1975 Winston Western 500

Race 1 of 30

Riverside
191 laps
Time of race: 5:04:25
Average speed of winner: 98.627 mph
Margin of victory: 22.6 sec.
Lead changes: 13 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 29 laps
Lap leaders: Allison 1-11, Petty 12-15, Allison 16, D. Pearson 17, Allison 18-34, Easley 35-36, Elder 37, Allison 38-64, D. Pearson 65, Allison 66-137, D. Pearson 138, Allison 139-154, D. Pearson 155-162, Allison 163-191

Race notes: Debut for Ron Esau, Don Puskarich, and Bill Schmitt. Finale for Dick Bown and G.T. Tallas. Only start for Chuck Little.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Bobby Allison	16	Coca-Cola/AMC	'75 Matador	Penske	Woodard	110.382	191	7	173	running	12035	185
2	2	David Pearson	21	Purolator	'73 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		191	4	11	running	8135	175
3	25	Cecil Gordon	24	Bob Stott Chevrolet	'75 Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			184	0	0	running	6535	165
4	27	Dave Marcis	71	K&K Insurance	'74 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		183	0	0	running	5035	160
5	22	Elmo Langley	64	Langley Racing	'72 Ford	Langley			178	0	0	running	3835	155
6	35	James Hylton	48	Nitro 9	'74 Chevrolet	Hylton	Champion		175	0	0	running	2885	150
7	3	Richard Petty	43	STP	'74 Dodge	Petty	Inman		172	1	4	running	3185	151
8	21	Gary Matthews	57	Matthews Racing	'72 Chevrolet	Gary Matthews			168	0	0	running	2485	142
9	33	Ed Negre	8	Negre Racing	'74 Dodge	Negre			167	0	0	running	2335	138
10	10	Hershel McGriff	29	Mercury Marine	'72 Chevrolet	Midgley			166	0	0	oil pump	2185	134
11	17	Richard Childress	88	L.C. Newton Trucking	'72 Chevrolet	Garn			166	0	0	running	1985	130
12	24	Don Puskarich	13	M.M. Denbo Agency	'72 Chevrolet	Puskarich			148	0	0	running	1835	127
13	6	Ray Elder	95	Olympia Beer	'74 Dodge	Elder			145	1	1	piston	2235	129
14	28	J.D. McDuffie	70	Glenn's Landscaping	'72 Chevrolet	McDuffie			142	0	0	running	1635	121
15	18	Larry Esau	77	McDuffie Racing	'72 Chevrolet	McDuffie			135	0	0	running	1535	118
16	11	Bill Osborne	55	Haddick's Towing & Transfer	'73 Ford				125	0	0	engine	1435	115
17	15	Chuck Wahl	37	Excel Trailer	'74 Chevrolet	Marsik			125	0	0	engine	1385	112
18	29	Bill Schmitt	73	Colley Construction	'74 Chevrolet	Schmitt			118	0	0	engine	1335	109
19	16	Richard White	2	Termine's Auto Wrecking	'72 Chevrolet	Mike White			117	0	0	rocker stud	1285	106
20	32	Don Reynolds	89	Riley Plastering	'73 Chevrolet				110	0	0	piston	1230	103
21	26	Sonny Easley	68	San Val Roofing	'72 Ford	Lankford			97	1	2	engine	1150	105
22	30	Ron Esau	94	Mike Kord's Tire	'72 Chevrolet	Kord			96	0	0	transmission	1125	97
23	13	Hugh Pearson	78	Pearson Apartments	'72 Chevrolet	Hugh Pearson			65	0	0	engine	1100	94
24	4	Benny Parsons	72	Kings Row Fireplaces	'75 Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Carter		44	0	0	oil pump	1075	91
25	12	Glenn Francis	33	Yellow Pages Cocktail Lounge	'74 Chevrolet				44	0	0	rear end	1025	88
26	34	Pete Torres	1	Puentes-Ford Enterprises	'73 Ford				40	0	0	intake	975	85
27	5	Chuck Bown	03	Rose Auto Wrecking	'74 Dodge	Dick Bown			36	0	0	transmission	925	82
28	19	Chuck Little	31	United Advertising	'72 Ford				35	0	0	engine	875	79
29	31	G.T. Tallas	20	U.S. Borax	'72 Ford	Tallas			28	0	0	oil leak	825	76
30	7	Dick Bown	26	Marquardt Racing	'75 Chevrolet	Marquardt			17	0	0	valve	775	73
31	23	Walter Ballard	30	Ballard Racing	'74 Chevrolet	Ballard			15	0	0	engine	720	70
32	8	Harry Jefferson	97	Jefferson Racing	'72 Ford	George Jefferson			14	0	0	engine	670	67
33	9	Jimmy Insolo	38	Martin's Union 76	'74 Chevrolet	Paquette			13	0	0	oil pump	620	64
34	20	Carl Adams	56	Marck Motors	'73 Ford	Mummert			5	0	0	oil leak	570	61
35	14	Ivan Baldwin	7	Noble Auto Parts	'74 Dodge	Jack McCoy			4	0	0	piston	520	58

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Bobby Allison	185	1	1	1	1	1
2	David Pearson	175	1	0	0	1	1
3	Cecil Gordon	165	1	0	0	1	1
4	Dave Marcis	160	1	0	0	1	1
5	Elmo Langley	155	1	0	0	1	1
6	Richard Petty	151	1	0	0	0	1
7	James Hylton	150	1	0	0	0	1
8	Gary Matthews	142	1	0	0	0	1
9	Ed Negre	138	1	0	0	0	1
10	Hershel McGriff	134	1	0	0	0	1
11	Richard Childress	130	1	0	0	0	0
12	Ray Elder	129	1	0	0	0	0
13	Don Puskarich	127	1	0	0	0	0
14	J.D. McDuffie	121	1	0	0	0	0
15	Larry Esau	118	1	0	0	0	0
16	Bill Osborne	115	1	0	0	0	0
17	Chuck Wahl	112	1	0	0	0	0
18	Bill Schmitt	109	1	0	0	0	0
19	Richard White	106	1	0	0	0	0
20	Sonny Easley	105	1	0	0	0	0
21	Don Reynolds	103	1	0	0	0	0
22	Ron Esau	97	1	0	0	0	0
23	Hugh Pearson	94	1	0	0	0	0
24	Benny Parsons	91	1	0	0	0	0
25	Glenn Francis	88	1	0	0	0	0