| 1974 Capital City 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 24 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $41,650 | Race Date: | Sep 8, 1974 | Richmond Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .5 Lap | Race Duration: | 4h 12m 22s | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 6 | Average Speed: | 64.430 MPH | .750 Mile D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 27 | No. of Cautions: | 13 For 123 Laps | richmondraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Dodge | Car No.: | #43 Dodge | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Petty Enterprises | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 383 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 88.852 MPH | |||||
| Official 1974 Capital City 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Oil Treatment & Oil Filter | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 383 |
| 2 | 6 | 72 | Benny Parsons | King's Row Fireplace | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 1 |
| 3 | 17 | 98 | Richie Panch (R) | Tuxedo Plumbing | Running | | 0 | 493 | 0 |
| 4 | 11 | 90 | Charlie Glotzbach | Truxmore Industries | Running |  | 0 | 491 | 0 |
| 5 | 10 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Running | | 0 | 487 | 0 |
| 6 | 14 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | | 0 | 480 | 0 |
| 7 | 15 | 9 | Tony Bettenhausen, J | Vita Fresh Orange Juice | Running | | 0 | 478 | 0 |
| 8 | 18 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 0 | 473 | 0 |
| 9 | 5 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 0 | 470 | 0 |
| 10 | 7 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Master Chevrolet | Running | | 0 | 468 | 0 |
| 11 | 26 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Trucking | Running | | 0 | 468 | 0 |
| 12 | 22 | 46 | Travis Tiller | Precision Engine Machine | Running | | 0 | 420 | 0 |
| 13 | 3 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Deppe Enterprises | Accident | | 0 | 391 | 0 |
| 14 | 19 | 20 | Bob Burcham | Newsom Racing | Oil Line | | 0 | 313 | 0 |
| 15 | 2 | 52 | Earl Ross (R) | Carling | Transmission | | 0 | 282 | 18 |
| 16 | 8 | 32 | Dick Brooks | Simoniz | Engine | | 0 | 269 | 0 |
| 17 | 13 | 5 | David Sisco | Reliable Plumbing & Heating | Overheating | | 0 | 254 | 0 |
| 18 | 12 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Accident | | 0 | 165 | 0 |
| 19 | 23 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Suspension | | 0 | 161 | 0 |
| 20 | 16 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ignition | | 0 | 145 | 0 |
| 21 | 4 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Carling | Accident | | 0 | 121 | 98 |
| 22 | 20 | 25 | Jackie Rogers (R) | Star City Body Shop | Clutch | | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| 23 | 21 | 48 | James Hylton | Nitro 9 | Ignition | | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 24 | 9 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking | Engine | | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 25 | 24 | 75 | Johnny Barnes | Hawks Enterprises | Engine | | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 26 | 27 | 73 | George England | Columbia Plastics | Overheating | | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | 25 | 67 | Joey Arrington | J.R. Stanley Trucking | Axle |  | 0 | 1 | 0 |
