| 1975 Southern 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 21 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $149,755 | Race Date: | Sep 1, 1975 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 25.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4Hr 17Min 28Sec. | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 20 | Average Speed: | 116.825 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 10 For 72 Laps | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Matador: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #16 Matador | Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team Penske | Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Ford: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 119 of 367 | Pole Speed: | 153.401 MPH | |||||
| Official 1975 Southern 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 3 | 16 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola / American Motors | Running | AMC Matador | 180 | 367 | 119 |
| 2 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 180 | 367 | 146 |
| 3 | 12 | 05 | David Sisco | Reliable Plumbing & Heating | Running |  | 170 | 358 | 5 |
| 4 | 30 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | Ranier Racing | Running | | 160 | 353 | 0 |
| 5 | 10 | 47 | Bruce Hill (R) | Dixie 500 | Running | | 160 | 352 | 3 |
| 6 | 14 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Bob Stott Chevrolet | Running | | 150 | 351 | 0 |
| 7 | 16 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking | Running | | 146 | 349 | 0 |
| 8 | 35 | 33 | Dick May (R) | Handy's Transmission | Running | | 142 | 347 | 0 |
| 9 | 38 | 37 | Bruce Jacobi (R) | Opal's Truck Stop | Running | | 138 | 345 | 0 |
| 10 | 37 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Independent Auto Salvage | Running |  | 134 | 344 | 0 |
| 11 | 24 | 92 | Skip Manning | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 130 | 341 | 0 |
| 12 | 33 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Thomas Racing | Running | | 127 | 339 | 0 |
| 13 | 20 | 41 | Grant Adcox (R) | Adcox-Kirby | Running | | 124 | 339 | 0 |
| 14 | 23 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Running | | 121 | 338 | 0 |
| 15 | 34 | 74 | Randy Tissot | Tilitco Enterprises | Running | | 118 | 337 | 0 |
| 16 | 32 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Garden State Auto Body | Running | | 115 | 335 | 0 |
| 17 | 26 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Pagoda Motel | Running |  | 112 | 320 | 0 |
| 18 | 36 | 82 | Ferrel Harris (R) | Dan Walters Forever | Running | | 109 | 303 | 0 |
| 19 | 13 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms | Engine | | 106 | 298 | 0 |
| 20 | 5 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Kings Row Fireplaces | Rear Gear | | 108 | 289 | 16 |
| 21 | 8 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Master Chevrolet | Hub | | 100 | 273 | 0 |
| 22 | 31 | 10 | Tommy Gale | Champion Racing | Clutch | | 97 | 259 | 0 |
| 23 | 21 | 48 | James Hylton | Nitro 9 | Accident | | 94 | 231 | 0 |
| 24 | 6 | 71 | Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance | Overheating | | 96 | 210 | 40 |
| 25 | 18 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Clyde Lynn Auto Parts | Steering | | 88 | 197 | 0 |
| 26 | 7 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Accident | | 85 | 190 | 0 |
| 27 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Steering |  | 87 | 184 | 30 |
| 28 | 2 | 15 | Buddy Baker | U.S. Army | Engine | | 84 | 163 | 10 |
| 29 | 15 | 77 | Bill Champion | Blackwell Kenworth | Engine | | 76 | 144 | 0 |
| 30 | 29 | 91 | Ed Negre | Miller Racing | Engine | | 73 | 128 | 0 |
| 31 | 11 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Overheating | | 70 | 122 | 0 |
| 32 | 17 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt | Engine | | 67 | 93 | 0 |
| 33 | 19 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Butler's / Glenn's Landscaping | Engine | | 65 | 88 | 0 |
| 34 | 9 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Terminal Transport | Overheating | | 61 | 75 | 0 |
| 35 | 27 | 1 | Earle Canavan | Kava Instant Coffee | Burned Piston | | 58 | 56 | 0 |
| 36 | 25 | 19 | Henley Gray | Belden Asphalt | Timing Chain | | 55 | 42 | 0 |
| 37 | 39 | 78 | Dick Skillen | Singer Climate Control | Engine | | 52 | 34 | 0 |
| 38 | 28 | 60 | Jackie Rogers | Lou Viglione Racing | Valves | | 49 | 33 | 0 |
| 39 | 22 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Engine | | 46 | 29 | 0 |
| 40 | 40 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | Almeda Auto Parts | Carburetor |  | 43 | 1 | 0 |
