The 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday January 20 and ended on Sunday November 24. Richard Petty was Winston Cup champion at the end of the season finishing 567.45 points ahead of Cale Yarborough. Earl Ross was named Rookie of the Year. [1] [edit] List of races [edit] Daytona 500 [edit] Final Points standings | Place | Driver | Points | Earnings | | 1st | Richard Petty | 5037.750 | $432,019 | | 2nd | Cale Yarborough | 4470.300 | $363,781 | | 3rd | David Pearson | 2389.250 | $252,819 | | 4th | Bobby Allison | 2019.195 | $178,437 | | 5th | Benny Parsons | 1591.500 | $185,080 | | 6th | Dave Marcis | 1378.200 | $83,376 | | 7th | Buddy Baker | 1016.880 | $151,025 | | 8th | Earl Ross | 1009.470 | $81,199 | | 9th | Cecil Gordon | 1000.650 | $66,165 | | 10th | David Sisco | 956.200 | $58,312 | | 11th | James Hylton | 924.955 | $61,384 | | 12th | J. D. McDuffie | 920.850 | $59,534 | | 13th | Frank Warren | 820.845 | $55,779 | | 14th | Richie Panch | 775.440 | $52,712 | | 15th | Walter Ballard | 748.440 | $54,038 | | 16th | Richard Childress | 735.440 | $50,248 | | 17th | Donnie Allison | 728.805 | $60,314 | | 18th | Lennie Pond | 723.250 | $55,989 | | 19th | Darrell Waltrip | 609.975 | $67,774 | | 20th | Tony Bettenhausen | 601.695 | $38,994 | | 21st | Jackie Rogers | 587.880 | $32,367 | | 22nd | Coo Coo Marlin | 581.670 | $41,944 | | 23rd | Ed Negre | 534.300 | $24,622 | | 24th | Bob Burcham | 445.500 | $27,923 | | 25th | Elmo Langley | 433.780 | $24,722 | | 26th | Charlie Glotzbach | 293.090 | $34,172 | | 27th | Dick Brooks | 267.520 | $22,760 | | 28th | Joe Frasson | 240.800 | $22,629 | | 29th | George Follmer | 230.490 | $53,780 | | 30th | Buddy Arrington | 221.200 | $22,085 | | 31st | Bill Champion | 207.720 | $13,480 | | 32nd | D.K. Ulrich | 155.325 | $11,955 | | 33rd | Bobby Isaac | 152.950 | $22,642 | | 34th | Travis Tiller | 146.440 | $11,410 | | 35th | Roy Mayne | 141.720 | $15,284 | | 36th | Dean Dalton | 125.440 | $12,485 | | 37th | Neil Castles | 123.565 | $12,479 | | 38th | G.C. Spencer | 96.800 | $12,985 | | 39th | Ramo Stott | 82.950 | $23,705 | | 40th | Jim Vandiver | 71.400 | $15,909 | | 41st | Dan Daughtry | 63.040 | $12,413 | | 42nd | Jabe Thomas | 49.140 | $7,835 | | 43rd | Gary Bettenhausen | 49.000 | $12,750 | | 44th | A.J. Foyt | 41.220 | $17,110 | | 45th | Jerry Schild | 35.375 | $8,395 | | 46th | Earle Canavan | 34.920 | $6,570 | | 47th | Dick Trickle | 24.780 | $10,828 | | 48th | Marty Robbins | 23.780 | $5,734 | | 49th | Alton Jones | 20.400 | $4,395 | | 50th | Hershel McGriff | 23.340 | $8,585 | [edit] References [edit] External links |
