| 1974 Winston Western 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 1 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $99,490 | Race Date: | Jan 26, 1974 | Riverside International Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 3.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4h 56m 52s | Riverside, California | |
| Lead Changes: | 15 | Average Speed: | 101.140 MPH | 2.63 Mile Paved Road Course | |
| No. of Cars: | 35 | No. of Cautions: | 2 For 12 Laps | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Howard & Egerton Racing | Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Herb Nab | Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Matador: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 144 of 191 | Pole Speed: | 110.098 MPH | |||||
| Official 1974 Winston Western 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare | Running |  | 0 | 191 | 144 |
| 2 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Oil Treatment & Oil Filter | Running |  | 0 | 191 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running |  | 0 | 191 | 9 |
| 4 | 8 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Running | | 0 | 188 | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running | | 0 | 188 | 33 |
| 6 | 16 | 88 | Donnie Allison | DiGard Racing | Running | | 0 | 188 | 0 |
| 7 | 5 | 16 | Gary Bettenhausen | American Motors | Running | AMC Matador | 0 | 185 | 0 |
| 8 | 13 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 0 | 184 | 0 |
| 9 | 14 | 98 | Richie Panch (R) | Tuxedo Plumbing | Running | | 0 | 183 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | 4 | Hershel McGriff | Almost Heaven West Virginia | Running | | 0 | 181 | 0 |
| 11 | 20 | 84 | Jim Danielsen | Danielsen Company | Running | | 0 | 178 | 0 |
| 12 | 23 | 68 | Sonny Easley | San-Val Roofing | Running |  | 0 | 178 | 0 |
| 13 | 27 | 56 | Carl Adams | Marck Motors | Running | | 0 | 177 | 0 |
| 14 | 25 | 19 | Dick May | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 176 | 0 |
| 15 | 21 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | | 0 | 164 | 0 |
| 16 | 34 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Running | | 0 | 145 | 0 |
| 17 | 19 | 9 | Tony Bettenhausen, J | Vita Fresh Orange Juice | Engine | | 0 | 144 | 0 |
| 18 | 4 | 15 | George Follmer | R.C. Cola | Brakes | | 0 | 143 | 0 |
| 19 | 28 | 42 | Richard White | Barnicle Oil | Rear Gear | | 0 | 139 | 0 |
| 20 | 26 | 91 | Johnny Anderson | Connor Muffler | Engine | | 0 | 129 | 0 |
| 21 | 12 | 7 | Jack McCoy | Noble Auto Parts | Transmission | | 0 | 123 | 4 |
| 22 | 18 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Engine | | 0 | 123 | 0 |
| 23 | 7 | 38 | Jimmy Insolo | Martin's Union 76 | Engine | | 0 | 113 | 1 |
| 24 | 29 | 52 | Odie Robertson | G.B. Auto Salvage | Suspension | | 0 | 89 | 0 |
| 25 | 35 | 73 | Jim Gilliam | Gilliam Racing | Transmission | | 0 | 76 | 0 |
| 26 | 31 | 94 | Bill Osborne | Mollicone Racing Engines | Engine | | 0 | 68 | 0 |
| 27 | 24 | 97 | Harry Jefferson | Nall Precision Engineering | Transmission | | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| 28 | 17 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | Transmission | | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| 29 | 32 | 60 | Larry Esau | Esau Supply | Clutch | | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| 30 | 22 | 79 | Jerry Grant | Earl's Supply | Transmission | | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| 31 | 11 | 2 | Budd Hagelin | Budd Hagelin (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| 32 | 30 | 66 | Don Pruitt | Don Pruitt (Car Owner) | Oil Leak | | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 33 | 33 | 29 | Ross Surgenor | Dick Midgley Racing | Engine | | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 34 | 9 | 96 | Ray Elder | Fred Elder | Transmission | | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 35 | 15 | 3 | Chuck Bown | Chuck Bown (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 9 | 0 |
