1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

American motorsport season February 2025 November 2025 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1973 1975 thumb|Richard Petty, the 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Champion. This would be his 5th of his 7 championships. The 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Series was the 26th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 3rd modern-era NASCAR Cup series. The season began on Sunday January 20 and ended on Sunday November 24. The first 15 races were shortened 10 percent due to the 1973 oil crisis. Following criticism of the 1972 and 1973 points systems that placed emphasis on completed miles, NASCAR implemented a new points system, that took basic purse winnings, multiplied by number of starts, and divided by 1,000; it was designed to more directly reward winning races, a response to Benny Parsons' championship the previous year with just one win. Richard Petty was Winston Cup champion at the end of the season finishing 567.45 points ahead of Cale Yarborough, while David Pearson finished a strong third in points despite only nineteen starts. Earl Ross was named NASCAR Rookie of the Year.http://www.racing-reference.info/wc.htm Sprint Cup Page – Racing-Reference.info 2007-06-04 2018-03-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20180319064930/http://racing-reference.info/wc.htm dead This was the last season without Dale Earnhardt, Ricky Rudd, and Bill Elliott until 2002, 2006, and 2013, respectively. It was also the first year that all cars had to run the 358 cuin cc engine. Races Winston Western 500 Begun on January 20, the Western 500 at Riverside International Raceway was stopped by rain and resumed on January 26. Cale Yarborough led 144 laps but was closely contested by Bobby Allison, who led 33 laps. Allison faltered and finished a distant fifth, while Cale took the win with Richard Petty second. David Pearson finished third in the final eligible race for the Wood Brothers 1971 Mercury Cyclone; the car had won 19 times with Pearson and A. J. Foyt the previous two seasons. Top ten results 11 - Cale Yarborough 43 - Richard Petty 21 - David Pearson 72 - Benny Parsons 12 - Bobby Allison 88 - Donnie Allison 16 - Gary Bettenhausen 24 - Cecil Gordon 98 - Richie Panch 04 - Hershel McGriff Daytona 500 1974 Daytona 500 Top ten results 43 - Richard Petty 11 - Cale Yarborough 83 - Ramo Stott 14 - Coo Coo Marlin 50 - A. J. Foyt 88 - Donnie Allison 95 - Darrell Waltrip 27 - Bobby Isaac 32 - Dick Brooks 30 - Walter Ballard Richmond 500 Bobby Allison grabbed the win, his third with his own team since the start of 1973. Top ten results 12 - Bobby Allison 43 - Richard Petty 11 - Cale Yarborough 54 - Lennie Pond 2 - Dave Marcis 48 - James Hylton 70 - J.D. McDuffie 90 - Bill Dennis 64 - Elmo Langley 67 - Buddy Arrington Carolina 500 Cale Yarborough led most of the first half but his car's handling deteriorated throughout the race and Richard Petty dominated the second half en route to the win. Top ten results 43 - Richard Petty 11 - Cale Yarborough 12 - Bobby Allison 28 - Charlie Glotzbach 15 - George Follmer 30 - Walter Ballard 90 - Bill Dennis 2 - Dave Marcis 54 - Lennie Pond 48 - James Hylton Southeastern 500 Amid periodic snow flurries, a crowd of 18,000 witnessed Cale Yarborough win for the second straight spring Bristol race. Richard Petty was hit in the driver side door in a four-car crash. Top ten results 11 - Cale Yarborough 27 - Bobby Isaac 72 - Benny Parsons 12 - Bobby Allison 88 - Donnie Allison 24 - Cecil Gordon 60 - Joe Mihalic 48 - James Hylton 68 - Alton Jones 14 - Coo Coo Marlin Atlanta 500 NASCAR mandated smaller carburetors for big-block engines. David Pearson led the most laps in a small block but had to pit late for fuel, giving Cale Yarborough the win. Top ten results 11 - Cale Yarborough 21 - David Pearson 71 - Buddy Baker 15 - George Follmer 88 - Donnie Allison 43 - Richard Petty 95 - Darrell Waltrip 57 - Bob Burcham 16 - Gary Bettenhausen 54 - Lennie Pond Rebel 450 Darlington's spring race shaved 10 percent off its race distance as other races did, but did not lop off the opening 36 laps, it simply scheduled the race as a 450-miler. David Pearson took his third straight Rebel race win (and fifth in all). The race was stopped for half an hour when Lennie Pond smashed a guardrail and several posts were pushed off. Cale Yarborough took the point lead. Top ten results 21 - David Pearson 12 - Bobby Allison 71 - Buddy Baker 88 - Donnie Allison 11 - Cale Yarborough 16 - Dave Marcis 28 - Sam McQuagg 18 - Joe Frasson 95 - Darrell Waltrip 57 - Bob Burcham Gwyn Staley Memorial Richard Petty debuted a hand-built (by his brother, the team's chief engine builder Maurice) small-block Chrysler engine and won going away. The win put him back into the point lead. Petty stated the small block cost $50,000; “so we're still in the red right now.” Top ten results 43 - Richard Petty 11 - Cale Yarborough 12 - Bobby Allison 72 - Benny Parsons 54 - Lennie Pond 15 - George Follmer 88 - Donnie Allison 70 - J.D. McDuffie 90 - Harry Gant 2 - Dave Marcis Virginia 500 Cale Yarborough lead almost wire to wire and the win gave him back the point lead. Richard Petty finished second despite multiple pitstops. Top ten results 11 - Cale Yarborough 43 - Richard Petty 12 - Bobby Allison 72 - Benny Parsons 54 - Lennie Pond 90 - Jimmy Hensley 48 - James Hylton 2 - Dave Marcis 70 - J.D. McDuffie 96 - Richard Childress Winston 500 1974 Winston 500 The lead changed 52 times among 14 drivers as David Pearson edged Benny Parsons. During pitstops at Lap 105 crewman Don Miller lost a leg when he was hit by the spinning car of rookie Grant Adcox. Top ten results 21 - David Pearson 72 - Benny Parsons 43 - Richard Petty 90 - Charlie Glotzbach 54 - Lennie Pond 2 - Dave Marcis 14 - Coo Coo Marlin 28 - Sam McQuagg 11 - Cale Yarborough 57 - Bob Burcham Music City 420 Rain pushed the second half of the race from Saturday night to Sunday afternoon. Richard Petty took his fourth win of the season and retook the point lead over Yarborough. It was Neil Bonnett's first Winston Cup start. Top ten results 43 - Richard Petty 88 - Donnie Allison 95 - Darrell Waltrip 57 - Bob Burcham 2 - Dave Marcis 15 - George Follmer 70 - J.D. McDuffie 05 - David Sisco 14 - Coo Coo Marlin 67 - Buddy Arrington Mason-Dixon 500 Petty, Pearson, and Yarborough were the only leaders in a race interrupted only three times for yellows. Petty, running the small-block Chrysler engine, led 210 laps but fell out with engine failure while leading with three laps to go. Cale took the win having led 220 laps, while Pearson was second with only 20 laps led. Top ten results 11 - Cale Yarborough 21 - David Pearson 43 - Richard Petty 72 - Benny Parsons 15 - George Follmer 54 - Lennie Pond 2 - Dave Marcis 93 - Jackie Rogers 83 - Ramo Stott 48 - James Hylton World 600 David Pearson edged Richard Petty as the lead changed 37 times, the most for the race to that point of its history. Buddy Baker left Harry Hyde's Dodge team to drive Bud Moore's Ford after Moore released driver George Follmer. Baker led 94 laps before falling out with engine failure; he was signed to drive the rest of the season in Moore's Ford. Top ten results 21 - David Pearson 43 - Richard Petty 12 - Bobby Allison 95 - Darrell Waltrip 52 - Earl Ross 2 - Dave Marcis 81 - Dick Trickle 31 - Jim Vandiver 05 - David Sisco 70 - J.D. McDuffie Tuborg 400 George Follmer was fired from Bud Moore's team before the 600 and jumped into Roger Penske's AMC Matador; he won the pole but blew his engine after just seven laps. Cale Yarborough edged Bobby Allison for the win, his sixth of the season. Top ten results 11 - Cale Yarborough 12 - Bobby Allison 72 - Benny Parsons 24 - Cecil Gordon 79 - Frank Warren 48 - James Hylton 68 - Sonny Easley 37 - Chuck Wahl 56 - Eddie Bradshaw 89 - Don Reynolds Motor State 400 This was the last race of the season shortened by NASCAR due to the energy crunch. The lead changed 50 times among eight drivers, a new record for the track to that point. Petty edged rookie Earl Ross after Pearson pitted under a late yellow for tires and the green never flew again. Top ten results 43 - Richard Petty 52 - Earl Ross 21 - David Pearson 16 - Gary Bettenhausen 42 - Marty Robbins 96 - Richard Childress 05 - David Sisco 2 - Dave Marcis 98 - Richie Panch 24 - Cecil Gordon Firecracker 400 David Pearson, the winner of the previous two 400s, pulled an audacious fake as he slammed his brakes to put Petty into the lead on the final lap, then drafted past at the stripe; Pearson's maneuver was such that an angered Petty confronted Pearson in the pressbox after the race; the ensuing dialogue was transcribed by The Charlotte Observer and published the next day (July 5, 1974, edition). Bobby Allison took over Roger Penske's Matador; he led 50 laps but broke an intake valve late in the race and finished fifth. The lead changed 45 times, a race record that stood until 2010. 1974 Firecracker 400 from YouTube Top ten results 1. 21 - David Pearson 2. 43 - Richard Petty 3 *DH. 15 - Buddy Baker 3 *DH. 11 - Cale Yarborough 5. 16 - Bobby Allison 6. 28 - Bobby Isaac 7. 54 - Lennie Pond 8. 93 - Jackie Rogers 9. 05 - David Sisco 10. 24 - Cecil Gordon Cale Yarborough and Buddy Baker crossed the line nose to nose in a dead heat for third. Because electronic timing and scoring didn't exist at the time, no one could determine who finished ahead. As a result, both Yarborough and Baker were credited with third place, and were awarded the same amount of points and prize money. Volunteer 500 Junior Johnson had purchased his race team from Richard Howard when Carling Breweries joined the #52 of Earl Ross along with Cale Yarborough's #11. In the second race as owner of the team Junior saw Cale dominate but Buddy Baker surged to the lead late. A caution set up a two lap sprint and Cale sideslammed Baker on the final lap for the win. The race saw Neil Bonnett strike the inside pit guardrail, tearing up numerous support posts and requiring a 40-lap caution for repairs. Top ten results 11 - Cale Yarborough 15 - Buddy Baker 43 - Richard Petty 90 - Charlie Glotzbach 12 - Bobby Allison 24 - Cecil Gordon 32 - Dick Brooks 67 - Buddy Arrington 2 - Dave Marcis 30 - Walter Ballard Nashville 420 Controversy marred Nashville's mid-summer event. Following Richard Petty's crash a scoring controversy ensued involving Cale Yarborough and Charlie Glotzbach; Glotzbach was placed a lap down based on scoring, but Cale stayed on the lead lap. Allison finished just behind Yarborough and drove into victory lane ahead of Yarborough, insisting Cale was a lap down. NASCAR later said a scoring mistake had been made but that the Yarborough win would stand. Top ten results 11 - Cale Yarborough 12 - Bobby Allison 95 - Darrell Waltrip 05 - David Sisco 68 - Alton Jones 90 - Charlie Glotzbach 72 - Benny Parsons 52 - Earl Ross 67 - Buddy Arrington 98 - Richie Panch Dixie 500 Richard Petty, Cale Yarborough, Buddy Baker, and David Pearson dueled over the first 170 laps. Petty then lost a lap on a cut tire but made it up after Tony Bettenhausen suffered engine failure. At Lap 300 final stops occurred and the Petty Enterprises team put on tires they'd kept after the Atlanta 500 in March, a softer compound for March's much cooler temperatures; the gamble worked as Petty stormed to a 21-second win. It was the eleventh race they'd run a small block Chrysler engine and their fourth win with it. Purolator 500 Originally published in NASCAR's schedule, the annual 300-miler at Trenton Speedway was cancelled and replaced by Pocono's Purolator 500. Richard Petty won the race as rain shortened the race by eight laps. Buddy Baker won the pole; he'd also won the pole in late April in Pocono's USAC stock car 500-miler. It was the inaugural race for NASCAR at Pocono, which has become part of the annual schedule since then. Top ten results 43 - Richard Petty 15 - Buddy Baker 11 - Cale Yarborough 21 - David Pearson 72 - Benny Parsons 2 - Dave Marcis 24 - Cecil Gordon 77 - Jan Opperman 93 - Jackie Rogers 30 - Kenny Brightbill Talladega 500 25 of the event's 50 entries were found sabotaged in the garage area on race morning. NASCAR instituted several competition cautions to allow teams to find previously undetected sabotage. Buddy Baker fell out after leading 98 laps with rearend failure with three laps to go. Petty sideswiped past Pearson at the stripe ("Pearson tried to cut me off," Petty said; "I'd rather rub fenders with Richard than compete clean with some of the other cats, who are crazy at times," Pearson added); it was Petty's third straight win. Three days before the race A. J. Foyt brought his Coyote Indycar for a speed test; he hit 217 MPH, a closed-course record for the time. Top ten results 43 - Richard Petty 21 - David Pearson 12 - Bobby Allison 11 - Cale Yarborough 72 - Benny Parsons 15 - Buddy Baker 83 - Ramo Stott 28 - Bobby Isaac 42 - Marty Robbins 52 - Earl Ross Yankee 400 Pearson won for the first time since Daytona in July, beating Petty by some five seconds. The lead changed 45 times as Cale Yarborough led 60 laps but lost contact with the leaders after a late tire change backfired with mismatched tires. Top ten results 21 - David Pearson 43 - Richard Petty 11 - Cale Yarborough 15 - Buddy Baker 12 - Bobby Allison 52 - Earl Ross 2 - Dave Marcis 32 - Dick Brooks 05 - David Sisco 98 - Richie Panch Southern 500 1974 Southern 500 Cale Yarborough took his third win in the race after melees eliminated half the field; Richard Petty, Bobby Allison and Buddy Baker were notable crash victims, and rookie Richie Panch was singled out for criticism after being involved in three wrecks. Sophomore Darrell Waltrip took second. NASCAR's 1974 point system, which took purse winnings multiplied by number of starts divided by 1,000, came under fire when Petty wrecked early yet outpointed every car that finished ahead of him except race-winner Yarborough. Top ten results 11 - Cale Yarborough 95 - Darrell Waltrip 05 - David Sisco 2 - Dave Marcis 48 - James Hylton 49 - G.C. Spencer 93 - Jackie Rogers 07 - Jerry Schild 18 - Joe Frasson 67 - Pee Wee Wentz Capital City 500 Cale Yarborough led 98 of the first 120 laps but the pavement was grinding up and Cale slipped in loose asphalt and crashed. The wreck put Richard Petty into the lead for the remaining 380 laps. Bobby Allison, originally entered in the race, did not race. Top ten results 43 - Richard Petty 72 - Benny Parsons 98 - Richie Panch 90 - Charlie Glotzbach 30 - Walter Ballard 64 - Elmo Langley 9 - Tony Bettenhausen Jr. 70 - J. D. McDuffie 24 - Cecil Gordon 54 - Lennie Pond Delaware 500 Petty led 491 laps and put the entire field three laps down while Yarborough fell out with engine failure. Top ten results 43 - Richard Petty 15 - Buddy Baker 52 - Earl Ross 72 - Benny Parsons 2 - Dave Marcis 05 - David Sisco 24 - Cecil Gordon 83 - Kenny Brightbill 19 - Henley Gray 30 - Walter Ballard Wilkes 400 Petty and Yarborough swept the front row and led 391 laps. Cale led for 275 laps. Petty lost a lap on late pitstops but unlapped himself; he had to settle for second when a late yellow ended the race under caution. Top ten results 11 - Cale Yarborough 43 - Richard Petty 15 - Buddy Baker 52 - Earl Ross 2 - Dave Marcis 28 - Bobby Isaac 96 - Richard Childress 93 - Jackie Rogers 30 - Walter Ballard 05 - David Sisco Old Dominion 500 1974 Old Dominion 500 Earl Ross pulled off the upset win, the first for a rookie since 1965 and first for a Canadian driver ever. The win came after teammate Cale Yarborough crashed. Top ten results 52 - Earl Ross 15 - Buddy Baker 88 - Donnie Allison 2 - Dave Marcis 98 - Richie Panch 48 - James Hylton 64 - Elmo Langley 79 - Frank Warren 67 - Satch Worley 25 - Jabe Thomas National 500 1974 National 500 David Pearson made up a lap lost in the first 100 laps of the race and edged Richard Petty, who erased a two-lap deficit despite a pit fire three-quarters into the race; it was the fifth time in the season Pearson and Petty finished together in the top two and Pearson's fourth win in that rivalry. The race was chaotic as a ten-car melee erupted on the third lap and a vicious two-car crash in Turn Four eliminated Grant Adcox and Ramo Stott. The lead changed 47 times, a race record that was tied in 2000, and a track record that lasted until the 1979 World 600, among 11 drivers; it was the sixth race of the season to break 40 official lead changes. Top ten results 21 - David Pearson 43 - Richard Petty 95 - Darrell Waltrip 88 - Donnie Allison 12 - Bobby Allison 54 - Lennie Pond 97 - Harry Jefferson 2 - Dick Trickle 19 - Bob Burcham 35 - Dan Daughtry American 500 Pearson grabbed his seventh win of 1974, edging Cale by two seconds. The surface at North Carolina Motor Speedway proved hard on tires and pitstops became frequent. Buddy Baker led twelve laps but fell out after only eighteen laps with brake failure. Top ten results 21 - David Pearson 11 - Cale Yarborough 43 - Richard Petty 12 - Bobby Allison 95 - Darrell Waltrip 88 - Donnie Allison 2 - Dick Trickle 52 - Earl Ross 72 - Benny Parsons 93 - Jackie Rogers Los Angeles Times 500 Originally left off of NASCAR's schedule, the race was added late in the season. Richard Petty led the most laps but fell out late and finished 15th. Bobby Allison took the win in Roger Penske's AMC Matador but was fined $9,100 for unapproved valve lifters in postrace inspection. The race lead changed 38 times officially (a track record for stock cars) while several laps saw up to four lead changes in one circuit. Top ten results 12 - Bobby Allison 21 - David Pearson 11 - Cale Yarborough 28 - A. J. Foyt 15 - Buddy Baker 95 - Darrell Waltrip 83 - Ramo Stott 52 - Earl Ross 98 - Richie Panch 70 - J. D. McDuffie Season recap No.Date Event Circuit Winner1January 20 & 26 Winston Western 500 Riverside International Raceway Cale YarboroughFebruary 14125 Mile Qualifying RacesDaytona International SpeedwayBobby IsaacCale Yarborough2February 17 Daytona 500 Richard Petty3February 24 Richmond 500 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway Bobby Allison4March 4 Carolina 500 North Carolina Speedway Richard Petty5March 17 Southeastern 500 Bristol International Speedway Cale Yarborough6March 24 Atlanta 500 Atlanta International Raceway Cale Yarborough7April 7 Rebel 500 Darlington Raceway David Pearson8April 21 Gwyn Staley 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway Richard Petty9April 28 Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway Cale Yarborough10May 5 Winston 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway David Pearson11May 11 & 12 Music City USA 420 Nashville Speedway Richard Petty12May 19 Mason-Dixon 500 Dover Downs International Speedway Cale Yarborough13May 26 World 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway David Pearson14June 9 Tuborg 400 Riverside International Raceway Cale Yarborough15June 16 Motor State 400 Michigan International Speedway Richard Petty16July 4 Firecracker 400 Daytona International Speedway David Pearson17July 14 Volunteer 500 Bristol International Speedway Cale Yarborough18July 20 Nashville 420 Nashville Speedway Cale Yarborough19July 28 Dixie 500 Atlanta International Raceway Richard Petty20August 4 Purolator 500 Pocono Raceway Richard Petty21August 11 Talladega 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway Richard Petty22August 25 Yankee 400 Michigan International Speedway David Pearson23September 2 Southern 500 Darlington Raceway Cale Yarborough24September 8 Capital City 500 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway Richard Petty25September 15 Delaware 500 Dover Downs International Speedway Richard Petty26September 22 Wilkes 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway Cale Yarborough27September 29 Old Dominion 500 Martinsville Speedway Earl Ross28October 6 National 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway David Pearson29October 20 American 500 North Carolina Speedway David Pearson30November 24 Los Angeles Times 500 Ontario Motor Speedway Bobby Allison Final Points standings List of NASCAR points scoring systems (key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by owner's points. * – Most laps led. ** - All laps led. Pos. Position Driver RIV DAY RCH CAR BRI ATL DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RIV MCH DAY BRI NSV ATL POC TAL MCH DAR RCH DOV NWS MAR CLT CAR ONT Pts Points scored 1 Richard Petty 2 1* 2 1* 23 6 20 1* 2 3 1 3 2 25 1* 2 3 13* 1 1* 1 2 35 1* 1* 2 29 2 3 15* 5037.75 2 Cale Yarborough 1* 2 3 2 1* 1 5 2 1* 9 14* 1* 11 1* 27 4 1* 1 14 3 4 3 1* 21 28 1* 11* 23 2* 3 4470.3 3 David Pearson 3 35 34 2* 1* 1* 2 1* 3 1 2* 4 2 1* 25 30 1* 1 2 2389.25 4 Bobby Allison 5 30 1* 3 4 26 2 3 3 31 20 28 3 2 23 5* 5 2 28 21 3 5 30 13 5 4 1 2019.195 5 Benny Parsons 4 22 13 23 3 29 32 4 4 2 16 4 31 3 25 27 17 7 8 5 5 22 26 2 4 13 15 27 9 35 1591.5 6 Dave Marcis 28 14 5 8 22 20 6 10 8 6 5 7 6 27 8 19 9 21 6 6 11 7 4 13 5 5 4 31 29 17 1378.2 7 Buddy Baker 3 3 33 22 30 3 2 25 3 2 6* 4 33 2 3 2 37 34 5 1016.88 8 Earl Ross (R) 11 13 12 50 5 2 13 16 8 20 13 10 6 22 15 3 4 1 20 8 8 1009.47 9 Cecil Gordon 8 13 11 29 6 34 11 11 15 21 25 27 28 4 10 10 6 20 10 7 15 12 19 9 7 27 26 15 21 29 1000.65 10 David Sisco 15 23 31 17 14 13 15 18 39 8 24 9 7 9 19 4 12 11 28 9 3 17 6 10 20 13 26 11 956.2 11 James Hylton DNQ 16 6 10 8 12 26 28 7 14 24 10 15 6 32 32 20 22 23 34 12 35 5 23 19 24 6 11 18 14 924.955 12 J. D. McDuffie 22 28 7 13 12 15 30 8 9 19 7 11 10 17 17 11 11 27 19 25 24 13 17 8 12 23 16 21 19 10 920.85 13 Frank Warren 34 20 20 13 17 17 19 16 18 18 15 15 5 14 16 21 30 17 19 17 20 12 19 16 18 8 25 23 21 820.845 14 Richie Panch (R) 9 18 21 14 27 36 37 18 13 44 28 23 9 34 15 10 27 26 43 10 24 3 20 17 5 14 27 9 775.44 15 Walter Ballard 10 19 6 14 40 12 11 24 21 22 12 35 20 10 26 13 29 48 24 16 5 10 9 25 12 15 16 748.44 16 Richard Childress 40 16 36 20 27 39 22 10 11 26 21 34 15 6 23 24 23 11 12 13 27 18 24 18 7 24 41 24 12 735.44 17 Donnie Allison 6 6 17 27 5 5 4 7 23 36 2 30 30 20 33 30 40 31 3 4 6 728.805 18 Lennie Pond 23 4 9 26 10 21 5 5 5 11 6 20 26 7 5 30 13 10 32 12 6 11 723.25 19 Darrell Waltrip 7 25 7 9 DNQ 3 20 4 24 3 4 44 2 35 3 5 6 609.975 20 Tony Bettenhausen Jr. 17 33 12 19 29 18 14 29 30 23 34 21 31 36 14 26 11 24 27 32 25 11 7 15 25 14 20 601.695 21 Jackie Rogers (R) 32 15 16 14 17 8 39 11 8 30 18 9 21 31 7 22 33 8 28 28 10 25 587.88 22 Coo Coo Marlin 4 24 10 28 19 12 7 9 38 13 18 12 28 9 35 11 29 18 25 11 22 22 12 581.67 23 Ed Negre DNQ 24 22 11 22 24 17 26 34 14 23 31 26 13 29 25 20 14 21 21 20 11 30 17 17 28 23 534.3 24 Bob Burcham 17 11 8 10 10 4 36 16 38 14 22 15 27 14 27 14 29 19 9 14 445.5 25 Elmo Langley 15 DNQ 9 38 16 38 13 27 23 12 18 27 18 16 18 20 16 20 6 22 26 7 33 25 433.78 26 Charlie Glotzbach 36 4 11 4 37 22 4 6 26 34 14 4 15 QL 30 293.09 27 Dick Brooks 9 12 24 29 24 29 27 19 15 7 29 8 34 16 36 31 267.52 28 Joe Frasson 26 37 19 8 25 40 18 17 7 42 23 9 DNQ 38 36 240.8 29 George Follmer 18 20 5 28 4 22 6 22 28 6 5 33 32 230.49 30 Buddy Arrington DNQ 10 16 21 16 27 17 46 10 12 19 12 21 8 9 15 16 Wth 221.2 31 Bill Champion DNQ 27 18 28 25 24 DNQ 19 33 40 22 33 22 36 30 31 11 38 28 QL 22 207.72 32 D. K. Ulrich DNQ 22 21 26 17 17 15 23 12 17 30 28 26 14 13 24 155.325 33 Bobby Isaac 8 2 33 25 33 6 34 8 37 6 32 152.95 34 Travis Tiller 18 19 35 DNQ 20 35 23 26 29 24 38 17 12 36 16 DNQ 146.44 35 Roy Mayne DNQ 30 21 15 13 13 25 24 32 31 19 39 DNQ 141.72 36 Dean Dalton DNQ 28 33 24 29 14 49 15 13 21 12 28 15 29 32 Wth 125.44 37 Neil Castles 15 35 34 16 28 16 34 Wth 35 33 46 36 21 DNQ 40 33 123.565 38 G. C. Spencer DNQ 39 30 36 31 25 30 21 6 37 Wth 35 96.8 39 Ramo Stott (R) 3 DNQ 9 7 28 19 7 82.95 40 Jim Vandiver 27 16 8 35 33 15 39 71.4 41 Dan Daughtry 38 32 48 29 31 36 41 10 63.04 42 Jabe Thomas 26 30 20 19 25 28 Wth 29 32 20 10 49.14 43 Gary Bettenhausen 7 12 9 37 4 49 44 A. J. Foyt 5 29 26 4 41.22 45 Jerry Schild 40 16 8 34 13 35.375 46 Earle Canavan DNQ 16 14 15 23 17 30 34.92 47 Dick Trickle 7 8 7 24.495 48 Marty Robbins 15 5 9 42 23.78 49 Alton Jones DNQ 9 47 27 5 26 20.4 50 Hershel McGriff 10 39 32 12 35 20.34 51 Carl Adams 13 18 DNQ 22 40 19.2 52 Harry Jefferson 27 7 32 34 17.92 53 Joe Mihalic 37 17 7 23 16 17.625 54 Grant Adcox DNQ 18 25 38 18 16.6 55 Henley Gray 13 22 14 32 9 DNQ 15.76 56 Jimmy Crawford 19 26 DNQ 36 31 Wth 14.76 57 Sam McQuagg DNQ 7 8 32 14.1 58 John Martin 31 42 23 38 13.36 59 Ron Keselowski 24 28 29 16 13.32 60 Bill Dennis 21 8 7 QL 12.18 61 Sonny Easley 12 7 26 11.85 62 L. D. Ottinger 29 25 37 25 11.24 63 Jim Bray DNQ 33 35 34 21 10.42 64 Harry Gant 8 14 35 10.305 65 Johnny Barnes 27 47 25 40 9.86 66 Dick Skillen DNQ 21 25 18 Wth 9.645 67 Jimmy Insolo 23 22 19 9.48 68 Ernie Shaw 21 26 18 16 8.92 69 Jerry Hansen 25 26 38 8.865 70 Randy Tissot DNQ 23 32 35 8.31 71 Charlie Roberts 16 40 35 7.17 72 Jack McCoy 21 34 33 7.05 73 Pee Wee Wentz DNQ 31 10 23 5.94 74 Chuck Wahl 8 20 5.4 75 Dick May 14 DNQ QL 18 5.32 76 Don Reynolds 10 18 5.3 77 Red Farmer DNQ 27 23 5.22 78 Jim Hurtubise 25 23 5.2 79 Glenn Francis 13 22 4.7 80 Johnny Ray 41 22 4.57 81 George England 26 27 29 QL 4.525 82 Johnny Rutherford 24 39 24 4.16 83 Jimmy Hensley 6 19 4.02 84 Johnny Anderson 20 28 3.76 85 Bill Osborne 26 28 3.75 86 Terry Link DNQ 43 37 3.72 87 Neil Bonnett 45 39 3.52 88 Jody Ridley 33 30 3.17 89 Walt Price 21 31 3.1 90 Dick Bown 30 2.81 91 Hugh Pearson 19 37 2.77 92 Rick Newsom DNQ 14 22 2.75 93 Chuck Bown 35 20 39 2.7 94 Eddie Pettyjohn 32 24 2.57 95 Ray Elder 34 36 2.27 96 Bobby Fleming 15 30 2.05 97 Joey Arrington 27 12 1.97 98 Jack Donohue 19 29 1.94 99 Ross Surgenor 33 12 1.845 100 Jerry Hufflin 25 23 1.75 101 Bruce Hill 13 1.575 102 Iggy Katona 20 1.575 103 Jan Opperman 8 1.55 104 J. C. Danielson 11 1.425 105 Eddie Bradshaw 9 1.375 106 Kenny Brightbill 10 8 1.325 107 Buck Peralta 11 DNQ 1.25 108 Richard White 19 1.2 109 Billy Scott 24 1.175 110 Satch Worley 9 1.1 111 Odie Robertson 24 1.075 112 Leon Fox 14 1.06 113 Jim Gilliam 25 1.025 114 Phil Finney DNQ 31 1.01 115 Earl Brooks 40 1 116 Don Hall 27 0.95 117 Clyde Dagit 18 0.895 118 Jack Simpson 16 0.875 119 Markey James 18 0.845 120 Larry Esau 29 0.825 121 Jerry Grant 30 0.775 122 Harry Schilling 24 0.755 123 Gary Matthews 26 0.725 124 George Behlman 29 DNQ 0.695 125 Gary Myers Wth 36 34 0.695 126 Don Pruitt 32 0.67 127 Jim Lee 32 0.65 128 Ray Hendrick 18 0.62 129 Charlie Blanton 28 0.62 130 Larry Richardson DNQ DNQ 28 0.62 131 Jimmy Hailey 14 0.615 132 Sonny Hutchins 21 0.59 133 Richard D. Brown 35 0.545 134 Randy Hutchison 27 0.53 135 Larry Manning 39 0.53 136 Paul Radford 30 0.5 137 Bobby Ore 17 0.44 138 Ronnie Childress 30 0.3 139 Joe Millikan 17 140 Dub Simpson 19 141 Bob Whitlow 19 142 Jerry Sisco 22 143 Marv Acton 26 144 Wally Dallenbach Sr. 29 145 Budd Hagelin 31 146 Dick Simon DNQ 31 147 John Banks 33 148 A. J. Reno 45 149 Bob McGinty DNQ 150 Billy Vukovich Jr. DNQ 151 Rick Catalano DNQ 152 Eddie Bond DNQ 153 G. T. Tallas DNQ 154 Jimmy Crowe DNQ 155 Robert Brown DNQ 156 Bob Kennedy DNQ 157 Ed Sauer DNQ 158 Bob Nott DNQ 159 Don Noel DNQ Pos. Position Driver RIV DAY RCH CAR BRI ATL DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RIV MCH DAY BRI NSV ATL POC TAL MCH DAR RCH DOV NWS MAR CLT CAR ONT Pts Points scored See also 1974 NASCAR Winston West Series References External links http://www.racing-reference.info/raceyear?yr=1974&series=W https://web.archive.org/web/20120928032157/http://www.racing-reference.info/raceyear?yr=1974&series=W 2012-09-28 *Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR Cup Series seasons