| 1974 Carolina 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 4 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $95,425 | Race Date: | Mar 3, 1974 | Rockingham Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap+ | Race Duration: | 3Hr 42Min 50Sec. | Rockingham, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 9 | Average Speed: | 121.622 MPH | 1.017 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 2 For 15 Laps | rockingham-speedway.com/ | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Dodge | Car No.: | #11 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Andy Belmont Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Plymouth: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 278 of 492 | Pole Speed: | 134.868 MPH | |||||
| Official 1974 Carolina 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Oil Treatment & Oil Filters | Running |  | 0 | 492 | 278 |
| 2 | 1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare | Running |  | 0 | 491 | 164 |
| 3 | 5 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running | | 0 | 486 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 28 | Charlie Glotzbach | Ellington Racing | Running | | 0 | 483 | 0 |
| 5 | 11 | 15 | George Follmer | R.C. Cola | Running |  | 0 | 483 | 0 |
| 6 | 16 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Running | | 0 | 476 | 0 |
| 7 | 26 | 90 | Bill Dennis | Truxmore Industries | Running | | 0 | 476 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Deppe Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 475 | 0 |
| 9 | 8 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Master Chevrolet | Running | | 0 | 474 | 0 |
| 10 | 19 | 48 | James Hylton | Bob Stott Chevrolet | Running | | 0 | 473 | 0 |
| 11 | 12 | 57 | Bob Burcham | White Racing | Running | | 0 | 473 | 0 |
| 12 | 17 | 32 | Dick Brooks | Simoniz | Running | | 0 | 472 | 0 |
| 13 | 20 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 0 | 471 | 0 |
| 14 | 21 | 98 | Richie Panch (R) | Tuxedo Plumbing | Running | | 0 | 469 | 0 |
| 15 | 32 | 93 | Jackie Rogers (R) | Frederick Homes | Running | | 0 | 466 | 0 |
| 16 | 34 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Cherokee Construction | Running |  | 0 | 465 | 0 |
| 17 | 15 | 60 | Joe Mihalic | Lou Viglione Racing | Running | | 0 | 458 | 0 |
| 18 | 25 | 41 | Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby | Running | | 0 | 450 | 0 |
| 19 | 33 | 9 | Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. | Vita Fresh Orange Juice | Running | | 0 | 449 | 0 |
| 20 | 35 | 79 | Frank Warren | Hinson Construction | Running | | 0 | 442 | 0 |
| 21 | 36 | 78 | Dick Skillen | Tom Goff Racing | Running | | 0 | 429 | 0 |
| 22 | 37 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ignition | | 0 | 428 | 0 |
| 23 | 10 | 72 | Benny Parsons | King's Row Fireplace | Oil Pan | | 0 | 419 | 0 |
| 24 | 13 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Suspension | | 0 | 416 | 0 |
| 25 | 9 | 95 | Darrell Waltrip | Terminal Transport | Overheating | | 0 | 368 | 0 |
| 26 | 31 | 22 | Jimmy Crawford | World Wide Tapes | Driver Fatigue | | 0 | 283 | 0 |
| 27 | 7 | 88 | Donnie Allison | DiGard Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 254 | 0 |
| 28 | 27 | 5 | Charlie Blanton | Faustina Racing | Clutch | | 0 | 231 | 0 |
| 29 | 18 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Engine | | 0 | 229 | 0 |
| 30 | 30 | 25 | Roy Mayne | Robertson Racing | Engine | | 0 | 185 | 0 |
| 31 | 23 | 05 | David Sisco | Reliable Plumbing & Heating | Engine | | 0 | 179 | 0 |
| 32 | 6 | 04 | Hershel McGriff | Almost Heaven West Virginia | Overheating | | 0 | 169 | 0 |
| 33 | 22 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt | Engine | | 0 | 158 | 0 |
| 34 | 4 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Ignition |  | 0 | 131 | 0 |
| 35 | 24 | 06 | Neil Castles | Howard Furniture | Engine | | 0 | 111 | 0 |
| 36 | 28 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking | Overheating | | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| 37 | 38 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Frasson Cement | Engine | | 0 | 88 | 0 |
| 38 | 39 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Engine | | 0 | 78 | 0 |
| 39 | 29 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 67 | 0 |
| 40 | 40 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Blackwell Kenworth | Handling | | 0 | 57 | 0 |
