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The ''1974 Dixie 500'' was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event held on July 28, 1974, at Atlanta International Raceway in the American community of Hampton, Georgia. Souvenir magazines for this event was generally handed out to people at a rate of $2 USD per copy ($ when adjusted for inflation). Only manual transmission vehicles were allowed to participate in this race; a policy that NASCAR has retained to the present day. ==Summary== There were 36 drivers in this 328-lap racing event; Dan Daughtry was the unfortunate last-place finish due to troubles with his engine on lap 10. Cale Yarborough earned the pole position for driving speeds up to during solo qualifying sessions. Earl Ross, a Canadian NASCAR driver, was the only foreigner on the starting grid. Donnie Allison, Buddy Baker and Richard Petty would dominate the opening laps of this event.〔(''1974 Dixie 500'' ) racing information at Racing Reference〕 Speeds at this event reached up to throughout the entire three hour and forty-two minute spectacle. The green flag was officially waved at approximately 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Saving Time while the checkered flag was waved at approximately 4:42 PM EDST. Buddy Baker, David Pearson, and Richard Petty would dominate the final laps of the race. In the end, Richard Petty went on to defeat David Pearson by exactly 21 seconds. 38,000 live spectators would see other notable drivers such as Elmo Langley, J.D. McDuffie, James Hylton, Donnie Allison and Bill Champion.〔 Individual winnings ranged from the winner's share of $19,350 ($ when adjusted for inflation) to a meager $875 for the last-place finisher ($ when adjusted for inflation). The total prize purse for this racing event was $101,295 ($ when adjusted for inflation).〔(''1974 Dixie 500'' ) racing information at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1974 Dixie 500」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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