1975 American 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: American 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 27 of 30
Date: October 19, 1975
Track: North Carolina Motor Speedway

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American 500 Race Information

Winner	Cale Yarborough	Car	No. 11 Chevrolet
Team / Owner	Junior Johnson	Sponsor	Holly Farms
Winner Start	4th	Winner Laps Led	396
Started First	Dave Marcis	Most Laps Led	Cale Yarborough (396)
Race Distance	500.364 miles (492 laps)	Track Length	1.017 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	37
Total Purse	$111,270	Winner Earnings	$19,930
Different Leaders	4	Lead-Lap Finishers	2
Points Leader After Race	Richard Petty	Season Race	27 of 30

American 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	4	11	Cale Yarborough	Holly Farms	Junior Johnson	Chevrolet	492	396	running	185	$19,930
2	6	16	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola / AMC	Roger Penske	Matador	492	0	running	170	$10,355
3	1	71	Dave Marcis	K & K Insurance	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	491	19	running	170	$11,505
4	10	54	Lennie Pond	Master Chevy Sales	Ronnie Elder	Chevrolet	488	0	running	160	$5,580
5	3	28	A.J. Foyt	Gilmore Racing	Hoss Ellington	Chevrolet	487	73	running	0	$4,530
6	13	47	Bruce Hill	Howson Algraphy	Bruce Hill	Chevrolet	486	0	running	150	$3,830
7	12	3	Bobby Isaac	Black Gold Oil	Ed Gibson	Chevrolet	478	0	running	146	$2,930
8	28	31	Jim Vandiver	Triple Elkhorn Mining	Harry Ranier	Dodge	470	0	running	0	$2,730
9	7	27	Donnie Allison	Black Gold Oil	Richard Howard	Chevrolet	470	0	running	0	$2,530
10	14	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley	H.B. Cunningham	Chevrolet	467	0	running	134	$2,830
11	15	30	Walter Ballard	Clyde Lynn Auto Parts	Walter Ballard	Chevrolet	461	0	running	130	$2,630
12	30	8	Ed Negre	10,000 RPM Speed Equipment	Ed Negre	Dodge	460	0	running	127	$2,430
13	20	67	Buddy Arrington	J.R. Stanley Trucking	Buddy Arrington	Plymouth	459	0	running	124	$2,260
14	22	79	Frank Warren	Transit Damaged Freight	Frank Warren	Dodge	458	0	running	121	$2,180
15	23	48	James Hylton	Nitro 9	James Hylton	Chevrolet	455	0	running	118	$2,030
16	32	37	Bruce Jacobi	Opal's Truck Stop	Opal Voight	Chevrolet	439	0	running	115	$1,430
17	33	33	Dick May	Joli Boutique	Hiram Handy	Chevrolet	438	0	running	112	$1,330
18	18	25	Jabe Thomas	Ward's Mobile Homes	Don Robertson	Chevrolet	432	0	running	109	$1,230
19	26	0	Glen McDuffie	Glenn's Landscaping	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	431	0	running	0	$1,130
20	24	70	J.D. McDuffie	Butler's	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	430	0	running	103	$1,555
21	17	96	Richard Childress	L.C. Newton Trucking	Tom Garn	Chevrolet	428	0	running	100	$1,350
22	25	82	Ferrel Harris	Dan Walters Forever	Ferrel Harris	Dodge	409	0	engine	97	$825
23	37	64	Elmo Langley	Langley Racing	Elmo Langley	Ford	409	0	running	94	$1,300
24	11	72	Benny Parsons	King's Row Fireplace	L.G. DeWitt	Chevrolet	380	0	water pump	91	$3,275
25	21	21	David Pearson	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	364	0	driveshaft	88	$1,325
26	31	5	David Sisco	Reliable Plumbing	David Sisco	Chevrolet	336	0	engine	85	$1,225
27	36	78	Dick Skillen	Singer Climate Control	Tom Goff	Chevrolet	334	0	engine	82	$700
28	9	15	Buddy Baker	Bud Moore Engineering	Bud Moore	Ford	230	0	engine	79	$3,655
29	5	90	Dick Brooks	Truxmore Industries	Junie Donlavey	Ford	209	0	engine	76	$1,145
30	16	24	Cecil Gordon	Pruette	Cecil Gordon	Chevrolet	180	0	engine	73	$1,135
31	19	40	D.K. Ulrich	Garden State Auto Body	D.K. Ulrich	Chevrolet	140	0	engine	70	$625
32	8	88	Darrell Waltrip	Terminal Transport	DiGard Racing	Chevrolet	89	0	engine	67	$3,115
33	34	19	Henley Gray	Belden Asphalt	Henley Gray	Chevrolet	83	0	rear end	64	$605
34	27	6	Neil Castles	Del Reeves Special	Neil Castles	Chevrolet	45	0	engine	61	$595
35	2	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	20	4	engine	63	$4,335
36	29	60	Jackie Rogers	Palm Room	Lou Viglione	Chevrolet	4	0	quit	0	$575
37	35	18	Joe Frasson	Frasson Racing	Joe Frasson	Chevrolet	4	0	transmission	52	$530

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