1974 Winston Western 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Winston Western 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 1 of 30
Date: January 26, 1974
Track: Riverside International Raceway

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Winston Western 500 Race Information

Winner	Cale Yarborough	Car	No. 11 Chevrolet
Team / Owner	Richard Howard	Sponsor	Kar-Kare
Winner Start	2nd	Winner Laps Led	144
Started First	David Pearson	Most Laps Led	Cale Yarborough (144)
Race Distance	500.42 miles (191 laps)	Track Length	2.62 miles
Track Type	Road course	Starters	35
Total Purse	$99,490	Winner Earnings	$19,325
Different Leaders	5	Lead-Lap Finishers	3
Points Leader After Race	Benny Parsons	Season Race	1 of 30

Winston Western 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	2	11	Cale Yarborough	Kar-Kare	Richard Howard	Chevrolet	191	144	running	—	$19,325
2	6	43	Richard Petty	STP Oil Treatment + Oil Filters	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	191	0	running	—	$12,825
3	1	21	David Pearson	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	191	9	running	—	$8,525
4	8	72	Benny Parsons	DeWitt Racing	L.G. DeWitt	Chevrolet	188	0	running	—	$8,825
5	3	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	188	33	running	—	$6,975
6	16	88	Donnie Allison	DiGard Racing	DiGard Racing	Chevrolet	188	0	running	—	$3,025
7	5	16	Gary Bettenhausen	AMC	Roger Penske	Matador	185	0	running	—	$2,275
8	13	24	Cecil Gordon	Gordon Racing	Cecil Gordon	Chevrolet	184	0	running	—	$2,625
9	14	98	Richie Panch	Tuxedo Plumbing	Roy Thornley	Chevrolet	183	0	running	—	$2,025
10	10	4	Hershel McGriff	Almost Heaven, West Virginia	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	181	0	running	—	$1,725
11	20	84	J.C. Danielsen	Danielson Co.	Louis Nissen	Mercury	178	0	running	—	$1,425
12	23	68	Sonny Easley	San-Val Roofing	Vic Kurten	Ford	178	0	running	—	$1,375
13	27	56	Carl Adams	Marck Motors	Richard Mummert	Ford	177	0	running	—	$1,350
14	25	19	Dick May	Gray Racing	Henley Gray	Mercury	176	0	running	—	$1,825
15	21	64	Elmo Langley	Langley Racing	Elmo Langley	Mercury	164	0	running	—	$1,800
16	34	77	Charlie Roberts	Roberts Racing	Charlie Roberts	Ford	145	0	running	—	$1,775
17	19	9	Tony Bettenhausen Jr	Vita Fresh Orange Juice	Gordon Van Liew	Chevrolet	144	0	engine	—	$1,250
18	4	15	George Follmer	R.C. Cola	Bud Moore	Ford	143	0	brakes	—	$4,225
19	28	42	Richard White	Barnicle Oil	Dean Barnicle	Ford	139	0	rear end	—	$1,200
20	26	91	Johnny Anderson	Connor Muffler / Adams Machine Shop	Don Nuzum	Chevrolet	129	0	engine	—	$1,175
21	12	7	Jack McCoy	Noble Auto Parts	Ernie Conn	Dodge	123	4	transmission	—	$1,140
22	18	70	J.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	123	0	engine	—	$1,625
23	7	38	Jimmy Insolo	Martin's Union 76	Roger Paquette	Chevrolet	113	1	engine	—	$1,100
24	29	52	Odie Robertson	—	G.B. Auto Salvage	Chevrolet	89	0	suspension	—	$1,075
25	35	73	Jim Gilliam	—	Gilliam Racing	Chevrolet	76	0	transmission	—	$1,025
26	31	94	Bill Osborne	Mollicone Racing Engines	Larry Mollicone	Chevrolet	68	0	engine	—	$975
27	24	97	Harry Jefferson	Nall Precision Engineering	George Jefferson	Ford	60	0	transmission	—	$925
28	17	2	Dave Marcis	Marcis Racing	Dave Marcis	Dodge	52	0	transmission	—	$1,375
29	32	60	Larry Esau	—	Esau Supply	Chevrolet	47	0	clutch	—	$825
30	22	79	Jerry Grant	—	Earl's Supply	Chevrolet	45	0	transmission	—	$775
31	11	2	Budd Hagelin	Ober Logging	Budd Hagelin	Dodge	44	0	engine	—	$720
32	30	66	Don Pruitt	Pruitt Racing	Don Pruitt	Chevrolet	28	0	oil leak	—	$670
33	33	29	Ross Surgenor	Mercury Marine	Dick Midgley	Chevrolet	15	0	engine	—	$620
34	9	96	Ray Elder	Olympia Beer	Fred Elder	Dodge	11	0	transmission	—	$570
35	15	3	Chuck Bown	Rose Auto Wrecking	Dick Bown	Dodge	9	0	engine	—	$520

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