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American 500 Race Results
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North Carolina Speedway
October 20, 1974 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 1.02-Mile paved track 492 Laps/502 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator Mercury | 492 | 0 | 15,850 | Running | |
| 2 | 4 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Carling Chevrolet | 492 | 0 | 8,925 | Running | |
| 3 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Oil Treatment / Oil Filters Dodge | 490 | 0 | 6,725 | Running | |
| 4 | 6 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola Chevrolet | 487 | 0 | 4,600 | Running | |
| 5 | 9 | 95 | Darrell Waltrip | Terminal Transport Chevrolet | 487 | 0 | 3,700 | Running | |
| 6 | 8 | 88 | Donnie Allison | DiGard Racing Chevrolet | 486 | 0 | 3,000 | Running | |
| 7 | 23 | 2 | Dick Trickle | Trickle Racing Mercury | 483 | 0 | 2,975 | Running | |
| 8 | 7 | 52 | Earl Ross | Carling Chevrolet | 482 | 0 | 2,000 | Running | |
| 9 | 10 | 72 | Benny Parsons | King's Row Fireplace Chevrolet | 479 | 0 | 2,300 | Running | |
| 10 | 21 | 93 | Jackie Rogers | Lemon Tree Inns Chevrolet | 479 | 0 | 1,975 | Running | |
| 11 | 13 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Master Chevy Sales Chevrolet | 476 | 0 | 1,630 | Running | |
| 12 | 17 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | 475 | 0 | 1,525 | Running | |
| 13 | 18 | 07 | Jerry Schild | Chevrolet | 471 | 0 | 1,475 | Running | |
| 14 | 24 | 19 | Bob Burcham | Belden Asphalt Chevrolet | 469 | 0 | 1,425 | Running | |
| 15 | 20 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing Chevrolet | 468 | 0 | 1,375 | Running | |
| 16 | 26 | 60 | Joe Mihalic | Viglione Racing Chevrolet | 462 | 0 | 1,225 | Running | |
| 17 | 29 | 67 | Joe Millikan | J.R. Stanley Trucking Plymouth | 456 | 0 | 1,150 | Running | |
| 18 | 27 | 48 | James Hylton | Nitro 9 Chevrolet | 451 | 0 | 1,100 | Running | |
| 20 | 36 | 40 | Tony Bettenhausen | Noel's Auto Sales Chevrolet | 443 | 0 | 1,300 | Running | |
| 21 | 16 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing Chevrolet | 436 | 0 | 1,100 | Running | |
| 22 | 32 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing Ford | 436 | 0 | 975 | Running | |
| 23 | 30 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing Dodge | 421 | 0 | 950 | Running | |
| 24 | 19 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking Chevrolet | 421 | 0 | 1,025 | Running | |
| 25 | 33 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing Ford | 421 | 0 | 900 | Running | |
| 26 | 22 | 05 | David Sisco | Reliable Plumbing Chevrolet | 357 | 0 | 1,025 | Suspension | |
| 27 | 12 | 98 | Richie Panch | Tuxedo Plumbing Chevrolet | 317 | 0 | 1,050 | Accident | |
| 28 | 28 | 8 | Ed Negre | Horseless Carriage Shop Dodge | 249 | 0 | 830 | Water Pump | |
| 29 | 11 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing Dodge | 157 | 0 | 1,020 | Piston | |
| 30 | 14 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore Industries Ford | 85 | 0 | 910 | Valve | |
| 31 | 5 | 28 | Dick Brooks | Ellington Insulation Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | 600 | Accident | |
| 32 | 15 | 97 | Harry Jefferson | Ford | 30 | 0 | 890 | Oil Pressure | |
| 33 | 31 | 5 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing Dodge | 21 | 0 | 780 | Transmission | |
| 34 | 2 | 15 | Buddy Baker | R.C. Cola Ford | 18 | 0 | 770 | Brakes | |
| 36 | 35 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Dodge | 4 | 0 | 550 | Steering |
Time of Race .: 4 Hours 13 Minutes 21 Seconds
Average Speed .:118.493
Margin of Victory .: 2.200 Seconds
