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Virginia 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
April 28, 1974
450 laps on 0.525 mile paved oval; 236.25 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 1
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Richard Howard
| 1974 Chevrolet
| 450
| 20,000
| running
| 360 |
| 2
| 5
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1974 Dodge
| 450
| 8,000
| running
| 0 |
| 3
| 6
| Bobby Allison
| 12
| Bobby Allison
| 1974 Chevrolet
| 446
| 5,000
| running
| 84 |
| 4
| 8
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1974 Chevrolet
| 444
| 4,250
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 9
| Lennie Pond
| 54
| Ronnie Elder
| 1974 Chevrolet
| 441
| 1,750
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 4
| Jimmy Hensley
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| 1973 Ford
| 439
| 1,650
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 16
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1974 Chevrolet
| 437
| 1,750
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 18
| Dave Marcis
| 2
| Dave Marcis
| 1973 Dodge
| 434
| 1,450
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 15
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 433
| 1,550
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 12
| Richard Childress
| 96
| Tom Garn
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 432
| 1,500
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 11
| Walter Ballard
| 30
| Vic Ballard
| 1974 Chevrolet
| 432
| 1,450
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 21
| Coo Coo Marlin
| 14
| H.B. Cunningham
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 429
| 1,000
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 14
| Richie Panch
| 98
| Roy Thornley
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 427
| 900
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 10
| Dean Dalton
| 7
| Dean Dalton
| 1974 Chevrolet
| 426
| 925
| running
| 6 |
| 15
| 20
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 420
| 900
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 17
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| 1974 Dodge
| 419
| 1,015
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 13
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| 1972 Plymouth
| 408
| 1,105
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 23
| David Sisco
| 05
| David Sisco
| 1974 Chevrolet
| 320
| 1,010
| brakes
| 0 |
| 19
| 27
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1973 Dodge
| 287
| 860
| engine
| 0 |
| 20
| 29
| Travis Tiller
| 46
| Travis Tiller
| 1973 Dodge
| 242
| 600
| overheating
| 0 |
| 21
| 26
| Ernie Shaw
| 75
| Ed Hawks
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 164
| 590
| wheel
| 0 |
| 22
| 2
| George Follmer
| 15
| Bud Moore
| 1973 Ford
| 129
| 2,580
| engine
| 0 |
| 23
| 3
| Donnie Allison
| 88
| DiGard
| 1974 Chevrolet
| 120
| 820
| accident
| 0 |
| 24
| 22
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1972 Ford
| 65
| 720
| vibration
| 0 |
| 25
| 7
| Bobby Isaac
| 28
| Hoss Ellington
| 1974 Chevrolet
| 63
| 550
| overheating
| 0 |
| 26
| 24
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| 1974 Dodge
| 39
| 540
| engine
| 0 |
| 27
| 28
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1973 Ford
| 20
| 780
| overheating
| 0 |
| 28
| 19
| Neil Castles
| 06
| Neil Castles
| 1973 Dodge
| 13
| 520
| axle
| 0 |
| 29
| 25
| Tony Bettenhausen Jr.
| 9
| Gordon Van Liew
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 5
| 510
| engine
| 0 |
| 30
| 30
| Bobby Fleming
| 51
| Bill Strong
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 3
| 500
| oil leak
| 0 |
Notes: Shortened from 500 laps because of the energy crisis.
In the official records, NASCAR credits each driver with an additional 50 laps.
Time of race: 03:22:41
Average Speed: 70.427 MPH
Pole Speed: 22.403 seconds
12 cautions for 70 laps
Attendance: 32,000