1974 Yankee 400

Race 22 of 30

Michigan
200 laps
Time of race: 3:00:23
Average speed of winner: 133.045 mph
Margin of victory: 5 sec.
Lead changes: 45 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 30 laps
Lap leaders: Pearson pole, Baker 1-3, Pearson 4-11, Baker 12-13, Sisco 14-17, Frasson 18, Sisco 19-22, Baker 23-25, Frasson 26-29, Parsons 30, Yarborough 31-34, Pearson 35-39, Yarborough 40-43, Petty 44-45, Sisco 46-48, Yarborough 49-53, Pearson 54-57, Yarborough 58, Baker 59-60, Marlin 61-62, Sisco 63-65, Baker 66-67, Sisco 68, Baker 69, Pearson 70-77, Baker 78, Yarborough 79, Baker 80-82, Yarborough 83-84, Pearson 85, Yarborough 86-87, Pearson 88-94, arborough 95-111, Pearson 112, Yarborough 113, Pearson 114-118, Yarborough 119-124, Pearson 125-137, Yarborough 138-143, Pearson 144-145, Yarborough 146, Pearson 147-148, Yarborough 149-151, Pearson 152-157, Yarborough 158-164, Pearson 165-200

Race notes: Debut for John Banks, Clyde Dagit and Gary Myers. Finale for Bob Whitlow.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	David Pearson	21	Purolator	'73 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood	157.946	200	13	98	running	15765	0
2	4	Richard Petty	43	STP	'74 Dodge	Petty	Inman		200	1	2	running	11155	0
3	3	Cale Yarborough	11	Carling	'74 Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab		200	14	60	running	7700	0
4	2	Buddy Baker	15	RC Cola	'73 Ford	Moore	Moore		199	8	17	running	6000	0
5	5	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'74 Matador	Penske	Woodard		198	0	0	running	2050	0
6	7	Earl Ross	52	Carling	'74 Chevrolet	Johnson			197	0	0	running	2015	0
7	12	Dave Marcis	2		'73 Dodge	Marcis			197	0	0	running	2100	0
8	21	Dick Brooks	32		'74 Dodge	Dick Brooks			196	0	0	running	1525	0
9	13	David Sisco	05		'74 Chevrolet	Sisco			196	5	15	running	1925	0
10	9	Richie Panch	98		'74 Chevrolet	Thornley			196	0	0	running	1575	0
11	8	Coo Coo Marlin	14		'73 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			193	1	2	running	1550	0
12	14	Cecil Gordon	24		'72 Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			193	0	0	running	1775	0
13	18	J.D. McDuffie	70		'72 Chevrolet	McDuffie			193	0	0	running	1750	0
14	19	Bob Burcham	19		'73 Chevrolet	Henley Gray			192	0	0	running	1175	0
15	20	Earle Canavan	01		'74 Plymouth	Canavan			191	0	0	running	1150	0
16	27	Elmo Langley	64		'72 Ford	Langley			185	0	0	running	1090	0
17	25	Travis Tiller	46		'73 Dodge	Tiller			184	0	0	running	1105	0
18	31	Clyde Dagit	0		'74 Dodge	Dagit			183	0	0	running	1020	0
19	29	Bob Whitlow	51	Kaye Engineering	'73 Dodge				183	0	0	running	1055	0
20	26	Frank Warren	79		'74 Dodge	Frank Warren			182	0	0	running	1540	0
21	28	Ed Negre	40		'72 Chevrolet	Ulrich			150	0	0	rear end	1025	0
22	6	Benny Parsons	72		'74 Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Carter		129	1	1	heating	4235	0
23	16	Joe Frasson	18		'74 Dodge	Frasson			118	2	5	engine	1070	0
24	24	Walter Ballard	30		'74 Chevrolet	Vic Ballard			111	0	0	suspension	1505	0
25	35	Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.	9	Vita Fresh	'72 Chevrolet	Van Liew			57	0	0	accident	1415	0
26	30	Jerry Hansen	73		'72 Chevrolet				54	0	0	distributor	950	0
27	22	Richard Childress	96		'73 Chevrolet	Garn			51	0	0	ignition	1515	0
28	23	D.K. Ulrich	8		'74 Dodge	Negre			46	0	0	engine	955	0
29	10	Ron Keselowski	99		'73 Dodge	Lubinski			32	0	0	engine	745	0
30	17	Bill Champion	10		'72 Ford	Bill Champion			31	0	0	engine	985	0
31	15	Jackie Rogers	93		'74 Chevrolet	Ray Frederick			22	0	0	engine	970	0
32	32	Jabe Thomas	25		'73 Dodge	Don Robertson			19	0	0	steering	840	0
33	33	John Banks	1		'73 Dodge				14	0	0	rear end	835	0
34	34	Jim Bray	56		'72 Chevrolet	Bray			4	0	0	engine	830	0
35	11	James Hylton	48		'74 Chevrolet	Hylton			2	0	0	drive shaft	1525	0
36	36	Gary Myers	87		'72 Chevrolet				1	0	0	engine	820	0