Results

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

Carolina 500

Sunday, March 3rd, 1974

North Carolina Speedway, Rockingham, NC

  • 23 Chevrolet
  • 3 Ford
  • 2 Plymouth
  • 11 Dodge
  • 1 Mercury

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Laps Actual: 492 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 121.622
  • Cautions: 2 for 15 laps
  • Lead Changes: 9
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Carolina 500 at North Carolina Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
23 10 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 0 0 419 0 0 oil pan
7 26 90 Bill Dennis Ford 0 0 476 0 0 running
11 12 57 Bob Burcham Chevrolet 0 0 473 0 0 running
3 5 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 486 1 0 running
16 34 67 Buddy Arrington Plymouth 0 0 465 0 0 running
2 1 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 0 0 491 164 0 running
29 18 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 0 0 229 0 0 engine
28 27 5 Charlie Blanton Dodge 0 0 231 0 0 clutch
4 3 28 Charlie Glotzbach Chevrolet 0 0 483 0 0 running
40 40 77 Charlie Roberts Chevrolet 0 0 57 0 0 handling
24 13 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 416 0 0 suspension
25 9 95 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 0 0 368 0 0 overheating
8 14 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 475 0 0 running
34 4 21 David Pearson Mercury 0 0 131 0 0 ignition
31 23 05 David Sisco Chevrolet 0 0 179 0 0 engine
33 22 7 Dean Dalton Chevrolet 0 0 158 0 0 engine
12 17 32 Dick Brooks Dodge 0 0 472 0 0 running
21 36 78 Dick Skillen Chevrolet 0 0 429 0 0 running
27 7 88 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 0 0 254 0 0 rear end
22 37 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 428 0 0 ignition
38 39 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 78 0 0 engine
20 35 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 442 0 0 running
39 29 49 GC Spencer Dodge 0 0 67 0 0 rear end
5 11 15 George Follmer Ford 0 0 483 0 0 running
18 25 41 Grant Adcox Chevrolet 0 0 450 0 0 running
32 6 04 Hershel McGriff Dodge 0 0 169 0 0 overheating
13 20 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 471 0 0 running
15 32 93 Jackie Rogers Chevrolet 0 0 466 0 0 running
10 19 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 0 0 473 0 0 running
26 31 22 Jimmy Crawford Plymouth 0 0 283 0 0 fatigue
37 38 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 88 0 0 engine
17 15 60 Joe Mihalic Chevrolet 0 0 458 0 0 running
9 8 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 0 0 474 0 0 running
35 24 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 111 0 0 engine
36 28 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 100 0 0 overheating
1 2 43 Richard Petty Dodge 0 0 492 278 0 running
14 21 98 Richie Panch Chevrolet 0 0 469 0 0 running
30 30 25 Roy Mayne Dodge 0 0 185 0 0 engine
19 33 9 Tony Bettenhausen Jr Chevrolet 0 0 449 0 0 running
6 16 30 Walter Ballard Chevrolet 0 0 476 0 0 running

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