1974 Dixie 500

Race 19 of 30

Atlanta
328 laps
Time of race: 3:42:31
Average speed of winner: 131.651 mph
Margin of victory: 21 sec.
Lead changes: 23 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 38 laps
Lap leaders: Yarborough pole, D. Allison 1-6, Baker 7-13, Petty 14-23, Pearson 24-38, Rogers 39, Yarborough 40-48, Petty 49, Yarborough 50, Pearson 51-56, Ross 57-65, Petty 66-69, Pearson 70-96, Yarborough 97-160, Baker 161, Yarborough 162-171, Pearson 172-184, Yarborough 185-195, Pearson 196-239, Baker 240, Pearson 241-245, Petty 246-300, Pearson 301-304, Petty 305-328

Race notes: Finale for Jimmy Crawford.

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		328	5	94	running	19350	0
2	8	David Pearson	21	Purolator	'73 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		328	7	114	running	9225	0
3	3	Buddy Baker	15	RC Cola	'73 Ford	Moore	Moore		327	3	9	running	9425	0
4	12	Darrell Waltrip	95	Terminal Transport	'74 Chevrolet	Waltrip			324	0	0	running	5800	0
5	4	Lennie Pond	54		'74 Chevrolet	Ronnie Elder			319	0	0	running	4425	0
6	16	Dave Marcis	2		'73 Dodge	Marcis			317	0	0	running	3850	0
7	32	Joe Frasson	18		'74 Dodge	Frasson			316	0	0	running	2825	0
8	6	Benny Parsons	72		'74 Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Carter		316	0	0	running	6050	0
9	21	Coo Coo Marlin	14		'73 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			314	0	0	running	3300	0
10	20	Cecil Gordon	24		'72 Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			314	0	0	running	2700	0
11	13	Richard Childress	96		'73 Chevrolet	Garn			313	0	0	running	2650	0
12	28	David Sisco	05		'74 Chevrolet	Sisco			312	0	0	running	2200	0
13	19	Walter Ballard	30		'74 Chevrolet	Vic Ballard			311	0	0	running	2075	0
14	1	Cale Yarborough	11	Carling	'74 Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab	156.750	308	5	95	running	4675	0
15	30	Buddy Arrington	67		'72 Plymouth	Arrington			304	0	0	running	1800	0
16	33	Elmo Langley	64		'72 Ford	Langley			303	0	0	running	1025	0
17	23	Frank Warren	79		'74 Dodge	Frank Warren			299	0	0	running	1775	0
18	11	Jackie Rogers	93		'74 Chevrolet	Ray Frederick			297	1	1	running	1250	0
19	24	J.D. McDuffie	70		'72 Chevrolet	McDuffie			280	0	0	engine	1525	0
20	9	Earl Ross	52	Carling	'74 Chevrolet	Johnson			264	1	9	water pump	1200	0
21	22	G.C. Spencer	49		'74 Dodge	G.C. Spencer			259	0	0	engine	1070	0
22	36	Bob Burcham	19		'73 Chevrolet	Henley Gray			244	0	0	engine	605	0
23	18	James Hylton	48		'74 Chevrolet	Hylton			226	0	0	engine	1450	0
24	34	Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.	9	Vita Fresh	'72 Chevrolet	Van Liew			200	0	0	engine	590	0
25	27	Ed Negre	8		'73 Dodge	Negre			193	0	0	engine	805	0
26	7	Charlie Glotzbach	90		'72 Ford	Donlavey			193	0	0	engine	1125	0
27	14	Richie Panch	98		'72 Chevrolet	Thornley			155	0	0	engine	1470	0
28	10	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'74 Matador	Allison	Hamner		101	0	0	engine	615	0
29	25	Dean Dalton	7		'74 Chevrolet	Dean Dalton			101	0	0	engine	885	0
30	5	Donnie Allison	88		'74 Chevrolet	DiGard	Rossi		82	1	6	heating	1105	0
31	29	Jimmy Crawford	22		'72 Plymouth	Jimmy Crawford			77	0	0	clutch	775	0
32	31	Roy Mayne	25		'73 Dodge	Don Robertson			49	0	0	engine	570	0
33	35	Bill Champion	10		'72 Ford	Bill Champion			32	0	0	engine	540	0
34	15	Bobby Isaac	28		'74 Chevrolet	Ellington			30	0	0	engine	935	0
35	26	Neil Castles	06		'74 Dodge	Castles			18	0	0	oil leak	755	0
36	17	Dan Daughtry	35		'72 Ford	Morris Davis			10	0	0	engine	875	0