1975 Atlanta 500

Race 6 of 30

Atlanta
328 laps
Time of race: 3:44:06
Average speed of winner: 133.869 mph
Margin of victory: 0.6 sec.
Lead changes: 22 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 43 laps
Lap leaders: Petty pole, B. Allison 1-2, Pearson 3-23, Petty 24, Gordon 25-28, Parsons 29-31, Pearson 32-33, Petty 34-58, Pearson 59, Pond 60, Petty 61-68, Pearson 69-73, Petty 74-83, Pearson 84-107, Petty 108-117, Pearson 118-137, Baker 138, Pearson 139-172, Petty 173-204, Pearson 205-233, Petty 234-266, Pearson 267-277, Petty 278-328

Race notes: Debut for Skip Manning. Finale for Warren Tope.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Richard Petty	43	STP	'74 Dodge	Petty	Inman	159.029	328	8	170	running	16500	185
2	3	Buddy Baker	15	Shoney's Big Boy	'75 Ford	Moore	Moore		328	1	1	running	10025	175
3	4	David Pearson	21	Purolator	'73 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		327	9	147	running	7525	170
4	14	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore Industries	'73 Ford	Donlavey			324	0	0	running	5025	160
5	15	Darrell Waltrip	17	Terminal Transport	'75 Chevrolet	Waltrip	Elder		323	0	0	running	4025	155
6	7	Donnie Allison	88	DiGard Racing	'75 Chevrolet	DiGard			323	0	0	running	3350	150
7	16	Coo Coo Marlin	14	Cunningham-Kelley	'75 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			321	0	0	running	3025	146
8	18	Cecil Gordon	24	Stott Motors	'75 Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			317	1	4	running	3025	147
9	19	Harry Jefferson	97	Packy Nall Engines	'73 Ford	Harry Jefferson			314	0	0	running	2625	138
10	5	Lennie Pond	54	Master Sales	'75 Chevrolet	Ronnie Elder			313	1	1	engine	2550	139
11	29	Ferrel Harris	82	Cougar Coal	'74 Dodge	Ferrel Harris	Buddy Parrott		311	0	0	running	2325	0
12	22	Frank Warren	79	John 3:16	'74 Dodge	Frank Warren			310	0	0	running	2200	127
13	31	James Hylton	48	Nitro 9	'74 Chevrolet	Hylton	Champion		309	0	0	running	2175	124
14	24	Skip Manning	92	Hagan Racing	'75 Chevrolet	Hagan			308	0	0	running	2200	0
15	27	Richard Childress	96	L.C. Newton Trucking	'75 Chevrolet	Garn			305	0	0	running	2000	118
16	28	Carl Adams	65	Travelodge	'73 Ford	Mummert			304	0	0	running	1825	115
17	32	Elmo Langley	64	Country Green	'73 Ford	Langley			304	0	0	running	1725	112
18	26	Warren Tope	81	Lester Tires & Wheels	'73 Ford	Tope			302	0	0	running	1700	0
19	34	Henley Gray	70	Glenn's Landscaping	'75 Chevrolet	McDuffie			288	0	0	running	1600	106
20	35	Rick Newsom	20	Newsom Racing	'73 Ford	Newsom			279	0	0	transmission	1550	103
21	21	Grant Adcox	41	Adcox-Kirby	'75 Chevrolet	Adcox			278	0	0	running	1500	100
22	12	Cale Yarborough	11	Jerry Brown	'75 Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab		260	0	0	engine	1300	97
23	23	Bruce Hill	47	Hill Racing	'75 Chevrolet	Bruce Hill			251	0	0	engine	1400	94
24	30	Walter Ballard	30	Clyde Lynn Auto Parts	'75 Chevrolet	Ballard			227	0	0	running	1250	91
25	33	Ricky Rudd	10	Champion Racing	'73 Ford	Bill Champion			130	0	0	engine	1200	88
26	36	Jim Vandiver	31	Ranier Construction	'74 Dodge	Vandiver			129	0	0	engine	1175	85
27	13	Dave Marcis	71	K&K Insurance	'74 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		106	0	0	timing chain	1175	82
28	9	Benny Parsons	72	Kings Row Fireplaces	'75 Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Carter		99	1	3	cylinder head	1375	84
29	8	Jody Ridley	93	Truxmore Industries	'73 Ford	Donlavey			95	0	0	cylinder wall	1150	0
30	2	Bobby Allison	16	Coca-Cola/AMC	'75 Matador	Penske	Woodard		73	1	2	valve	1325	78
31	17	David Sisco	05	Reliable Plumbing	'75 Chevrolet	Sisco			68	0	0	piston	1075	70
32	6	Johnny Rutherford	83	Smithville Farms	'75 Chevrolet	Norris Reed			55	0	0	accident	1075	0
33	11	Joe Mihalic	60	Viglione Racing	'75 Chevrolet	Viglione			54	0	0	accident	1025	64
34	20	Richie Panch	98	Tuxedo Plumbing	'75 Chevrolet	Panch			49	0	0	oil leak	1000	61
35	10	A.J. Foyt	28	Gilmore-Foyt-Ellington	'75 Chevrolet	Ellington			44	0	0	overheating	1000	0
36	25	G.C. Spencer	49	Spencer Antiques	'74 Dodge	G.C. Spencer			17	0	0	oil pan	1000	55

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Richard Petty	1027	6	2	3	4	6
2	Cecil Gordon	839	6	0	0	2	4
3	James Hylton	826	6	0	0	1	4
4	Benny Parsons	797	6	0	1	3	3
5	Richard Childress	783	6	0	0	0	3
6	Dave Marcis	740	6	0	0	1	3
7	David Pearson	690	4	0	0	4	4
8	Dick Brooks	683	5	0	0	3	3
9	Ed Negre	663	5	0	0	0	3
10	Elmo Langley	661	5	0	0	2	2
11	Darrell Waltrip	613	5	0	0	1	2
12	David Sisco	579	5	0	0	0	2
13	Walter Ballard	576	6	0	0	0	0
14	Buddy Baker	546	4	2	0	2	2
15	Lennie Pond	509	4	0	0	1	2
16	Frank Warren	475	4	0	0	0	0
17	Bruce Hill	446	4	0	0	1	1
18	Bobby Allison	433	3	1	1	2	2
19	Buddy Arrington	406	3	0	0	0	2
20	Rick Newsom	376	4	0	0	0	0
21	Cale Yarborough	375	4	0	1	2	2
22	Ricky Rudd	352	3	0	0	0	1
23	Coo Coo Marlin	343	3	0	0	0	1
24	Jabe Thomas	330	3	0	0	0	0
25	Donnie Allison	313	3	1	0	0	1