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Atlanta 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
March 24, 1974
296 laps on 1.522 mile paved oval; 450.512 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 9
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Richard Howard
| 1974 Chevrolet
| 296
| 18,650
| running
| 87 |
2
| 1
| David Pearson
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1973 Mercury
| 296
| 9,950
| running
| 172 |
3
| 4
| Buddy Baker
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1974 Dodge
| 295
| 6,650
| running
| 0 |
4
| 8
| George Follmer
| 15
| Bud Moore
| 1972 Ford
| 295
| 7,300
| running
| 0 |
5
| 12
| Donnie Allison
| 88
| DiGard
| 1974 Chevrolet
| 294
| 4,150
| running
| 0 |
6
| 10
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1974 Dodge
| 293
| 5,500
| running
| 17 |
7
| 17
| Darrell Waltrip
| 95
| Darrell Waltrip
| 1974 Chevrolet
| 291
| 2,350
| running
| 0 |
8
| 35
| Bob Burcham
| 57
| Jack White
| 1974 Chevrolet
| 290
| 2,100
| running
| 0 |
9
| 2
| Gary Bettenhausen
| 16
| Roger Penske
| 1974 AMC Matador
| 290
| 2,200
| running
| 0 |
10
| 31
| Lennie Pond
| 54
| Ronnie Elder
| 1974 Chevrolet
| 289
| 2,400
| running
| 0 |
11
| 6
| Charlie Glotzbach
| 28
| Hoss Ellington
| 1974 Chevrolet
| 288
| 1,850
| running
| 10 |
12
| 26
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1974 Chevrolet
| 287
| 2,525
| running
| 0 |
13
| 18
| Earl Ross
| 52
| Allan Brooke
| 1974 Chevrolet
| 286
| 1,950
| running
| 0 |
14
| 36
| David Sisco
| 05
| David Sisco
| 1974 Chevrolet
| 285
| 2,100
| running
| 0 |
15
| 21
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 285
| 2,650
| running
| 0 |
16
| 27
| Jackie Rogers
| 93
| Ray Frederick
| 1974 Chevrolet
| 283
| 1,525
| running
| 0 |
17
| 19
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| 1974 Dodge
| 282
| 1,950
| running
| 0 |
18
| 32
| Carl Adams
| 56
| Richard Mummert
| 1972 Ford
| 281
| 1,400
| running
| 0 |
19
| 20
| Joe Frasson
| 18
| Joe Frasson
| 1974 Dodge
| 281
| 1,350
| running
| 0 |
20
| 33
| Dave Marcis
| 2
| Dave Marcis
| 1973 Dodge
| 278
| 1,800
| running
| 0 |
21
| 34
| Roy Mayne
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1973 Dodge
| 252
| 1,775
| running
| 0 |
22
| 29
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| 1973 Dodge
| 236
| 1,275
| running
| 0 |
23
| 24
| Jim Hurtubise
| 99
| Roger Lubinski
| 1973 Dodge
| 200
| 1,600
| engine
| 0 |
24
| 15
| Dick Brooks
| 32
| Dick Brooks
| 1974 Dodge
| 195
| 1,600
| sway bar
| 0 |
25
| 14
| Grant Adcox
| 41
| Herb Adcox
| 1974 Chevrolet
| 132
| 1,575
| engine
| 8 |
26
| 13
| Bobby Allison
| 12
| Bobby Allison
| 1974 Chevrolet
| 115
| 4,550
| engine
| 0 |
27
| 16
| Richard Childress
| 96
| Tom Garn
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 87
| 1,975
| rear end
| 0 |
28
| 22
| Coo Coo Marlin
| 14
| H.B. Cunningham
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 84
| 1,600
| engine
| 1 |
29
| 3
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1974 Chevrolet
| 81
| 4,675
| overheating
| 0 |
30
| 23
| G.C. Spencer
| 49
| G.C. Spencer
| 1974 Dodge
| 66
| 1,450
| engine
| 0 |
31
| 25
| John Martin
| 5
| Doc Faustina
| 1974 Dodge
| 52
| 1,350
| rear end
| 0 |
32
| 11
| Dan Daughtry
| 35
| Morris Davis
| 1972 Ford
| 48
| 1,450
| clutch
| 1 |
33
| 5
| Jody Ridley
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| 1972 Ford
| 46
| 1,525
| oil leak
| 0 |
34
| 28
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 34
| 1,475
| quit
| 0 |
35
| 30
| Travis Tiller
| 46
| Travis Tiller
| 1973 Dodge
| 8
| 925
| engine
| 0 |
36
| 7
| Richie Panch
| 98
| Roy Thornley
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 2
| 900
| engine
| 0 |
Notes: Shortened from 328 laps because of the energy crisis.
In the official records, NASCAR credits each driver with an additional 32 laps.
Time of race: 03:17:26
Average Speed: 136.91 MPH
Pole Speed: 34.408 seconds
3 cautions for 24 laps
Attendance: 45,000