1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

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Richard Petty, the 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Champion. This would be his 6th of his 7 championships. N 97 8 127 Richard Petty 1973 (cropped).jpg
Richard Petty, the 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Champion. This would be his 6th of his 7 championships.

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, with modifications in 2004 and 2007 each time by increasing the emphasis for a win in adding five additional points each time for a race winner. The original points system ran for the first 29 seasons, from 1975 to 2003.

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

Season recap

No.DateEventCircuit Pole position Most laps ledWinnerManufacturer
1January 19 Winston Western 500 Riverside International Raceway Bobby Allison Bobby Allison Bobby Allison AMC
February 13 125 Mile Qualifying Races Daytona International Speedway Bobby Allison
David Pearson
2February 16 Daytona 500 Donnie Allison David Pearson Benny Parsons Chevrolet
3February 23 Richmond 500 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway Richard Petty Richard Petty Richard Petty Dodge
4March 2 Carolina 500 North Carolina Speedway Buddy Baker Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Chevrolet
5March 16 Southeastern 500 Bristol International Speedway Buddy Baker Richard Petty Richard Petty Dodge
6March 23 Atlanta 500 Atlanta International Raceway Richard Petty Richard Petty Richard Petty Dodge
7April 6 Gwyn Staley 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway Darrell Waltrip Richard Petty Richard Petty Dodge
8April 13 Rebel 500 Darlington Raceway David Pearson David Pearson Bobby Allison AMC
9April 27 Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway Benny Parsons Richard Petty Richard Petty Dodge
10May 4 Winston 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway Buddy Baker Buddy Baker Buddy Baker Ford
11May 10 Music City USA 420 Nashville Speedway Darrell Waltrip Cale Yarborough Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet
12May 18 &19 Mason-Dixon 500 Dover Downs International Speedway David Pearson David Pearson David Pearson Mercury
13May 25 World 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway David Pearson Richard Petty Richard Petty Dodge
14June 8 Tuborg 400 Riverside International Raceway Bobby Allison Bobby Allison Richard Petty Dodge
15June 15 Motor State 400 Michigan International Speedway Cale Yarborough David Pearson David Pearson Mercury
16July 4 Firecracker 400 Daytona International Speedway Donnie Allison Buddy Baker Richard Petty Dodge
17July 20 Nashville 420 Nashville Speedway Benny Parsons Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Chevrolet
18August 3 Purolator 500 Pocono Raceway Bobby Allison David Pearson David Pearson Mercury
19August 17 Talladega 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway Dave Marcis Buddy Baker Buddy Baker Ford
20August 24 Champion Spark Plug 400 Michigan International Speedway David Pearson A.J. Foyt Richard Petty Dodge
21September 1 Southern 500 Darlington Raceway David Pearson Richard Petty Bobby Allison AMC
22September 14 Delaware 500 Dover Downs International Speedway Dave Marcis Richard Petty Richard Petty Dodge
23September 21 Wilkes 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway Richard Petty Richard Petty Richard Petty Dodge
24September 28 Old Dominion 500 Martinsville Speedway Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Dave Marcis Dodge
25October 5 National 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway David Pearson Richard Petty Richard Petty Dodge
26October 12 Capital City 500 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway Benny Parsons Lennie Pond Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet
27October 19 American 500 North Carolina Speedway Dave Marcis Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Chevrolet
28November 2 Volunteer 500 Bristol International Speedway Cale Yarborough Richard Petty Richard Petty Dodge
29November 9 Dixie 500 Atlanta International Raceway Dave Marcis Buddy Baker Buddy Baker Ford
30November 23 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.DriverMake
116 Bobby Allison AMC
221 David Pearson Mercury
324 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet
471 Dave Marcis Dodge
564 Elmo Langley Ford
648 James Hylton Chevrolet
743 Richard Petty Dodge
857W Gary Matthews Chevrolet
98 Ed Negre Dodge
1029W 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.DriverMake
172 Benny Parsons Chevrolet
216 Bobby Allison AMC
311 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet
421 David Pearson Mercury
583 Ramo Stott Chevrolet
671 Dave Marcis Dodge
743 Richard Petty Dodge
898 Richie Panch Chevrolet
949 G.C. Spencer Dodge
1048 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.DriverMake
143 Richard Petty Dodge
254 Lennie Pond Chevrolet
372 Benny Parsons Chevrolet
490 Dick Brooks Ford
564 Elmo Langley Ford
667 Buddy Arrington Dodge
724 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet
805 David Sisco Chevrolet
996 Richard Childress Chevrolet
108 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.DriverMake
111 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet
221 David Pearson Mercury
343 Richard Petty Dodge
490 Dick Brooks Ford
547 Bruce Hill Chevrolet
696 Richard Childress Chevrolet
78 Ed Negre Dodge
848 James Hylton Chevrolet
967 Buddy Arrington Dodge
107 Dean Dalton 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.DriverMake
143 Richard Petty Dodge
272 Benny Parsons Chevrolet
315 Buddy Baker Ford
424 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet
548 James Hylton Chevrolet
617 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet
705 David Sisco Chevrolet
871 Dave Marcis Dodge
996 Richard Childress Chevrolet
1010 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 transponder-based scoring, which was supplemented by GPS-based scoring in 2003 to determine winners of the race if necessary.
Top 10 finishers
Pos.No.DriverMake
143 Richard Petty Dodge
215 Buddy Baker Ford
321 David Pearson Mercury
490 Dick Brooks Ford
517 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet
688 Donnie Allison Chevrolet
714 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet
824 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet
997 Harry Jefferson Ford
1054 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.DriverMake
143 Richard Petty Dodge
211 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet
315 Buddy Baker Ford
471 Dave Marcis Dodge
554 Lennie Pond Chevrolet
672 Benny Parsons Chevrolet
717 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet
890 Dick Brooks Ford
924 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet
1030 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.DriverMake
116 Bobby Allison AMC
217 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet
388 Donnie Allison Chevrolet
471 Dave Marcis Dodge
514 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet
672 Benny Parsons Chevrolet
721 David Pearson Mercury
848 James Hylton Chevrolet
937 Bruce Jacobi Chevrolet
1067 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.DriverMake
143 Richard Petty Dodge
217 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet
311 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet
416 Bobby Allison AMC
571 Dave Marcis Dodge
672 Benny Parsons Chevrolet
763 Jimmy Hensley Chevrolet
890 Dick Brooks Ford
996 Richard Childress Chevrolet
1048 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.DriverMake
115 Buddy Baker Ford
221 David Pearson Mercury
390 Dick Brooks Ford
417 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet
514 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet
695 Harry Jefferson Ford
741 Grant Adcox Chevrolet
837 Bruce Jacobi Chevrolet
960 Joe Mihalic Chevrolet
1096 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, his first of 84 that is second in post-1972 NASCAR scheduling that led to being part of the 2012 NASCAR Hall of Fame.
Top 10 finishers
Pos.No.DriverMake
117 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet
272 Benny Parsons Chevrolet
314 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet
471 Dave Marcis Dodge
524 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet
668Alton Jones Chevrolet
743 Richard Petty Dodge
805 David Sisco Chevrolet
948 James Hylton Chevrolet
1030 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.DriverMake
121 David Pearson Mercury
224 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet
343 Richard Petty Dodge
448 James Hylton Chevrolet
505 David Sisco Chevrolet
614 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet
793 Kenny Brighthill Ford
847 Bruce Hill Chevrolet
919 Henley Gray Chevrolet
1025 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 Holly Farms 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.DriverMake
143 Richard Petty Dodge
211 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet
321 David Pearson Mercury
417 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet
515 Buddy Baker Ford
628 Charlie Glotzbach Chevrolet
790 Dick Brooks Ford
898 Richie Panch Chevrolet
988 Donnie Allison Chevrolet
1030 Walter Ballard Chevrolet

Round 14: Tuborg 400

Top 10 finishers
Pos.No.DriverMake
143 Richard Petty Dodge
216 Bobby Allison AMC
372 Benny Parsons Chevrolet
496W Ray Elder Dodge
571 Dave Marcis Dodge
670 J.D. McDuffie Chevrolet
737 Chuck Wahl Chevrolet
873 Bill Schmidt Chevrolet
996 Richard Childress Chevrolet
1089 Gene Riniker 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.DriverMake
121 David Pearson Mercury
243 Richard Petty Dodge
371 Dave Marcis Dodge
411 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet
517 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet
698 Richie Panch Chevrolet
790 Dick Brooks Ford
805 David Sisco Chevrolet
948 James Hylton Chevrolet
1096 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.DriverMake
143 Richard Petty Dodge
215 Buddy Baker Ford
371 Dave Marcis Dodge
417 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet
588 Donnie Allison Chevrolet
690 Dick Brooks Ford
747 Bruce Hill Chevrolet
872 Benny Parsons Chevrolet
965 Carl Adams Ford
1035 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.DriverMake
111 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet
243 Richard Petty Dodge
371 Dave Marcis Dodge
472 Benny Parsons Chevrolet
524 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet
696 Richard Childress Chevrolet
705 David Sisco Chevrolet
865 Carl Adams Ford
970 J.D. McDuffie Chevrolet
1010 Elmo Langley Ford

Round 18: Purolator 500

The inaugural race at Pocono International Raceway for the Cup Series featured controversy at the end. The lead changed 43 times despite a ninety-minute delay for rain near halfway. Pearson took the lead on Lap 186 of 200, 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 in what was a moot point, because the black flag was given on Lap 199 with 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. Currently, a black flag assessed at the end of the race results in a time penalty, such as Ricky Rudd at Sonoma in 1991 or Chase Briscoe at the 2021 Indianapolis race.
Top 10 finishers
Pos.No.DriverMake
121 David Pearson Mercury
243 Richard Petty Dodge
315 Buddy Baker Ford
472 Benny Parsons Chevrolet
596 Richard Childress Chevrolet
665 Carl Adams Ford
714 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet
847 Bruce Hill Chevrolet
948 James Hylton Chevrolet
1024 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.DriverMake
115 Buddy Baker Ford
243 Richard Petty Dodge
328 Donnie Allison Chevrolet
471 Dave Marcis Dodge
514 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet
672 Benny Parsons Chevrolet
748 James Hylton Chevrolet
818 Joe Frasson Chevrolet
960 Jackie Rogers Chevrolet
1024 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.DriverMake
143 Richard Petty Dodge
221 David Pearson Mercury
311 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet
416 Bobby Allison AMC
571 Dave Marcis Dodge
615 Buddy Baker Ford
788 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet
847 Bruce Hill Chevrolet
963 Terry Bivins Chevrolet
107 Dean Dalton 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.DriverMake
116 Bobby Allison AMC
243 Richard Petty Dodge
305 David Sisco Chevrolet
431 Jim Vandiver Dodge
547 Bruce Hill Chevrolet
624 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet
796 Richard Childress Chevrolet
833 Dick May Chevrolet
937 Bruce Jacobi Chevrolet
1064 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.DriverMake
143 Richard Petty Dodge
290 Dick Brooks Ford
372 Benny Parsons Chevrolet
411 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet
547 Bruce Hill Chevrolet
696 Richard Childress Chevrolet
748 James Hylton Chevrolet
870 J.D. McDuffie Chevrolet
97 Dean Dalton Ford
1040 D.K. Ulrich Chevrolet

Round 23: Wilkes 400

Top 10 finishers
Pos.No.DriverMake
143 Richard Petty Dodge
211 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet
388 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet
415 Buddy Baker Ford
554 Lennie Pond Chevrolet
672 Benny Parsons Chevrolet
770 J.D. McDuffie Chevrolet
896 Richard Childress Chevrolet
931 Jim Vandiver Dodge
1047 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.DriverMake
171 Dave Marcis Dodge
272 Benny Parsons Chevrolet
316 Bobby Allison AMC
496 Richard Childress Chevrolet
598 Richie Panch Chevrolet
690 Dick Brooks Ford
765 Carl Adams Ford
831 Jim Vandiver Dodge
924 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet
1064 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.DriverMake
143 Richard Petty Dodge
221 David Pearson Mercury
315 Buddy Baker Ford
472 Benny Parsons Chevrolet
524 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet
648 James Hylton Chevrolet
735 Darel Dieringer Ford
896 Richard Childress Chevrolet
970 J.D. McDuffie Chevrolet
1064 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.DriverMake
188 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet
254 Lennie Pond Chevrolet
390 Dick Brooks Ford
424 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet
570 J.D. McDuffie Chevrolet
648 James Hylton Chevrolet
764 Elmo Langley Ford
847 Bruce Hill Chevrolet
914 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet
1025 Jabe Thomas Chevrolet

Round 27: American 500

Top 10 finishers
Pos.No.DriverMake
111 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet
216 Bobby Allison AMC
371 Dave Marcis Dodge
454 Lennie Pond Chevrolet
528 A.J. Foyt Chevrolet
647 Bruce Hill Chevrolet
73 Bobby Issac Chevrolet
831 Jim Vandiver Dodge
927 Donnie Allison Chevrolet
1014 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet

Round 28: Volunteer 500

Top 10 finishers
Pos.No.DriverMake
143 Richard Petty Dodge
254 Lennie Pond Chevrolet
388 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet
471 Dave Marcis Dodge
572 Benny Parsons Chevrolet
690 Dick Brooks Ford
714 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet
824 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet
948 James Hylton Chevrolet
1047 Bruce Hill Chevrolet

Round 29: Dixie 500

Top 10 finishers
Pos.No.DriverMake
115 Buddy Baker Ford
271 Dave Marcis Dodge
343 Richard Petty Dodge
421 David Pearson Mercury
511 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet
654 Lennie Pond Chevrolet
790 Dick Brooks Ford
814 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet
924 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet
108 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.DriverMake
115 Buddy Baker Ford
221 David Pearson Mercury
371 Dave Marcis Dodge
411 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet
516 Bobby Allison AMC
654 Lennie Pond Chevrolet
738 Jimmy Insolo Chevrolet
890 Dick Brooks Ford
948 James Hylton Chevrolet
1096 Richard Childress Chevrolet

Full Drivers’ Championship

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by owner's points. * – Most laps led.

Pos.Driver RSD DAY RCH CAR BRI ATL NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH DAR DOV NWS MAR CLT RCH CAR BRI ATL ONT Pts
1 Richard Petty 771*31*1*1*261*19731*12122212*1*1*221*28351*3164783
2 Dave Marcis 4616248274451342034533325452430271262334234061
3 James Hylton 61014851311810339420139111197172371313661592293914
4 Benny Parsons 24132222866643223393348446342036241824519343820
5 Richard Childress 1118969151722910161623910136513317684821211312103818
6 Cecil Gordon 31572048921232152371833295101013629169543089193702
7 Darrell Waltrip 2615216572241224215428344273427317241323363462
8 Elmo Langley 55121717272011141512241214251024141810241410107231015223399
9 Cale Yarborough 31*202223634014*2724261*35413194219*19261*20543295
10 Dick Brooks 224419482583297763820262116353296783182
11 Walter Ballard 3125191718241018151210251024113118134811251425144115111217203151
12 Frank Warren 171812121216182412151917161716161726141624121414142225173148
13 David Sisco 21814731232826168527833719271231719201524261629123116
14 David Pearson 24*237*2021*31*201*392272623225423057
15 Buddy Baker 202532319191*1152*31*62833418328241*1*3050
16 Bruce Hill (R)32115231615472381830713831855102527861013263002
17 Ed Negre 914107131931133224313228271215141833301117213022121110402982
18 J. D. McDuffie 14331311282911181161822927452833873095203018212745
19 Buddy Arrington 6915201014382813261521251224221718181117121315202654
20 Coo Coo Marlin 1726755364012342675353931122942910782584
21 Lennie Pond 19223105272526333638322120524222*42662540
22 Jabe Thomas 122714DNQ1535222519102120162312132615201018182252
23 Carl Adams (R)34DNQ131618121244DNQ23219862329DNQ207111416282182
24 Bobby Allison 1*23014352*22353129412833122652181
25 Bruce Jacobi (R)1298162532191112159222016141732
26 Dean Dalton 103230391717191110329151929321486
27 D. K. Ulrich 113026DNQ201525211610232813312733131453
28 Donnie Allison 28286321422893553339271376
29 Richie Panch 8341749862833432552535361243
30 Jim Vandiver 35262715143349823278281228
31 Bill Champion DNQ213416111819293030292125171218
32 Earle Canavan 1331232517171734293235251062
33 Grant Adcox (R)3721729362734141316251020
34 Joe Mihalic (R)343314139272126DNQ3216957
35 Joe Frasson DNQ221814DNQ31836133726939
36 Travis Tiller (R)16212124232624302328922
37 Rick Newsom 31221920243341133612877
38 Ferrel Harris (R)16111445DNQ13DNQ1516182224797
39 Henley Gray 16199282736192933747
40 G. C. Spencer 93624223839493132634
41 Dick May (R)QL20352317198371721631
42 Earl Brooks QL2226232622QL3417534
43 Neil Castles DNQ18223029403431529
44 Jackie Rogers 141930936382936502
45 Harry Jefferson 32962128455
46 Tommy Gale 2318282235437
47 Ricky Rudd 11102528QL431
48 Bobby Isaac 29353772330405
49 Dick Skillen 3023253727389
50 Ray Elder 13425372
51 Randy Tissot 29292816501515364
52 Harold Miller 34283624QL34347
53 Jimmy Insolo 3327397343
54 Darel Dieringer 1210377337
55 Bob Burcham 131823327
56 Chuck Wahl 17735322
57 Chuck Bown (R)2734261238319
58 Bill Schmitt 18833315
59 Baxter Price 202218309
60 Bill Hollar 232216306
61 Skip Manning 14151511297
62 Alton Jones 612277
63 Richard D. Brown 29251730261
64 Gary Matthews 815260
65 Don Puskarich 123237246
66 Sonny Easley 213039224
67 Glenn Francis 2511218
68 Johnny Ray 48243040207
69 Hershel McGriff 1030191131205
70 Jim Boyd 1427203
71 Hugh Pearson 2318203
72 Bill Osborne 1626200
73 Pete Torres 2616200
74 George Follmer 2429167
75 Charlie Griffin 2628164
76 Kenny Brightbill 7146
77 Terry Bivins 921138
78 Gene Riniker 10134
79 Don Hall 11130
80 Marty Robbins 3931121
81 Clyde Dagit DNQ15118
82 Larry Esau 15118
83 Richard White 19106
84 Billy Hagan 19106
85 John Banks 502021103
86 Jeff Handy 20103
87 Johnny Kieper 2024103
88 Don Reynolds 20103
89 A. J. Reno 21100
90 Carl Joiner 2297
91 Doc Faustina 2297
92 Ron Esau 2297
93 Carl Van Horn 2394
94 Paul Dean Holt 212491
95 Eddie Bradshaw 2588
96 Red Farmer QL374483
97 Jimmy Hensley 72782
98 Joey Arrington 27273282
99 Bill Ward 2879
100 Chuck Little 2879
101 G. T. Tallas 29DNQ76
102 Dan Daughtry 384674
103 Dick Brown 3073
104 Harry Gant 3170
105 John Soares Jr. 3170
106 Jim Thirkettle 3267
107 George Wiltshire 3267
108 Ted Fritz 3364
109 Randy Bethea 3364
110 Charlie Glotzbach 63660
111 Ivan Baldwin 353558
112 Dick Trickle 4055
113 H. B. Bailey DNQ4043
114 Warren Tope 401843
115 Tiny Lund DNQ4625
116 Terry Link DNQ4722
117 A. J. Foyt 11352430*21514
118 Johnny Rutherford 27324034
119 Ramo Stott 530
120 Jody Ridley 2911
121 Tom Williams 20QL23
122 Neil Bonnett 1435
123 Salt Walther 1737DNQ
124 Earl Ross 13
125 Don Hoffman 15
126 Glen McDuffie 19
127 John Harkins 21
128 Dale Earnhardt 22
129 Roy Smith 29
130 John Martin 30
131 Mel Larson 32
132 Gordon Johncock 36
133 Dennis Wilson DNQDNQ
134 Tom Culbertson DNQ
135 Joe Booher DNQ
136 Jimmy Crowe DNQ
137 Bill Dennis DNQ
138 Bill Elliott DNQ
Pos.Driver RSD DAY RCH CAR BRI ATL NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH DAR DOV NWS MAR CLT RCH CAR BRI ATL ONT Pts

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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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