| 1974 Firecracker 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 16 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $114,204 | Race Date: | Jul 4, 1974 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 16 Car Length | Race Duration: | TBA | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 48 | Average Speed: | 138.310 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 41 Laps | daytonainternationalspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Mercury: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 44 of 160 | Pole Speed: | 180.759 MPH | |||||
| Official 1974 Firecracker 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running |  | 0 | 160 | 44 |
| 2 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Oil Treatment & Oil Filters | Running |  | 0 | 160 | 20 |
| 3 | 5 | 15 | Buddy Baker | R.C. Cola | Running |  | 0 | 160 | 15 |
| 4 | 8 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Carling | Running |  | 0 | 160 | 9 |
| 5 | 2 | 16 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running | AMC Matador | 0 | 159 | 51 |
| 6 | 7 | 28 | Bobby Isaac | Pylon Wiper Blades | Running | | 0 | 159 | 5 |
| 7 | 19 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Master Chevrolet | Running | | 0 | 158 | 0 |
| 8 | 29 | 93 | Jackie Rogers (R) | Frederick Homes | Running | | 0 | 157 | 0 |
| 9 | 23 | 05 | David Sisco | Reliable Plumbing & Heating | Running | | 0 | 155 | 0 |
| 10 | 32 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 0 | 153 | 0 |
| 11 | 27 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 0 | 153 | 0 |
| 12 | 33 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 0 | 152 | 0 |
| 13 | 22 | 52 | Earl Ross (R) | Carling | Running | | 0 | 151 | 0 |
| 14 | 39 | 64 | Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. | Langley Racing | Running | | 0 | 144 | 0 |
| 15 | 12 | 32 | Dick Brooks | Simoniz | Accident | | 0 | 138 | 0 |
| 16 | 15 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Running | | 0 | 121 | 0 |
| 17 | 21 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Frasson Cement | Engine | | 0 | 112 | 0 |
| 18 | 24 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Engine | | 0 | 98 | 0 |
| 19 | 30 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Deppe Enterprises | Engine | | 0 | 90 | 0 |
| 20 | 36 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Engine | | 0 | 90 | 0 |
| 21 | 20 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | J.R. Stanley Trucking | Overheating |  | 0 | 84 | 0 |
| 22 | 4 | 90 | Charlie Glotzbach | Truxmore Industries | Engine | | 0 | 75 | 0 |
| 23 | 25 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking | Overheating | | 0 | 74 | 0 |
| 24 | 14 | 95 | Darrell Waltrip | Terminal Transport | Engine | | 0 | 71 | 3 |
| 25 | 34 | 23 | Roy Mayne | Robertson Racing | Engine | | 0 | 62 | 0 |
| 26 | 11 | 8 | Ed Negre | Marty Robbins | Engine | | 0 | 56 | 0 |
| 27 | 26 | 72 | Benny Parsons | King's Row Fireplace | Engine | | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| 28 | 17 | 99 | Ron Keselowski | Keselowski Racing | Ignition | | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| 29 | 10 | 50 | A.J. Foyt | DiGard Racing | Engine | | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| 30 | 13 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Clutch | | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| 31 | 9 | 35 | Dan Daughtry | DM Construction | Steering | | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| 32 | 28 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Clutch | | 0 | 39 | 8 |
| 33 | 3 | 88 | Donnie Allison | DiGard Racing | Engine | | 0 | 31 | 5 |
| 34 | 18 | 98 | Richie Panch (R) | Tracmaster | Oil Line | | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 35 | 16 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | Rossmeyer | Engine | | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 36 | 31 | 22 | Jimmy Crawford | World Wide Tapes | Transmission | | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 37 | 38 | 02 | L.D. Ottinger | Lonesome Pine Raceway | Water Pump | | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 38 | 40 | 57 | Bob Burcham | Precision Specialties | Handling | | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 39 | 37 | 61 | Johnny Rutherford | Bierschwale-Haverlah | Accident | | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 40 | 35 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
