Results

The 1974 Southern 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Darlington Raceway race.

Southern 500

Monday, September 2nd, 1974

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

  • 21 Chevrolet
  • 4 Ford
  • 1 AMC
  • 11 Dodge
  • 1 Mercury
  • 2 Plymouth

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 367
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 111.075
  • Cautions: 11 for 101 laps
  • Lead Changes: 26
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
26 8 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 0 0 114 3 0 engine
31 30 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 49 0 0 overheating
27 17 57 Bob Burcham Chevrolet 0 0 97 0 0 engine
30 5 12 Bobby Allison AMC 0 0 80 24 0 steering
37 15 28 Bobby Isaac Chevrolet 0 0 7 0 0 ignition
33 2 15 Buddy Baker Ford 0 0 39 16 0 crash
1 4 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 0 0 367 159 0 running
19 22 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 0 0 185 0 0 engine
14 7 90 Charlie Glotzbach Ford 0 0 280 77 0 engine
29 14 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 90 1 0 engine
2 6 95 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 0 0 366 44 0 running
4 18 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 362 0 0 running
25 3 21 David Pearson Mercury 0 0 115 12 0 crash
3 21 05 David Sisco Chevrolet 0 0 365 24 0 running
34 36 32 Dick Brooks Dodge 0 0 38 0 0 engine
40 34 5 Earl Brooks Dodge 0 0 1 0 0 water pump
22 10 52 Earl Ross Chevrolet 0 0 146 0 0 engine
23 32 01 Earle Canavan Plymouth 0 0 136 0 0 engine
21 29 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 173 0 0 engine
20 24 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 185 0 0 crash
12 37 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 335 0 0 running
6 12 49 GC Spencer Dodge 0 0 358 3 0 running
32 20 19 Henley Gray Chevrolet 0 0 41 0 0 rear end
17 23 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 216 0 0 spindle
7 13 93 Jackie Rogers Chevrolet 0 0 358 0 0 running
5 31 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 0 0 360 2 0 running
38 35 73 Jerry Hansen Chevrolet 0 0 7 0 0 crash
8 26 07 Jerry Schild Chevrolet 0 0 354 0 0 running
15 28 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 272 0 0 crash
9 16 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 353 0 0 running
13 25 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 0 0 327 1 0 engine
36 33 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 13 0 0 overheating
10 38 67 Pee Wee Wentz Plymouth 0 0 342 0 0 running
28 9 83 Ramo Stott Chevrolet 0 0 92 0 0 engine
18 19 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 211 0 0 engine
35 1 43 Richard Petty Dodge 0 0 37 1 0 crash
24 11 98 Richie Panch Chevrolet 0 0 117 0 0 crash
39 39 25 Roy Mayne Dodge 0 0 7 0 0 crash
11 40 9 Tony Bettenhausen Jr Chevrolet 0 0 336 0 0 running
16 27 30 Walter Ballard Chevrolet 0 0 222 0 0 engine

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