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Wilkes 400
NASCAR Winston Cup race
North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
September 22, 1974
400 laps on 0.625 mile paved oval; 250 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 2
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| 1974 Chevrolet
| 400
| 9,275
| running
| 275 |
| 2
| 1
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1974 Dodge
| 400
| 6,300
| running
| 116 |
| 3
| 3
| Buddy Baker
| 15
| Bud Moore
| 1973 Ford
| 399
| 4,625
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 5
| Earl Ross
| 52
| Junior Johnson
| 1974 Chevrolet
| 394
| 1,700
| running
| 8 |
| 5
| 12
| Dave Marcis
| 2
| Dave Marcis
| 1973 Dodge
| 393
| 1,600
| running
| 1 |
| 6
| 11
| Bobby Isaac
| 28
| Hoss Ellington
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 390
| 975
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 6
| Richard Childress
| 96
| Tom Garn
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 387
| 875
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 16
| Jackie Rogers
| 93
| Ray Frederick
| 1974 Chevrolet
| 385
| 775
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 17
| Walter Ballard
| 30
| Vic Ballard
| 1974 Chevrolet
| 384
| 955
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 13
| David Sisco
| 05
| David Sisco
| 1974 Chevrolet
| 383
| 1,045
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 15
| Coo Coo Marlin
| 14
| H.B. Cunningham
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 376
| 1,010
| engine
| 0 |
| 12
| 30
| Joey Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| 1972 Plymouth
| 341
| 525
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 4
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1974 Chevrolet
| 320
| 2,790
| engine
| 0 |
| 14
| 26
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 311
| 505
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 7
| Charlie Glotzbach
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| 1972 Ford
| 300
| 770
| engine
| 0 |
| 16
| 29
| Travis Tiller
| 46
| Travis Tiller
| 1973 Dodge
| 264
| 485
| overheating
| 0 |
| 17
| 14
| Richie Panch
| 98
| Roy Thornley
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 252
| 965
| engine
| 0 |
| 18
| 18
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| 1974 Dodge
| 203
| 855
| rear end
| 0 |
| 19
| 8
| Bob Burcham
| 19
| Henley Gray
| 1973 Chevrolet
| 190
| 480
| engine
| 0 |
| 20
| 25
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1973 Dodge
| 121
| 420
| brakes
| 0 |
| 21
| 22
| Neil Castles
| 06
| Neil Castles
| 1974 Dodge
| 87
| 410
| rear end
| 0 |
| 22
| 27
| Rick Newsom
| 20
| Rick Newsom
| 1972 Ford
| 76
| 400
| transmission
| 0 |
| 23
| 9
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 63
| 740
| transmission
| 0 |
| 24
| 19
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1974 Chevrolet
| 51
| 765
| axle
| 0 |
| 25
| 23
| Tony Bettenhausen Jr.
| 9
| Gordon Van Liew
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 36
| 595
| engine
| 0 |
| 26
| 20
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1972 Ford
| 25
| 490
| engine
| 0 |
| 27
| 10
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 25
| 630
| accident
| 0 |
| 28
| 21
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1972 Ford
| 22
| 320
| overheating
| 0 |
| 29
| 28
| George England
| 73
| George England
| 1972 Chevrolet
| 10
| 310
| steering
| 0 |
| 30
| 24
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| 1974 Dodge
| 1
| 300
| rear end
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:05:41
Average Speed: 80.782 MPH
Pole Speed: 21.411 seconds
6 cautions for 71 laps
Attendance: 11,000