1975 Southern 500

Race 21 of 30

Darlington
367 laps
Time of race: 4:17:28
Average speed of winner: 116.825 mph
Margin of victory: 25 sec.
Lead changes: 20 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 10 for 72 laps
Lap leaders: Pearson 1-21, Baker 22-31, Hill 32, Sisco 33-37, Pearson 38-45, Petty 46-102, Marcis 103-104, Petty 105-128, Pearson 129, Marcis 130-159, Petty 160-164, Marcis 165, Petty 166-194, Marcis 195-198, Petty 199-203, Marcis 204-206, Petty 207-232, Parsons 233-245, Allison 246-285, Parsons 286-288, Allison 289-367

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Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Bobby Allison	16	Coca-Cola/AMC	'75 Matador	Penske	Woodard		367	2	119	running	20870	180
2	4	Richard Petty	43	STP	'74 Dodge	Petty	Inman		367	6	146	running	13395	180
3	12	David Sisco	05	Reliable Plumbing	'75 Chevrolet	Sisco			358	1	5	running	8620	170
4	30	Jim Vandiver	31	Ranier Racing	'74 Dodge	Vandiver			353	0	0	running	6495	160
5	10	Bruce Hill	47	Dixie 500	'75 Chevrolet	Bruce Hill			352	1	1	running	5100	160
6	14	Cecil Gordon	24	Bob Stott Chevrolet	'75 Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			351	0	0	running	4270	150
7	16	Richard Childress	96	L.C. Newton Trucking	'75 Chevrolet	Garn			349	0	0	running	4020	146
8	35	Dick May	33	Joli Boutique	'75 Chevrolet	Handy			347	0	0	running	3720	0
9	38	Bruce Jacobi	37	Opal's Truck Stop	'75 Chevrolet	Voight			345	0	0	running	3420	138
10	37	Elmo Langley	64	Independent Auto Salvage	'73 Ford	Langley			344	0	0	running	3220	134
11	24	Skip Manning	92	Stratagraph, Inc.	'75 Chevrolet	Hagan			341	0	0	running	2990	130
12	33	Jabe Thomas	25	Thomas Racing	'74 Chevrolet	Don Robertson			339	0	0	running	2890	127
13	20	Grant Adcox	41	Adcox-Kirby	'75 Chevrolet	Adcox			339	0	0	running	2790	124
14	23	Frank Warren	79	Warren Racing	'74 Dodge	Frank Warren			338	0	0	running	2690	121
15	34	Randy Tissot	74	Tilitco Enterprises	'74 Chevrolet	Charles Little			337	0	0	running	2590	118
16	32	D.K. Ulrich	40	Garden State Auto Body	'75 Chevrolet	Ulrich			335	0	0	running	2490	115
17	26	Buddy Arrington	67	Pagoda Motel	'73 Plymouth	Arrington			320	0	0	running	2390	112
18	36	Ferrel Harris	82	Dan Walters Forever	'74 Dodge	Ferrel Harris	Buddy Parrott		303	0	0	running	2240	109
19	13	Cale Yarborough	11	Holly Farms Poultry	'75 Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab		298	0	0	engine	2215	106
20	5	Benny Parsons	72	Kings Row Fireplaces	'75 Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Carter		289	2	16	rear end	1940	108
21	8	Lennie Pond	54	Master Chevrolet	'75 Chevrolet	Ronnie Elder			273	0	0	hub	1790	100
22	31	Tommy Gale	10	Champion Racing	'73 Ford	Bill Champion			259	0	0	clutch	1690	97
23	21	James Hylton	48	Nitro 9	'74 Chevrolet	Hylton	Champion		231	0	0	accident	2140	94
24	6	Dave Marcis	71	K&K Insurance	'74 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		210	5	40	overheating	1590	96
25	18	Walter Ballard	30	Clyde Lynn Auto Parts	'75 Chevrolet	Ballard			197	0	0	steering	1565	88
26	7	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore Industries	'73 Ford	Donlavey			190	0	0	accident	1390	85
27	1	David Pearson	21	Purolator	'73 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood	153.401	184	3	30	steering	1665	87
28	2	Buddy Baker	15	U.S. Army	'75 Ford	Moore	Moore		163	1	10	engine	1440	84
29	15	Bill Champion	77	Blackwell Kenworth	'75 Chevrolet	Blackwell			144	0	0	engine	1340	76
30	29	Ed Negre	91	Miller Racing	'75 Chevrolet	Harold Miller			128	0	0	engine	1290	73
31	11	G.C. Spencer	49	Spencer Racing	'74 Dodge	G.C. Spencer			122	0	0	overheating	1250	70
32	17	Dean Dalton	7	Belden Asphalt	'73 Ford	Dean Dalton			93	0	0	engine	1225	67
33	19	J.D. McDuffie	70	Butler's/Glenn's Landscaping	'75 Chevrolet	McDuffie			88	0	0	engine	1200	64
34	9	Darrell Waltrip	88	Terminal Transport	'75 Chevrolet	DiGard	Elder		75	0	0	overheating	1175	61
35	27	Earle Canavan	01	Kava Coffee	'74 Dodge	Canavan			56	0	0	piston	1200	58
36	25	Henley Gray	19	Belden Asphalt	'74 Chevrolet	Henley Gray			42	0	0	timing chain	1200	55
37	39	Dick Skillen	78	Singer Climate Control	'74 Chevrolet	Goff			34	0	0	engine	1100	52
38	28	Jackie Rogers	60	Lou Viglione Racing	'75 Chevrolet	Viglione			33	0	0	valve	1100	49
39	22	Coo Coo Marlin	14	Cunningham-Kelley	'75 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			29	0	0	engine	1035	46
40	40	H.B. Bailey	36	Almeda Auto Parts	'75 Pontiac	H.B. Bailey			1	0	0	carburetor	1015	43

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Richard Petty	3509	21	2	9	16	19
2	Dave Marcis	2852	21	1	0	11	13
3	James Hylton	2719	21	0	0	2	11
4	Richard Childress	2639	21	0	0	1	10
5	Benny Parsons	2633	21	2	1	7	12
6	Cecil Gordon	2599	21	0	0	5	11
7	Darrell Waltrip	2535	20	2	1	8	11
8	Elmo Langley	2358	20	0	0	2	4
9	David Pearson	2270	15	5	3	10	11
10	Walter Ballard	2191	21	0	0	0	3
11	Buddy Baker	2187	15	3	2	8	9
12	David Sisco	2183	19	0	0	2	7
13	Frank Warren	2155	19	0	0	0	0
14	Ed Negre	2036	20	0	0	0	3
15	Cale Yarborough	2020	18	1	2	8	8
16	Dick Brooks	1985	16	0	0	4	9
17	Bruce Hill	1908	17	0	0	2	6
18	Buddy Arrington	1834	17	0	0	0	3
19	Coo Coo Marlin	1714	15	0	0	4	7
20	J.D. McDuffie	1706	17	0	0	0	2
21	Bobby Allison	1517	13	3	3	7	7
22	Carl Adams	1488	14	0	0	0	3
23	Jabe Thomas	1470	14	0	0	0	1
24	Bruce Jacobi	1296	11	0	0	0	3
25	Lennie Pond	1269	13	0	0	2	3