A crowd of 65,000 people would see a race lasting four hours and thirty minutes. There were eleven cautions for 101 laps; which has become the longest duration under the yellow flag in Darlington Raceway history.NASCAR picks pack: Darlington always a rough one to predict at CBS Sports The race itself lasted 367 laps on the paved track spanning in distance. Richard Petty was the pole winner at a speed of . There were 39 Americans and one Canadian competitor in the race; Earl Ross.1974 Southern 500 racing information at Racing Reference Roy Mayne and Jerry Hansen would make their respective exits from the NASCAR Cup Series after this race.Retirements after the 1974 Southern 500 at Race Database
