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Results

The 1974 American 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the North Carolina Speedway race.

American 500

Sunday, October 20th, 1974

North Carolina Speedway, Rockingham, NC

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  • 20 Chevrolet
  • 5 Ford
  • 1 AMC
  • 8 Dodge
  • 1 Mercury
  • 1 Plymouth

  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Laps Actual: 492 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 118.493
  • Cautions: 4 for 37 laps
  • Lead Changes: 23
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
American 500 at North Carolina Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
9 10 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 0 0 479 0 0 running
22 32 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 436 0 0 running
14 24 19 Bob Burcham Chevrolet 0 0 469 0 0 running
4 6 12 Bobby Allison AMC 0 0 487 1 0 running
34 2 15 Buddy Baker Ford 0 0 18 12 0 brakes
2 4 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 0 0 492 231 0 running
21 16 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 0 0 436 0 0 running
12 17 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 475 0 0 running
5 9 95 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 0 0 487 0 0 running
29 11 71 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 157 0 0 engine
1 3 21 David Pearson Mercury 0 0 492 169 0 running
26 22 05 David Sisco Chevrolet 0 0 357 0 0 suspension
31 5 28 Dick Brooks Chevrolet 0 0 52 0 0 crash
7 23 2 Dick Trickle Dodge 0 0 483 0 0 running
6 8 88 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 0 0 486 0 0 running
8 7 52 Earl Ross Chevrolet 0 0 482 0 0 running
28 28 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 249 0 0 water pump
25 33 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 421 0 0 running
23 30 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 421 0 0 running
35 25 49 GC Spencer Dodge 0 0 12 0 0 engine
32 15 97 Harry Jefferson Ford 0 0 30 0 0 engine
19 34 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 447 0 0 engine
10 21 93 Jackie Rogers Chevrolet 0 0 479 0 0 running
18 27 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 0 0 451 0 0 running
13 18 07 Jerry Schild Chevrolet 0 0 471 0 0 running
30 14 90 Jody Ridley Ford 0 0 85 0 0 engine
36 35 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 4 0 0 steering
16 26 60 Joe Mihalic Chevrolet 0 0 462 0 0 running
17 29 67 Joe Millikan Plymouth 0 0 456 0 0 running
11 13 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 0 0 476 0 0 running
33 31 5 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 21 0 0 transmission
24 19 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 421 0 0 running
3 1 43 Richard Petty Dodge 0 0 490 79 0 running
27 12 98 Richie Panch Chevrolet 0 0 317 0 0 crash
20 36 40 Tony Bettenhausen Jr Chevrolet 0 0 443 0 0 running
15 20 30 Walter Ballard Chevrolet 0 0 468 0 0 running

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