0	0	running	12825	0
3	1	David Pearson	21	Purolator	'71 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood	110.098	191	4	9	running	8525	0
4	8	Benny Parsons	72		'74 Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Carter		188	0	0	running	8825	0
5	3	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'74 Chevrolet	Allison	Hamner		188	5	33	running	6975	0
6	16	Donnie Allison	88		'74 Chevrolet	DiGard	Rossi		188	0	0	running	3025	0
7	5	Gary Bettenhausen	16	AMC	'74 Matador	Penske	Woodard		185	0	0	running	2275	0
8	13	Cecil Gordon	24		'74 Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			184	0	0	running	2625	0
9	14	Richie Panch	98		'74 Chevrolet	Thornley			183	0	0	running	2025	0
10	10	Hershel McGriff	04		'74 Dodge	Petty			181	0	0	running	1725	0
11	20	Jim Danielson	84		'71 Mercury	Nissen			178	0	0	running	1425	0
12	23	Sonny Easley	68		'72 Ford	Kurten			178	0	0	running	1375	0
13	27	Carl Adams	56		'72 Ford	Mummert			177	0	0	running	1350	0
14	25	Dick May	19		'71 Mercury	Henley Gray			176	0	0	running	1825	0
15	21	Elmo Langley	64		'71 Mercury	Langley			164	0	0	running	1800	0
16	34	Charlie Roberts	77		'71 Ford	Charlie Roberts			145	0	0	running	1775	0
17	19	Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.	9	Vita Fresh	'72 Chevrolet	Van Liew			144	0	0	engine	1250	0
18	4	George Follmer	15	RC Cola	'72 Ford	Moore	Moore		143	0	0	brakes	4225	0
19	28	Richard White	42		'71 Ford	Barnicle			139	0	0	rear end	1200	0
20	26	Johnny Anderson	91		'72 Chevrolet	Nuzum			129	0	0	engine	1175	0
21	12	Jack McCoy	7		'72 Dodge	Conn			123	1	4	transmission	1140	0
22	18	J.D. McDuffie	70		'72 Chevrolet	McDuffie			123	0	0	engine	1625	0
23	7	Jimmy Insolo	38		'72 Chevrolet	Paquette			113	1	1	engine	1100	0
24	29	Odie Robertson	52		'71 Chevrolet				89	0	0	suspension	1075	0
25	35	Jim Gilliam	73		'72 Chevrolet				76	0	0	transmission	1025	0
26	31	Bill Osborne	94		'72 Chevrolet				68	0	0	engine	975	0
27	24	Harry Jefferson	97		'71 Ford				60	0	0	transmission	925	0
28	17	Dave Marcis	2		'72 Dodge	Marcis			52	0	0	transmission	1375	0
29	32	Larry Esau	60		'72 Chevrolet				47	0	0	clutch	825	0
30	22	Jerry Grant	79		'73 Chevrolet				45	0	0	transmission	775	0
31	11	Dick Bown	02		'72 Dodge	Ober			44	0	0	engine	720	0
32	30	Don Pruitt	66		'72 Chevrolet				28	0	0	oil leak	670	0
33	33	Ross Surgenor	29		'72 Chevrolet				15	0	0	engine	620	0
34	9	Ray Elder	96		'73 Dodge	Elder			11	0	0	transmission	570	0
35	15	Chuck Bown	03		'72 Dodge	Dick Bown			9	0	0	engine	520	0