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1974 Indianapolis 500

1974 Indianapolis 500 is 275th USAC race. Passed at the Indianapolis circuit. AJ Foyt jr won the pole position, Johnny Rutherford won this race. Bobby Unser and Billy Vukovich also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (805 km).

Previous race: 1974 Trenton Indycars
Next race: 1974 Milwaukee Indycars
Race Start: 26th May 1974

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1974 Indianapolis 500

4th victory for the Team McLaren team
5th victory for the Johnny Rutherford
11th podium for the Johnny Rutherford
50th podium for the Bobby Unser
18th podium for the Billy Vukovich

1974 Indianapolis 500

McLaren M16C #3 - 1974 Indianapolis 500 winner

1974 Indianapolis 500 results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Johnny Rutherford	McLaren M16C, #3	1000	3h 9m 10.06s	Team McLaren
2	Bobby Unser	Eagle 74, #48	800	3h 9m 32.38s	All-American Racers
3	Billy Vukovich	Eagle 74, #4	700	199 laps	Sugaripe Prune Racing Team
4	Gordon Johncock	Eagle 74, #20	600	198 laps	Patrick Racing
5	David Hobbs	McLaren M16C, #73	0	196 laps	Team McLaren
6	Jim McElreath	Eagle 74, #45	400	194 laps	Don Gerhardt
7	Pancho Carter	Eagle 74, #11	300	191 laps	Fletcher Racing Team
8	Bob Harkey	Coyote 66, #79	250	189 laps	Lindsey Hopkins Racing
9	Lloyd Ruby	Eagle 74, #9	200	187 laps Out of fuel	Unlimited Racing
10	Jerry Grant	Eagle 74, #55	150	175 laps	Fletcher Racing Team
11	John Martin	McLaren M16B, #89	100	169 laps	Automotive Technology
12	Tom Bigelow	Vollstedt 73, #27	50	166 laps	Vollstedt Enterprises
13	Bill Simpson	Eagle ? 1974, #18	0	163 laps Piston	American Kids Racers
14	Mike Hiss	McLaren M16C, #68	0	158 laps	Penske Racing
15	AJ Foyt jr	Coyote ? 1974, #14	0	142 laps Oil line	Gilmore Racing Team
16	Roger McCluskey	Riley ? 1974, #1	0	141 laps Upright	Lindsey Hopkins Racing
17	Salt Walther	McLaren M16C, #77	0	141 laps Piston	Dayton-Walther
18	Al Unser	Eagle ? 1974, #15	0	131 laps Valve	Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing
19	Jerry Karl	Eagle ? 1974, #42	0	115 laps Accident	Lindsey Hopkins Racing
20	Tom Sneva	King 73, #24	0	94 laps Crown wheel & pinion	Grant King Racers
21	Jan Opperman	Parnelli VPJ2, #51	0	85 laps Spun	Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing
22	Steve Krisiloff	Eagle ? 1974, #60	0	72 laps Clutch	Patrick Racing
23	Jimmy Caruthers	Eagle ? 1974, #21	0	64 laps Gearbox	Fletcher Racing Team
24	Larry Cannon	Eagle ? 1974, #59	0	49 laps Differential	Hoffman Racing
25	Jim Hurtubise	McLaren M16B, #56	0	31 laps Engine	Gohr Racing
26	Johnny Parsons jr	Finley ? 1974, #94	0	18 laps Turbocharger	Vatis Enterprises
27	Rick Muther	Coyote R71, #61	0	11 laps Piston	Eisenhour-Brayton Racing
28	George Snider	Atlanta 72, #82	0	7 laps Valve	Gilmore Racing Team
29	Mike Mosley	Eagle ? 1974, #98	0	6 laps Engine	Leader Card Racers
30	Wally Dallenbach	Eagle ? 1974, #40	0	3 laps Piston	Patrick Racing
31	Mario Andretti	Parnelli VPJ3, #5	0	2 laps Valve	Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing
32	Gary Bettenhausen	McLaren M16C, #8	0	2 laps Valve	Penske Racing
33	Dick Simon	Eagle ? 1974, #44	0	1 laps Valve	Dick Simon Racing

Qualifying Results for the 1974 Indianapolis 500 on the Indianapolis circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	AJ Foyt jr	Coyote ? 1974, #14	3m 7.86s	Gilmore Racing Team
2	Wally Dallenbach	Eagle ? 1974, #40	3m 9.79s	Patrick Racing
3	Mike Hiss	McLaren M16C, #68	3m 12.01s	Penske Racing
4	Gordon Johncock	Eagle 74, #20	3m 13.25s	Patrick Racing
5	Mario Andretti	Parnelli VPJ3, #5	3m 13.52s	Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing
6	Mike Mosley	Eagle ? 1974, #98	3m 14.26s	Leader Card Racers
7	Bobby Unser	Eagle 74, #48	3m 14.41s	All-American Racers
8	Tom Sneva	King 73, #24	3m 14.44s	Grant King Racers
9	David Hobbs	McLaren M16C, #73	3m 14.77s	Team McLaren
10	Dick Simon	Eagle ? 1974, #44	3m 15.12s	Dick Simon Racing
11	Gary Bettenhausen	McLaren M16C, #8	3m 15.13s	Penske Racing
12	Jimmy Caruthers	Eagle ? 1974, #21	3m 15.6s	Fletcher Racing Team
13	George Snider	Atlanta 72, #82	3m 15.66s	Gilmore Racing Team
14	Salt Walther	McLaren M16C, #77	3m 15.73s	Dayton-Walther
15	Steve Krisiloff	Eagle ? 1974, #60	3m 17.24s	Patrick Racing
16	Billy Vukovich	Eagle 74, #4	3m 17.26s	Sugaripe Prune Racing Team
17	Jerry Grant	Eagle 74, #55	3m 18.04s	Fletcher Racing Team
18	Lloyd Ruby	Eagle 74, #9	3m 18.13s	Unlimited Racing
19	Jerry Karl	Eagle ? 1974, #42	3m 18.4s	Lindsey Hopkins Racing
20	Bill Simpson	Eagle ? 1974, #18	3m 18.85s	American Kids Racers
21	Pancho Carter	Eagle 74, #11	3m 19.33s	Fletcher Racing Team
22	John Martin	McLaren M16B, #89	3m 19.55s	Automotive Technology
23	Tom Bigelow	Vollstedt 73, #27	3m 19.84s	Vollstedt Enterprises
24	Rick Muther	Coyote R71, #61	3m 20.01s	Eisenhour-Brayton Racing
25	Johnny Rutherford	McLaren M16C, #3	3m 9.03s	Team McLaren
26	Al Unser	Eagle ? 1974, #15	3m 15.77s	Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing
27	Roger McCluskey	Riley ? 1974, #1	3m 18.89s	Lindsey Hopkins Racing
28	Jim Hurtubise	McLaren M16B, #56	3m 19.68s	Gohr Racing
29	Johnny Parsons jr	Finley ? 1974, #94	3m 19.72s	Vatis Enterprises
30	Jim McElreath	Eagle 74, #45	3m 23.07s	Don Gerhardt
31	Bob Harkey	Coyote 66, #79	3m 23.75s	Lindsey Hopkins Racing
32	Jan Opperman	Parnelli VPJ2, #51	3m 24.33s	Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing
33	Larry Cannon	Eagle ? 1974, #59	3m 26.94s	Hoffman Racing