1974 World 600

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1974 World 600
Race details [1] [2]
Race 13 of 30 in the 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
Lowe's Motor Speedway.svg
Layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway
Date May 26, 1974 (1974-May-26)
Official name World 600
Location Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
1.500 mi (2.414 km)
Distance 400 laps, 600 mi (965 km)
Weather Warm with temperatures of 81 °F (27 °C); wind speeds of 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)
Average speed 135.720 miles per hour (218.420 km/h)
Attendance 84,000 [3]
Pole position
Driver
 Wood Brothers
Most laps led
DriverDavid PearsonWood Brothers
Laps 161
Winner
No. 21David PearsonWood Brothers
Television in the United States
Network untelevised
Announcers 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.

Contents

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. [3] [2]

The race took three hours and fifty-eight minutes. [3] [2] Eight cautions slowed the race for 48 laps. [3] The average speed was 135.72 miles per hour (218.42 km/h). [3] [2] Pearson defeated Petty by 0.6 seconds in front of eighty-four thousand people. [3] [2] The late Jim Vandiver came home in eighth place in his signature #31 Dodge. [3] [2] This would be Pearson's second World 600 victory. [3] [2] 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. [4] He would later become a commercial pilot for the W. C. Bradly Co. in Columbus, Georgia and would eventually die of cancer in 2009. [4]

Individual earnings for each driver ranged from the winner's share of $26,400 ($156,654 when adjusted for inflation) to the last-place finisher's share of $1,075 ($6,379 when adjusted for inflation). NASCAR allocated a grand total of $167,305 ($992,767 when adjusted for inflation). [5]

Qualifying

Grid [3] No.DriverManufacturer
121David Pearson'73 Mercury
243Richard Petty'74 Dodge
315Buddy Baker'73 Ford
411Cale Yarborough'74 Chevrolet
590Charlie Glotzbach'72 Ford
632Dick Brooks'74 Dodge
772Benny Parsons'74 Chevrolet
854Lennie Pond'74 Chevrolet
952Earl Ross'74 Chevrolet
1006Neil Castles'73 Dodge
1157Bob Burcham'74 Chevrolet
125Harry Gant'74 Dodge
1398Richie Panch'72 Ford
1431Jim Vandiver'72 Dodge
1528Sam McQuagg'73 Chevrolet
1688Donnie Allison'74 Chevrolet
1729Bobby Isaac'74 Chevrolet
1895Darrell Waltrip'74 Chevrolet
1918Joe Frasson'74 Dodge
2096Richard Childress'73 Chevrolet
2179Frank Warren'74 Dodge
221Billy Scott'74 Chevrolet
2312Bobby Allison'74 Chevrolet
2448James Hylton'74 Chevrolet
2535Dan 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). [2]

  1. David Pearson† (No. 21)
  2. Richard Petty (No. 43)
  3. Bobby Allison (No. 12)
  4. Darrell Waltrip (No. 95)
  5. Earl Ross† (No. 52)
  6. Dave Marcis (No. 2)
  7. Dick Trickle† (No. 81)
  8. Jim Vandiver† (No. 31)
  9. David Sisco† (No. 05)
  10. J.D. McDuffie† (No. 70)
  11. Cale Yarborough*† (No. 11)
  12. Walter Ballard (No. 30)
  13. Roy Mayne† (No. 25)
  14. Harry Gant (No. 5)
  15. James Hylton*† (No. 48)
  16. Neil Castles (No. 06)
  17. Frank Warren (No. 79)
  18. Dick Skillen (No. 78)
  19. Buddy Arrington* (No. 67)
  20. Lennie Pond*† (No. 54)
  21. Tony Bettenhausen Jr.† (No. 9)
  22. Buddy Baker*† (No. 15)
  23. Richie Panch*† (No. 98)
  24. Bill Scott* (No. 1)
  25. G.C. Spencer*† (No. 49)
  26. Travis Tiller* (No. 46)
  27. Dick Brooks*† (No. 32)
  28. Cecil Gordon*† (No. 24)
  29. Dan Daughtry* (No. 35)
  30. Donnie Allison* (No. 88)
  31. Benny Parsons*† (No. 72)
  32. Sam McQuagg*† (No. 28)
  33. Bobby Isaac*† (No. 29)
  34. Richard Childress* (No. 96)
  35. Randy Tissot* (No. 74)
  36. Bob Burcham*† (No. 57)
  37. Charlie Glotzbach* (No. 90)
  38. Coo Coo Marlin*† (No. 14)
  39. Jackie Rogers* (No. 93)
  40. Joe Frasson*† (No. 18)

† signifies that the driver is known to be deceased
* Driver failed to finish race

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References

  1. ↑ "1974 World 600 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "1974 World 600 racing results (second reference)". Ultimate Racing History. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "1974 World 600 racing results". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
  4. 1 2 "NASCAR Driver of the Day: Sam McQuagg". NASCAR Driver of the Day. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
  5. ↑ "1974 World 600 winnings information". Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
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