Results
"American 500"
October 20, 1974
Rockingham, North Carolina
| Average Speed: 118.493 mph | Race Time: 4- hours 13- minutes 21- seconds |
| Pos | Driver | Car Make |
| 1 | David Pearson | Mercury |
| 2 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet |
| 3 | Richard Petty | Dodge |
| 4 | Bobby Allison | Matador |
| 5 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet |
| 7 | Dick Trickle | Mercury |
| 8 | Earl Ross | Chevrolet |
| 9 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Jackie Rogers | Chevrolet |
| 11 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet |
| 12 | Coo Coo Marlin | Chevrolet |
| 13 | Jerry Schild | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Bob Burcham | Chevrolet |
| 15 | Walter Ballard | Chevrolet |
| 16 | Joe Mihalic | Chevrolet |
| 17 | Joe Millikin | Plymouth |
| 18 | James Hylton | Chevrolet |
| 19 | J. D. McDuffie | Chevrolet |
| 20 | Tony Bettenhausen | Chevrolet |
| 21 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet |
| 22 | Bill Champion | Ford |
| 23 | Frank Warren | Dodge |
| 24 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet |
| 25 | Elmo Langley | Ford |
| 26 | David Sisco | Chevrolet |
| 27 | Richie Panch | Chevrolet |
| 28 | Ed Negre | Dodge |
| 29 | Dave Marcis | Dodge |
| 30 | Jody Ridley | Ford |
| 31 | Dick Brooks | Chevrolet |
| 32 | Harry Jefferson | Ford |
| 33 | Neil Castles | Dodge |
| 34 | Buddy Baker | Ford |
| 35 | G. C. Spencer | Dodge |
| 36 | Joe Frasson | Dodge |