NASCAR Winston Cup 1974

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The NASCAR - Winston Cup 1974 started on 20 January 1974 at the Riverside International Raceway and ended on 24 November 1974 at the Ontario Motor Speedway . Richard Petty won the championship and was named Most Popular Driver . Earl Ross was named Rookie of the Year .

Racing calendar

date	run	Racetrack	Pole position	winner
20th January 1974	Winston Western 500	Riverside International Raceway	David Pearson	Cale Yarborough
February 14, 1974	Gatorade Duel 1 *	Daytona International Speedway	David Pearson	Bobby Isaac
February 14, 1974	Gatorade Duel 2 *	Daytona International Speedway	Richard Petty	Cale Yarborough
17th February 1974	Daytona 500	Daytona International Speedway	David Pearson	Richard Petty
February 24, 1974	Richmond 500	Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway	Bobby Allison	Bobby Allison
March 3, 1974	Carolina 500	North Carolina Motor Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Richard Petty
March 17, 1974	Southeastern 500	Bristol International Raceway	Donnie Allison	Cale Yarborough
March 24, 1974	Atlanta 500	Atlanta International Raceway	David Pearson	Cale Yarborough
April 7th 1974	Rebel 450	Darlington Raceway	Donnie Allison	David Pearson
April 21, 1974	Gwyn staley 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Bobby Allison	Richard Petty
April 28, 1974	Virginia 500	Martinsville Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Cale Yarborough
May 5th 1974	Winston 500	Alabama International Motor Speedway	David Pearson	David Pearson
May 11, 1974	Music City USA 420	Nashville Speedway USA	Bobby Allison	Richard Petty
May 19, 1974	Mason-Dixon 500	Dover Downs International Speedway	David Pearson	Cale Yarborough
May 26, 1974	World 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway	David Pearson	David Pearson
June 9, 1974	Tuborg 400	Riverside International Raceway	George Follmer	Cale Yarborough
June 16, 1974	Motor State 360	Michigan International Speedway	David Pearson	Richard Petty
4th July 1974	Firecracker 400	Daytona International Speedway	David Pearson	David Pearson
July 14, 1974	Volunteer 500	Bristol International Raceway	Richard Petty	Cale Yarborough
20th July 1974	Nashville 420	Nashville Speedway USA	Darrell whale trip	Cale Yarborough
July 28, 1974	Dixie 500	Atlanta International Raceway	Cale Yarborough	Richard Petty
4th August 1974	Purolator 500	Pocono International Raceway	Buddy Baker	Richard Petty
August 11, 1974	Talladega 500	Alabama International Motor Speedway	David Pearson	Richard Petty
August 25, 1974	Yankee 400	Michigan International Speedway	David Pearson	David Pearson
2nd September 1974	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	Richard Petty	Cale Yarborough
September 8, 1974	Capital City 500	Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway	Richard Petty	Richard Petty
15th September 1974	Delaware 500	Dover Downs International Speedway	Buddy Baker	Richard Petty
September 22, 1974	Wilkes 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Richard Petty	Cale Yarborough
29th September 1974	Old Dominion 500	Martinsville Speedway	Richard Petty	Earl Ross
October 6, 1974	National 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway	David Pearson	David Pearson
20th October 1974	American 500	North Carolina Motor Speedway	Richard Petty	David Pearson
November 24, 1974	Los Angeles Times 500	Ontario Motor Speedway	Richard Petty	Bobby Allison

• = Races in which no points are awarded.

Overall driver ranking at the end of the season (Top 50)

space	driver	Points	Prize money ( US dollars )
1	Richard Petty	5037,750	$ 432,019
2	Cale Yarborough	4470,300	$ 363,781
3	David Pearson	2389.250	$ 252,819
4th	Bobby Allison	2019.195	$ 178,437
5	Benny Parsons	1591,500	$ 185,080
6th	Dave Marcis	1378,200	$ 83,376
7th	Buddy Baker	1016.880	$ 151,025
8th	Earl Ross (R)	1009,470	$ 81,199
9	Cecil Gordon	1000.650	$ 66,165
10	David Sisco	956,200	$ 58,312
11	James Hylton	924.955	$ 61,384
12	JD McDuffie	920.850	$ 59,534
13	Frank Warren	820.845	$ 55,779
14th	Richie panch (r)	775,440	$ 52,712
15th	Walter Ballard	748,440	$ 54,038
16	Richard Childress	735,440	$ 50,248
17th	Donnie Allison	728,805	$ 60,314
18th	Lennie Pond	723,250	$ 55,989
19th	Darrell whale trip	609.975	$ 67,774
20th	Tony Bettenhausen Jr.	601.695	$ 38,994
21st	Jackie Rogers (R)	587.880	$ 32,367
22nd	Coo Coo Marlin	581.670	$ 41,944
23	Ed Negre	534,300	$ 24,622
24	Bob Burcham	445,500	$ 27,923
25th	Elmo Langley	433.780	$ 24,722
26th	Charlie Glotzbach	293.090	$ 34,172
27	Dick Brooks	267,520	$ 22,760
28	Joe Frasson	240,800	$ 22,629
29	George Follmer	230.490	$ 53,780
30th	Buddy Arrington	221,200	$ 22,085
31	Bill Champion	207.720	$ 13,480
32	DK Ulrich	155.325	$ 11,955
33	Bobby Isaac	152,950	$ 22,642
34	Travis Tiller	146.440	$ 11,410
35	Roy Mayne	141.720	$ 15,284
36	Dean Dalton	125.440	$ 12,485
37	Neil Castles	123.565	$ 12,479
38	GC Spencer	96,800	$ 12,985
39	Ramo Stott (R)	82,950	$ 23,705
40	Jim Vandiver	71,400	$ 15,909
41	Dan Daughtry	63.040	$ 12,413
42	Jabe Thomas	49.140	$ 7,835
43	Gary Bettenhausen	49,000	$ 12,750
44	AJ Foyt	41.220	$ 17,110
45	Jerry shield	35.375	$ 8,395
46	Earle Canavan	34.920	$ 6,570
47	Dick Trickle	24.780	$ 10,828
48	Marty Robbins	23.780	$ 5,734
49	Alton Jones	23,400	$ 4,395
50	Hershel McGriff	23,340	$ 8,585

(R) = Driver was a contender for Rookie of the Year award .