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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

American 500

North Carolina Speedway

October 20th, 1974

Race #29 of the 1974 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: Shortened : 492
  • Miles: 500.4
  • Average Speed: 118.493 mph
  • Cautions: 4
  • Caution Laps: 37
  • Lead Changes: 23
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
Concord, North Carolina - January 15th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by Michael Reaves | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 3 21 David Pearson Mercury 0 0 0 492 169 Running
2 4 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 0 0 0 492 231 Running
3 1 43 Richard Petty Dodge 0 0 0 490 79 Running
4 6 12 Bobby Allison AMC 0 0 0 487 1 Running
5 9 95 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 0 0 0 487 0 Running
6 8 88 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 0 0 0 486 0 Running
7 23 2 Dick Trickle Dodge 0 0 0 483 0 Running
8 7 52 Earl Ross Chevrolet 0 0 0 482 0 Running
9 10 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 0 0 0 479 0 Running
10 21 93 Jackie Rogers Chevrolet 0 0 0 479 0 Running
11 13 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 0 0 0 476 0 Running
12 17 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 0 475 0 Running
13 18 07 Jerry Schild Chevrolet 0 0 0 471 0 Running
14 24 19 Bob Burcham Chevrolet 0 0 0 469 0 Running
15 20 30 Walter Ballard Chevrolet 0 0 0 468 0 Running
16 26 60 Joe Mihalic Chevrolet 0 0 0 462 0 Running
17 29 67 Joe Millikan Plymouth 0 0 0 456 0 Running
18 27 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 0 0 0 451 0 Running
19 34 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 0 447 0 Engine
20 36 40 Tony Bettenhausen Jr Chevrolet 0 0 0 443 0 Running
21 16 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 0 0 0 436 0 Running
22 32 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 0 436 0 Running
23 30 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 0 421 0 Running
24 19 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 0 421 0 Running
25 33 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 0 421 0 Running
26 22 05 David Sisco Chevrolet 0 0 0 357 0 Suspension
27 12 98 Richie Panch Chevrolet 0 0 0 317 0 Crash
28 28 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 0 249 0 Water pump
29 11 71 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 0 157 0 Engine
30 14 90 Jody Ridley Ford 0 0 0 85 0 Engine
31 5 28 Dick Brooks Chevrolet 0 0 0 52 0 Crash
32 15 97 Harry Jefferson Ford 0 0 0 30 0 Engine
33 31 5 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 0 21 0 Transmission
34 2 15 Buddy Baker Ford 0 0 0 18 12 Brakes
35 25 49 GC Spencer Dodge 0 0 0 12 0 Engine
36 35 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 0 4 0 Steering