Results

The 1974 Purolator 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Pocono Raceway race.

Purolator 500

Sunday, August 4th, 1974

Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA

  • 20 Chevrolet
  • 3 Ford
  • 1 AMC
  • 2 Plymouth
  • 8 Dodge
  • 1 Mercury

  • Drivers Entered: 35
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Laps Actual: 192 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 115.593
  • Cautions: 4 for 42 laps
  • Lead Changes: 20
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Purolator 500 at Pocono Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 3 43 Richard Petty Dodge 0 0 192 152 0 running
2 1 15 Buddy Baker Ford 0 0 192 11 0 running
3 5 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 0 0 192 2 0 running
4 4 21 David Pearson Mercury 0 0 192 7 0 running
5 7 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 0 0 190 0 0 running
6 12 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 189 0 0 running
7 8 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 0 0 189 0 0 running
8 14 77 Jan Opperman Chevrolet 0 0 188 0 0 running
9 10 93 Jackie Rogers Chevrolet 0 0 187 0 0 running
10 19 30 Kenny Brightbill Chevrolet 0 0 187 0 0 running
11 20 05 David Sisco Chevrolet 0 0 187 0 0 running
12 9 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 184 0 0 running
13 6 52 Earl Ross Chevrolet 0 0 184 0 0 running
14 24 01 Earle Canavan Plymouth 0 0 183 0 0 running
15 34 19 Bob Burcham Chevrolet 0 0 183 0 0 running
16 15 67 Buddy Arrington Plymouth 0 0 181 0 0 running
17 28 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 0 0 179 0 0 running
18 29 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 174 0 0 running
19 25 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 165 0 0 running
20 17 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 159 0 0 running
21 2 12 Bobby Allison AMC 0 0 154 20 0 engine
22 22 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 129 0 0 overheating
23 21 5 John Martin Dodge 0 0 99 0 0 engine
24 30 46 Travis Tiller Dodge 0 0 76 0 0 clutch
25 27 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 70 0 0 engine
26 13 98 Richie Panch Chevrolet 0 0 64 0 0 engine
27 16 9 Tony Bettenhausen Jr Chevrolet 0 0 44 0 0 engine
28 32 85 Larry Richardson Chevrolet 0 0 36 0 0 rear end
29 31 75 Walter Ballard Chevrolet 0 0 32 0 0 engine
30 11 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 0 0 24 0 0 crash
31 26 25 Roy Mayne Dodge 0 0 23 0 0 crash
32 35 7 Dean Dalton Chevrolet 0 0 10 0 0 transmission
33 23 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 8 0 0 brakes
34 18 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 0 0 2 0 0 ignition
35 33 56 Jim Bray Chevrolet 0 0 2 0 0 suspension

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