| 1975 American 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 27 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $111,270 | Race Date: | Oct 19, 1975 | Rockingham Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 49 Car Length | Race Duration: | 4h 9m 54s | Rockingham, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 15 | Average Speed: | 120.129 MPH | 1.017 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 37 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 23 Laps | rockingham-speedway.com/ | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Driver: | Dave Marcis D. Marcis | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #71 Dodge | Matador: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | K&K Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Herb Nab | Crew Chief: | Plymouth: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 396 of 492 | Pole Speed: | 132.021 MPH | |||||
| Official 1975 American 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms | Running |  | 185 | 492 | 396 |
| 2 | 6 | 16 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola / American Motors | Running | AMC Matador | 170 | 492 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 71 | Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance | Running |  | 170 | 491 | 19 |
| 4 | 10 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Master Chevrolet | Running | | 160 | 488 | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | 28 | A.J. Foyt | Gilmore Enterprises | Running | | 160 | 487 | 73 |
| 6 | 13 | 47 | Bruce Hill (R) | Howson Algraphy | Running | | 150 | 486 | 0 |
| 7 | 12 | 3 | Bobby Isaac | Black Gold | Running | | 146 | 478 | 0 |
| 8 | 28 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | Triple Elkhorn Mining | Running | | 142 | 470 | 1 |
| 9 | 7 | 27 | Donnie Allison | Black Gold | Running | | 138 | 470 | 0 |
| 10 | 14 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Running | | 134 | 467 | 0 |
| 11 | 15 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Clyde Lynn Auto Parts | Running | | 130 | 461 | 0 |
| 12 | 30 | 8 | Ed Negre | 10000 RPM Speed Equipment | Running | | 127 | 460 | 0 |
| 13 | 20 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | J.R. Stanley Trucking | Running |  | 124 | 459 | 0 |
| 14 | 22 | 79 | Frank Warren | Transit Damaged Freight | Running | | 121 | 458 | 0 |
| 15 | 23 | 48 | James Hylton | Nitro 9 | Running | | 118 | 455 | 0 |
| 16 | 32 | 37 | Bruce Jacobi (R) | Opal's Truck Stop | Running | | 115 | 439 | 0 |
| 17 | 33 | 33 | Dick May (R) | Handy's Transmission | Running | | 112 | 438 | 0 |
| 18 | 18 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Ward Mobile Homes | Running | | 109 | 432 | 0 |
| 19 | 26 | 0 | Glenn McDuffie | Glenn's Landscaping | Running | | 0 | 431 | 0 |
| 20 | 24 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Butler's | Running | | 103 | 430 | 0 |
| 21 | 17 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking | Running | | 100 | 428 | 0 |
| 22 | 25 | 82 | Ferrel Harris (R) | Dan Walters Forever | Valves | | 97 | 409 | 0 |
| 23 | 37 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running |  | 94 | 409 | 0 |
| 24 | 11 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Kings Row Fireplaces | Water Pump | | 91 | 380 | 0 |
| 25 | 21 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Driveshaft |  | 88 | 364 | 0 |
| 26 | 31 | 5 | David Sisco | Reliable Plumbing & Heating | Camshaft | | 85 | 336 | 0 |
| 27 | 36 | 78 | Dick Skillen | Singer Climate Control | Oil Pressure | | 82 | 334 | 0 |
| 28 | 9 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Enterprises | Valves | | 79 | 230 | 0 |
| 29 | 5 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Engine | | 76 | 209 | 0 |
| 30 | 16 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Pruette Chevrolet | Cylinder Head | | 73 | 180 | 0 |
| 31 | 19 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Garden State Auto Body | Oil Pressure | | 70 | 140 | 0 |
| 32 | 8 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Terminal Transport | Spark Plug | | 67 | 89 | 0 |
| 33 | 34 | 19 | Henley Gray | Belden Asphalt | Rear Gear | | 64 | 83 | 0 |
| 34 | 27 | 6 | Neil Castles | Del Reeves Special | Valves | | 61 | 45 | 0 |
| 35 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Engine | | 63 | 20 | 4 |
| 36 | 29 | 60 | Jackie Rogers | Palm Room | Quit | | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | 35 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Transmission | | 52 | 4 | 0 |
