Official NASCAR Race Results
Richard Petty won the 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.
02-17-1974 | Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP Oil Treatment + Oil Filters | 0 | 200 | 74 | Running | 39,650 |
| 2 | 4 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Kar-Kare | 0 | 200 | 9 | Running | 21,250 |
| 3 | 12 | 83 | Ramo Stott | Chevrolet | Smithville Farms | 0 | 200 | 0 | Running | 11,390 |
| 4 | 31 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Chevrolet | Cunningham-Kelley | 0 | 200 | 7 | Running | 8,350 |
| 5 | 35 | 50 | A.J. Foyt | Chevrolet | Purolator | 0 | 199 | 6 | Running | 8,465 |
| 6 | 7 | 88 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | DiGard Racing | 0 | 199 | 41 | Running | 7,650 |
| 7 | 11 | 95 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Terminal Transport | 0 | 199 | 1 | Running | 5,900 |
| 8 | 3 | 27 | Bobby Isaac | Chevrolet | Matthews Racing | 0 | 198 | 0 | Running | 6,825 |
| 9 | 23 | 32 | Dick Brooks | Dodge | Brooks Racing | 0 | 197 | 0 | Suspension | 5,050 |
| 10 | 18 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Chevrolet | Ballard Racing | 0 | 197 | 2 | Running | 5,410 |
| 11 | 22 | 52 | Earl Ross | Chevrolet | Carling | 0 | 197 | 0 | Running | 4,560 |
| 12 | 34 | 16 | Gary Bettenhausen | Matador | AMC | 0 | 196 | 0 | Running | 4,225 |
| 13 | 32 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Gordon Racing | 0 | 196 | 1 | Running | 4,750 |
| 14 | 40 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Dodge | Deppe Enterprises | 0 | 196 | 0 | Running | 4,435 |
| 15 | 38 | 05 | David Sisco | Chevrolet | Reliable Plumbing & Heating | 0 | 195 | 2 | Running | 4,275 |
| 16 | 19 | 48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Stott | 0 | 193 | 9 | Running | 4,325 |
| 17 | 16 | 57 | Bob Burcham | Chevrolet | Precision Specialties | 0 | 185 | 0 | Engine | 3,820 |
| 18 | 29 | 98 | Richie Panch | Ford | Panch Go-Club | 0 | 180 | 1 | Running | 3,770 |
| 19 | 33 | 22 | Jimmy Crawford | Plymouth | World Wide Tapes | 0 | 176 | 0 | Running | 3,775 |
| 20 | 5 | 15 | George Follmer | Ford | R.C. Cola | 0 | 165 | 0 | Engine | 7,400 |
| 21 | 15 | 90 | Bill Dennis | Ford | Truxmore Industries | 0 | 161 | 0 | Engine | 4,220 |
| 22 | 10 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | DeWitt Racing | 0 | 141 | 1 | Ignition | 7,700 |
| 23 | 21 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | Master Chevy Sales | 0 | 135 | 0 | Suspension | 4,135 |
| 24 | 17 | 61 | Johnny Rutherford | Chevrolet | B & B Racing | 0 | 116 | 2 | Clutch | 3,735 |
| 25 | 20 | 56 | Jim Hurtubise | Chevrolet | Roberts Racing | 0 | 112 | 0 | Crash | 3,600 |
| 26 | 24 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Dodge | Frasson Cement | 0 | 111 | 0 | Engine | 3,550 |
| 27 | 6 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | Dodge | Bradford Enterprises | 0 | 108 | 0 | Radiator | 4,225 |
| 28 | 30 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | McDuffie Racing | 0 | 108 | 0 | Engine | 4,850 |
| 29 | 39 | 02 | L.D. Ottinger | Chevrolet | Lonesome Pine Raceway | 0 | 100 | 0 | Hood pin | 3,390 |
| 30 | 9 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Chevrolet | Coca-Cola | 0 | 97 | 19 | Engine | 6,800 |
| 31 | 37 | 5 | Dick Simon | Dodge | TraveLodge | 0 | 96 | 0 | Engine | 3,410 |
| 32 | 14 | 93 | Jackie Rogers | Chevrolet | Rogers Racing | 0 | 89 | 0 | Driver injury | 3,500 |
| 33 | 26 | 9 | Tony Bettenhausen Jr | Chevrolet | Vita Fresh Orange Juice | 0 | 75 | 0 | Engine | 3,365 |
| 34 | 28 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Hinson Construction | 0 | 63 | 0 | Engine | 3,830 |
| 35 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Mercury | Purolator | 0 | 61 | 5 | Exhaust | 9,035 |
| 36 | 13 | 28 | Charlie Glotzbach | Chevrolet | Ellington Racing | 0 | 48 | 0 | Windshield | 4,150 |
| 37 | 25 | 60 | Joe Mihalic | Chevrolet | Lou Viglione | 0 | 37 | 0 | Crash | 3,365 |
| 38 | 27 | 35 | Dan Daughtry | Ford | Davis Racing | 0 | 28 | 0 | Crash | 3,230 |
| 39 | 8 | 04 | Hershel McGriff | Dodge | Almost Heaven, West Virginia | 0 | 23 | 0 | Crash | 3,375 |
| 40 | 36 | 96 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Garn Racing | 0 | 22 | 0 | Engine | 3,700 |
Race Recap
- Date: 02-17-1974
- Track: Daytona International Speedway
- Race: Daytona 500
- Race #: 2
- Cars: 40
- Winner: Richard Petty
- Start Position: 2nd
- Car Make: 1974 Dodge
- Avg Speed: 140.894 mph
- Distance: 500 miles
- Purse: $252,440
- Cautions: 10
- Caution Laps: 53
- Lead Changes: 59
- Pole: 185.817 mph


