1974 Daytona 500

Auto race run in Florida in 1974 February 2025 1974 NASWINSTON 2 30 1974_Daytona_500_program_cover_and_logo.jpg 1974 Daytona 500 program cover 1974 2 17 180 450 724.205 200 500 804.672 Temperatures reaching up to 81 F C; wind speeds approaching 15 mph km/hhttp://www.almanac.com/weather/history/FL/Daytona%20Beach/1974-02-17 Weather of the 1974 Daytona 500 The Old Farmers' Almanac 2014-03-08 140.894 mi/h David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing Bobby Isaac Banjo Matthews Cale Yarborough Richard Howard Richard Petty Petty Enterprises 74 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises ABC's Wide World of Sports Keith Jackson Jackie Stewart Chris Economaki The 1974 Daytona 500, the 16th running of the event, was won by Richard Petty (for the fifth time) after three hours, eleven minutes, and thirty-eight seconds of racing on February 17, 1974, at Daytona International Raceway in Daytona Beach, Florida, USA. During the start of the 1974 NASCAR season, many races had their distance cut ten percent in response to the energy crisis of the year. As a result, the 1974 Daytona 500,NASCAR.COM – Daytona Countdown: '74 – Jan 19, 2005Daytona At 50: Looking Back At 1974 by Michael Daly – CATCHFENCE.com won by Richard Petty (his second straight, making him the first driver ever to do it), was shortened to 180 laps (450 miles), as symbolically, the race "started" on Lap 21 and the race is often known as the Daytona 450. The Twin 125 qualifying races (won by Bobby Isaac in a Banjo Matthews Chevrolet and Cale Yarborough in the Richard Howard Chevy prepared by Junior Johnson) were also shortened to 45 laps (112.5 miles).Zeller, 84-87. Summary First Daytona 500 starts for Bob Burcham, Richie Panch, George Follmer, Lennie Pond, Jackie Rogers, Joe Mihalic, and Richard Childress. Only Daytona 500 starts for Jimmy Crawford, L. D. Ottinger, Dick Simon, Tony Bettenhausen Jr., and Dan Daughtry. Last Daytona 500 starts for Bobby Isaac and Gary Bettenhausen.1974 Daytona 500 Race Information at Racing Reference Coo Coo Marlin would get his only ever lead lap finish at this race. ABC Sports announced a week before the race that the event's second half would be televised live, opening with a recap of the event's opening laps. Keith Jackson handled play-by-play commentary with Jackie Stewart providing color commentary. Chris Economaki reported from pit road. The race was the most competitive in Daytona history with 59 official lead changes (a record that stood until the 2011 Daytona 500, which saw 74 lead changes) among 15 leaders (this record was tied in 1989, then broken in 2006 at 18 and 2010 at 21, and 2011 with 22). The number of leaders was nearly 16; on Lap 51 Cale Yarborough passed Johnny Rutherford and George Follmer passed Yarborough in Turn Three; Yarborough repassed Follmer before the start-finish line thus officially leading the lap. Richard Petty and Donnie Allison combined to lead 29 times for 120 laps while other strong cars included Yarborough, Bobby Allison, A. J. Foyt (who started 35th), Coo Coo Marlin (started 31st), and pole-sitter David Pearson. The race saw two dramatic changes in outcome in the final twenty laps. Richard Petty cut a tire and had to pit under green with 19 laps to go, putting Donnie Allison into the lead. But with 11 laps to go, Bob Burcham blew an engine in the trioval just in front of Donnie Allison. It caused Allison's Chevy to blow out a tire and spin out near turn one while leading. Allison then lost a lap limping back to pit road to get fresh tires. Petty re-took the lead and won by a margin of 47 seconds. Yarborough was second, followed by Ramo Stott, Marlin, Foyt, and Donnie Allison. Marlin might have finished second, but mistook the white flag for the checkered, since both were being displayed when they crossed the line to get the white flag, as Petty was right behind them. Marlin let off on the back straightaway, and lost second to Yarborough, while Stott, known at the time mostly for his USAC stock car prowess, followed to take third, while Marlin had to settle for fourth. Race results Pos Grid No. Car number Driver Entrant Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Winnings Laps led Laps as the lead driver Time/Status 1 2 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises 1974 Dodge 200 $39,650 74 3:11:38 2 4 11 Cale Yarborough Richard Howard 1974 Chevrolet 200 $21,250 9 +47 Seconds 3 12 83 Ramo Stott Norris Reed 1974 Chevrolet 200 $11,390 0 Lead lap, under green flag 4 31 14 Coo Coo Marlin H. B. Cunningham 1973 Chevrolet 200 $8,350 7 Lead lap, under green flag 5 35 50 A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt Enterprises 1974 Chevrolet 199 $8,465 6 +1 Lap 6 7 88 Donnie Allison DiGard Racing 1974 Chevrolet 199 $7,650 41 +1 Lap 7 11 95 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip 1973 Chevrolet 199 $5,900 1 +1 Lap 8 3 27 Bobby Isaac Banjo Matthews 1974 Chevrolet 198 $6,825 0 +2 Laps 9 23 32 Dick Brooks Dick Brooks 1974 Dodge 197 $5,050 0 Suspension 10 18 30 Walter Ballard Vic Ballard 1974 Chevrolet 197 $5,410 2 +3 Laps 11 22 52 Earl Ross Allan Brooke 1972 Chevrolet 197 $4,560 0 +3 Laps 12 34 16 Gary Bettenhausen Penske Racing 1974 Matador 196 $4,225 0 +4 Laps 13 32 24 Cecil Gordon Cecil Gordon 1972 Chevrolet 196 $4,750 1 +4 Laps 14 40 2 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing 1973 Dodge 196 $4,435 0 +4 Laps 15 38 05 David Sisco David Sisco 1974 Chevrolet 195 $4,275 2 +5 Laps 16 19 48 James Hylton James Hylton 1973 Chevrolet 193 $4,325 9 +7 Laps 17 16 57 Bob Burcham Jack White 1974 Chevrolet 185 $3,820 0 Engine 18 29 98 Richie Panch Roy Thornley 1972 Ford 180 $3,770 1 +20 Laps 19 33 22 Jimmy Crawford Crawford Brothers 1972 Plymouth 176 $3,775 0 +24 Laps 20 5 15 George Follmer Bud Moore Engineering 1973 Ford 165 $7,400 0 Engine 21 15 90 Bill Dennis Donlavey Racing 1972 Ford 161 $4,220 0 Engine 22 10 72 Benny Parsons L. G. DeWitt 1974 Chevrolet 141 $7,700 1 Ignition 23 21 54 Lennie Pond Ronnie Elder 1974 Chevrolet 135 $4,135 0 Suspension 24 17 61 Johnny Rutherford Don Bierschwale 1974 Chevrolet 116 $3,735 2 Clutch 25 20 56 Jim Hurtubise Dan Bray 1972 Chevrolet 112 $3,600 0 Crash 26 24 18 Joe Frasson Joe Frasson 1973 Dodge 111 $3,550 0 Engine 27 6 31 Jim Vandiver O. L. Nixon 1972 Dodge 108 $4,225 0 Radiator 28 30 70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing 1972 Chevrolet 108 $4,850 0 Engine 29 39 02 L. D. Ottinger Russell Large 1974 Chevrolet 100 $3,390 0 Hood pin 30 9 12 Bobby Allison Bobby Allison Motorsports 1974 Chevrolet 97 $6,800 19 Engine 31 37 5 Dick Simon Doc Faustina 1973 Dodge 96 $3,410 0 Engine 32 14 93 Jackie Rogers Ray Frederick 1974 Chevrolet 89 $3,500 0 Driver injury 33 26 9 Tony Bettenhausen Jr. Gordon Van Liew 1972 Chevrolet 75 $3,365 0 Engine 34 28 79 Frank Warren Frank Warren 1974 Dodge 63 $3,830 0 Engine 35 1 21 David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing 1973 Mercury 61 $9,035 5 Exhaust 36 13 28 Charlie Glotzbach Hoss Ellington 1974 Chevrolet 48 $4,150 0 Windshield 37 25 60 Joe Mihalic Lou Viglione 1974 Chevrolet 37 $3,365 0 Crash 38 27 35 Dan Daughtry Morris Davis 1972 Ford 28 $3,230 0 Crash 39 8 04 Hershel McGriff Petty Enterprises 1974 Dodge 23 $3,375 0 Crash 40 36 96 Richard Childress Tom Garn 1973 Chevrolet 22 $3,700 0 Engine Source:1974 Daytona 500 Notes Daytona 500 Daytona 500 Daytona 500 Category:NASCAR races at Daytona International Speedway