Race details | |
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8th round of the 1974 USAC Championship Car season | |
Date | June 30, 1974 |
Official name | 1974 Schaefer 500 |
Location | Long Pond, Pennsylvania |
Course | Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi / 4.023 km |
Distance | 200 laps 500 mi / 804.672 km |
Weather | Temperatures up to 77 °F (25 °C); wind speeds up to 17 miles per hour (27 km/h)[1] |
Pole position | |
Driver | Bobby Unser (All American Racers) |
Time | 182.5 mph |
Podium | |
First | Johnny Rutherford (McLaren) |
Second | Jimmy Caruthers (Fletcher Racing) |
Third | Gordon Johncock (Patrick Racing) |
The 1974 Pocono 500, the 4th running of the event, was held at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, June 30, 1974. Branded as the 1974 Schaefer 500 for sponsorship reasons, the race was won by Johnny Rutherford, who one month earlier won the 1974 Indianapolis 500.