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1974 World 600

Auto race held at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1974

Auto race held at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1974

FieldValue
TypeCUST
DescriptionRace 13 of 30 in the 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
Race NameWorld 600
Details ref
Fulldate
Year1974
Race_No13
Season_No30
ImageLowe's Motor Speedway.svg
CaptionLayout of Charlotte Motor Speedway
Official nameWorld 600
LocationCharlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina
Course_mi1.500
Course_km2.414
Distance_laps400
Distance_mi600
Distance_km965
WeatherWarm with temperatures of 81 F; wind speeds of 13 mph
Avg135.720 mi/h
Attendance84,000
Pole_DriverDavid Pearson
Pole_TeamWood Brothers
Most_DriverDavid Pearson
Most_TeamWood Brothers
Most_laps161
Car21
First_DriverDavid Pearson
First_TeamWood Brothers
Networkuntelevised
Announcersnone

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. 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).

Qualifying

GridNo.DriverManufacturer12345678910111213141516171819202122232425
21David Pearson'73 Mercury
43Richard Petty'74 Dodge
15Buddy Baker'73 Ford
11Cale Yarborough'74 Chevrolet
90Charlie Glotzbach'72 Ford
32Dick Brooks'74 Dodge
72Benny Parsons'74 Chevrolet
54Lennie Pond'74 Chevrolet
52Earl Ross'74 Chevrolet
06Neil Castles'73 Dodge
57Bob Burcham'74 Chevrolet
5Harry Gant'74 Dodge
98Richie Panch'72 Ford
31Jim Vandiver'72 Dodge
28Sam McQuagg'73 Chevrolet
88Donnie Allison'74 Chevrolet
29Bobby Isaac'74 Chevrolet
95Darrell Waltrip'74 Chevrolet
18Joe Frasson'74 Dodge
96Richard Childress'73 Chevrolet
79Frank Warren'74 Dodge
1Billy Scott'74 Chevrolet
12Bobby Allison'74 Chevrolet
48James Hylton'74 Chevrolet
35Dan 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).

  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*

References

before = 1974 Mason-Dixon 500 | after = 1974 Tuborg 400| title = NASCAR Winston Cup Series races| years = 1974 |

References

  1. "1974 World 600 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac.
  2. "1974 World 600 racing results (second reference)". Ultimate Racing History.
  3. "1974 World 600 racing results". Racing Reference.
  4. "NASCAR Driver of the Day: Sam McQuagg". NASCAR Driver of the Day.
  5. "1974 World 600 winnings information". Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet.
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