1974 Atlanta 500

Front row starters Gary Bettenhausen and David Pearson during driver introduction parade lap

Bobby and Donnie Allison

Darrell Waltrip

The field lined up in pit lane

Pearson and Bettenhausen lead the field down pit road

Rows 5 & 6 roll - Richard Petty, Cale Yarborough, Dan Daughtry, and Donnie Allison

Bobby Allison and Richard Childress

Dick Brooks, Darrell Waltrip, and Joe Frasson

The first 5 rows follow the pace car off turn 2

The entire field in turns 3 & 4

Green flag!

The field heads off into turn 1

Clean through 1 & 2

Darrell Waltrip in the pits

Cale, Richard, and Charlie Glotzbach lead a pack into turn 3

Leaders down the back straight

8 front runners in turn 2

Jody Ridley in the Truxmore Ford leads a pack off turn 2

Benny Parsons

Jody Ridley pits

Gary Bettenhausen pulls away after getting service from the Penske crew

David Pearson and Buddy Baker

Donnie Allison and Richard Petty change right sides

Pearson leaves after a quick Wood Brothers stop

Donnie and Richard get new lefts

Coo Coo Marlin

Pearson follows Roy Mayne in the Jabe Thomas car under a yellow flag

Frank Warren and George Follmer under caution

Bettenhausen pits - Mark Donohue and Roger Penske can be seen behind the wall

Follmer and Petty run side-by-side in 3 & 4

Petty and Pearson

Buddy Baker leads Ridley and Follmer into turn 4