1974 Talladega 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Talladega 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 21 of 30
Date: August 11, 1974
Track: Alabama International Motor Speedway

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Talladega 500 Race Information

Winner	Richard Petty	Car	No. 43 Dodge
Team / Owner	Petty Enterprises	Sponsor	STP Oil Treatment + Oil Filters
Winner Start	3rd	Winner Laps Led	34
Started First	David Pearson	Most Laps Led	Buddy Baker (98)
Race Distance	500.08 miles (188 laps)	Track Length	2.66 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	48
Total Purse	$135,045	Winner Earnings	$24,465
Different Leaders	11	Lead-Lap Finishers	2
Points Leader After Race	A.J. Foyt	Season Race	21 of 30

Talladega 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	3	43	Richard Petty	STP Oil Treatment + Oil Filters	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	188	34	running	—	$24,465
2	1	21	David Pearson	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	188	18	running	—	$12,890
3	2	12	Bobby Allison	Penske Racing	Bobby Allison	Matador	187	4	running	—	$7,140
4	8	11	Cale Yarborough	Carling	Junior Johnson	Chevrolet	186	2	running	—	$8,285
5	15	72	Benny Parsons	King's Row Fireplace	L.G. DeWitt	Chevrolet	186	0	running	—	$7,465
6	5	15	Buddy Baker	R.C. Cola	Bud Moore	Ford	185	98	rear end	—	$10,385
7	20	83	Ramo Stott	Smithville Farms	Norris Reed	Chevrolet	185	0	running	—	$2,435
8	13	28	Bobby Isaac	Pylon Wiper Blades	Hoss Ellington	Chevrolet	185	3	running	—	$2,535
9	16	42	Marty Robbins	Robbins Racing	Marty Robbins	Dodge	185	0	running	—	$1,085
10	19	52	Earl Ross	Carling	Junior Johnson	Chevrolet	185	0	running	—	$2,385
11	23	2	Dave Marcis	Deppe Enterprises	Dave Marcis	Dodge	184	0	running	—	$2,060
12	11	48	James Hylton	Nitro 9	James Hylton	Chevrolet	183	2	running	—	$2,485
13	27	96	Richard Childress	L.C. Newton Trucking	Tom Garn	Chevrolet	181	0	running	—	$2,260
14	33	8	Ed Negre	Negre Racing	Ed Negre	Dodge	178	0	overheating	—	$1,585
15	29	24	Cecil Gordon	Gordon Racing	Cecil Gordon	Chevrolet	178	0	running	—	$2,160
16	30	7	Jerry Schild	Rush & Associates	Rush Johnson	Chevrolet	177	0	running	—	$1,560
17	10	79	Frank Warren	Warren Racing	Frank Warren	Dodge	177	0	running	—	$2,260
18	37	64	Dick May	Langley Racing	Elmo Langley	Ford	174	0	running	—	$1,485
19	42	25	Roy Mayne	Star City Body Shop	Don Robertson	Dodge	170	0	running	—	$1,535
20	36	56	Elmo Langley	Bray Realty	Richard Mummert	Ford	169	0	running	—	$1,435
21	14	93	Jackie Rogers	Lemon Tree Inns	Ray Frederick	Chevrolet	167	0	engine	—	$1,660
22	34	84	Johnny Ray	H.C. Blackwell	Buster Davis	Dodge	166	0	running	—	$1,385
23	18	97	Red Farmer	Long-Lewis	Willie Humphries	Ford	163	0	running	—	$1,460
24	25	70	J.D. McDuffie	Glenn's Landscaping	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	162	0	overheating	—	$2,085
25	39	73	Jerry Hansen	Hansen Racing	Jerry Hansen	Chevrolet	160	0	running	—	$1,160
26	46	68	Alton Jones	Crimson Dale Nursery	Butch Hawkersmith	Chevrolet	159	0	running	—	$1,135
27	40	19	Bob Burcham	Gray Racing	Henley Gray	Chevrolet	125	2	clutch	—	$1,210
28	28	5	David Sisco	Reliable Plumbing	David Sisco	Chevrolet	117	0	engine	—	$1,835
29	41	32	Dick Brooks	Simoniz	Dick Brooks	Dodge	109	0	steering	—	$1,460
30	38	40	D.K. Ulrich	Noel's Auto Sales	D.K. Ulrich	Chevrolet	109	0	ignition	—	$1,035
31	45	80	Phil Finney	Finney Racing	Phil Finney	Chevrolet	100	0	engine	—	$1,010
32	31	9	Tony Bettenhausen Jr	Vita Fresh Orange Juice	Gordon Van Liew	Chevrolet	98	0	engine	—	$1,635
33	12	31	Jim Vandiver	Moss-Thornton	O.L. Nixon	Dodge	80	0	lug bolt	—	$1,360
34	22	90	Charlie Glotzbach	Truxmore Industries	Junie Donlavey	Ford	70	15	engine	—	$2,235
35	7	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley	H.B. Cunningham	Chevrolet	67	9	brakes	—	$1,910
36	35	10	Bill Champion	Champion Racing	Bill Champion	Ford	66	0	engine	—	$1,035
37	43	66	Terry Link	Mechanical Appliance	Mike Link	Pontiac	62	0	engine	—	$1,035
38	44	46	Travis Tiller	Precision Engine Machine	Travis Tiller	Dodge	56	0	engine	—	$835
39	26	1	Neil Bonnett	Coca-Cola	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	46	0	engine	—	$1,110
40	4	88	Donnie Allison	DiGard Racing	DiGard Racing	Chevrolet	38	1	engine	—	$1,385
41	21	35	Dan Daughtry	DM Construction	Morris Davis	Ford	36	0	engine	—	$980
42	9	18	Joe Frasson	Frasson Racing	Joe Frasson	Dodge	29	0	oil line	—	$1,275
43	24	98	Richie Panch	Tracmaster	Roy Thornley	Ford	21	0	engine	—	$1,695
44	17	95	Darrell Waltrip	Terminal Transport	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	19	0	engine	—	$1,565
45	48	9	A.J. Reno	Elliott Racing	George Elliott	Ford	15	0	steering	—	$760
46	6	6	Neil Castles	Howard Furniture	Neil Castles	Dodge	3	0	oil line	—	$755
47	47	53	Johnny Barnes	Hopper-Crews	J.C. Crews	Ford	1	0	crash	—	$750
48	32	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing	Vic Ballard	Chevrolet	1	0	rear end	—	$1,395

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