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American 500
1974 NASCAR Cup Series Race 29 of 30
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$99,465Race Date:Oct 20, 1974Rockingham Speedway
Margin of Victory:2.200 SecondsRace Duration:4Hr 13Min 21Sec.Rockingham, North Carolina
Lead Changes:23Average Speed:118.493 MPH1.017 Mile Paved
No. of Cars:36No. of Cautions:4 For 37 Lapsrockinghamracewaypark.com/

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: David Pearson D. PearsonDriver: Richard Petty R. PettyMercury:9
Car No.:#21 MercuryCar No.:#43 DodgeChevrolet:0
Team:Wood Brothers RacingTeam:Petty EnterprisesDodge:0
Crew Chief:Leonard WoodCrew Chief:Dale InmanMatador:0
Laps Led:169 of 492Pole Speed:135.297 MPH

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Official 1974 American 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1321 David Pearson D. PearsonDavid PearsonPurolator0492127Running
2411 Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughCale YarboroughCarling0492127Running
3143 Richard Petty R. PettyRichard PettySTP Oil Treatment & Oil Filters049079Running
4612 Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby AllisonCoca-ColaAMC Matador04871Running
5995 Darrell Waltrip D. WaltripDarrell WaltripTerminal Transport04870Running
6888 Donnie Allison D. AllisonDonnie AllisonDiGard Racing04860Running
7232 Dick Trickle D. TrickleDick TrickleTrickle Racing04830Running
8752 Earl Ross E. Ross (R)Earl RossCarling04820Running
91072 Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny ParsonsKing's Row Fireplace04790Running
102193 Jackie Rogers J. Rogers (R)Jackie RogersFrederick Homes04790Running
111354 Lennie Pond L. PondLennie PondMaster Chevrolet04760Running
121714 Coo Coo Marlin C. MarlinCoo Coo MarlinCunningham-Kelley Chevrolet04750Running
131807 Jerry Schild J. SchildJerry SchildRush Johnson & Associates04710Running
142419 Bob Burcham B. BurchamBob BurchamBelden Asphalt04690Running
152030 Walter Ballard W. BallardWalter BallardBallard Racing04680Running
162660 Joe Mihalic J. MihalicJoe MihalicLou Viglione Racing04620Running
172967 Joe Millikan J. MillikanJoe MillikanJ.R. Stanley Trucking04560Running
182748 James Hylton J. HyltonJames HyltonNitro 904510Running
193470 J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffieMcDuffie Racing04470Engine
203640 Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. T. Bettenhausen, Jr.Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.Noel's Auto Sales04430Running
211624 Cecil Gordon C. GordonCecil GordonGordon Racing04360Running
223210 Bill Champion B. ChampionBill ChampionChampion Racing04360Running
233079 Frank Warren F. WarrenFrank WarrenWarren Racing04210Running
241996 Richard Childress R. ChildressRichard ChildressL.C. Newton Trucking04210Running
253364 Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo LangleyLangley Racing04210Running
262205 David Sisco D. SiscoDavid SiscoReliable Plumbing & Heating03570Suspension
271298 Richie Panch R. Panch (R)Richie PanchTuxedo Plumbing03170Accident
28288 Ed Negre E. NegreEd NegreHorseless Carriage Shop02490Water Pump
291171 Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave MarcisMarcis Racing01570Engine
301490 Jody Ridley J. RidleyJody RidleyTruxmore Industries0850Engine
31528 Dick Brooks D. BrooksDick BrooksEllington Insulation0520Accident
321597 Harry Jefferson H. JeffersonHarry JeffersonGeorge Jefferson0300Engine
33315 Neil Castles N. CastlesNeil CastlesCastles Racing0210Transmission
34215 Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy BakerR.C. Cola01812Brakes
352549 G.C. Spencer G. SpencerG.C. SpencerSpencer Racing0120Engine
363518 Joe Frasson J. FrassonJoe FrassonFrasson Racing040Steering
(R) Denotes Rookie  ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points
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