1975 Motor State 400

Race 15 of 30

Michigan
200 laps
Time of race: 3:02:39
Average speed of winner: 131.398 mph
Margin of victory: 2 car lengths
Lead changes: 45 among 9 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 36 laps
Lap leaders: Pearson pole, Yarborough 1-14, Pearson 15-17, Petty 18-20, Yarborough 21-22, Pearson 23, Yarborough 24-27, Marcis 28, Yarborough 29-30, Marcis 31, Yarborough 32-38, Petty 39, Yarborough 40, Petty 41-42, Yarborough 43-48, Pearson 49, Yarborough 50-51, Pearson 52, Petty 53, Marlin 54, Pearson 55-56, B. Allison 57, Panch 58-61, Marlin 62, Petty 63-65, Yarborough 66-67, Pearson 68, Petty 69-71, Sisco 72-73, Petty 74-78, Pearson 79-98, Petty 99-114, Pearson 115-120, B. Allison 121-125, Waltrip 126-127, Petty 128-131, Pearson 132-142, Petty 143, Marcis 144, Pearson 145-147, B. Allison 148-151, Marcis 152-153, Petty 154-173, Pearson 174-176, Petty 177-182, Pearson 183-200

Race notes: Debut for Salt Walther.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	David Pearson	21	Purolator	'73 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		200	12	70	running	14405	185
2	4	Richard Petty	43	STP	'74 Dodge	Petty	Inman		200	12	65	running	10130	175
3	5	Dave Marcis	71	K&K Insurance	'74 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		199	4	5	accident	6205	170
4	1	Cale Yarborough	11	Holly Farms Poultry	'75 Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab	158.541	199	9	40	running	4180	165
5	35	Darrell Waltrip	17	Terminal Transport	'75 Chevrolet	Waltrip	Elder		199	1	2	running	3030	160
6	6	Richie Panch	98	Elmer's Auto Salvage	'75 Chevrolet	Panch			197	1	4	running	2330	155
7	9	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore Industries	'73 Ford	Donlavey			196	0	0	running	2030	146
8	15	David Sisco	05	Reliable Plumbing	'75 Chevrolet	Sisco			196	1	2	running	1930	147
9	18	James Hylton	48	Nitro 9	'74 Chevrolet	Hylton	Champion		194	0	0	running	1830	138
10	11	Richard Childress	96	L.C. Newton Trucking	'75 Chevrolet	Garn			193	0	0	running	1730	134
11	20	Walter Ballard	30	Ballard Racing	'75 Chevrolet	Ballard			193	0	0	running	1630	130
12	8	Coo Coo Marlin	14	Cunningham-Kelley	'75 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			192	2	2	running	1530	132
13	27	Ferrel Harris	82	Dan Walters Forever	'74 Dodge	Ferrel Harris	Buddy Parrott		192	0	0	running	1280	124
14	24	Elmo Langley	64	Independent Auto Salvage	'73 Ford	Langley			191	0	0	running	1205	121
15	26	Buddy Arrington	67	Arrington Racing	'73 Plymouth	Arrington			190	0	0	running	1110	118
16	13	Frank Warren	79	Warren Racing	'74 Dodge	Frank Warren			190	0	0	running	1030	115
17	21	Salt Walther	97	Walther Racing	'75 Chevrolet	Walmotor			188	0	0	running	1005	0
18	22	J.D. McDuffie	70	Butler's/Glenn's Landscaping	'75 Chevrolet	McDuffie			188	0	0	running	980	109
19	17	Dean Dalton	7	Belden Asphalt	'73 Ford	Dean Dalton			187	0	0	running	955	106
20	34	John Banks	55	Banks Alignment	'74 Dodge	Thurlby			186	0	0	running	930	103
21	25	Carl Adams	65	Travelodge	'73 Ford	Mummert			184	0	0	running	900	100
22	7	Bobby Allison	16	Coca-Cola/AMC	'75 Matador	Penske	Woodard		172	3	10	engine	875	102
23	36	Travis Tiller	46	Skip's Auto Parts	'74 Dodge	Tiller			129	0	0	engine	850	94
24	10	Johnny Ray	77	H.C. Blackwell Kenworth	'75 Chevrolet	Blackwell			98	0	0	cracked head	825	91
25	32	Bruce Jacobi	37	Opal's Truck Stop	'75 Chevrolet	Voight			92	0	0	oil pressure	800	88
26	29	D.K. Ulrich	40	Garden State Auto Body	'75 Chevrolet	Ulrich			86	0	0	head gasket	775	85
27	30	Ed Negre	8	10,000 RPM Speed Equipment	'74 Dodge	Negre			76	0	0	cylinder head	750	82
28	28	Harold Miller	91	Day's Chevrolet	'75 Chevrolet	Harold Miller			60	0	0	shock mounts	725	79
29	16	Grant Adcox	41	Adcox-Kirby	'75 Chevrolet	Adcox			51	0	0	alternator	710	76
30	12	Bruce Hill	47	Hill Racing	'75 Chevrolet	Bruce Hill			48	0	0	engine	690	73
31	31	Joe Frasson	18	Frasson Racing	'74 Dodge	Frasson			44	0	0	engine	675	70
32	23	Mel Larson	9	Larson Racing	'75 Chevrolet	Mel Larson			36	0	0	fuel pump	665	0
33	19	Cecil Gordon	24	Bob Stott Chevrolet	'75 Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			32	0	0	engine	655	64
34	14	Benny Parsons	72	Kings Row Fireplaces	'75 Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Carter		28	0	0	head gasket	645	61
35	2	Donnie Allison	88	DiGard Racing	'75 Chevrolet	DiGard			27	0	0	push rod	935	58
36	33	Rick Newsom	20	Newsom Racing	'73 Ford	Newsom			15	0	0	oil pressure	625	55

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Richard Petty	2449	15	2	7	10	13
2	Dave Marcis	2008	15	0	0	7	9
3	Darrell Waltrip	1976	14	2	1	7	9
4	James Hylton	1964	15	0	0	2	9
5	Richard Childress	1860	15	0	0	0	7
6	Benny Parsons	1837	15	1	1	5	8
7	Cecil Gordon	1826	15	0	0	4	7
8	Elmo Langley	1681	14	0	0	2	2
9	David Pearson	1664	10	3	2	8	9
10	Walter Ballard	1641	15	0	0	0	3
11	Dick Brooks	1593	12	0	0	4	8
12	Frank Warren	1495	13	0	0	0	0
13	David Sisco	1478	13	0	0	1	5
14	Ed Negre	1419	14	0	0	0	3
15	Buddy Baker	1413	10	3	1	5	5
16	Cale Yarborough	1376	12	1	1	6	6
17	Buddy Arrington	1219	11	0	0	0	3
18	J.D. McDuffie	1218	11	0	0	0	1
19	Coo Coo Marlin	1158	9	0	0	3	5
20	Bruce Hill	1119	11	0	0	1	2
21	Lennie Pond	1053	10	0	0	2	3
22	Bobby Allison	958	8	2	2	5	5
23	Jabe Thomas	931	9	0	0	0	1
24	Donnie Allison	895	9	1	0	1	3
25	Carl Adams	888	9	0	0	0	0