1975 American 500

Race 27 of 30

Rockingham
492 laps
Time of race: 4:09:54
Average speed of winner: 120.129 mph
Margin of victory: 1 car length
Lead changes: 15 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 23 laps
Lap leaders: Marcis pole, Petty 1-4, Foyt 5-17, Yarborough 18, Foyt 19-20, Yarborough 21-137, Foyt 138-153, Yarborough 154-170, Foyt 171-208, Marcis 209-214, Yarborough 215, Marcis 216-224, Foyt 225-228, Yarborough 229-235, Marcis 236-239, Yarborough 240-492

Race notes: Debut for Glen McDuffie.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Cale Yarborough	11	Holly Farms Poultry	'75 Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab		492	6	396	running	16930	185
2	6	Bobby Allison	16	Coca-Cola/AMC	'75 Matador	Penske	Woodard		492	0	0	running	10355	170
3	1	Dave Marcis	71	K&K Insurance	'74 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde	132.021	491	3	19	running	8505	170
4	10	Lennie Pond	54	Master Chevrolet	'75 Chevrolet	Ronnie Elder			488	0	0	running	5080	160
5	3	A.J. Foyt	28	Gilmore Enterprises	'75 Chevrolet	Ellington			487	5	73	running	4530	0
6	13	Bruce Hill	47	Howson Algraphy	'75 Chevrolet	Bruce Hill			486	0	0	running	3330	150
7	12	Bobby Isaac	3	Black Gold	'75 Chevrolet	Ed Gibson			478	0	0	running	2930	146
8	28	Jim Vandiver	31	Triple Elkhorn Mining	'74 Dodge	Vandiver			470	0	0	running	2730	0
9	7	Donnie Allison	27	Black Gold	'75 Chevrolet	Howard			470	0	0	running	2530	0
10	14	Coo Coo Marlin	14	Cunningham-Kelley	'75 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			467	0	0	running	2330	134
11	15	Walter Ballard	30	Clyde Lynn Auto Parts	'75 Chevrolet	Ballard			461	0	0	running	2130	130
12	30	Ed Negre	8	10,000 RPM Speed Equipment	'74 Dodge	Negre			460	0	0	running	1930	127
13	20	Buddy Arrington	67	J.R. Stanley Trucking	'73 Plymouth	Arrington			459	0	0	running	1760	124
14	22	Frank Warren	79	Transit Damaged Freight	'74 Dodge	Frank Warren			458	0	0	running	1680	121
15	23	James Hylton	48	Nitro 9	'74 Chevrolet	Hylton	Champion		455	0	0	running	1530	118
16	32	Bruce Jacobi	37	Opal's Truck Stop	'75 Chevrolet	Voight			439	0	0	running	1430	115
17	33	Dick May	33	Joli Boutique	'75 Chevrolet	Handy			438	0	0	running	1330	112
18	18	Jabe Thomas	25	Ward's Mobile Homes	'74 Chevrolet	Don Robertson			432	0	0	running	1230	109
19	26	Glen McDuffie	0	Glenn's Landscaping	'73 Chevrolet	McDuffie			431	0	0	running	1130	0
20	24	J.D. McDuffie	70	Butler's	'75 Chevrolet	McDuffie			430	0	0	running	1055	103
21	17	Richard Childress	96	L.C. Newton Trucking	'75 Chevrolet	Garn			428	0	0	running	850	100
22	25	Ferrel Harris	82	Dan Walters Forever	'74 Dodge	Ferrel Harris	Buddy Parrott		409	0	0	valve	825	97
23	37	Elmo Langley	64	Langley Racing	'73 Ford	Langley			409	0	0	running	800	94
24	11	Benny Parsons	72	Kings Row Fireplaces	'75 Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Carter		380	0	0	water pump	775	91
25	21	David Pearson	21	Purolator	'73 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		364	0	0	drive shaft	825	88
26	31	David Sisco	05	Reliable Plumbing	'75 Chevrolet	Sisco			336	0	0	cam shaft	725	85
27	36	Dick Skillen	78	Singer Climate Control	'74 Chevrolet	Goff			334	0	0	oil pressure	700	82
28	9	Buddy Baker	15	Bud Moore Enterprises	'75 Ford	Moore	Moore		230	0	0	valve	655	79
29	5	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore Industries	'73 Ford	Donlavey			209	0	0	engine	645	76
30	16	Cecil Gordon	24	Pruette Chevrolet	'75 Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			180	0	0	cylinder head	635	73
31	19	D.K. Ulrich	40	Garden State Auto Body	'75 Chevrolet	Ulrich			140	0	0	oil pressure	625	70
32	8	Darrell Waltrip	88	Terminal Transport	'75 Chevrolet	DiGard	Elder		89	0	0	spark plug	615	67
33	34	Henley Gray	19	Belden Asphalt	'74 Chevrolet	Henley Gray			83	0	0	rear end	605	64
34	27	Neil Castles	06	Del Reeves Special	'75 Chevrolet	Castles			45	0	0	valve	595	61
35	2	Richard Petty	43	STP	'74 Dodge	Petty	Inman		20	1	4	engine	1335	63
36	29	Jackie Rogers	60	Palm Room	'75 Chevrolet	Viglione			4	0	0	withdrew	575	0
37	35	Joe Frasson	18	Frasson Racing	'75 Chevrolet	Frasson			4	0	0	transmission	530	52

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Richard Petty	4308	27	3	12	19	22
2	Dave Marcis	3556	27	3	1	13	15
3	James Hylton	3536	27	0	0	2	14
4	Benny Parsons	3493	27	3	1	10	16
5	Richard Childress	3433	27	0	0	2	14
6	Cecil Gordon	3316	27	0	0	7	14
7	Darrell Waltrip	3237	26	2	2	10	13
8	Elmo Langley	3078	26	0	0	2	7
9	Cale Yarborough	2862	24	2	3	11	11
10	Frank Warren	2851	25	0	0	0	0
11	Walter Ballard	2809	27	0	0	0	3
12	David Sisco	2798	25	0	0	2	7
13	Buddy Baker	2774	20	3	2	10	11
14	Dick Brooks	2739	22	0	0	6	12
15	David Pearson	2717	19	6	3	11	12
16	Ed Negre	2675	26	0	0	0	3
17	Bruce Hill	2659	23	0	0	3	10
18	Buddy Arrington	2545	23	0	0	0	3
19	J.D. McDuffie	2463	23	0	0	1	6
20	Coo Coo Marlin	2296	21	0	0	4	9
21	Jabe Thomas	2143	20	0	0	0	2
22	Lennie Pond	2060	19	0	0	5	6
23	Bobby Allison	1936	17	3	3	9	9
24	Carl Adams	1867	17	0	0	0	4
25	Bruce Jacobi	1611	14	0	0	0	3