1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

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The 1975 NASCAR Grand National Winston Cup Series was the 27th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 4th season in the modern era of the NASCAR Cup series. The season began on Sunday, January 19 and ended on Sunday, November 12. Richard Petty, driving the #43 Petty Enterprises STP Dodge scored his sixth NASCAR Grand National Series Winston Cup Championship. Bruce Hill was named NASCAR Rookie of the Year. NASCAR introduced a new points system for 1975, a system designed by statistician Bob Latford. For the first time, each race on the NASCAR Winston Cup Grand National schedule carried an equal point value, a system that would be used for 36 seasons, from 1975 to 2010. The original points system ran for the first 29 seasons, from 1975 to 2003.

Richard Petty's championship would also be the last for a Dodge driver until Brad Keselowski in 2012.

Richard Petty, the 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Champion. This would be his 6th of his 7 championships.

Season recap[]

No. Date Event Circuit Pole position Most laps led Winner Manufacturer
1 January 19 Winston Western 500 Riverside International Raceway Bobby Allison Bobby Allison Bobby Allison AMC
2 February 16 Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway Donnie Allison David Pearson Benny Parsons Chevrolet
3 February 23 Richmond 500 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway Richard Petty Richard Petty Richard Petty Dodge
4 March 2 Carolina 500 North Carolina Speedway Buddy Baker Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Chevrolet
5 March 16 Southeastern 500 Bristol International Speedway Buddy Baker Richard Petty Richard Petty Dodge
6 March 23 Atlanta 500 Atlanta International Raceway Richard Petty Richard Petty Richard Petty Dodge
7 April 6 Gwyn Staley 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway Darrell Waltrip Richard Petty Richard Petty Dodge
8 April 13 Rebel 500 Darlington Raceway David Pearson David Pearson Bobby Allison AMC
9 April 27 Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway Benny Parsons Richard Petty Richard Petty Dodge
10 May 4 Winston 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway Buddy Baker Buddy Baker Buddy Baker Ford
11 May 10 Music City USA 420 Nashville Speedway Darrell Waltrip Cale Yarborough Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet
12 May 18 &19 Mason-Dixon 500 Dover Downs International Speedway David Pearson David Pearson David Pearson Mercury
13 May 25 World 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway David Pearson Richard Petty Richard Petty Dodge
14 June 8 Tuborg 400 Riverside International Raceway Bobby Allison Bobby Allison Richard Petty Dodge
15 June 15 Motor State 400 Michigan International Speedway Cale Yarborough David Pearson David Pearson Mercury
16 July 4 Firecracker 400 Daytona International Speedway Donnie Allison Buddy Baker Richard Petty Dodge
17 July 20 Nashville 420 Nashville Speedway Benny Parsons Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Chevrolet
18 August 3 Purolator 500 Pocono Raceway Bobby Allison David Pearson David Pearson Mercury
19 August 17 Talladega 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway Dave Marcis Buddy Baker Buddy Baker Ford
20 August 24 Champion Spark Plug 400 Michigan International Speedway David Pearson A.J. Foyt Richard Petty Dodge
21 September 1 Southern 500 Darlington Raceway David Pearson Richard Petty Bobby Allison AMC
22 September 14 Delaware 500 Dover Downs International Speedway Dave Marcis Richard Petty Richard Petty Dodge
23 September 21 Wilkes 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway Richard Petty Richard Petty Richard Petty Dodge
24 September 28 Old Dominion 500 Martinsville Speedway Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Dave Marcis Dodge
25 October 5 National 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway David Pearson Richard Petty Richard Petty Dodge
26 October 12 Capital City 500 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway Benny Parsons Lennie Pond Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet
27 October 19 American 500 North Carolina Speedway Dave Marcis Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Chevrolet
28 November 2 Volunteer 500 Bristol International Speedway Cale Yarborough Richard Petty Richard Petty Dodge
29 November 9 Dixie 500 Atlanta International Raceway Dave Marcis Buddy Baker Buddy Baker Ford
30 November 12 Los Angeles Times 500 Ontario Motor Speedway David Pearson Buddy Baker Buddy Baker Ford

1975 Season races[]

Round 1: Winston Western 500[]

Bobby Allison led 173 laps at Riverside International Raceway in Roger Penske's AMC Matador to beat David Pearson by 22 seconds.
Top 10 finishers
Pos. No. Driver Make
1 16 Bobby Allison AMC
2 21 David Pearson Mercury
3 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet
4 71 Dave Marcis Dodge
5 64 Elmo Langley Ford
6 48 James Hylton Chevrolet
7 43 Richard Petty Dodge
8 57W Chevrolet
9 8 Ed Negre Dodge
10 29W Hershel McGriff Chevrolet

Round 2: Daytona 500[]

After falling back several laps due to overheating, Richard Petty pulled forward Benny Parsons in his draft to catch Pearson. With three to go Pearson moved into a group of lapped cars that included Cale Yarborough; inexplicably Yarborough got into Pearson and David spun down the backstretch. The win was Parsons' first since 1973.
Top 10 finishers
Pos. No. Driver Make
1 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet
2 16 Bobby Allison AMC
3 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet
4 21 David Pearson Mercury
5 83 Ramo Stott Chevrolet
6 71 Dave Marcis Dodge
7 43 Richard Petty Dodge
8 98 Richie Panch Chevrolet
9 49 G.C. Spencer Dodge
10 48 James Hylton Chevrolet

Round 3: Richmond 500[]

With a field of only 22 entries due to a dearth of team sponsorships, Petty led 444 laps and won by six laps. Cale Yarborough was among the teams not entered, due to losing Carling sponsorship after the 1974 season.
Pos. No. Driver Make
1 43 Richard Petty Dodge
2 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet
3 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet
4 90 Dick Brooks Ford
5 64 Elmo Langley Ford
6 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge
7 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet
8 05 David Sisco Chevrolet
9 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet
10 8 Ed Negre Dodge

Round 4: Carolina 500[]

The 1975 Carolina 500 was run on March 2. In below-freezing temperatures, Cale Yarborough edged Pearson for the win while Petty finished nine laps down due to the same overheating problems that had plagued him at Daytona.
Top 10 finishers
Pos. No. Driver Make
1 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet
2 21 David Pearson Mercury
3 43 Richard Petty Dodge
4 90 Dick Brooks Ford
5 47 Bruce Hill Chevrolet
6 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet
7 8 Ed Negre Dodge
8 48 James Hylton Chevrolet
9 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge
10 7 Ford

Round 5: Southeastern 500[]

Richard Petty won his first race at Bristol International Speedway since 1967. Cale Yarborough led 78 laps but fell out with rearend failure. Following the race Maurice Petty found out the team's overheating problems traced to cracked cylinder heads; "we discovered another cracked head that could have cost us the race."[1]
Top 10 finishers
Pos. No. Driver Make
1 43 Richard Petty Dodge
2 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet
3 15 Buddy Baker Ford
4 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet
5 48 James Hylton Chevrolet
6 17 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet
7 05 David Sisco Chevrolet
8 71 Dave Marcis Dodge
9 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet
10 10 Ricky Rudd Ford

Round 6: Atlanta 500[]

With Maurice fixing the team's cylinder head issues, Richard Petty engaged Pearson in a running duel for the lead, but Pearson lost a lap in the final 30 laps, result of a slow leaking tire and resultant green flag stop. A late caution for Lennie Pond's engine failure set up a one-lap duel between Petty and Buddy Baker; Petty contended the race ran past 328 laps, a statement supported by his official scorer (Richard Hucks) and the scorers for Pearson (Grover Atkins) and Dick Brooks (Russell Page), but NASCAR showed scoring cards proving it had run the correct distance; among those who scored the race was Richard's daughter Sharon, who said Petty "went by 328 times." Manual scoring with cards and a clock created controversy over the years in NASCAR; the system was used until 1993, when NASCAR switched to electronic scoring.
Top 10 finishers
Pos. No. Driver Make
1 43 Richard Petty Dodge
2 15 Buddy Baker Ford
3 21 David Pearson Mercury
4 90 Dick Brooks Ford
5 17 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet
6 88 Donnie Allison Chevrolet
7 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet
8 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet
9 97 Harry Jefferson Ford
10 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet

Round 7: Gwyn Staley 400[]

The 1975 Gwyn Staley 400 took place on April 6 at North Wilkesboro Speedway.The race was dominated by Richard Petty, who led a total of 311 laps and won by a margin of over three laps.

Top 10 finishers
Pos. No. Driver Make
1 43 Richard Petty Dodge
2 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet
3 15 Buddy Baker Ford
4 71 Dave Marcis Dodge
5 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet
6 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet
7 17 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet
8 90 Dick Brooks Ford
9 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet
10 30 Walter Ballard Chevrolet

Round 8: Rebel 500[]

Darlington Raceway once again proved tougher than Richard Petty as the #43 Dodge crashed out after 159 laps. Benny Parsons and David Pearson got into the late duel for the lead; when Pearson dove under Parsons entering Turn One on lap 350 both cars hammered the wall and ground to a halt. Bobby Allison, who'd been two laps down earlier, unlapped himself and edged Darrell Waltrip and Donnie Allison nose to tail at the stripe.
Top 10 finishers
Pos. No. Driver Make
1 16 Bobby Allison AMC
2 17 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet
3 88 Donnie Allison Chevrolet
4 71 Dave Marcis Dodge
5 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet
6 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet
7 21 David Pearson Mercury
8 48 James Hylton Chevrolet
9 37 Bruce Jacobi Chevrolet
10 67 Buddy Arrington Plymouth

Round 9: Virginia 500[]

The 1975 Virginia 500 was run on April 27 at Martinsville Speedway. The race saw Richard Petty, Darrell Waltrip, and Cale Yarborough battle in out for the lead in the closing stages of the race. At lap 397, Yarborough would fall back and lose the lead to Petty, leading to Darrell and Richard to battle it out. Darrell would take the lead on lap 452, but on lap 480 Petty would retake the lead and lead the rest of the remaining laps that day to win by 6 seconds
Pos. No. Driver Make
1 43 Richard Petty Dodge
2 17 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet
3 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet
4 16 Bobby Allison AMC
5 71 Dave Marcis Dodge
6 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet
7 63 Jimmy Hensley Chevrolet
8 90 Dick Brooks Ford
9 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet
10 48 James Hylton Chevrolet

Round 10: Winston 500[]

Tragedy blackened Buddy Baker's first win since 1973 and the first win for team owner Bud Moore since 1966. Richard Petty's wheel well caught fire while leading and he pitted; his brother in law Randy Owens fitted a hose to a pressurized water tank; the tank exploded, nearly landing on Petty's roof, and Owens was killed. Baker edged Pearson at the stripe while Dick Brooks and Darrell Waltrip had sparkling efforts in finishing out the top four. The race lead changed 51 times among 13 drivers.
Top 10 finishers
Pos. No. Driver Make
1 15 Buddy Baker Ford
2 21 David Pearson Mercury
3 90 Dick Brooks Ford
4 17 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet
5 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet
6 95 Harry Jefferson Ford
7 41 Grant Adcox Chevrolet
8 37 Bruce Jacobi Chevrolet
9 60 Chevrolet
10 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet

Round 11: Music City 420[]

The Music City 420 took place on May 10 at Nashville Speedway. The race had two contenders: Darrell Waltrip and Cale Yarborough. Darrell had the pole and led 47 laps before Cale took it away on lap 48. He then proceeded to lead the next 273 laps, with Darrell behind. However, Cale's car proceeded to have engine problems and retired on lap 322, thus handing the lead back over to Darrell. Darrell, who had a 2 lap lead on the next car behind, Benny Parsons, cruised on to a victory.
Top 10 finishers
Pos. No. Driver Make
1 17 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet
2 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet
3 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet
4 71 Dave Marcis Dodge
5 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet
6 68 Alton Jones Chevrolet
7 43 Richard Petty Dodge
8 05 David Sisco Chevrolet
9 48 James Hylton Chevrolet
10 30 Walter Ballard Chevrolet

Round 12: Mason-Dixon 500[]

The 1975 Mason Dixon 500 took place on May 18 at Dover Downs International Speedway. Once again, the race had two contenders; David Pearson and Benny Parsons. In the middle parts of the race, they would swap the lead with each other frequently. However, Parsons would have to retire at lap 360 due to engine problems. David Pearson cruised to a 7 lap margin victory over Cecil Gordon.
Top 10 finishers
Pos. No. Driver Make
1 21 David Pearson Mercury
2 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet
3 43 Richard Petty Dodge
4 48 James Hylton Chevrolet
5 05 David Sisco Chevrolet
6 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet
7 93 Kenny Brighthill Ford
8 47 Bruce Hill Chevrolet
9 19 Henley Gray Chevrolet
10 25 Jabe Thomas Chevrolet

Round 13: World 600[]

Petty won a long-distance race at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the first time in his career (he'd won a 100-mile qualifying race there in 1961) as he led 234 laps and finished a lap ahead of Cale Yarborough. The Junior Johnson team by this point had secured sponsorship, allowing the team to contest the remainder of the season. Future seven-time champion Dale Earnhardt made his Cup debut in this race.
Top 10 finishers
Pos. No. Driver Make
1 43 Richard Petty Dodge
2 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet
3 21 David Pearson Mercury
4 17 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet
5 15 Buddy Baker Ford
6 28 Charlie Glotzbach Chevrolet
7 90 Dick Brooks Ford
8 98 Richie Panch Chevrolet
9 88 Donnie Allison Chevrolet
10 30 Walter Ballard Chevrolet

Round 14: Tuborg 400[]

Top 10 finishers
Pos. No. Driver Make
1 43 Richard Petty Dodge
2 16 Bobby Allison AMC
3 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet
4 96W Ray Elder Dodge
5 71 Dave Marcis Dodge
6 70 J.D. McDuffie Chevrolet
7 37 Chevrolet
8 73 Chevrolet
9 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet
10 89 Chevrolet

Round 15: Michigan 400[]

In a highly competitive race that saw 44 lead changes, Pearson edged Petty for his second win of the season while Dave Marcis and Cale Yarborough finished third and fourth; the top four combined to lead 180 of 200 laps. Petty increased his point lead to 441 over Marcis.
Top 10 finishers
Pos. No. Driver Make
1 21 David Pearson Mercury
2 43 Richard Petty Dodge
3 71 Dave Marcis Dodge
4 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet
5 17 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet
6 98 Richie Panch Chevrolet
7 90 Dick Brooks Ford
8 05 David Sisco Chevrolet
9 48 James Hylton Chevrolet
10 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet

Round 16: Firecracker 400[]

Petty struggled during the weekend, qualifying only at 180 MPH but drafted past Buddy Baker with thirteen laps to go. Donnie Allison finished a distant fifth after winning the pole and was released from the DiGard Racing team and replaced by Darrell Waltrip, who finished fourth.
Top 10 finishers
Pos. No. Driver Make
1 43 Richard Petty Dodge
2 15 Buddy Baker Ford
3 71 Dave Marcis Dodge
4 17 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet
5 88 Donnie Allison Chevrolet
6 90 Dick Brooks Ford
7 47 Bruce Hill Chevrolet
8 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet
9 65 Ford
10 35 Darel Dieringer Ford

Round 17: Nashville 420[]

The 1975 Nashville 420 took place on July 20 at Nashville Speedway. Cale Yarborough dominated the race after passing Walter Ballard on lap 50, leading the rest of the laps afterwards and winning.

Top 10 finishers
Pos. No. Driver Make
1 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet
2 43 Richard Petty Dodge
3 71 Dave Marcis Dodge
4 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet
5 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet
6 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet
7 05 David Sisco Chevrolet
8 65 Ford
9 70 J.D. McDuffie Chevrolet
10 10 Elmo Langley Ford

Round 18: Purolator 500[]

Controversy marred the finish. The lead changed 43 times despite a ninety-minute delay for rain near halfway. Pearson took the lead with 14 to go, but in the final seven laps the Wood Brothers Mercury smoked heavily, to where by Lap 198 it was lapping its own smoke. At that point NASCAR black-flagged Pearson, but the rules allowed a three lap period to obey the flag and there were only two laps to go. It was the third win of the season for Pearson. Under current NASCAR rules with electronic scoring, a time or lap penalty would be added for late-race black flag penalties.
Top 10 finishers
Pos. No. Driver Make
1 21 David Pearson Mercury
2 43 Richard Petty Dodge
3 15 Buddy Baker Ford
4 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet
5 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet
6 65 Ford
7 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet
8 47 Bruce Hill Chevrolet
9 48 James Hylton Chevrolet
10 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet

Round 19: Talladega 500[]

Multiple tragedies surrounded the seventh running of NASCAR's late-summer 500-miler at Talladega. Gene Lovell, crew chief for Grant Adcox, died of a heart attack; Adcox withdrew and first alternate Tiny Lund got his starting spot. Mark Donohue drove a Porsche IMSA racer to a new closed-course speed record of 221 MPH (breaking A. J. Foyt's 217 MPH record in his Indycar the previous year) before pole qualifying; Donohue was killed ten days later during the Austrian Grand Prix. The 500 itself was scheduled for August 10 but was rained out until the 17th. Early in the race a six-car melee erupted and Lund was smashed through the driver side by another car; he succumbed to massive internal injuries. Dick Brooks then survived a furious tumble down the backstretch in the middle of the race. Buddy Baker held off Richard Petty at the stripe after 60 lead changes among 17 drivers.
Top 10 finishers
Pos. No. Driver Make
1 15 Buddy Baker Ford
2 43 Richard Petty Dodge
3 28 Donnie Allison Chevrolet
4 71 Dave Marcis Dodge
5 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet
6 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet
7 48 James Hylton Chevrolet
8 18 Joe Frasson Chevrolet
9 60 Jackie Rogers Chevrolet
10 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet

Round 20: Champion Spark Plug 400[]

A six-car crash pierced the backstretch guardrail and stopped the race for half an hour. A late caution set off a five-lap shootout as Petty and Pearson fought for the lead; the lead changed on every lap before Petty drafted past Pearson for the win.[2] Cale Yarborough survived a spin after colliding with Dave Marcis and finished third; the two exchanged words after the race.
Top 10 finishers
Pos. No. Driver Make
1 43 Richard Petty Dodge
2 21 David Pearson Mercury
3 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet
4 16 Bobby Allison AMC
5 71 Dave Marcis Dodge
6 15 Buddy Baker Ford
7 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet
8 47 Bruce Hill Chevrolet
9 63 Terry Bivins Chevrolet
10 7 Ford

Round 21: Southern 500[]

Bobby Allison, despite breaking a suspension piece in the final 50 laps, completed a season sweep at Darlington as he outlasted Richard Petty, who competed despite illness and heat, needing relief help from Dave Marcis.
Top 10 finishers
Pos. No. Driver Make
1 16 Bobby Allison AMC
2 43 Richard Petty Dodge
3 05 David Sisco Chevrolet
4 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge
5 47 Bruce Hill Chevrolet
6 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet
7 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet
8 33 Dick May Chevrolet
9 37 Bruce Jacobi Chevrolet
10 64 Elmo Langley Ford

Round 22: Delaware 500[]

Petty put the entire field two laps down, but with 150 to go a backmarker's blown engine sent debris under the STP Dodge and snapped a tie rod. Petty's crew needed eight laps to fix the problem and he restarted six laps behind Lennie Pond and Cale Yarborough. Pond fell out and Cale fell back; Petty kept lapping the field until he got back onto the lead lap; Buddy Arrington then came to a stop, necessitating a late yellow. Petty won handily and Dick Brooks finished second, upset because Arrington had purchased a transporter from Petty; said Brooks, "I guess Arrington needed that truck paid for."
Top 10 finishers
Pos. No. Driver Make
1 43 Richard Petty Dodge
2 90 Dick Brooks Ford
3 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet
4 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet
5 47 Bruce Hill Chevrolet
6 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet
7 48 James Hylton Chevrolet
8 70 J.D. McDuffie Chevrolet
9 7 Ford
10 40 D.K. Ulrich Chevrolet

Round 23: Wilkes 400[]

Top 10 finishers
Pos. No. Driver Make
1 43 Richard Petty Dodge
2 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet
3 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet
4 15 Buddy Baker Ford
5 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet
6 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet
7 70 J.D. McDuffie Chevrolet
8 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet
9 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge
10 47 Bruce Hill Chevrolet

Round 24: Old Dominion 500[]

Richard Petty fell out with rearend failure and pole-sitter Cale Yarborough crashed after leading 272 laps. Darrell Waltrip led before blowing his engine and Dave Marcis took the win, his first Winston Cup win and the first for Harry Hyde's #71 Dodge since 1973.
Top 10 finishers
Pos. No. Driver Make
1 71 Dave Marcis Dodge
2 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet
3 16 Bobby Allison AMC
4 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet
5 98 Richie Panch Chevrolet
6 90 Dick Brooks Ford
7 65 Ford
8 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge
9 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet
10 64 Elmo Langley Ford

Round 25: National 500[]

Richard Petty broke out of a tight battle and led the final 111 laps for the sweep at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The win all but clinched his sixth Winston Cup Grand National title.
Top 10 finishers
Pos. No. Driver Make
1 43 Richard Petty Dodge
2 21 David Pearson Mercury
3 15 Buddy Baker Ford
4 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet
5 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet
6 48 James Hylton Chevrolet
7 35 Darel Dieringer Ford
8 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet
9 70 J.D. McDuffie Chevrolet
10 64 Elmo Langley Ford

Round 26: Capital City 500[]

Richard Petty broke a piston 34 laps in but still clinched his sixth title; the Petty Enterprises team had begun experimenting with new parts in anticipation of the 1976 season. Darrell Waltrip made up two laps to post his second win of 1975 and the first for DiGard Racing.
Top 10 finishers
Pos. No. Driver Make
1 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet
2 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet
3 90 Dick Brooks Ford
4 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet
5 70 J.D. McDuffie Chevrolet
6 48 James Hylton Chevrolet
7 64 Elmo Langley Ford
8 47 Bruce Hill Chevrolet
9 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet
10 25 Jabe Thomas Chevrolet

Round 27: American 500[]

Top 10 finishers
Pos. No. Driver Make
1 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet
2 16 Bobby Allison AMC
3 71 Dave Marcis Dodge
4 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet
5 28 A.J. Foyt Chevrolet
6 47 Bruce Hill Chevrolet
7 3 Bobby Issac Chevrolet
8 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge
9 27 Donnie Allison Chevrolet
10 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet

Round 28: Volunteer 500[]

Top 10 finishers
Pos. No. Driver Make
1 43 Richard Petty Dodge
2 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet
3 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet
4 71 Dave Marcis Dodge
5 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet
6 90 Dick Brooks Ford
7 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet
8 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet
9 48 James Hylton Chevrolet
10 47 Bruce Hill Chevrolet

Round 29: Dixie 500[]

Top 10 finishers
Pos. No. Driver Make
1 15 Buddy Baker Ford
2 71 Dave Marcis Dodge
3 43 Richard Petty Dodge
4 21 David Pearson Mercury
5 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet
6 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet
7 90 Dick Brooks Ford
8 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet
9 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet
10 8 Ed Negre Dodge

Round 30: Los Angeles Times 500[]

Buddy Baker initially was not entered in NASCAR's season finale but Bud Moore had secured sponsorship from Norris Industries so Baker flew out to LA and led 148 laps, winning by 30 seconds over Pearson. Richard Petty led but fell out for the second straight year with engine failure; it was also his fourth DNF in his last seven races.
Top 10 finishers
Pos. No. Driver Make
1 15 Buddy Baker Ford
2 21 David Pearson Mercury
3 71 Dave Marcis Dodge
4 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet
5 16 Bobby Allison AMC
6 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet
7 38 Jimmy Insolo Chevrolet
8 90 Dick Brooks Ford
9 48 James Hylton Chevrolet
10 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet

Final Points Standings[]

Driver's standings[]

Finish Driver Points Starts Wins Top 5s Top 10s Poles
1 Richard Petty 4783 30 13 21 24 3
2 Dave Marcis 4061 30 1 16 18 4
3 James Hylton 3914 30 0 2 16 0
4 Benny Parsons 3820 30 1 11 17 3
5 Richard Childress 3818 30 0 2 15 0
6 Cecil Gordon 3702 30 0 7 16 0
7 Darrell Waltrip 3462 28 2 11 14 2
8 Elmo Langley 3399 29 0 2 7 0
9 Cale Yarborough 3295 27 3 13 13 3
10 Dick Brooks 3182 25 0 6 15 0
11 Walter Ballard 3151 30 0 0 3 0
12 Frank Warren 3148 27 0 0 0 0
13 David Sisco 3116 28 0 2 7 0
14 David Pearson 3057 21 3 13 14 7
15 Buddy Baker 3050 23 4 12 13 3
16 Bruce Hill 3002 26 0 3 11 0
17 Ed Negre 2982 29 0 0 4 0
18 J.D. McDuffie 2745 26 0 1 6 0
19 Buddy Arrington 2654 25 0 0 3 0
20 Coo Coo Marlin 2584 23 0 4 11 0
21 Lennie Pond 2540 22 0 6 9 0
22 Jabe Thomas 2252 21 0 0 2 0
23 Carl Adams 2182 20 0 0 4 0
24 Bobby Allison 2181 19 3 10 10 3
25 Bruce Jacobi 1732 15 0 0 3 0
26 Dean Dalton 1486 16 0 0 3 0
27 D.K. Ulrich 1453 16 0 0 1 0
28 Donnie Allison 1376 14 0 3 6 2
29 Richie Panch 1243 14 0 1 4 0
30 Jim Vandiver 1228 13 0 1 4 0
31 Bill Champion 1218 13 0 0 0 0
32 Earle Canavan 1062 12 0 0 0 0
33 Grant Adcox 1020 11 0 0 1 0
34 Joe Mihalic 957 10 0 0 1 0
35 Joe Frasson 939 9 0 0 1 0
36 Travis Tiller 922 10 0 0 0 0
37 Rick Newsom 877 10 0 0 0 0
38 Ferrel Harris 797 10 0 0 0 0
39 Henley Gray 747 9 0 0 1 0
40 G.C. Spencer 634 9 0 0 1 0
41 Dick May 631 9 0 0 1 0
42 Earl Brooks 534 7 0 0 0 0
43 Neil Castles 529 7 0 0 0 0
44 Jackie Rogers 502 8 0 0 1 0
45 Harry Jefferson 455 5 0 0 2 0
46 Tommy Gale 437 5 0 0 0 0
47 Ricky Rudd 431 4 0 0 1 0
48 Bobby Isaac 405 6 0 0 1 0
49 Dick Skillen 389 5 0 0 0 0
50 Ray Elder 372 3 0 1 1 0
51 Randy Tissot 7 0 0 0 0
52 Harold Miller 347 5 0 0 0 0
53 Jimmy Insolo 343 4 0 0 1 0
54 Darel Dieringer 4 0 0 2 0
55 Bob Burcham 327 3 0 0 0 0
56 Chuck Wahl 316 3 0 0 1 0
57 Chuck Bown 5 0 0 0 0
58 Bill Schmitt 315 3 0 0 1 0
59 Baxter Price 309 3 0 0 0 0
60 Bill Hollar 306 3 0 0 0 0
61 Skip Manning 5 0 0 0 0
62 Alton Jones 277 2 0 0 1 0
63 Richard D. Brown 4 0 0 0 0
64 Gary Matthews 260 2 0 0 1 0
65 Don Puskarich 246 3 0 0 0 0
66 Sonny Easley 224 3 0 0 0 0
67 Glenn Francis 218 2 0 0 0 0
68 Ramo Stott 2 0 1 1 0
69 Johnny Ray 4 0 0 0 0
70 Hershel McGriff 5 0 0 1 0
71 Jim Boyd 203 2 0 0 0 0
72 Hugh Pearson 203 2 0 0 0 0
73 Bill Osborne 200 2 0 0 0 0
73 Pete Torres 200 2 0 0 0 0
75 George Follmer 167 2 0 0 0 0
76 Charlie Griffin 164 2 0 0 0 0
77 Kenny Brightbill 146 1 0 0 1 0
78 Terry Bivins 2 0 0 1 0
79 Gene Riniker 134 1 0 0 1 0
80 Don Hall 130 1 0 0 0 0
81 Marty Robbins 121 2 0 0 0 0
82 Clyde Dagit 118 1 0 0 0 0
82 Larry Esau 118 1 0 0 0 0
84 Richard White 1 0 0 0 0
84 Billy Hagan 106 1 0 0 0 0
86 John Banks 3 0 0 0 0
86 Jeff Handy 1 0 0 0 0
86 John Kieper 2 0 0 0 0
86 Don Reynolds 103 1 0 0 0 0
90 A.J. Reno 100 1 0 0 0 0
91 Carl Joiner 97 1 0 0 0 0
91 Doc Faustina 97 1 0 0 0 0
91 Ron Esau 97 1 0 0 0 0
94 Carl Van Horn 94 1 0 0 0 0
96 Eddie Bradshaw 88 1 0 0 0 0
96 Paul Dean Holt 2 0 0 0 0
97 Red Farmer 83 2 0 0 0 0
98 Jimmy Hensley 2 0 0 1 0
99 Joey Arrington 2 0 0 0 0
100 Bill Ward 79 1 0 0 0 0
100 Chuck Little 79 1 0 0 0 0
102 G.T. Tallas 76 1 0 0 0 0
103 Dan Daughtry 74 2 0 0 0 0
104 Dick Bown 73 1 0 0 0 0
105 Harry Gant 70 1 0 0 0 0
105 John Soares, Jr. 70 1 0 0 0 0
107 Jim Thirkettle 67 1 0 0 0 0
107 George Wiltshire 67 1 0 0 0 0
109 Ted Fritz 64 1 0 0 0 0
109 Randy Bethea 64 1 0 0 0 0
111 Charlie Glotzbach 2 0 0 1 0
112 Ivan Baldwin 2 0 0 0 0
113 Dick Trickle 55 1 0 0 0 0
114 H.B. Bailey 43 1 0 0 0 0
114 Warren Tope 2 0 0 0 0
116 Tiny Lund 25 1 0 0 0 0
117 Terry Link 22 1 0 0 0 0
118 Neil Bonnett 2 0 0 0 0
119 Salt Walther 2 0 0 0 0
120 Roy Smith 1 0 0 0 0
121 Johnny Rutherford 4 0 0 0 0
122 Earl Ross 1 0 0 0 0
123 Jody Ridley 3 0 0 0 0
124 Glenn McDuffie 1 0 0 0 0
125 John Martin 1 0 0 0 0
126 Mel Larson 1 0 0 0 0
127 Gordon Johncock 1 0 0 0 0
128 Don Hoffman 1 0 0 0 0
129 John Harkins 1 0 0 0 0
130 A.J. Foyt 7 0 1 1 0
131 Dale Earnhardt 1 0 0 0 0
132 Tom Williams 2 0 0 0 0

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See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Stock Car Racing Magazine, August 1975 issue, p. 9
  2. ^ "1975 Champion 400, MRN call". Archived from the original on 2014-03-27. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
  3. ^ "1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Central - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-04-29.

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