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1974 Indianapolis 500

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USAC Champ Car Series race number 6 of 14
Sunday, May 26, 1974 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:09:10
Average Speed: 158.589 mph
Pole Speed: 191.632 mph

Cautions: 7
Margin of Victory: 22.33 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 13

Glossary 1974 USAC Champ Car Series results / 1974 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Chassis / Engine	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
16	27	1	Roger McCluskey	English Leather (Lindsey Hopkins)	Riley / Offy	141	18,209	rear end	0
7	21	11	Pancho Carter	Cobre Firestone (Robert Fletcher)	Eagle / Offy	191	26,551	running	0	300
15	1	14	A.J. Foyt	Gilmore Racing (A.J. Foyt)	Coyote / Foyt	142	37,681	oil line	70
18	26	15	Al Unser	Viceroy (Parnelli Jones)	Eagle / Offy	131	16,640	valve	0
13	20	18	Bill Simpson	American Kids Racers (Richard Beith)	Eagle / Offy	163	18,981	piston	0
4	4	20	Gordon Johncock	STP Double Oil Filter (Pat Patrick)	Eagle / Offy	198	35,524	running	0	600
23	12	21	Jimmy Caruthers	Cobre Firestone (Robert Fletcher)	Eagle / Offy	64	15,315	gearbox	0
20	8	24	Tom Sneva	Raymond Companies (Grant King)	King / Offy	94	18,296	ring / pinion	0
12	23	27	Tom Bigelow	Bryant Heating & Air Conditioning (Rolla Vollstedt)	Vollstedt / Offy	166	19,798	running	0	50
1	25	3	Johnny Rutherford	McLaren Cars (Bruce McLaren)	McLaren / Offy	200	237,193	running	122	1000
3	16	4	Billy Vukovich, Jr.	Sugaripe Prune (Jerry O'Connell)	Eagle / Offy	199	61,455	running	0	700
30	2	40	Wally Dallenbach	STP Oil Treatment (Pat Patrick)	Eagle / Offy	3	15,493	piston	2
19	19	42	Jerry Karl	Ayr-Way / Lloyd's (Lindsey Hopkins)	Eagle / Offy	115	16,534	crash	0
33	10	44	Dick Simon	TraveLodge (Dick Simon)	Eagle / Foyt	1	13,891	valve	0
6	30	45	Jim McElreath	Thermo King (Don Gerhardt)	Eagle / Offy	194	26,675	running	0	400
2	7	48	Bobby Unser	Olsonite (Oscar Olson)	Eagle / Offy	200	95,854	running	6	800
31	5	5	Mario Andretti	Viceroy (Parnelli Jones)	Eagle / Offy	2	14,887	valve	0
21	32	51	Jan Opperman	Viceroy (Parnelli Jones)	Parnelli / Offy	85	14,866	spun out	0
10	17	55	Jerry Grant	Cobre Firestone (Robert Fletcher)	Eagle / Offy	175	20,980	running	0	150
25	28	56	Jim Hurtubise	Miller High Life	McLaren / Offy	31	14,613	engine	0
24	33	59	Larry Cannon	American Financial (Richard Hoffman)	Eagle / Offy	49	14,725	differential	0
22	15	60	Steve Krisiloff	STP Gas Treatment (Pat Patrick)	Eagle / Offy	72	15,292	clutch	0
27	24	61	Rick Muther	Eisenhour-Brayton Racing	Coyote / Foyt	11	14,077	piston	0
14	3	68	Mike Hiss	Norton Spirit (Roger Penske)	McLaren / Offy	158	20,692	running	0
5	9	73	David Hobbs	Carling Black Label (Bruce McLaren)	McLaren / Offy	196	30,684	running	0
17	14	77	Salt Walther	Dayton-Walther (George Walther)	McLaren / Offy	141	17,348	piston	0
8	31	79	Bob Harkey	City of Peru Circus (Lindsey Hopkins)	Kenyon / Foyt	189	22,850	running	0	250
32	11	8	Gary Bettenhausen	Score (Roger Penske)	McLaren / Offy	2	13,548	valve	0
28	13	82	George Snider	Gilmore Racing (Jim Greer)	Atlanta / Foyt	7	13,355	valve	0
11	22	89	John Martin	Sea Snack Shrimp Cocktail (Automotive Technology)	McLaren / Offy	169	20,391	running	0	100
9	18	9	Lloyd Ruby	Unlimited Racing	Eagle / Offy	187	22,396	out of fuel	0	200
26	29	94	Johnny Parsons	Vatis Enterprises (Tassi Vatis)	Finley / Offy	18	13,802	turbocharger	0
29	6	98	Mike Mosley	Lodestar (Ralph Wilke)	Eagle / Offy	6	15,730	engine	0

Failed to qualify: Jim McElreath (#46), Lee Brayton (#76), John Mahler (#69, 74), Larry McCoy (#63), Eldon Rasmussen (#58), John Cannon (#53), Larry Rice (#39), Bill Puterbaugh (#38), Sammy Sessions (#30), Bentley Warren (#26, 94), Mel Kenyon (#19), Jigger Sirois (#25), Dennis Zimmerman (#31), Al Loquasto (#86)

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Wally Dallenbach	1	2	2
A.J. Foyt	3	24	22
Bobby Unser	25	26	2
A.J. Foyt	27	49	23
Bobby Unser	50	52	3
A.J. Foyt	53	64	12
Johnny Rutherford	65	125	61
A.J. Foyt	126	135	10
Johnny Rutherford	136	137	2
A.J. Foyt	138	140	3
Johnny Rutherford	141	175	35
Bobby Unser	176	176	1
Johnny Rutherford	177	200	24

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