| 1974 Gwyn Staley 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 8 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $41,980 | Race Date: | Apr 21, 1974 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2 Laps | Race Duration: | 2h 20m 20s | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 3 | Average Speed: | 96.200 MPH | .625 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 2 For 11 Laps | savethespeedway.net/history.html | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Dodge | Car No.: | #12 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Bill Hamner | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 336 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 105.669 MPH | |||||
| Official 1974 Gwyn Staley 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Oil Treatment & Oil Filter | Running |  | 0 | 400 | 336 |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare | Running |  | 0 | 398 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running | | 0 | 396 | 21 |
| 4 | 7 | 72 | Benny Parsons | King's Row Fireplace | Running | | 0 | 392 | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Master Chevrolet | Running | | 0 | 392 | 3 |
| 6 | 5 | 15 | George Follmer | R.C. Cola | Running |  | 0 | 391 | 0 |
| 7 | 3 | 88 | Donnie Allison | DiGard Racing | Running | | 0 | 390 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 0 | 387 | 0 |
| 9 | 11 | 90 | Harry Gant | Truxmore Industries | Running | | 0 | 387 | 0 |
| 10 | 12 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Deppe Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 385 | 0 |
| 11 | 25 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 0 | 377 | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Running | | 0 | 376 | 0 |
| 13 | 21 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | | 0 | 376 | 0 |
| 14 | 23 | 9 | Tony Bettenhausen, J | Vita Fresh Orange Juice | Running | | 0 | 371 | 0 |
| 15 | 17 | 5 | David Sisco | Reliable Plumbing & Heating | Running | | 0 | 369 | 0 |
| 16 | 26 | 6 | Neil Castles | Howard Furniture | Running | | 0 | 368 | 0 |
| 17 | 16 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Running | | 0 | 359 | 0 |
| 18 | 14 | 98 | Richie Panch (R) | Tracmaster | Running | | 0 | 356 | 0 |
| 19 | 20 | 79 | Frank Warren | Hinson Construction | Oil Leak | | 0 | 238 | 0 |
| 20 | 19 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Star City Body Shop | Engine | | 0 | 210 | 0 |
| 21 | 27 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Noel's Auto Sales | Rear Gear | | 0 | 171 | 0 |
| 22 | 9 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking | Rear Gear | | 0 | 169 | 0 |
| 23 | 30 | 51 | Jerry Hufflin | Strong Racing | Axle | | 0 | 160 | 0 |
| 24 | 10 | 32 | Dick Brooks | Simoniz | Engine | | 0 | 154 | 0 |
| 25 | 22 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ignition | | 0 | 69 | 0 |
| 26 | 29 | 91 | Marv Acton | Acton Racing | Engine | | 0 | 66 | 0 |
| 27 | 24 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Cherokee Construction | Engine |  | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| 28 | 15 | 48 | James Hylton | Bob Stott Chevrolet | Engine | | 0 | 56 | 0 |
| 29 | 13 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt | Transmission | | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| 30 | 28 | 75 | Ronnie Childress | Childress Racing | Ignition | | 0 | 43 | 0 |
