1974 World 600

Auto race held at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1974 February 2025 CUST Race 13 of 30 in the 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season World 600 http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/zipcode/28027/1974-05-26 1974 World 600 weather information The Old Farmers' Almanac 2012-08-02 http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=9712 1974 World 600 racing results (second reference) Ultimate Racing History 2010-12-11 1974 05 26 1974 13 30 Lowe's Motor Speedway.svg Layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway World 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina 1.500 2.414 400 600 965 Warm with temperatures of 81 F C; wind speeds of 13 mph km/h 135.720 mi/h 84,000 http://racing-reference.info/race/1974-13/W 1974 World 600 racing results Racing Reference 2010-11-12 David Pearson Wood Brothers David Pearson Wood Brothers 161 21 David Pearson Wood Brothers untelevised none The 1974 World 600, the 15th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series event that was held on May 26, 1974, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. This would be the first time the World 600 and Indianapolis 500 were raced on the same day. Race report The race was shortened by 40 laps due to the energy crisis of that year. The lead changed 37 times among David Pearson, Richard Petty, Cale Yarborough, Buddy Baker, and Donnie Allison. Allison and Baker fell out with engine failures while Yarborough spun out early in the race, raced back to the front, then crashed out in the final 20 laps. The race took three hours and fifty-eight minutes. Eight cautions slowed the race for 48 laps. The average speed was 135.72 mi/h. Pearson defeated Petty by 0.6 seconds in front of eighty-four thousand people. The late Jim Vandiver came home in eighth place in his signature #31 Dodge. This would be Pearson's second World 600 victory. His first career Cup win was in this event in 1961. Sam McQuagg would make his final start in this race before retiring from NASCAR; McQuagg was teammates with Bobby Isaac; they retired on lap 187 due to vehicle problems. http://www.nascardriveroftheday.com/2010/02/sam-mcquagg.html NASCAR Driver of the Day: Sam McQuagg NASCAR Driver of the Day 2011-01-07 He would later become a commercial pilot for the W. C. Bradly Co. in Columbus, Georgia and would eventually die of cancer in 2009. Individual earnings for each driver ranged from the winner's share of $26,400 ($ when adjusted for inflation) to the last-place finisher's share of $1,075 ($ when adjusted for inflation). NASCAR allocated a grand total of $167,305 ($ when adjusted for inflation). http://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/races/results/1974/charlotte-motor-speedway/world-600/1331 1974 World 600 winnings information Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet 2012-12-02 Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Manufacturer 1 21 David Pearson '73 Mercury 2 43 Richard Petty '74 Dodge 3 15 Buddy Baker '73 Ford 4 11 Cale Yarborough '74 Chevrolet 5 90 Charlie Glotzbach '72 Ford 6 32 Dick Brooks '74 Dodge 7 72 Benny Parsons '74 Chevrolet 8 54 Lennie Pond '74 Chevrolet 9 52 Earl Ross '74 Chevrolet 10 06 Neil Castles '73 Dodge 11 57 Bob Burcham '74 Chevrolet 12 5 Harry Gant '74 Dodge 13 98 Richie Panch '72 Ford 14 31 Jim Vandiver '72 Dodge 15 28 Sam McQuagg '73 Chevrolet 16 88 Donnie Allison '74 Chevrolet 17 29 Bobby Isaac '74 Chevrolet 18 95 Darrell Waltrip '74 Chevrolet 19 18 Joe Frasson '74 Dodge 20 96 Richard Childress '73 Chevrolet 21 79 Frank Warren '74 Dodge 22 1 Billy Scott '74 Chevrolet 23 12 Bobby Allison '74 Chevrolet 24 48 James Hylton '74 Chevrolet 25 35 Dan Daughtry '72 Ford Finishing order Note: Each driver would get an additional 40 laps due to the then-current energy crisis (which officially ended in 1980). 30em David Pearson† (No. 21) Richard Petty (No. 43) Bobby Allison† (No. 12) Darrell Waltrip (No. 95) Earl Ross† (No. 52) Dave Marcis (No. 2) Dick Trickle† (No. 81) Jim Vandiver† (No. 31) David Sisco† (No. 05) J.D. McDuffie† (No. 70) Cale Yarborough*† (No. 11) Walter Ballard (No. 30) Roy Mayne† (No. 25) Harry Gant (No. 5) James Hylton*† (No. 48) Neil Castles† (No. 06) Frank Warren† (No. 79) Dick Skillen (No. 78) Buddy Arrington*† (No. 67) Lennie Pond*† (No. 54) Tony Bettenhausen Jr.† (No. 9) Buddy Baker*† (No. 15) Richie Panch*† (No. 98) Bill Scott* (No. 1) G.C. Spencer*† (No. 49) Travis Tiller*† (No. 46) Dick Brooks*† (No. 32) Cecil Gordon*† (No. 24) Dan Daughtry*† (No. 35) Donnie Allison* (No. 88) Benny Parsons*† (No. 72) Sam McQuagg*† (No. 28) Bobby Isaac*† (No. 29) Richard Childress* (No. 96) Randy Tissot* (No. 74) Bob Burcham*† (No. 57) Charlie Glotzbach*† (No. 90) Coo Coo Marlin*† (No. 14) Jackie Rogers* (No. 93) Joe Frasson*† (No. 18) † signifies that the driver is known to be deceased * Driver failed to finish race References 1974 Mason-Dixon 500 1974 Tuborg 400 NASCAR Winston Cup Series races 1974 1973 1975 World 600 races 1974 World 600 World 600 Category:NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway