| 1974 Mason-Dixon 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 12 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $91,750 | Race Date: | May 19, 1974 | Dover International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 20.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 54m 40s | Dover, Delaware | |
| Lead Changes: | 9 | Average Speed: | 115.057 MPH | 1 Mile Concrete Banked Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 35 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 25 Laps | doverspeedway.com | |
| 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 | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Howard & Egerton Racing | Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Herb Nab | Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 220 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 134.403 MPH | |||||
| Official 1974 Mason-Dixon 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 220 |
| 2 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 20 |
| 3 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Oil Treatment & Oil Filter | Engine |  | 0 | 498 | 210 |
| 4 | 5 | 72 | Benny Parsons | King's Row Fireplace | Running | | 0 | 492 | 0 |
| 5 | 10 | 15 | George Follmer | R.C. Cola | Running |  | 0 | 492 | 0 |
| 6 | 9 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Master Chevrolet | Running | | 0 | 488 | 0 |
| 7 | 15 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Deppe Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 480 | 0 |
| 8 | 18 | 93 | Jackie Rogers (R) | Frederick Homes | Running | | 0 | 479 | 0 |
| 9 | 8 | 83 | Ramo Stott (R) | Smithville Farms | Running | | 0 | 479 | 0 |
| 10 | 14 | 48 | James Hylton | Bob Stott Chevrolet | Running | | 0 | 477 | 0 |
| 11 | 24 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 0 | 473 | 0 |
| 12 | 16 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Running |  | 0 | 473 | 0 |
| 13 | 35 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 0 | 466 | 0 |
| 14 | 22 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Running | | 0 | 465 | 0 |
| 15 | 23 | 79 | Frank Warren | Soderhamn Manufacturing | Running | | 0 | 456 | 0 |
| 16 | 28 | 1 | Earle Canavan | Kava Instant Coffee | Running | | 0 | 452 | 0 |
| 17 | 27 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Noel's Auto Sales | Running | | 0 | 452 | 0 |
| 18 | 29 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | | 0 | 427 | 0 |
| 19 | 21 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Brakes | | 0 | 384 | 0 |
| 20 | 7 | 95 | Darrell Waltrip | Terminal Transport | Engine | | 0 | 382 | 0 |
| 21 | 19 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking | Clutch | | 0 | 373 | 0 |
| 22 | 17 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Engine | | 0 | 320 | 0 |
| 23 | 25 | 45 | Travis Tiller | Tiller Racing | Engine | | 0 | 266 | 0 |
| 24 | 20 | 5 | David Sisco | Reliable Plumbing & Heating | Engine | | 0 | 265 | 0 |
| 25 | 30 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Star City Body Shop | Engine | | 0 | 199 | 0 |
| 26 | 34 | 75 | Ernie Shaw | Shaw Racing | Engine | | 0 | 153 | 0 |
| 27 | 12 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Engine | | 0 | 145 | 0 |
| 28 | 4 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Overheating | | 0 | 99 | 0 |
| 29 | 31 | 51 | Jack Donohue | Donohue Racing | Engine | | 0 | 95 | 0 |
| 30 | 6 | 88 | Donnie Allison | DiGard Racing | Engine | | 0 | 87 | 0 |
| 31 | 11 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Ignition | | 0 | 78 | 0 |
| 32 | 13 | 90 | Eddie Pettyjohn | Truxmore Industries | Engine | | 0 | 76 | 0 |
| 33 | 32 | 56 | Jim Bray | Bray Realty | Oil Line | | 0 | 65 | 0 |
| 34 | 26 | 9 | Tony Bettenhausen, J | Vita Fresh Orange Juice | Engine | | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| 35 | 33 | 44 | Richard D. Brown | Bush Olds | Engine |  | 0 | 51 | 0 |
