1974 Southern 400 Late Model Sportsman Race
Nashville Fairgrounds, September 29, 1974

The Limited Sportsman feature gets the green flag.

George Bennett didn't agree with the officials and stopped to voice his displeasure.

Mike Alexander on the outside of Dennis Wiser and Jerry Counce.

Alexander leads Flash Harrell.

The 1967 Ford Mk. IV that won the 12-Hours of Sebring was featured in the pre-race parade.

Another shot of the Ford.

Jack Ingram (right) and Darrell Waltrip (left) make up the front row.

Ingram and Waltrip are followed in row two by Butch Lindley and Freddy Fryar.

Ingram, Fryar, and Waltrip awaiting driver introductions.

Pace car driver Don Gregory ready to lead the field.

Waltrip gets the jump on Ingram as the field takes the green!

Bill Dennis pits early as Windle Webster goes by.

Ingram leads Lindley and Fryar.

L.D. Ottinger loses it and hits the wall on lap 11.

Waltrip leads as the top 8 put a lap on Morgan Shepherd.

Waltrip and Lindley battle side by side down the backstraight.

Waltrip, Fryar, and Ingram.

Freddy looks to the inside of Darrell.

Waltrip with a couple of car lengths on Ingram.

Waltrip's Ford only lasted 51 laps and he was done for the day.

Darrell explains to the media what happened to his Ford.

Butch Lindley makes a pit stop. Yes, the cars pitted on the quarter mile track inside the 5/8ths.

Freddy Fryar and Jerry Lawley battle through turns three and four.

Lindley and Harold Fountain in the Thomas Brothers Country Ham Chevelle.

Fryar and Lawley continue their battle.

Ingram and Lindley put a lap on Billy Swain.

Freddy cranking some wheel into it.

Pit stop action during a caution.

Jack Ingram pits for service.

Grant Adcox spins in turn one.

Ingram leading Lawley.

Fryar and Ingram.

Freddy.

Lindley to the inside of Flookie Buford in the Bubba Francis #88.

Ingram and Lindley.



Lindley drops low and leads a line of cars preparing to pit as another caution flag flies.

Lindley pits.

Fryar pitted under the same caution.

Ingram, Lindley, and Bob Burcham.

Looking back from the pace car, Lindley is on his way to the win.

Jerry Lawley pulls up beside the pace car as he prepares to pit.

The field packs up behind the pace car coming off turn 4.

Freddy Fryar's day came to an end early.

Jack Ingram pulls right up to the bumper of the pace car.

Ingram might be looking for his signboard as he leads the field off turn 4.

Butch Lindley leads on a late caution.

As the shadows get longer, Lindley clicks off laps before taking the checkered flag.
Results - 1974 Southern 400 Late Model Sportsman Race
Fairgrounds Speedway - Nashville, TN - September 29, 1974
Finish |
StartPos |
CarNo |
Driver |
Car |
1 |
3 |
16 |
Butch Lindley |
69 Chevelle |
2 |
10 |
4 |
Jerry Lawley |
66 Chevelle |
3 |
13 |
00 |
Harold Fountain |
65 Chevelle |
4 |
31 |
66 |
Ken Worley |
|
5 |
27 |
57 |
Don Smith |
Chevelle |
6 |
1 |
11 |
Jack Ingram |
69 Chevelle |
7 |
21 |
44 |
Phil Stillings |
Chevelle |
8 |
28 |
76 |
Windle Webster |
Chevelle |
9 |
12 |
01 |
Gene Glover |
|
10 |
29 |
13 |
Don Rader |
|
11 |
32 |
45 |
Billy Swain |
Chevelle |
12 |
6 |
88 |
Flookie Buford |
Chevelle |
13 |
20 |
77 |
Harry Gant |
Chevelle |
14 |
23 |
65 |
Chet Williams |
Chevelle |
15 |
9 |
1 |
Roy Milligan |
Chevelle |
16 |
18 |
87 |
Tommy Howe |
Chevelle |
17 |
7 |
17 |
Bill Dennis |
Chevelle |
18 |
16 |
07 |
Paul Lewis |
Pontiac |
19 |
4 |
41 |
Freddy Fryar |
65 Chevelle |
20 |
22 |
15 |
Morgan Shepherd |
68 Chevelle |
21 |
15 |
7 |
Bob Burcham |
Chevelle |
22 |
14 |
14 |
Benny Kerley |
Chevelle |
23 |
26 |
04 |
Grant Adcox |
Chevelle |
24 |
24 |
51 |
Steve Spencer |
Chevelle |
25 |
19 |
40 |
James Ham |
Chevelle |
26 |
33 |
|
Wayne Carden |
|
27 |
11 |
6 |
Ray Putnam |
Chevelle |
28 |
30 |
90 |
Wayne Gower |
|
29 |
2 |
84 |
Darrell Waltrip |
Ford |
30 |
34 |
61 |
Bobby Hargrove |
Chevelle |
31 |
8 |
97 |
Johnny Allen |
Cougar |
32 |
25 |
92 |
Jimmy Means |
Chevelle |
33 |
17 |
27 |
Bosco Lowe |
Chevelle |
34 |
5 |
2 |
L.D. Ottinger |
Chevelle |