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Auto race held at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1975 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1975 World 600, the 16th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on May 25, 1975, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.
Race details[1][2] | |||
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Race 13 of 30 in the 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
![]() Layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway | |||
Date | May 25, 1975 | ||
Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.500 mi (2.410 km) | ||
Distance | 400 laps, 600 mi (965 km) | ||
Weather | Extremely hot with temperatures reaching as high as 91 °F (33 °C); wind speeds up to 8.9 miles per hour (14.3 km/h) | ||
Average speed | 142.255 miles per hour (228.937 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 90,600 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Wood Brothers | ||
Time | 33.887 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | |
Laps | 234 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | CBS | ||
Announcers | Ken Squier |
There were 40 drivers on the grid. Coo Coo Marlin had an engine problem on lap 33 out of 400 laps - earning him a last place position and $1,455 ($82,404 when adjusted for inflation).[2] Richard Petty would defeat Cale Yarborough by one lap in front of 90,600 spectators; who had no idea that history was being made right before their eyes.[2] Petty would earn $30,290 ($171,512 in when adjusted for inflation) on his long anticipated first win at Charlotte, despite having to change four tires early in the race and falling behind a lap. Petty rallied back and proceeded to lap the field.[2]
Future Seven Time Winston Cup Series Champion Dale Earnhardt would make his debut here; finishing 22nd in a Dodge vehicle.[2] African-American driver Randy Bethea would race his only NASCAR Cup Series race here; he would complete in 251 laps before engine problems relegated him to the sideline.[3] Joe Frasson failed to qualify for this race while Darel Dieringer would make his NASCAR comeback here. Richard Childress would also compete in his event; finishing one place behind his future employee Dale Earnhardt.[2] Both drivers were running at the finish, 45 laps down.[2]
Other drivers who failed to qualify were Bill Dennis (#20), Ferrel Harris (#82), Carl Adams (#65), and Elmo Langley (#64).[4]
Pos[2] | Grid | No. | Driver | Manufacturer | Laps | Laps led | Points | Time/Status |
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1 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | 400 | 234 | 185 | 4:07:42 |
2 | 5 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | 399 | 149 | 175 | +1 lap |
3 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Mercury | 396 | 8 | 170 | +4 laps |
4 | 6 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 395 | 0 | 160 | +5 laps |
5 | 4 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Ford | 395 | 0 | 155 | +5 laps |
6 | 9 | 28 | Charlie Glotzbach | Chevrolet | 395 | 0 | 150 | +5 laps |
7 | 10 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | 392 | 0 | 146 | +8 laps |
8 | 13 | 98 | Richie Panch | Chevrolet | 389 | 2 | 147 | +11 laps |
9 | 7 | 88 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | 386 | 0 | 138 | +14 laps |
10 | 29 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Chevrolet | 377 | 0 | 134 | +23 laps |
Section reference: [2]
Pos | Driver | Points[2] | Differential |
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1 ![]() |
Richard Petty | 2094 | 0 |
2 ![]() |
Darrell Waltrip | 1716 | -378 |
3 ![]() |
James Hylton | 1702 | -392 |
4 ![]() |
Dave Marcis | 1683 | -411 |
5 ![]() |
Cecil Gordon | 1653 | -441 |
6 ![]() |
Benny Parsons | 1611 | -483 |
7 ![]() |
Richard Childress | 1588 | -506 |
8 ![]() |
David Pearson | 1479 | -615 |
9 ![]() |
Dick Brooks | 1447 | -647 |
10 ![]() |
Elmo Langley | 1433 | -661 |