Auto race held at North Carolina Motor Speedway in 1974
1974 American 500
Race details[1]
Race 29 of 30 in the 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
Layout of Rockingham Speedway
Date
October 20, 1974 (1974-October-20)
Official name
American 500
Location
North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, North Carolina
Course
Permanent racing facility 1.017 mi (1.636 km)
Distance
492 laps, 500 mi (804 km)
Weather
Chilly with temperatures of 66.9 °F (19.4 °C); wind speeds of 11.8 miles per hour (19.0 km/h)
Average speed
118.493 mph (190.696 km/h)
Attendance
35,000[2]
Pole position
Driver
Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
Most laps led
Driver
Cale Yarborough
Junior Johnson & Associates
Laps
231
Winner
No. 21
David Pearson
Wood Brothers Racing
Television in the United States
Network
untelevised
Announcers
none
Motor car race
The 1974 American 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that was held on October 20, 1974, at North Carolina Motor Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina.
Joe Millikan would make his NASCAR Cup Series debut while Jerry Schild would exit the series in this event. A rare NASCAR Winston Cup appearance by former Champ Car team owner and driver Tony Bettenhausen Jr. would make this race into a landmark event in motorsports history. His first NASCAR appearance was at the 1973 Atlanta 500 while his final appearance at the Cup Series level would be at the 1982 Champion Spark Plug 400.
^Weather information for the 1974 American 500 at The Old Farmers' Almanac
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