| Fin |
St |
# |
Driver |
Sponsor / Owner |
Car |
Laps |
Money |
Status |
Led |
| 2 | 1 | 15 | Buddy Baker | R.C. Cola (Bud Moore) | '73 Ford | 497 | 11,425 | running | 2 |
| 1 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Oil Treatment + Oil Filters (Petty Enterprises) | '74 Dodge | 500 | 18,175 | running | 491 |
| 30 | 3 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator (Wood Brothers) | '73 Mercury | 112 | 1,175 | rear end | 2 |
| 31 | 4 | 88 | Donnie Allison | DiGard Racing (DiGard) | '74 Chevrolet | 90 | | crash | 0 |
| 28 | 5 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Carling (Junior Johnson) | '74 Chevrolet | 164 | 3,675 | engine | 0 |
| 13 | 6 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola (Roger Penske) | '74 Matador | 468 | 1,025 | oil pump | 0 |
| 35 | 7 | 95 | Darrell Waltrip | Terminal Transport (Darrell Waltrip) | '74 Chevrolet | 31 | 1,075 | engine | 0 |
| 3 | 8 | 52 | Earl Ross | Carling (Junior Johnson) | '74 Chevrolet | 491 | 5,750 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 9 | 72 | Benny Parsons | King's Row Fireplace (L.G. DeWitt) | '74 Chevrolet | 488 | 7,250 | running | 0 |
| 19 | 10 | 48 | James Hylton | Nitro 9 (James Hylton) | '74 Chevrolet | 353 | 1,800 | clutch | 3 |
| 33 | 11 | 93 | Jackie Rogers | Lemon Tree Inns (Ray Frederick) | '74 Chevrolet | 56 | 860 | steering | 0 |
| 25 | 12 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley (H.B. Cunningham) | '73 Chevrolet | 219 | 1,500 | engine | 1 |
| 24 | 13 | 90 | Eddie Pettyjohn | Truxmore Industries (Junie Donlavey) | '72 Ford | 221 | 1,525 | clutch | 1 |
| 7 | 14 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing (Cecil Gordon) | '72 Chevrolet | 483 | 2,475 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard) | '74 Chevrolet | 469 | 2,125 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 16 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Deppe Enterprises (Dave Marcis) | '73 Dodge | 486 | 3,275 | running | 0 |
| 18 | 17 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking (Tom Garn) | '73 Chevrolet | 437 | 1,675 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 18 | 19 | Henley Gray | Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray) | '73 Chevrolet | 472 | 1,625 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 19 | 05 | David Sisco | Reliable Plumbing (David Sisco) | '74 Chevrolet | 483 | 2,500 | running | 0 |
| 20 | 20 | 98 | Richie Panch | Tuxedo Plumbing (Roy Thornley) | '72 Chevrolet | 342 | 1,525 | rear end | 0 |
| 29 | 21 | 57 | Bob Burcham | Precision Specialties (Jack White) | '74 Mercury | 144 | 625 | engine | 0 |
| 32 | 22 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Master Chevy Sales (Ronnie Elder) | '74 Chevrolet | 88 | 1,515 | overheating | 0 |
| 8 | 23 | 83 | Kenny Brightbill | Smithville Farms (Norris Reed) | '73 Chevrolet | 476 | 1,825 | running | 0 |
| 37 | 24 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing (G.C. Spencer) | '74 Dodge | 18 | 740 | engine | 0 |
| 11 | 25 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing (Ed Negre) | '74 Dodge | 469 | 1,400 | running | 0 |
| 17 | 26 | 01 | Earle Canavan | Kava Instant Coffee (Earle Canavan) | '74 Plymouth | 439 | 1,000 | running | 0 |
| 22 | 27 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing (Elmo Langley) | '72 Ford | 313 | 875 | engine | 0 |
| 12 | 28 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing (J.D. McDuffie) | '72 Chevrolet | 469 | 1,700 | running | 0 |
| 16 | 29 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing (Frank Warren) | '74 Dodge | 449 | 1,525 | brakes | 0 |
| 36 | 30 | 46 | Travis Tiller | Skip's Used Auto Parts (Travis Tiller) | '73 Dodge | 23 | 645 | oil leak | 0 |
| 26 | 31 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Noel's Auto Sales (D.K. Ulrich) | '72 Chevrolet | 177 | 725 | suspension | 0 |
| 38 | 32 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing (Bill Champion) | '72 Ford | 13 | 585 | transmission | 0 |
| 15 | 33 | 9 | Tony Bettenhausen Jr | Vita Fresh Orange Juice (Gordon Van Liew) | '72 Chevrolet | 457 | 1,500 | running | 0 |
| 23 | 34 | 60 | Joe Mihalic | Viglione Racing (Lou Viglione) | '74 Chevrolet | 283 | 800 | engine | 0 |
| 34 | 35 | 87 | Gary Myers | Newsom Racing | '72 Chevrolet | 34 | 605 | overheating | 0 |
| 27 | 36 | 73 | George England | Columbia Plastics (George England) | '72 Chevrolet | 170 | 700 | rear end | 0 |
| 21 | 37 | 56 | Jim Bray | Bray Realty (Jim Bray) | '73 Chevrolet | 317 | 850 | engine | 0 |
| 39 | 38 | 67 | Larry Manning | J.R. Stanley Trucking (Buddy Arrington) | '72 Plymouth | 1 | 580 | engine | 0 |
| 14 | 39 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing (Rick Newsom) | '72 Ford | 459 | 1,025 | running | 0 |
| 40 | 40 | 75 | Johnny Barnes | Hawks Enterprises (Ed Hawks) | '72 Chevrolet | 0 | 575 | engine | 0 |