1975 Southern 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Southern 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 21 of 30
Date: September 1, 1975
Track: Darlington Raceway

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Southern 500 Race Information

Winner	Bobby Allison	Car	No. 16 Matador
Team / Owner	Roger Penske	Sponsor	Coca-Cola / AMC
Winner Start	3rd	Winner Laps Led	119
Started First	David Pearson	Most Laps Led	Richard Petty (146)
Race Distance	501.322 miles (367 laps)	Track Length	1.366 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	40
Total Purse	$149,755	Winner Earnings	$20,870
Different Leaders	8	Lead-Lap Finishers	2
Points Leader After Race	Richard Petty	Season Race	21 of 30

Southern 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	3	16	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola / AMC	Roger Penske	Matador	367	119	running	180	$20,870
2	4	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	367	146	running	180	$16,395
3	12	5	David Sisco	Reliable Plumbing	David Sisco	Chevrolet	358	5	running	170	$9,120
4	30	31	Jim Vandiver	Ranier Racing	Harry Ranier	Dodge	353	0	running	160	$6,495
5	10	47	Bruce Hill	Dixie 500	Bruce Hill	Chevrolet	352	1	running	160	$5,600
6	14	24	Cecil Gordon	Bob Stott Motors	Cecil Gordon	Chevrolet	351	0	running	150	$4,770
7	16	96	Richard Childress	L.C. Newton Trucking	Tom Garn	Chevrolet	349	0	running	146	$4,520
8	35	33	Dick May	Joli Boutique	Hiram Handy	Chevrolet	347	0	running	0	$3,720
9	38	37	Bruce Jacobi	Opal's Truck Stop	Opal Voight	Chevrolet	345	0	running	138	$3,420
10	37	64	Elmo Langley	Independent Auto Salvage	Elmo Langley	Ford	344	0	running	134	$3,720
11	24	92	Skip Manning	Stratagraph	Billy Hagan	Chevrolet	341	0	running	130	$2,990
12	33	25	Jabe Thomas	Thomas Racing	Don Robertson	Chevrolet	339	0	running	127	$2,890
13	20	41	Grant Adcox	Adcox-Kirby	Herb Adcox	Chevrolet	339	0	running	124	$2,790
14	23	79	Frank Warren	Warren Racing	Frank Warren	Dodge	338	0	running	121	$3,190
15	34	74	Randy Tissot	Tilitco Enterprises	Charles Little	Chevrolet	337	0	running	118	$2,590
16	32	40	D.K. Ulrich	Garden State Auto Body	D.K. Ulrich	Chevrolet	335	0	running	115	$2,490
17	26	67	Buddy Arrington	Pagoda Motel	Buddy Arrington	Plymouth	320	0	running	112	$2,890
18	36	82	Ferrel Harris	Dan Walters Forever	Ferrel Harris	Dodge	303	0	running	109	$2,240
19	13	11	Cale Yarborough	Holly Farms	Junior Johnson	Chevrolet	298	0	engine	106	$5,215
20	5	72	Benny Parsons	King's Row Fireplace	L.G. DeWitt	Chevrolet	289	16	rear end	108	$4,440
21	8	54	Lennie Pond	Master Chevy Sales	Ronnie Elder	Chevrolet	273	0	hub	100	$2,290
22	31	10	Tommy Gale	Champion Racing	Bill Champion	Ford	259	0	clutch	97	$1,690
23	21	48	James Hylton	Nitro 9	James Hylton	Chevrolet	231	0	crash	94	$2,640
24	6	71	Dave Marcis	K & K Insurance	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	210	40	overheating	96	$4,590
25	18	30	Walter Ballard	Clyde Lynn Auto Parts	Walter Ballard	Chevrolet	197	0	steering	88	$2,065
26	7	90	Dick Brooks	Truxmore Industries	Junie Donlavey	Ford	190	0	crash	85	$1,890
27	1	21	David Pearson	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	184	30	steering	87	$2,165
28	2	15	Buddy Baker	U.S. Army	Bud Moore	Ford	163	10	engine	84	$4,440
29	15	77	Bill Champion	Blackwell Kenworth	Clay Blackwell	Chevrolet	144	0	engine	76	$1,340
30	29	91	Ed Negre	Miller Racing	Harold Miller	Chevrolet	128	0	engine	73	$1,290
31	11	49	G.C. Spencer	Spencer Racing	G.C. Spencer	Dodge	122	0	overheating	70	$1,250
32	17	7	Dean Dalton	Belden Asphalt	Dean Dalton	Ford	93	0	engine	67	$1,225
33	19	70	J.D. McDuffie	Butler's / Glenn's Landscaping	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	88	0	engine	64	$1,700
34	9	88	Darrell Waltrip	Terminal Transport	DiGard Racing	Chevrolet	75	0	overheating	61	$3,675
35	27	1	Earle Canavan	Kava Instant Coffee	Earle Canavan	Dodge	56	0	engine	58	$1,200
36	25	19	Henley Gray	Belden Asphalt	Henley Gray	Chevrolet	42	0	engine	55	$1,200
37	39	78	Dick Skillen	Singer Climate Control	Tom Goff	Chevrolet	34	0	engine	52	$1,100
38	28	60	Jackie Rogers	Viglione Racing	Lou Viglione	Chevrolet	33	0	engine	49	$1,100
39	22	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley	H.B. Cunningham	Chevrolet	29	0	engine	46	$1,535
40	40	36	H.B. Bailey	Almeda Auto Parts	H.B. Bailey	Pontiac	1	0	carburetor	43	$1,015

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