Race: Carolina 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 4 of 30
Date: March 2, 1975
Track: North Carolina Motor Speedway
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Carolina 500 Race Information
| Winner | Cale Yarborough | Car | No. 11 Chevrolet |
| Team / Owner | Junior Johnson | Sponsor | Russell Bennett |
| Winner Start | 7th | Winner Laps Led | 261 |
| Started First | Buddy Baker | Most Laps Led | Cale Yarborough (261) |
| Race Distance | 500.364 miles (492 laps) | Track Length | 1.017 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 31 |
| Total Purse | $100,340 | Winner Earnings | $17,200 |
| Different Leaders | 5 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 2 |
| Points Leader After Race | Richard Petty | Season Race | 4 of 30 |
Carolina 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Russell Bennett | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | 492 | 261 | running | 185 | $17,200 |
| 2 | 8 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Wood Brothers | Mercury | 492 | 124 | running | 175 | $10,815 |
| 3 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 483 | 78 | running | 170 | $10,925 |
| 4 | 10 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Junie Donlavey | Ford | 478 | 0 | running | 160 | $5,200 |
| 5 | 22 | 47 | Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Bruce Hill | Chevrolet | 465 | 0 | running | 155 | $3,950 |
| 6 | 20 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking | Tom Garn | Chevrolet | 464 | 0 | running | 150 | $3,750 |
| 7 | 16 | 8 | Ed Negre | 10,000 RPM Speed Equipment | Ed Negre | Dodge | 462 | 0 | running | 146 | $3,300 |
| 8 | 21 | 48 | James Hylton | Nitro 9 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | 455 | 0 | running | 142 | $3,125 |
| 9 | 27 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 452 | 0 | running | 138 | $2,900 |
| 10 | 25 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt | Dean Dalton | Ford | 450 | 0 | running | 134 | $2,200 |
| 11 | 26 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Champion Racing | Bill Champion | Ford | 436 | 0 | running | 130 | $2,000 |
| 12 | 31 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Elmo Langley | Ford | 436 | 0 | running | 127 | $2,300 |
| 13 | 23 | 65 | Carl Adams | TraveLodge | Richard Mummert | Ford | 434 | 0 | running | 124 | $1,630 |
| 14 | 17 | 5 | David Sisco | Reliable Plumbing | David Sisco | Chevrolet | 431 | 0 | battery | 121 | $2,000 |
| 15 | 29 | 0 | Clyde Dagit | Dagit Racing | Clyde Dagit | Dodge | 418 | 0 | running | 118 | $1,400 |
| 16 | 28 | 46 | Travis Tiller | Precision Engine Machine | Travis Tiller | Dodge | 412 | 0 | running | 115 | $1,300 |
| 17 | 13 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Walter Ballard | Chevrolet | 406 | 0 | running | 112 | $1,700 |
| 18 | 14 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Frank Warren | Dodge | 390 | 0 | running | 109 | $1,600 |
| 19 | 24 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Rick Newsom | Ford | 372 | 0 | engine | 106 | $1,000 |
| 20 | 19 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Bob Stott Motors | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | 348 | 0 | running | 103 | $1,500 |
| 21 | 3 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Terminal Transport | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 301 | 22 | crash | 105 | $3,400 |
| 22 | 5 | 72 | Benny Parsons | King's Row Fireplace | L.G. DeWitt | Chevrolet | 301 | 0 | crash | 97 | $3,275 |
| 23 | 4 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Master Chevy Sales | Ronnie Elder | Chevrolet | 301 | 0 | crash | 94 | $1,250 |
| 24 | 6 | 71 | Dave Marcis | K & K Insurance | Nord Krauskopf | Dodge | 294 | 0 | crash | 91 | $3,725 |
| 25 | 1 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Quality Ford | Bud Moore | Ford | 236 | 7 | engine | 93 | $4,200 |
| 26 | 12 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | H.B. Cunningham | Chevrolet | 235 | 0 | engine | 85 | $1,175 |
| 27 | 15 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Ward's Mobile Homes | Don Robertson | Chevrolet | 173 | 0 | engine | 82 | $650 |
| 28 | 11 | 88 | Donnie Allison | Allison Racing | DiGard Racing | Chevrolet | 165 | 0 | engine | 79 | $1,125 |
| 29 | 9 | 28 | Bobby Isaac | Gilmore Enterprises | Hoss Ellington | Chevrolet | 113 | 0 | handling | 76 | $600 |
| 30 | 18 | 78 | Dick Skillen | Goffco | Tom Goff | Chevrolet | 97 | 0 | ignition | 73 | $575 |
| 31 | 30 | 1 | Earle Canavan | Kava Coffee | Earle Canavan | Dodge | 2 | 0 | engine | 70 | $570 |
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