| 1974 Music City USA 420 NASCAR Cup Series Race 11 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $38,565 | Race Date: | May 12, 1974 | Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville | |
| Margin of Victory: | .5 Lap | Race Duration: | 3Hr 6Min 31Sec. | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 9 | Average Speed: | 82.240 MPH | .5 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 28 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 96 Laps | http | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Dodge | Car No.: | #12 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Bill Hamner | |||||
| Laps Led: | 107 of 420 | Pole Speed: | 100.088 MPH | |||||
| Official 1974 Music City USA 420 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 | 420 | 107 |
| 2 | 5 | 88 | Donnie Allison | DiGard Racing | Running |  | 0 | 420 | 1 |
| 3 | 6 | 95 | Darrell Waltrip | Terminal Transport | Running | | 0 | 416 | 0 |
| 4 | 9 | 57 | Bob Burcham | Precision Specialties | Running | | 0 | 415 | 0 |
| 5 | 18 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Deppe Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 414 | 0 |
| 6 | 8 | 15 | George Follmer | R.C. Cola | Tire |  | 0 | 411 | 0 |
| 7 | 14 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 0 | 411 | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | 05 | David Sisco | Reliable Plumbing & Heating | Running | | 0 | 410 | 0 |
| 9 | 16 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Running | | 0 | 408 | 0 |
| 10 | 20 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Running | | 0 | 404 | 0 |
| 11 | 3 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Master Chevrolet | Running | | 0 | 403 | 1 |
| 12 | 22 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | | 0 | 395 | 0 |
| 13 | 15 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 375 | 0 |
| 14 | 4 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare | Engine | | 0 | 346 | 198 |
| 15 | 10 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt | Engine | | 0 | 336 | 0 |
| 16 | 7 | 72 | Benny Parsons | King's Row Fireplace | Accident | | 0 | 312 | 3 |
| 17 | 24 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Noel's Auto Sales | Accident | | 0 | 261 | 0 |
| 18 | 23 | 79 | Frank Warren | Soderhamn Manufacturing | Overheating | | 0 | 255 | 0 |
| 19 | 27 | 51 | Jack Donohue | Strong Racing | Engine | | 0 | 238 | 0 |
| 20 | 1 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Accident | | 0 | 217 | 90 |
| 21 | 17 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Engine | | 0 | 185 | 0 |
| 22 | 26 | 5 | Jerry Sisco | Reliable Plumbing | Engine | | 0 | 142 | 0 |
| 23 | 25 | 9 | Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. | Vita Fresh Orange Juice | Rear Gear | | 0 | 111 | 0 |
| 24 | 13 | 48 | James Hylton | Bob Stott Chevrolet | Clutch | | 0 | 95 | 0 |
| 25 | 19 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Engine | | 0 | 79 | 0 |
| 26 | 11 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking | Handling | | 0 | 77 | 0 |
| 27 | 28 | 68 | Alton Jones | Crimson Dale Nursery | Overheating | | 0 | 70 | 0 |
| 28 | 21 | 25 | Richie Panch (R) | Tracmaster | Overheating | | 0 | 56 | 0 |
