1974 Atlanta 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Atlanta 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 6 of 30
Date: March 24, 1974
Track: Atlanta International Raceway

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Atlanta 500 Race Information

Winner	Cale Yarborough	Car	No. 11 Chevrolet
Team / Owner	Richard Howard	Sponsor	Kar-Kare
Winner Start	9th	Winner Laps Led	87
Started First	David Pearson	Most Laps Led	David Pearson (172)
Race Distance	499.216 miles (328 laps)	Track Length	1.522 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	36
Total Purse	$110,050	Winner Earnings	$18,650
Different Leaders	7	Lead-Lap Finishers	2
Points Leader After Race	A.J. Foyt	Season Race	6 of 30

Atlanta 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	9	11	Cale Yarborough	Kar-Kare	Richard Howard	Chevrolet	328	87	running	—	$18,650
2	1	21	David Pearson	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	328	172	running	—	$9,950
3	4	71	Buddy Baker	K & K Insurance	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	327	0	running	—	$6,650
4	8	15	George Follmer	R.C. Cola	Bud Moore	Ford	327	0	running	—	$7,300
5	12	88	Donnie Allison	DiGard Racing	DiGard Racing	Chevrolet	326	0	running	—	$4,150
6	10	43	Richard Petty	STP Oil Treatment + Oil Filters	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	325	17	running	—	$5,500
7	17	95	Darrell Waltrip	Terminal Transport	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	323	0	running	—	$2,350
8	35	57	Bob Burcham	White Racing	Jack White	Chevrolet	322	0	running	—	$2,100
9	2	16	Gary Bettenhausen	AMC	Roger Penske	Matador	322	0	running	—	$2,200
10	31	54	Lennie Pond	Master Chevy Sales	Ronnie Elder	Chevrolet	321	0	running	—	$2,400
11	6	28	Charlie Glotzbach	Pylon Wiper Blades	Hoss Ellington	Chevrolet	320	10	running	—	$1,850
12	26	48	James Hylton	Stott	James Hylton	Chevrolet	319	0	running	—	$2,525
13	18	52	Earl Ross	Carling	Allan Brooke	Chevrolet	318	0	running	—	$1,950
14	36	5	David Sisco	Reliable Plumbing & Heating	David Sisco	Chevrolet	317	0	running	—	$2,100
15	21	70	J.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	317	0	running	—	$2,650
16	27	93	Jackie Rogers	Frederick Homes	Ray Frederick	Chevrolet	315	0	running	—	$1,525
17	19	79	Frank Warren	Hinson Construction	Frank Warren	Dodge	314	0	running	—	$1,950
18	32	56	Carl Adams	Adams Racing	Richard Mummert	Ford	311	0	running	—	$1,400
19	20	18	Joe Frasson	Frasson Cement	Joe Frasson	Dodge	311	0	running	—	$1,350
20	33	2	Dave Marcis	Deppe Enterprises	Dave Marcis	Dodge	310	0	running	—	$1,800
21	34	25	Roy Mayne	Star City Body Shop	Don Robertson	Dodge	284	0	running	—	$1,775
22	29	8	Ed Negre	Negre Racing	Ed Negre	Dodge	268	0	running	—	$1,275
23	24	99	Jim Hurtubise	—	Roger Lubinski	Dodge	232	0	engine	—	$1,600
24	15	32	Dick Brooks	Simoniz	Dick Brooks	Dodge	227	0	sway bar	—	$1,600
25	14	41	Grant Adcox	Adcox-Kirby	Herb Adcox	Chevrolet	164	8	engine	—	$1,575
26	13	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	147	0	engine	—	$4,550
27	16	96	Richard Childress	L.C. Newton Trucking	Tom Garn	Chevrolet	119	0	rear end	—	$1,975
28	22	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley	H.B. Cunningham	Chevrolet	116	1	engine	—	$1,600
29	3	72	Benny Parsons	King's Row	L.G. DeWitt	Chevrolet	113	0	overheating	—	$4,675
30	23	49	G.C. Spencer	—	G.C. Spencer	Dodge	98	0	engine	—	$1,450
31	25	5	John Martin	Martin Racing	Doc Faustina	Dodge	84	0	rear end	—	$1,350
32	11	35	Dan Daughtry	DM Const. & Scott & G. Stepp	Morris Davis	Ford	80	1	clutch	—	$1,450
33	5	90	Jody Ridley	Truxmore Industries	Junie Donlavey	Ford	78	0	oil leak	—	$1,525
34	28	24	Cecil Gordon	—	Cecil Gordon	Chevrolet	66	0	quit	—	$1,475
35	30	46	Travis Tiller	—	Travis Tiller	Dodge	44	0	engine	—	$925
36	7	98	Richie Panch	—	Roy Thornley	Chevrolet	34	0	engine	—	$900

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