1974 World 600 - NASCAR Race

Name of Race:	1974 World 600
Name of Track:	Lowe's Motor Speedway
Date:	May 26th

Lowe's Motor Speedway

Lowe's Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) is a superspeedway in Concord, North Carolina, a few miles north of Charlotte.

First NASCAR Night Race

It features a 1.5 mile long quad-oval track that seats 167,000 people, with room for 50,000 more spectators in the infield. Constructed in 1959, it was the first speedway to host nighttime racing (in 1992) and to offer year-round residences (in 1984) with 52 condominiums now available over turn one. It is presently owned by, and is the main facility of, Speedway Motorsports, Inc.,/p> The Center Of NASCAR

The speedway is considered the center of NASCAR, with 90% of NASCAR teams being based within 50 miles.

Along with the main oval, the speedway also has a 2.25 mile road course in the infield, an 0.6 mile kart course in the infield, a quarter-mile oval using part of the front stretch and pit road, and an 0.2 mile oval outside turn three. Also, across U.S. Highway 29 from the speedway is a 0.4 mile dirt track, opened in May 2000.

Levigation

The surface of the circuit had started to wear from its last paving in mid-1994, resulting in the track's treatment in a diamond-grinding process to smooth out bumps in 2005 and caused major tire problems during both NASCAR Nextel Cup Series events there, with a record 22 cautions at the showcase Coca-Cola 600, making it the first Nextel Cup Series event to go more than five hours (excluding red flags) in 25 years. Speed increases were also a result of the repaving. After the problem with the tires, speedway officials promptly announced that they plan to repave with a new generation asphalt.

Lowes Motor Speedway The Busiest Venue

The facility is considered one of the busiest sports venues in the country, with typically over 380 events a year. Along with many races, the speedway also hosts the Food Lion Auto Fair twice a year, one of the nation's largest car shows. Movies and commercials are filmed there, like Days of Thunder, and it is a popular tourist stop and testing grounds.

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1974 World 600 NASCAR Race Results

Below are the race results for 1974 World 600, in order of finishing place.

Fin	Driver	Num	Start	Money	Laps	Status	Sponsor
1	David Pearson	21	1	$26,400	400	running	Purolator
2	Richard Petty	43	2	$21,200	400	running	STP Oil Treatment / Oil Filters
3	Bobby Allison	12	23	$12,975	395	running	Coca-Cola
4	Darrell Waltrip	95	18	$7,875	395	running	Terminal Transport
5	Earl Ross	52	9	$5,930	392	running	Carling Red Cap
6	Dave Marcis	2	31	$5,000	390	running	Deppe Enterprises
7	Dick Trickle	81	28	$3,825	389	running	Jack Doering
11	Cale Yarborough	11	4	$7,375	382	crash	Kar-Kare
12	Walter Ballard	30	29	$3,275	382	running	Clyde Lynn
14	Harry Gant	5	12	$2,600	371	running	Faustina Racing
15	James Hylton	48	24	$2,850	369	engine	Stott
16	Neil Castles	6	10	$2,370	366	running	Howard Furniture
19	Buddy Arrington	67	40	$2,100	321	engine	J.R. Stanley Trucking
20	Lennie Pond	54	8	$2,590	298	suspension	Master Chevy Sales
21	Tony Bettenhausen	9	36	$2,225	285	running	Vita Fresh Orange Juice
22	Buddy Baker	15	3	$12,275	283	engine	R.C. Cola
27	Dick Brooks	32	6	$1,125	216	engine	Simoniz
28	Cecil Gordon	24	33	$1,800	213	engine	Hinson Construction
29	Dan Daughtry	35	25	$1,250	211	engine	DM Construction
30	Donnie Allison	88	16	$1,500	208	rear end	DiGard Racing
31	Benny Parsons	72	7	$4,525	203	engine	King's Row Fireplace
32	Sam McQuagg	28	15	$1,250	187	ignition	Pylon Wiper Blades
33	Bobby Isaac	29	17	$1,000	186	engine	Pylon Wiper Blades
34	Richard Childress	96	20	$1,710	186	engine	L.C. Newton Trucking
36	Bob Burcham	57	11	$1,160	127	handling	Precision Specialties
37	Charlie Glotzbach	90	5	$1,325	104	engine	Truxmore Industries
40	Joe Frasson	18	19	$1,075	70	trans	Pizza Huts of Charlotte