1975 Talladega 500

Race 19 of 30

Talladega
188 laps
Time of race: 3:49:14
Average speed of winner: 130.892 mph
Margin of victory: 5 feet
Lead changes: 60 among 18 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 61 laps
Lap leaders: Marcis pole, Baker 1-2, Waltrip 3, Baker 4-14, Pearson 15-16, Hylton 17-21, Waltrip 22, B. Allison 23, Yarborough 24, Baker 25-27, Bonnett 28-35, Sisco 36, Frasson 37, Sisco 38, Parsons 39, Baker 40-43, Marlin 44-46, Rogers 47-48, Childress 49, D. Allison 50-51, Brooks 52-56, Marlin 57-58, Hylton 59, B. Allison 60, D. Allison 61-62, Baker 63-65, D. Allison 66-71, B. Allison 72-76, Dieringer 77-78, D. Allison 79-81, Baker 82-85, Bonnett 86-89, B. Allison 90-91, Baker 92-98, D. Allison 99, Baker 100-102, D. Allison 103-104, Baker 105-106, D. Allison 107-108, Baker 109-111, D. Allison 112-113, Petty 114-116, Baker 117-120, D. Allison 121, Baker 122-128, Petty 129-130, Baker 131-132, Petty 133-135, Baker 136-149, Petty 150-154, Baker 155-156, D. Allison 157-158, Baker 159-163, Petty 164-166, Baker 167, Petty 168-169, Baker 170-172, Petty 173, Baker 174-175, Petty 176-177, Baker 178-188

Race notes: Debut for Jeff Handy. Finale for Red Farmer, A.J. Reno, Terry Link, Tiny Lund, and Bill Ward.

Video links: Highlights

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Buddy Baker	15	Sunny King Ford	'75 Ford	Moore	Moore		188	20	93	running	23390	185
2	7	Richard Petty	43	STP	'74 Dodge	Petty	Inman		188	8	21	running	14295	175
3	4	Donnie Allison	28	Gilmore Enterprises	'75 Chevrolet	Ellington			187	10	23	running	9295	170
4	1	Dave Marcis	71	K&K Insurance	'74 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde	191.340	186	0	0	running	6520	160
5	19	Coo Coo Marlin	14	Cunningham-Kelley	'75 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			186	2	5	running	4720	160
6	6	Benny Parsons	72	Kings Row Fireplaces	'75 Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Carter		185	1	1	running	3520	155
7	20	James Hylton	48	Nitro 9	'74 Chevrolet	Hylton	Champion		183	2	6	running	3720	151
8	22	Joe Frasson	18	Frasson Racing	'75 Pontiac	Frasson			183	1	1	running	2745	147
9	28	Jackie Rogers	60	Viglione Racing	'75 Chevrolet	Viglione			182	1	2	running	2720	143
10	11	Cecil Gordon	24	Bob Stott Chevrolet	'75 Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			181	0	0	running	2520	134
11	40	Dean Dalton	7	Belden Asphalt	'73 Ford	Dean Dalton			181	0	0	running	2445	130
12	38	Bruce Jacobi	37	Opal's Truck Stop	'75 Chevrolet	Voight			181	0	0	running	2370	127
13	18	Richard Childress	96	L.C. Newton Trucking	'75 Chevrolet	Garn			181	1	1	running	2220	129
14	32	Elmo Langley	64	Independent Auto Salvage	'73 Ford	Langley			179	0	0	running	2120	121
15	33	Ferrel Harris	82	Dan Walters Forever	'74 Dodge	Ferrel Harris	Buddy Parrott		178	0	0	running	2020	118
16	41	Jabe Thomas	19	Russell's Used Cars	'74 Chevrolet	Henley Gray			177	0	0	running	1920	115
17	49	Frank Warren	79	Soderhamn Manufacturing	'74 Dodge	Frank Warren			177	0	0	running	1870	112
18	47	Ed Negre	8	10,000 RPM Speed Equipment	'74 Dodge	Negre			177	0	0	running	1820	109
19	23	Billy Hagan	92	Stratagraph, Inc.	'75 Chevrolet	Hagan			175	0	0	running	1770	106
20	39	Jeff Handy	33	Handy Racing	'75 Chevrolet	Handy			174	0	0	running	1820	103
21	44	A.J. Reno	76	Dahlonega Equipment	'73 Ford	Avery			170	0	0	running	1670	100
22	48	Earl Brooks	25	Thomas Racing	'74 Chevrolet	Don Robertson			170	0	0	running	1620	97
23	30	Carl Adams	65	Adams Racing	'73 Ford	Mummert			169	0	0	running	1570	94
24	50	Buddy Arrington	67	Arrington Racing	'73 Plymouth	Arrington			169	0	0	running	1520	91
25	42	D.K. Ulrich	40	Garden State Auto Body	'75 Chevrolet	Ulrich			168	0	0	running	1470	88
26	29	Joe Mihalic	61	Mihalic Racing	'75 Chevrolet	Viglione			162	0	0	engine	1420	85
27	13	David Sisco	05	Reliable Plumbing	'75 Chevrolet	Sisco			155	2	2	ignition	1370	87
28	43	Bill Ward	1	Ward Racing	'75 Chevrolet				145	0	0	clutch	1320	79
29	9	Bobby Allison	16	AMC Coca-Cola	'75 Matador	Penske	Woodard		128	4	9	engine	1770	81
30	45	Bill Champion	10	Champion Racing	'73 Ford	Bill Champion			124	0	0	clutch	1220	73
31	12	Bruce Hill	47	Hill Racing	'75 Chevrolet	Bruce Hill			109	0	0	clutch	1070	70
32	8	Lennie Pond	54	Master Chevrolet	'75 Chevrolet	Ronnie Elder			105	0	0	valve	1045	67
33	25	Jim Vandiver	31	Triple Elkhorn Mining	'74 Dodge	Vandiver			102	0	0	cylinder	1020	64
34	37	Grant Adcox	38	Varner Realty	'75 Chevrolet				101	0	0	valve	995	61
35	10	Neil Bonnett	12	Richard Kelly	'74 Chevrolet	Allison			97	2	12	engine	1570	0
36	46	Harold Miller	91	Miller Racing	'75 Chevrolet	Harold Miller			96	0	0	wheel bearing	945	55
37	17	Darel Dieringer	35	DM Construction	'73 Ford	Morris Davis			82	1	2	engine	1020	57
38	21	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore Industries	'73 Ford	Donlavey			72	1	5	accident	1245	54
39	3	David Pearson	21	Purolator	'73 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		64	1	2	engine	1170	51
40	14	Johnny Ray	77	Blackwell Kenworth	'75 Chevrolet	Blackwell			54	0	0	engine	770	43
41	15	Cale Yarborough	11	Holly Farms	'75 Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab		42	1	1	engine	845	45
42	5	Darrell Waltrip	88	Terminal Transport	'75 Chevrolet	DiGard	Elder		39	2	2	engine	870	42
43	16	Richie Panch	98	Grey-Rock	'75 Chevrolet	Panch			24	0	0	engine	695	34
44	26	Red Farmer	97	Long-Lewis Ford	'73 Ford	Ed Clark			8	0	0	valve	670	31
45	27	J.D. McDuffie	70	Glenn's Landscaping	'75 Chevrolet	McDuffie			6	0	0	accident	645	28
46	31	Tiny Lund	26	King Enterprises	'74 Dodge	King Enterprises			6	0	0	fatal accident	620	25
47	36	Terry Link	66	Mechanical Appliances	'74 Pontiac	Link			6	0	0	accident	595	22
48	24	Walter Ballard	30	Clyde Lynn Auto Parts	'75 Chevrolet	Ballard			6	0	0	accident	570	19
49	35	G.C. Spencer	49	Spencer Racing	'74 Dodge	G.C. Spencer			4	0	0	ignition	545	16
50	34	Randy Tissot	74	Tilitco Enterprises	'74 Chevrolet	Charles Little			1	0	0	head gasket	520	13

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Richard Petty	3149	19	2	8	14	17
2	Dave Marcis	2596	19	1	0	10	12
3	James Hylton	2513	19	0	0	2	11
4	Benny Parsons	2464	19	2	1	7	12
5	Richard Childress	2418	19	0	0	1	9
6	Cecil Gordon	2325	19	0	0	5	10
7	Darrell Waltrip	2323	18	2	1	8	10
8	Elmo Langley	2115	18	0	0	2	3
9	David Pearson	2008	13	3	3	9	10
10	Walter Ballard	1968	19	0	0	0	3
11	Frank Warren	1949	17	0	0	0	0
12	Buddy Baker	1948	13	3	2	8	8
13	Ed Negre	1894	18	0	0	0	3
14	David Sisco	1881	17	0	0	1	6
15	Dick Brooks	1797	14	0	0	4	9
16	Cale Yarborough	1749	16	1	2	7	7
17	Buddy Arrington	1625	15	0	0	0	3
18	Coo Coo Marlin	1610	13	0	0	4	7
19	Bruce Hill	1601	15	0	0	1	4
20	J.D. McDuffie	1563	15	0	0	0	2
21	Carl Adams	1412	13	0	0	0	3
22	Jabe Thomas	1249	12	0	0	0	1
23	Donnie Allison	1225	11	2	0	3	5
24	Bobby Allison	1172	11	3	2	5	5
25	Lennie Pond	1169	12	0	0	2	3