| 1975 Wilkes 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 23 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $47,815 | Race Date: | Sep 21, 1975 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2.400 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2h 48m 34s | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 11 | Average Speed: | 88.986 MPH | .625 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 34 Laps | savethespeedway.net/history.html | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Dodge | Car No.: | #43 Dodge | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Petty Enterprises | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 184 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 105.500 MPH | |||||
| Official 1975 Wilkes 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 185 | 400 | 184 |
| 2 | 4 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms | Running |  | 175 | 400 | 172 |
| 3 | 2 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Terminal Transport | Running | | 165 | 396 | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Enterprises | Running |  | 160 | 394 | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Master Chevrolet / Virginia Co | Running | | 155 | 394 | 0 |
| 6 | 8 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Kings Row Fireplaces | Running | | 150 | 392 | 0 |
| 7 | 12 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Butler's | Running | | 146 | 392 | 0 |
| 8 | 13 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking | Running | | 142 | 389 | 0 |
| 9 | 16 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | Triple Elkhorn Mining | Running | | 138 | 388 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | 47 | Bruce Hill (R) | Dixie 500 | Running | | 134 | 386 | 0 |
| 11 | 3 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Running | | 130 | 385 | 0 |
| 12 | 15 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Running | | 127 | 384 | 0 |
| 13 | 11 | 48 | James Hylton | Nitro 9 | Running | | 124 | 378 | 0 |
| 14 | 20 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Independent Auto Salvage | Running | | 121 | 376 | 0 |
| 15 | 25 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 118 | 374 | 0 |
| 16 | 9 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Bob Stott Chevrolet | Running | | 115 | 373 | 0 |
| 17 | 19 | 8 | Ed Negre | 10000 RPM Speed Equipment | Running | | 112 | 370 | 0 |
| 18 | 29 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | J.R. Stanley Trucking | Running |  | 109 | 367 | 0 |
| 19 | 14 | 5 | David Sisco | Reliable Plumbing & Heating | Running | | 106 | 367 | 0 |
| 20 | 22 | 65 | Carl Adams (R) | Travelodge | Running | | 103 | 361 | 0 |
| 21 | 18 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Engine | | 100 | 357 | 0 |
| 22 | 26 | 29 | Bill Hollar | Hollar Racing | Running | | 97 | 328 | 0 |
| 23 | 27 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Garden State Auto Body | Suspension | | 94 | 290 | 0 |
| 24 | 30 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Engine | | 91 | 207 | 0 |
| 25 | 17 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Rear Gear | | 88 | 194 | 0 |
| 26 | 24 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Battery | | 85 | 105 | 0 |
| 27 | 7 | 71 | Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance | Accident | | 87 | 92 | 44 |
| 28 | 28 | 23 | Charlie Griffin | Robertson Racing | Too Slow | | 79 | 46 | 0 |
| 29 | 21 | 19 | Henley Gray | Belden Asphalt | Oil Leak | | 76 | 14 | 0 |
| 30 | 23 | 44 | Richard D. Brown | Bush Olds Pontiac | Vibration |  | 73 | 12 | 0 |
