| 1975 Delaware 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 22 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $97,270 | Race Date: | Sep 14, 1975 | Dover International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.300 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4Hr 29Min 22Sec. | Dover, Delaware | |
| Lead Changes: | 18 | Average Speed: | 111.372 MPH | 1 Mile Concrete Banked Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 37 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 41 Laps | doverspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Dave Marcis D. Marcis | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Dodge | Car No.: | #71 Dodge | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | K&K Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Plymouth: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 250 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 133.953 MPH | |||||
| Official 1975 Delaware 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 185 | 500 | 250 |
| 2 | 10 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Running |  | 175 | 500 | 1 |
| 3 | 6 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Kings Row Fireplaces | Running |  | 170 | 500 | 17 |
| 4 | 7 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Holly Farms | Running | | 165 | 497 | 104 |
| 5 | 11 | 47 | Bruce Hill (R) | Dixie 500 | Running | | 155 | 496 | 0 |
| 6 | 14 | 96 | Richard Childress | L.C. Newton Trucking | Running | | 150 | 483 | 0 |
| 7 | 17 | 48 | James Hylton | Nitro 9 | Running | | 146 | 482 | 0 |
| 8 | 28 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Butler's / Glenn's Landscaping | Running | | 142 | 482 | 0 |
| 9 | 23 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 138 | 474 | 0 |
| 10 | 21 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Garden State Auto Body | Broken Wheel | | 134 | 469 | 0 |
| 11 | 36 | 8 | Ed Negre | 10000 RPM Speed Equipment | Running | | 130 | 469 | 0 |
| 12 | 32 | 45 | Rick Newsom | Price Racing | Running | | 127 | 464 | 0 |
| 13 | 37 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Thomas Racing | Running | | 124 | 461 | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Clyde Lynn Auto Parts | Rear Gear | | 121 | 460 | 0 |
| 15 | 29 | 74 | Randy Tissot | Tilitco Enterprises | Running | | 118 | 459 | 0 |
| 16 | 27 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Running | | 115 | 454 | 0 |
| 17 | 19 | 05 | David Sisco | Reliable Plumbing & Heating | Engine | | 112 | 443 | 0 |
| 18 | 35 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Pagoda Motel |  | 109 | 439 | 0 | |
| 19 | 15 | 19 | Henley Gray | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 106 | 401 | 0 |
| 20 | 9 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Master Chevrolet | Engine | | 108 | 376 | 25 |
| 21 | 16 | 63 | Terry Bivins | Bivins Racing | Head Gasket | | 0 | 366 | 0 |
| 22 | 31 | 37 | Bruce Jacobi (R) | Opal's Truck Stop | Accident | | 97 | 328 | 0 |
| 23 | 30 | 29 | Bill Hollar | Hollar Racing | Throttle Linkage | | 94 | 327 | 0 |
| 24 | 25 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Independent Auto Salvage | Engine | | 91 | 326 | 0 |
| 25 | 22 | 10 | Earle Canavan | Kava Instant Coffee | Valves | | 88 | 322 | 0 |
| 26 | 2 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Cylinder |  | 90 | 320 | 15 |
| 27 | 8 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Terminal Transport | Engine | | 82 | 319 | 0 |
| 28 | 4 | 16 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola / American Motors | Valves | AMC Matador | 79 | 280 | 0 |
| 29 | 12 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Bob Stott Chevrolet | Engine | | 76 | 198 | 0 |
| 30 | 1 | 71 | Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance | Valves | | 78 | 156 | 88 |
| 31 | 13 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Head Gasket | | 70 | 136 | 0 |
| 32 | 24 | 61 | Joe Mihalic (R) | Mihalic Racing | Valves | | 67 | 122 | 0 |
| 33 | 5 | 15 | Buddy Baker | United Gunite | Engine | | 64 | 109 | 0 |
| 34 | 34 | 23 | Earl Brooks | Robertson Racing | Transmission | | 61 | 88 | 0 |
| 35 | 26 | 10 | Tommy Gale | Champion Racing | Hub | | 58 | 43 | 0 |
| 36 | 33 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | | 55 | 27 | 0 | |
| 37 | 20 | 93 | Dick May (R) | Donlavey Racing | Quit | | 52 | 8 | 0 |
