The field, minus Ray Hendrick, is lined up on the backstraight of the five-eighths waiting for the quarter-mile race to finish.
Hendrick shows up and the field is set.
Notice it's a Firestone vs. Goodyear front row.
The field comes by with two to go until green.
The pace lap and the field is almost perfectly aligned.
And check out the cars on the trailers that missed the race - Donnie Anthony, Jerry Lawley, and Clyde Peoples are visable in this shot.
We are green to open the 1974 racing season!
Coming off turn two on lap one and Darrell and Ray are still almost even as Neil slots into third.
Early in the race and someone is in the wall off turn 4.
Darrell is leading at this point.
When Hendrick was behind, he was never too far behind.
It's an Alabama trio - Neil Bonnett leads Red Farmer and Dave Mader.
Buddy Baker goes low while Flookie Buford takes the high line.
Mader, Buford, and Farmer battle for position.
Jack Ingram works his way to the front after starting an uncharacteristic 14th.
It's blurry, but Marcis, Binkley, Allison, and Orton are racing hard.
Waltrip leads Hendrick through lapped traffic.
Bobby Allison tries the high side to get around Hendrick.
At this point, Hendrick leads Waltrip.
Darrell at speed.
Darrell and R.C. are NOT very happy with Mr. Hendrick in this photo.
