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Capital City 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA
September 8, 1974
500 laps on 0.542 mile paved oval; 271 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 1
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1974 Dodge
| 500
| 8,740
| running
| 383 |
| 2
| 6
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1974 Chevrolet
| 500
| 6,010
| running
| 1 |
| 3
| 17
| Richie Panch
| 98
| Roy Thornley
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 493
| 3,295
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 11
| Charlie Glotzbach
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| 1972 Ford
| 491
| 1,985
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 10
| Walter Ballard
| 30
| Vic Ballard
| 1974 Chevrolet
| 487
| 1,510
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 14
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1972 Ford
| 480
| 1,235
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 15
| Tony Bettenhausen Jr.
| 9
| Gordon Van Liew
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 478
| 1,375
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 18
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 473
| 1,235
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 5
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 470
| 1,085
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 7
| Lennie Pond
| 54
| Ronnie Elder
| 1974 Chevrolet
| 468
| 1,035
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 26
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1972 Ford
| 468
| 660
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 22
| Travis Tiller
| 46
| Travis Tiller
| 1973 Dodge
| 420
| 650
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 3
| Dave Marcis
| 2
| Dave Marcis
| 1973 Dodge
| 391
| 930
| accident
| 0 |
| 14
| 19
| Bob Burcham
| 20
| Rick Newsom
| 1972 Ford
| 313
| 760
| oil line
| 0 |
| 15
| 2
| Earl Ross
| 52
| Junior Johnson
| 1974 Chevrolet
| 282
| 920
| transmission
| 18 |
| 16
| 8
| Dick Brooks
| 32
| Dick Brooks
| 1974 Dodge
| 269
| 610
| engine
| 0 |
| 17
| 13
| David Sisco
| 05
| David Sisco
| 1974 Chevrolet
| 254
| 805
| overheating
| 0 |
| 18
| 12
| Coo Coo Marlin
| 14
| H.B. Cunningham
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 165
| 1,075
| accident
| 0 |
| 19
| 23
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| 1974 Dodge
| 161
| 820
| suspension
| 0 |
| 20
| 16
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| 1974 Dodge
| 145
| 735
| ignition
| 0 |
| 21
| 4
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| 1974 Chevrolet
| 121
| 2,570
| accident
| 98 |
| 22
| 20
| Jackie Rogers
| 25
| Ray Frederick
| 1974 Chevrolet
| 46
| 650
| clutch
| 0 |
| 23
| 21
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1974 Chevrolet
| 28
| 760
| ignition
| 0 |
| 24
| 9
| Richard Childress
| 96
| Tom Garn
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 23
| 775
| engine
| 0 |
| 25
| 24
| Johnny Barnes
| 75
| Ed Hawks
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 18
| 490
| engine
| 0 |
| 26
| 27
| George England
| 73
| George England
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 4
| 475
| overheating
| 0 |
| 27
| 25
| Joey Arrington
| 67
| Joey Arrington
| 1972 Plymouth
| 1
| 460
| axle
| 0 |
Time of race: 04:12:22
Average Speed: 64.43 MPH
Pole Speed: 21.96 seconds
13 cautions for 123 laps
Attendance: 20,000