1974 NASCAR Cup Series Season

The 1974 NASCAR Cup Series season featured 30 races across 16 tracks, with 5 different drivers reaching victory lane. Richard Petty captured the championship driving a Dodge.

Total Races

Different Winners

Richard Petty

Champion

Tracks Visited

Manufacturer wins: Chevrolet: 12, Dodge: 10, Mercury: 7, -: 1

Race-by-Race Results

#	Race	Track	Winner	Mfr	Entries
1	Winston Western 500	Riverside International Raceway	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	35
2	Daytona 500	Daytona International Speedway	Richard Petty	Dodge	40
3	Richmond 500	Richmond Raceway	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	28
4	Carolina 500	Rockingham Speedway	Richard Petty	Dodge	40
5	Southeastern 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	30
6	Atlanta 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	36
7	Rebel 500	Darlington Raceway	David Pearson	Mercury	40
8	Gwyn Staley 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Richard Petty	Dodge	30
9	Virginia 500	Martinsville Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	30
10	Winston 500	Talladega Superspeedway	David Pearson	Mercury	50
11	Music City USA 420	Nashville Speedway	Richard Petty	Dodge	28
12	Mason-Dixon 500	Dover International Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	35
13	World 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway	David Pearson	Mercury	40
14	Tuborg 400	Riverside International Raceway	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	35
15	Motor State 400	Michigan International Speedway	Richard Petty	Dodge	36
16	Firecracker 400	Daytona International Speedway	David Pearson	Mercury	40
17	Volunteer 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	30
18	Nashville 420	Nashville Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	30
19	Dixie 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Richard Petty	Dodge	36
20	Purolator 500	Pocono Raceway	Richard Petty	Dodge	35
21	Talladega 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Richard Petty	Dodge	48
22	Champion Spark Plug 400	Michigan International Speedway	David Pearson	Mercury	36
23	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	40
24	Capital City 500	Richmond Raceway	Richard Petty	Dodge	27
25	Delaware 500	Dover International Speedway	Richard Petty	Dodge	40
26	Wilkes 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	30
27	Old Dominion 500	Martinsville Speedway	Earl Ross	Chevrolet	30
28	National 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway	David Pearson	Mercury	42
29	American 500	Rockingham Speedway	David Pearson	Mercury	36
30	Los Angeles Times 500	Ontario Motor Speedway	Bobby Allison	-	40

Season Standings (Top 30)

Rank	Driver	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Races	Avg Finish
1	Richard Petty ★	10	22	23	30	6.8
2	Cale Yarborough	10	21	22	30	6.7
3	David Pearson	7	15	15	19	7.9
4	Bobby Allison	2	17	17	27	11.3
5	Earl Ross	1	5	10	21	12.4
6	Buddy Baker	0	11	12	19	13.3
7	Benny Parsons	0	11	14	30	14.6
8	Darrell Waltrip	0	7	11	16	12.6
9	Dave Marcis	0	6	18	30	12.2
10	Donnie Allison	0	6	10	21	17.4
11	Lennie Pond	0	5	11	22	13.5
12	Charlie Glotzbach	0	4	5	14	17.6
13	George Follmer	0	3	5	13	17.6
14	David Sisco	0	2	9	28	15.4
15	A.J. Foyt	0	2	2	4	16.0
16	Richie Panch	0	2	7	28	20.8
17	Ramo Stott	0	1	4	6	12.2
18	Gary Bettenhausen	0	1	3	5	13.8
19	Cecil Gordon	0	1	10	30	16.2
20	James Hylton	0	1	8	29	17.7
21	Bob Burcham	0	1	5	20	17.7
22	Marty Robbins	0	1	2	4	17.8
23	Coo Coo Marlin	0	1	5	23	18.1
24	Frank Warren	0	1	2	29	18.1
25	Walter Ballard	0	1	6	27	18.7
26	Bobby Isaac	0	1	5	11	20.4
27	Alton Jones	0	1	2	5	22.8
28	Dick Trickle	0	0	3	3	7.3
29	Jan Opperman	0	0	1	1	8.0
30	Eddie Bradshaw	0	0	1	1	9.0