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{{short description|Auto race held at Darlington Raceway in 1974}} |
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| Season_No = 30 |
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| Image = 1974_Southern_500_program_cover_and_logo.jpg |
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| Caption = 1974 Southern 500 program cover |
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| Official name = Southern 500 |
| Official name = Southern 500 |
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| Location = [[Darlington Raceway]], [[Darlington, South Carolina]] |
| Location = [[Darlington Raceway]], [[Darlington, South Carolina]] |
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| Distance_mi = 500.5 |
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| Distance_km = 805.4 |
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| Weather = Extremely hot with temperatures |
| Weather = Extremely hot with temperatures of {{convert|91.9|F|C}}; wind speeds of {{convert|8.9|mph|km/h}} |
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| Avg = {{convert|111.075| |
| Avg = {{convert|111.075|mph|abbr=on}} |
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| Attendance = 65,000<ref name="1974s500"/> |
| Attendance = 65,000<ref name="1974s500"/> |
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| Pole_Driver = [[Richard Petty]] |
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The '''1974 Southern 500''', the 25th running of the [[Southern 500|event]], was a [[NASCAR]] [[ |
The '''1974 Southern 500''', the 25th running of the [[Southern 500|event]], was a [[NASCAR]] [[NASCAR Cup Series|Winston Cup Series]] race on September 2, 1974, at [[Darlington Raceway]] in [[Darlington, South Carolina]]. [[Richard Petty]] started on pole but [[Cale Yarborough]] led the most laps and won the event by a full lap ahead of second-place finisher [[Darrell Waltrip]]. [[Jerry Schild]] would score his only top-ten finish at this event, and David Sisco finished a career-best third place. |
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[[Jerry Schild]] would make his only "top-ten" finish at this event. Prior to this event, the 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Series was dominated by three drivers: [[Richard Petty]], [[Cale Yarborough]], and [[David Pearson (racing driver)|David Pearson]] (who finished in an agonizing 25th place after the checkered flag). |
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Had David Sisco had finished below third place at this event, his career would have been shortened due to financial reasons. |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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[[File:Darlington raceway.svg|thumb|left|Layout of [[Darlington Raceway]], the track where the race was held.]] |
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[[Darlington Raceway]], nicknamed by many NASCAR fans and drivers as "The Lady in Black" or "The Track Too Tough to Tame" and advertised as a "NASCAR Tradition", is a [[race track]] built for [[NASCAR]] racing located near [[Darlington, South Carolina]]. It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that will be effective at both ends. |
[[Darlington Raceway]], nicknamed by many NASCAR fans and drivers as "The Lady in Black" or "The Track Too Tough to Tame" and advertised as a "NASCAR Tradition", is a [[race track]] built for [[NASCAR]] racing located near [[Darlington, South Carolina]]. It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that will be effective at both ends. |
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The track is a four-turn {{convert|1.366|mi|km}} oval.<ref name="trackfacts">{{cite web | url=http://www.cbssports.com/nascar/tracks/page/darlington/darlington-raceway | title=Darlington Raceway | publisher=CBS Sports | accessdate=2013-05-07}}</ref> The track's first two turns are banked at twenty-five degrees, while the final two turns are banked two degrees lower at twenty-three degrees.<ref name="trackfacts" /> The front stretch (the location of the finish line) and the back stretch is banked at six degrees.<ref name="trackfacts" /> Darlington Raceway can seat up to 60,000 people.<ref name="trackfacts" /> |
The track is a four-turn {{convert|1.366|mi|km}} oval.<ref name="trackfacts">{{cite web | url=http://www.cbssports.com/nascar/tracks/page/darlington/darlington-raceway | title=Darlington Raceway | publisher=CBS Sports | accessdate=2013-05-07 | archive-date=2012-10-19 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019184749/http://www.cbssports.com/nascar/tracks/page/darlington/darlington-raceway | url-status=dead }}</ref> The track's first two turns are banked at twenty-five degrees, while the final two turns are banked two degrees lower at twenty-three degrees.<ref name="trackfacts" /> The front stretch (the location of the finish line) and the back stretch is banked at six degrees.<ref name="trackfacts" /> Darlington Raceway can seat up to 60,000 people.<ref name="trackfacts" /> |
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Darlington has something of a legendary quality among drivers and older fans; this is probably due to its long track length relative to other NASCAR speedways of its era and hence the first venue where many of them became cognizant of the truly high speeds that stock cars could achieve on a long track. The track allegedly earned the moniker The Lady in Black because the night before the race the track maintenance crew would cover the entire track with fresh asphalt sealant, in the early years of the speedway, thus making the racing surface dark black. Darlington is also known as "The Track Too Tough to Tame" because drivers can run lap after lap without a problem and then bounce off of the wall the following lap. Racers will frequently explain that they have to race the racetrack, not their competition. Drivers hitting the wall are considered to have received their "Darlington Stripe" thanks to the missing paint on the right side of the car. |
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==Race report== |
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| ⚫ | A crowd of 65,000 people would see a race lasting four hours and thirty minutes. There were eleven cautions for 101 laps; which has become the longest duration under the yellow flag in Darlington Raceway history.<ref>[http://www.cbssports.com/nascar/story/19008646/nascar-picks-pack-darlington-always-a-rough-one-to-predict ''NASCAR picks pack: Darlington always a rough one to predict''] at CBS Sports</ref> The race itself lasted 367 laps on the paved track spanning {{convert|1.366|mi|km}} in distance. [[Richard Petty]] was the pole winner at a speed of {{convert|150.132|mph|km/h}}. There were 39 [[United States|Americans]] and one [[Canada|Canadian]] competitor in the race; [[Earl Ross]].<ref name="1974s500">[http://racing-reference.info/race/1974_Southern_500/W ''1974 Southern 500'' racing information] at Racing Reference</ref> [[Roy Mayne]] and [[Jerry Hansen]] would make their respective exits from the NASCAR Cup Series after this race.<ref>[http://www.race-database.com/results/results.php?year=1974&race=23&series_id=2 Retirements after the 1974 Southern 500] at Race Database</ref> |
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==Summary== |
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| ⚫ | A crowd of 65,000 people would see a race lasting four hours and thirty minutes. |
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Only twelve vehicles finished the race; [[Cale Yarborough]] defeated [[Darrell Waltrip]] by one lap. Yarborough was able to successfully spin his vehicle trying to avoid a crash involving Bobby Allison, Bob Burcham, and Richie Panch early in the race, becoming a three-time Southern 500 winner.<ref name="1974s500"/> Petty didn't score more points than Waltrip during the race;<ref name="1974s500"/> however, the overall standings after each race were made by multiplying each driver's points tally with the number of races he started. Thus, it became possible for Petty to increase his lead by finishing behind. |
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| ⚫ | Bobby Allison climbed into the |
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This was the best career finish for Pee Wee Wentz.<ref name="1974s500"/> |
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Only twelve vehicles managed to finish the entire race; [[Cale Yarborough]] managed to defeat [[Darrell Waltrip]] by a distance of at least one lap. Yarborough became a three-time Southern 500 winner, edging sophomore sensation [[Darrell Waltrip]].<ref name="1974s500"/> |
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Last-place finisher [[Earl Brooks]] had a water pump issue on the first lap of the race |
Last-place finisher [[Earl Brooks]] had a water pump issue on the first lap of the race, earning $1,100 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|1100|1974|r=0}}}} when adjusted for inflation) while the race winner went home $28,000 richer (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|28000|1974|r=0}}}} when adjusted for inflation). [[Chevrolet]] and [[Dodge]] vehicles were the mainstay of the racing lineup; with racing models varying from 1972 to 1974. The average speed of the race was {{convert|111.075|mph|km/h}}; with speeds improving measurably since the [[1964 Southern 500]].<ref name="1974s500"/> Not counting bonus money, this race counted as $15,000 to win and $10,000 for second. Petty had about $200,000 in season winnings and Cale was closer to accumulating $175,000 in his 1974 NASCAR season. |
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Notable crew chiefs for this race were [[Tim Brewer]], [[Jake Elder]], [[Travis Carter]], [[Dale Inman]], [[Tom Vandiver]], and [[Bud Moore (NASCAR owner)|Bud Moore]], among others.<ref>[https://www.racing-reference.info/entrylist/1974-23/enwiki/w/C 1974 Southern 500 crew chiefs information] at Racing Reference</ref> |
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Manual transmission vehicles the only kind of vehicles that were allowed to participate in this race; a policy that NASCAR has retained to the present day. |
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{{quote|A lot of veterans might do well to take driving lessons from teen-aged Jerry Schild.|Cale Yarborough}} |
{{quote|A lot of veterans might do well to take driving lessons from teen-aged Jerry Schild.|Cale Yarborough}} |
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Thirteen of the 40 drivers on the starting grid would see their race end prematurely due to |
Thirteen of the 40 drivers on the starting grid would see their race end prematurely due to engine failures, and eight crashes were recorded by NASCAR. This resulted in a majority of the starting grid not finishing the race.<ref name="1974s500"/> The total prize purse for this event was $132,435 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|132435|1974|r=0}}}} when adjusted for inflation).<ref>[http://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/races/results/1974/darlington-raceway/southern-500/1341 ''1974 Southern 500''] information at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet</ref> |
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===Qualifying=== |
===Qualifying=== |
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! {{Tooltip|Speed|Speed in miles per hour}}<ref name="getqualify">[http://racing-reference.info/getqualify/1974-23/W Qualifying information for the 1974 Southern 500] at Racing Reference</ref> |
! {{Tooltip|Speed|Speed in miles per hour}}<ref name="getqualify">[http://racing-reference.info/getqualify/1974-23/W Qualifying information for the 1974 Southern 500] at Racing Reference</ref> |
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! {{Tooltip|Qualifying time|Qualifying time in seconds}}<ref name="getqualify"/> |
! {{Tooltip|Qualifying time|Qualifying time in seconds}}<ref name="getqualify"/> |
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| 43 || [[Richard Petty]] || '74 [[Dodge]] || 150.132 || 32.755 |
| 43 || [[Richard Petty]] || '74 [[Dodge]] || 150.132 || 32.755 || [[Petty Enterprises]] |
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| 15 || [[Buddy Baker]] || '73 [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || 150.096 || 32.763 |
| 15 || [[Buddy Baker]] || '73 [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || 150.096 || 32.763 || [[Bud Moore (NASCAR owner)|Bud Moore]] |
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| 21 || [[David Pearson (racing driver)|David Pearson]] || '73 [[Mercury (automobile)|Mercury]] || 149.552 || 32.882 |
| 21 || [[David Pearson (racing driver)|David Pearson]] || '73 [[Mercury (automobile)|Mercury]] || 149.552 || 32.882 || [[Wood Brothers Racing|Wood Brothers]] |
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| 11 || [[Cale Yarborough]] || '74 [[Chevrolet]] || 148.991 || 33.006 |
| 11 || [[Cale Yarborough]] || '74 [[Chevrolet]] || 148.991 || 33.006 || [[Junior Johnson]] |
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| 12 || [[Bobby Allison]] || '74 [[AMC Matador]] || 148.842 || 33.039 |
| 12 || [[Bobby Allison]] || '74 [[AMC Matador]] || 148.842 || 33.039 || [[Roger Penske]] |
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| 95 || [[Darrell Waltrip]] || '74 [[Chevrolet]] || 148.388 || 33.140 |
| 95 || [[Darrell Waltrip]] || '74 [[Chevrolet]] || 148.388 || 33.140 || [[Darrell Waltrip]] |
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| 90 || [[Charlie Glotzbach]] || '72 [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || 148.071 || 33.211 |
| 90 || [[Charlie Glotzbach]] || '72 [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || 148.071 || 33.211 || [[Junie Donlavey]] |
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| 72 || [[Benny Parsons]] || '74 [[Chevrolet]] || 147.312 || 33.382 |
| 72 || [[Benny Parsons]] || '74 [[Chevrolet]] || 147.312 || 33.382 || [[L.G. DeWitt]] |
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| 83 || [[Ramo Stott]] || '74 [[Chevrolet]] || 146.469 || 33.574 |
| 83 || [[Ramo Stott]] || '74 [[Chevrolet]] || 146.469 || 33.574 || [[Norris Reed]] |
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| 52 || [[Earl Ross]] || '74 [[Chevrolet]] || 146.052 || 33.670 |
| 52 || [[Earl Ross]] || '74 [[Chevrolet]] || 146.052 || 33.670 || [[Junior Johnson]] |
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Withdrew from race: [[Dick Skillen]] (#78)<ref name="getqualify"/> |
Withdrew from race: [[Dick Skillen]] (#78)<ref name="getqualify"/> |
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==Top 10 finishers== |
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! {{Tooltip|Laps|Laps completed}} |
! {{Tooltip|Laps|Laps completed}} |
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! {{Tooltip|Laps led|Laps as the lead driver}} |
! {{Tooltip|Laps led|Laps as the lead driver}} |
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| 4 || 11 || [[Cale Yarborough]] || [[Chevrolet]] || $28,000 || 367 || 159 |
| 4 || 11 || [[Cale Yarborough]] || [[Chevrolet]] || $28,000 || 367 || 159 || 4:30:48 |
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| 6 || 95 || [[Darrell Waltrip]] || [[Chevrolet]] || $11,000 || 366 || 44 |
| 6 || 95 || [[Darrell Waltrip]] || [[Chevrolet]] || $11,000 || 366 || 44 || +1 lap |
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| 21 || 05 || [[David Sisco]] || [[Chevrolet]] || $7,575 || 365 || 24 |
| 21 || 05 || [[David Sisco]] || [[Chevrolet]] || $7,575 || 365 || 24 || +2 laps |
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| 14 || 2 || [[Dave Marcis]] || Dodge || $5,850 || 362 || 0 |
| 14 || 2 || [[Dave Marcis]] || Dodge || $5,850 || 362 || 0 || +5 laps |
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| 31 || 48 || [[James Hylton]] || [[Chevrolet]] || $4,650 || 360 || 2 |
| 31 || 48 || [[James Hylton]] || [[Chevrolet]] || $4,650 || 360 || 2 || +7 laps |
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| 12 || 49 || [[G.C. Spencer]] || Dodge || $3,750 || 358 || 3 |
| 12 || 49 || [[G.C. Spencer]] || Dodge || $3,750 || 358 || 3 || +9 laps |
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| 13 || 93 || [[Jackie Rogers]] || [[Chevrolet]] || $3,025 || 358 || 0 |
| 13 || 93 || [[Jackie Rogers]] || [[Chevrolet]] || $3,025 || 358 || 0 || +9 laps |
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| 26 || 07 || [[Jerry Schild]] || [[Chevrolet]] || $3,100 || 354 || 0 |
| 26 || 07 || [[Jerry Schild]] || [[Chevrolet]] || $3,100 || 354 || 0 || +13 laps |
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| 16 || 18 || [[Joe Frasson]] || [[Dodge]] || $2,850 || 353 || 0 |
| 16 || 18 || [[Joe Frasson]] || [[Dodge]] || $2,850 || 353 || 0 || +14 laps |
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| 38 || 67 || [[Pee Wee Wentz]] || Plymouth || $2,500 || 342 || 0 |
| 38 || 67 || [[Pee Wee Wentz]] || Plymouth || $2,500 || 342 || 0 || +25 laps |
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[[Category:1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|Southern 500]] |
[[Category:1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|Southern 500]] |
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[[Category:1974 in South Carolina|Southern 500]] |
[[Category:1974 in sports in South Carolina|Southern 500]] |
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[[Category:September 1974 events|Southern 500]] |
[[Category:September 1974 sports events in the United States|Southern 500]] |
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[[Category:NASCAR races at Darlington Raceway]] |
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Latest revision as of 20:53, 25 September 2022
34°17′50.5″N 79°54′18.4″W / 34.297361°N 79.905111°W
| Race details[1] | |||
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| Race 23 of 30 in the 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
 1974 Southern 500 program cover | |||
| Date | September 2, 1974 | ||
| Official name | Southern 500 | ||
| Location | Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.375 mi (2.212 km) | ||
| Distance | 367 laps, 500.5 mi (805.4 km) | ||
| Weather | Extremely hot with temperatures of 91.9 °F (33.3 °C); wind speeds of 8.9 miles per hour (14.3 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 111.075 mph (178.758 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 65,000[2] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Petty Enterprises | ||
| Time | 32.755 seconds | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | |
| Laps | 159 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 11 | Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | n/a | ||
| Announcers | n/a | ||
The 1974 Southern 500, the 25th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race on September 2, 1974, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Richard Petty started on pole but Cale Yarborough led the most laps and won the event by a full lap ahead of second-place finisher Darrell Waltrip. Jerry Schild would score his only top-ten finish at this event, and David Sisco finished a career-best third place.
Background
[edit]Darlington Raceway, nicknamed by many NASCAR fans and drivers as "The Lady in Black" or "The Track Too Tough to Tame" and advertised as a "NASCAR Tradition", is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that will be effective at both ends.
The track is a four-turn 1.366 miles (2.198 km) oval.[3] The track's first two turns are banked at twenty-five degrees, while the final two turns are banked two degrees lower at twenty-three degrees.[3] The front stretch (the location of the finish line) and the back stretch is banked at six degrees.[3] Darlington Raceway can seat up to 60,000 people.[3]
Darlington has something of a legendary quality among drivers and older fans; this is probably due to its long track length relative to other NASCAR speedways of its era and hence the first venue where many of them became cognizant of the truly high speeds that stock cars could achieve on a long track. The track allegedly earned the moniker The Lady in Black because the night before the race the track maintenance crew would cover the entire track with fresh asphalt sealant, in the early years of the speedway, thus making the racing surface dark black. Darlington is also known as "The Track Too Tough to Tame" because drivers can run lap after lap without a problem and then bounce off of the wall the following lap. Racers will frequently explain that they have to race the racetrack, not their competition. Drivers hitting the wall are considered to have received their "Darlington Stripe" thanks to the missing paint on the right side of the car.
Race report
[edit]A crowd of 65,000 people would see a race lasting four hours and thirty minutes. There were eleven cautions for 101 laps; which has become the longest duration under the yellow flag in Darlington Raceway history.[4] The race itself lasted 367 laps on the paved track spanning 1.366 miles (2.198 km) in distance. Richard Petty was the pole winner at a speed of 150.132 miles per hour (241.614 km/h). There were 39 Americans and one Canadian competitor in the race; Earl Ross.[2] Roy Mayne and Jerry Hansen would make their respective exits from the NASCAR Cup Series after this race.[5]
Bobby Allison climbed into the No. 24 Cecil Gordon car after falling out early and substituted for Gordon until his car fell out also. He did not want to blow the engine and possibly crash Cecil's only car.
Only twelve vehicles finished the race; Cale Yarborough defeated Darrell Waltrip by one lap. Yarborough was able to successfully spin his vehicle trying to avoid a crash involving Bobby Allison, Bob Burcham, and Richie Panch early in the race, becoming a three-time Southern 500 winner.[2] Petty didn't score more points than Waltrip during the race;[2] however, the overall standings after each race were made by multiplying each driver's points tally with the number of races he started. Thus, it became possible for Petty to increase his lead by finishing behind.
This was the best career finish for Pee Wee Wentz.[2]
Last-place finisher Earl Brooks had a water pump issue on the first lap of the race, earning $1,100 ($6,796 when adjusted for inflation) while the race winner went home $28,000 richer ($172,988 when adjusted for inflation). Chevrolet and Dodge vehicles were the mainstay of the racing lineup; with racing models varying from 1972 to 1974. The average speed of the race was 111.075 miles per hour (178.758 km/h); with speeds improving measurably since the 1964 Southern 500.[2] Not counting bonus money, this race counted as $15,000 to win and $10,000 for second. Petty had about $200,000 in season winnings and Cale was closer to accumulating $175,000 in his 1974 NASCAR season.
Notable crew chiefs for this race were Tim Brewer, Jake Elder, Travis Carter, Dale Inman, Tom Vandiver, and Bud Moore, among others.[6]
A lot of veterans might do well to take driving lessons from teen-aged Jerry Schild.
— Cale Yarborough
Thirteen of the 40 drivers on the starting grid would see their race end prematurely due to engine failures, and eight crashes were recorded by NASCAR. This resulted in a majority of the starting grid not finishing the race.[2] The total prize purse for this event was $132,435 ($818,202 when adjusted for inflation).[7]
Qualifying
[edit]| Grid | No. | Driver | Manufacturer | Speed[8] | Qualifying time[8] | Owner |
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| 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | '74 Dodge | 150.132 | 32.755 | Petty Enterprises |
| 2 | 15 | Buddy Baker | '73 Ford | 150.096 | 32.763 | Bud Moore |
| 3 | 21 | David Pearson | '73 Mercury | 149.552 | 32.882 | Wood Brothers |
| 4 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | '74 Chevrolet | 148.991 | 33.006 | Junior Johnson |
| 5 | 12 | Bobby Allison | '74 AMC Matador | 148.842 | 33.039 | Roger Penske |
| 6 | 95 | Darrell Waltrip | '74 Chevrolet | 148.388 | 33.140 | Darrell Waltrip |
| 7 | 90 | Charlie Glotzbach | '72 Ford | 148.071 | 33.211 | Junie Donlavey |
| 8 | 72 | Benny Parsons | '74 Chevrolet | 147.312 | 33.382 | L.G. DeWitt |
| 9 | 83 | Ramo Stott | '74 Chevrolet | 146.469 | 33.574 | Norris Reed |
| 10 | 52 | Earl Ross | '74 Chevrolet | 146.052 | 33.670 | Junior Johnson |
Failed to qualify: Rick Newsom (#20)[8]
Withdrew from race: Dick Skillen (#78)[8]
Top 10 finishers
[edit]| Pos[2] | Grid | No. | Driver | Manufacturer | Money | Laps | Laps led | Time/Status |
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| 1 | 4 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | $28,000 | 367 | 159 | 4:30:48 |
| 2 | 6 | 95 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | $11,000 | 366 | 44 | +1 lap |
| 3 | 21 | 05 | David Sisco | Chevrolet | $7,575 | 365 | 24 | +2 laps |
| 4 | 14 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Dodge | $5,850 | 362 | 0 | +5 laps |
| 5 | 31 | 48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | $4,650 | 360 | 2 | +7 laps |
| 6 | 12 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Dodge | $3,750 | 358 | 3 | +9 laps |
| 7 | 13 | 93 | Jackie Rogers | Chevrolet | $3,025 | 358 | 0 | +9 laps |
| 8 | 26 | 07 | Jerry Schild | Chevrolet | $3,100 | 354 | 0 | +13 laps |
| 9 | 16 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Dodge | $2,850 | 353 | 0 | +14 laps |
| 10 | 38 | 67 | Pee Wee Wentz | Plymouth | $2,500 | 342 | 0 | +25 laps |
References
[edit]- ^ Weather information for the 1974 Southern 500 at The Old Farmers' Almanac
- ^ a b c d e f g h 1974 Southern 500 racing information at Racing Reference
- ^ a b c d "Darlington Raceway". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
- ^ NASCAR picks pack: Darlington always a rough one to predict at CBS Sports
- ^ Retirements after the 1974 Southern 500 at Race Database
- ^ 1974 Southern 500 crew chiefs information at Racing Reference
- ^ 1974 Southern 500 information at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet
- ^ a b c d Qualifying information for the 1974 Southern 500 at Racing Reference