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