1974 Delaware 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Delaware 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 25 of 30
Date: September 15, 1974
Track: Dover Downs International Speedway

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Delaware 500 Race Information

Winner	Richard Petty	Car	No. 43 Dodge
Team / Owner	Petty Enterprises	Sponsor	STP Oil Treatment + Oil Filters
Winner Start	2nd	Winner Laps Led	491
Started First	Buddy Baker	Most Laps Led	Richard Petty (491)
Race Distance	500 miles (500 laps)	Track Length	1 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	40
Total Purse	$90,230	Winner Earnings	$18,175
Different Leaders	6	Lead-Lap Finishers	1
Points Leader After Race	A.J. Foyt	Season Race	25 of 30

Delaware 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	2	43	Richard Petty	STP Oil Treatment + Oil Filters	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	500	491	running	—	$18,175
2	1	15	Buddy Baker	R.C. Cola	Bud Moore	Ford	497	2	running	—	$11,425
3	8	52	Earl Ross	Carling	Junior Johnson	Chevrolet	491	0	running	—	$5,750
4	9	72	Benny Parsons	King's Row Fireplace	L.G. DeWitt	Chevrolet	488	0	running	—	$7,250
5	16	2	Dave Marcis	Deppe Enterprises	Dave Marcis	Dodge	486	0	running	—	$3,275
6	19	5	David Sisco	Reliable Plumbing	David Sisco	Chevrolet	483	0	running	—	$2,500
7	14	24	Cecil Gordon	Gordon Racing	Cecil Gordon	Chevrolet	483	0	running	—	$2,475
8	23	83	Kenny Brightbill	Smithville Farms	Norris Reed	Chevrolet	476	0	running	—	$1,825
9	18	19	Henley Gray	Belden Asphalt	Henley Gray	Chevrolet	472	0	running	—	$1,625
10	15	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing	Vic Ballard	Chevrolet	469	0	running	—	$2,125
11	25	8	Ed Negre	Negre Racing	Ed Negre	Dodge	469	0	running	—	$1,400
12	28	70	J.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	469	0	running	—	$1,700
13	6	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola	Roger Penske	Matador	468	0	oil pump	—	$1,025
14	39	20	Rick Newsom	Newsom Racing	Rick Newsom	Ford	459	0	running	—	$1,025
15	33	9	Tony Bettenhausen Jr	Vita Fresh Orange Juice	Gordon Van Liew	Chevrolet	457	0	running	—	$1,500
16	29	79	Frank Warren	Warren Racing	Frank Warren	Dodge	449	0	brakes	—	$1,525
17	26	1	Earle Canavan	Kava Instant Coffee	Earle Canavan	Plymouth	439	0	running	—	$1,000
18	17	96	Richard Childress	L.C. Newton Trucking	Tom Garn	Chevrolet	437	0	running	—	$1,675
19	10	48	James Hylton	Nitro 9	James Hylton	Chevrolet	353	3	clutch	—	$1,800
20	20	98	Richie Panch	Tuxedo Plumbing	Roy Thornley	Chevrolet	342	0	rear end	—	$1,525
21	37	56	Jim Bray	Bray Realty	Jim Bray	Chevrolet	317	0	engine	—	$850
22	27	64	Elmo Langley	Langley Racing	Elmo Langley	Ford	313	0	engine	—	$875
23	34	60	Joe Mihalic	Viglione Racing	Lou Viglione	Chevrolet	283	0	engine	—	$800
24	13	90	Eddie Pettyjohn	Truxmore Industries	Junie Donlavey	Ford	221	1	clutch	—	$1,525
25	12	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley	H.B. Cunningham	Chevrolet	219	1	engine	—	$1,500
26	31	40	D.K. Ulrich	Noel's Auto Sales	D.K. Ulrich	Chevrolet	177	0	suspension	—	$725
27	36	73	George England	Columbia Plastics	George England	Chevrolet	170	0	rear end	—	$700
28	5	11	Cale Yarborough	Carling	Junior Johnson	Chevrolet	164	0	engine	—	$3,675
29	21	57	Bob Burcham	Precision Specialties	Jack White	Mercury	144	0	engine	—	$625
30	3	21	David Pearson	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	112	2	rear end	—	$1,175
31	4	88	Donnie Allison	DiGard Racing	DiGard Racing	Chevrolet	90	0	crash	—	—
32	22	54	Lennie Pond	Master Chevy Sales	Ronnie Elder	Chevrolet	88	0	overheating	—	$1,515
33	11	93	Jackie Rogers	Lemon Tree Inns	Ray Frederick	Chevrolet	56	0	steering	—	$860
34	35	87	Gary Myers	—	Newsom Racing	Chevrolet	34	0	overheating	—	$605
35	7	95	Darrell Waltrip	Terminal Transport	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	31	0	engine	—	$1,075
36	30	46	Travis Tiller	Skip's Used Auto Parts	Travis Tiller	Dodge	23	0	oil leak	—	$645
37	24	49	G.C. Spencer	Spencer Racing	G.C. Spencer	Dodge	18	0	engine	—	$740
38	32	10	Bill Champion	Champion Racing	Bill Champion	Ford	13	0	transmission	—	$585
39	38	67	Larry Manning	J.R. Stanley Trucking	Buddy Arrington	Plymouth	1	0	engine	—	$580
40	40	75	Johnny Barnes	Hawks Enterprises	Ed Hawks	Chevrolet	0	0	engine	—	$575

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