1974 National 500

Race 28 of 30

Charlotte
334 laps
Time of race: 4:10:41
Average speed of winner: 119.912 mph
Margin of victory: 1.4 sec.
Lead changes: 47 among 11 drivers
Cautions: 9 for 79 laps
Lap leaders: Pearson 1-12, Waltrip 13-30, Ross 31-36, Foyt 37-48, Ross 49, Pond 50, Hylton 51-55, Foyt 56-68, Yarborough 69-85, Petty 76, Yarborough 87-94, Rutherford 95, Waltrip 96, Yarborough 97, D. Allison 98-101, Pearson 102-113, D. Allison 114-116, B. Allison 117-140, D. Allison 141-148, B. Allison 149-150, D. Allison 151-154, Yarborough 155-158, D. Allison 159-161, B. Allison 162-184, Yarborough 185, B. Allison 186-189, Yarborough 190, B. Allison 191, Yarborough 192-203, B. Allison 204-206, Pearson 207, B. Allison 208-209, Pearson 210-222, B. Allison 223-226, Waltrip 227-231, D. Allison 232-237, Waltrip 238-246, B. Allison 247-260, Waltrip 261-262, B. Allison 263, Waltrip 264, B. Allison 265, Waltrip 266, D. Allison 267, Waltrip 268-269, Petty 270, D. Allison 271-281, Pearson 282-334

Race notes: Finale for Wally Dallenbach and Ron Keselowski.

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	158.749	334	5	91	running	22575	0
2	2	Richard Petty	43	STP	'74 Dodge	Petty	Inman		334	2	2	running	13475	0
3	11	Darrell Waltrip	95	Terminal Transport	'72 Chevrolet	Waltrip			334	8	39	running	8765	0
4	4	Donnie Allison	88		'74 Chevrolet	DiGard	Rossi		334	8	40	running	6055	0
5	8	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'74 Matador	Penske	Woodard		333	11	79	running	5935	0
6	19	Lennie Pond	54		'74 Chevrolet	Ronnie Elder			331	1	1	running	3995	0
7	15	Harry Jefferson	97		'72 Ford				330	0	0	running	3368	0
8	31	Dick Trickle	2		'73 Dodge	Marcis			329	0	0	running	3528	0
9	22	Bob Burcham	19		'73 Chevrolet	Henley Gray			327	0	0	running	2758	0
10	10	Dan Daughtry	35		'72 Ford	Morris Davis			323	0	0	running	2928	0
11	33	James Hylton	48		'74 Chevrolet	Hylton			320	1	5	running	3287	0
12	9	Walter Ballard	30		'74 Chevrolet	Vic Ballard			317	0	0	running	3362	0
13	26	David Sisco	59		'74 Chevrolet	Friez			315	0	0	running	2793	0
14	16	Richie Panch	98		'72 Chevrolet	Thornley			304	0	0	engine	3261	0
15	41	Cecil Gordon	24		'74 Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			298	0	0	running	2774	0
16	21	Ron Keselowski	99		'73 Dodge	Lubinski			275	0	0	running	2360	0
17	34	Ed Negre	8		'74 Dodge	Negre			267	0	0	running	2002	0
18	35	Grant Adcox	41		'74 Chevrolet	Adcox			261	0	0	engine	1965	0
19	12	Ramo Stott	83		'73 Chevrolet	Norris Reed			261	0	0	accident	2380	0
20	7	Earl Ross	52	Carling	'74 Chevrolet	Johnson			231	2	7	accident	2570	0
21	40	J.D. McDuffie	70		'72 Chevrolet	McDuffie			229	0	0	engine	1873	0
22	23	Coo Coo Marlin	14		'73 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			212	0	0	engine	2024	0
23	5	Cale Yarborough	11	Carling	'74 Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab		206	7	44	engine	5847	0
24	17	Johnny Rutherford	1		'74 Chevrolet	Johnson			202	1	1	engine	749	0
25	39	Frank Warren	79		'74 Dodge	Frank Warren			181	0	0	accident	2067	0
26	6	A.J. Foyt	28		'74 Chevrolet	Ellington			170	2	25	engine	2180	0
27	25	Benny Parsons	72		'74 Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Carter		155	0	0	alternator	4785	0
28	14	Jackie Rogers	93		'74 Chevrolet	Ray Frederick			131	0	0	clutch	1672	0
29	20	Wally Dallenbach	3		'73 Dodge	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		125	0	0	engine	1395	0
30	13	Charlie Glotzbach	90		'72 Ford	Donlavey			121	0	0	engine	3322	0
31	24	Dave Marcis	71	K&K Insurance	'74 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		111	0	0	engine	1067	0
32	27	Bobby Isaac	17	K&K Insurance	'74 Dodge	Krauskopf			81	0	0	engine	1372	0
33	32	Elmo Langley	10		'72 Ford	Ratus Walters			51	0	0	accident	1037	0
34	18	Jerry Schild	07		'72 Chevrolet	Rush Johnson			48	0	0	handling	1186	0
35	29	Harry Gant	5		'74 Dodge	Faustina-Barnett			32	0	0	water pump	1129	0
36	36	Dick Brooks	32		'74 Dodge	Dick Brooks			5	0	0	accident	1105	0
37	3	Buddy Baker	15	RC Cola	'73 Ford	Moore	Moore		2	0	0	accident	3914	0
38	38	Joe Frasson	18		'74 Dodge	Frasson			2	0	0	accident	1039	0
39	30	Jim Vandiver	31		'74 Dodge	O.L. Nixon			2	0	0	accident	1029	0
40	37	Neil Castles	06		'74 Dodge	Castles			2	0	0	accident	1184	0
41	28	Richard Childress	96		'73 Chevrolet	Garn			2	0	0	accident	1494	0
42	42	Marty Robbins	42		'74 Dodge	Robbins			2	0	0	accident	649	0