1975 Nashville 420

Race 17 of 30

Nashville
420 laps
Time of race: 2:47:16
Average speed of winner: 89.792 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 5 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 19 laps
Lap leaders: Parsons pole, Waltrip 1-18, Yarborough 19-33, Marcis 34-35, Ballard 36-50, Yarborough 51-420

Race notes: Finale for Alton Jones.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Cale Yarborough	11	Holly Farms Poultry	'75 Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab		420	2	385	running	5735	185
2	4	Richard Petty	43	STP	'74 Dodge	Petty	Inman		419	0	0	running	4205	170
3	5	Dave Marcis	71	K&K Insurance	'74 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		418	1	2	running	2560	170
4	1	Benny Parsons	72	Kings Row Fireplaces	'75 Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Carter	103.247	412	0	0	running	1685	160
5	14	Cecil Gordon	24	Bob Stott Chevrolet	'75 Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			407	0	0	running	1335	155
6	9	Richard Childress	96	L.C. Newton Trucking	'75 Chevrolet	Garn			407	0	0	running	1235	150
7	11	David Sisco	05	Reliable Plumbing	'75 Chevrolet	Sisco			404	0	0	running	1135	146
8	20	Carl Adams	65	Adams Racing	'73 Ford	Mummert			403	0	0	running	1035	142
9	7	J.D. McDuffie	70	Butler's/Glenn's Landscaping	'75 Chevrolet	McDuffie			395	0	0	running	935	138
10	16	Elmo Langley	10	Champion Racing	'73 Ford	Ratus Walters			393	0	0	running	835	134
11	21	James Hylton	48	Nitro 9	'74 Chevrolet	Hylton	Champion		390	0	0	running	785	130
12	29	Alton Jones	68	Crimson Dale Nursery	'74 Chevrolet	Hawkersmith			383	0	0	running	735	127
13	10	Bruce Hill	47	Hill Racing	'75 Chevrolet	Bruce Hill			379	0	0	running	685	124
14	30	Neil Bonnett	12	Bonnett Racing	'74 Chevrolet	Allison			377	0	0	oil pressure	635	0
15	13	Ed Negre	8	10,000 RPM Speed Equipment	'74 Dodge	Negre			375	0	0	running	585	118
16	18	Frank Warren	79	Warren Racing	'74 Dodge	Frank Warren			341	0	0	running	535	115
17	27	Richard D. Brown	44	Bush Olds Pontiac	'74 Pontiac	Jerry Brown			334	0	0	running	485	112
18	8	Walter Ballard	30	Clyde Lynn Auto Parts	'75 Chevrolet	Ballard			238	1	15	rear end	435	114
19	25	Bruce Jacobi	37	Opal's Truck Stop	'75 Chevrolet	Voight			227	0	0	rear end	385	106
20	15	D.K. Ulrich	40	Garden State Auto Body	'75 Chevrolet	Ulrich			181	0	0	overheating	335	103
21	22	Jabe Thomas	25	Ward's Mobile Homes	'74 Chevrolet	Don Robertson			132	0	0	engine	325	100
22	24	Baxter Price	45	Price Racing	'74 Chevrolet	Baxter Price			109	0	0	overheating	320	97
23	23	Earl Brooks	23	Robertson Racing	'74 Dodge	Don Robertson			103	0	0	oil pressure	315	94
24	26	Paul Dean Holt	39	Holt Racing	'73 Ford				86	0	0	oil pressure	310	91
25	19	Buddy Arrington	67	Arrington Union 76	'73 Plymouth	Arrington			41	0	0	oil pressure	305	88
26	6	Coo Coo Marlin	14	Cunningham-Kelley	'75 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			30	0	0	accident	300	85
27	17	Grant Adcox	41	Adcox-Kirby	'75 Chevrolet	Adcox			29	0	0	accident	295	82
28	2	Darrell Waltrip	17	Terminal Transport	'75 Chevrolet	Waltrip	Elder		19	1	18	transmission	465	84
29	12	Neil Castles	06	Del Reeves Special	'75 Chevrolet	Castles			9	0	0	head gasket	285	76
30	28	Bill Champion	64	Langley Racing	'73 Ford	Langley			1	0	0	valve	280	73

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Richard Petty	2799	17	2	8	12	15
2	Dave Marcis	2343	17	0	0	9	11
3	James Hylton	2224	17	0	0	2	9
4	Darrell Waltrip	2220	16	2	1	8	10
5	Benny Parsons	2144	17	2	1	6	10
6	Richard Childress	2134	17	0	0	0	8
7	Cecil Gordon	2057	17	0	0	5	8
8	Elmo Langley	1903	16	0	0	2	3
9	Walter Ballard	1825	17	0	0	0	3
10	David Pearson	1772	11	3	2	8	9
11	Dick Brooks	1743	13	0	0	4	9
12	Frank Warren	1722	15	0	0	0	0
13	David Sisco	1688	15	0	0	1	6
14	Ed Negre	1664	16	0	0	0	3
15	Cale Yarborough	1646	14	1	2	7	7
16	Buddy Baker	1593	11	3	1	6	6
17	J.D. McDuffie	1453	13	0	0	0	2
18	Buddy Arrington	1407	13	0	0	0	3
19	Bruce Hill	1389	13	0	0	1	3
20	Coo Coo Marlin	1304	11	0	0	3	5
21	Carl Adams	1168	11	0	0	0	2
22	Lennie Pond	1102	11	0	0	2	3
23	Donnie Allison	1055	10	2	0	2	4
24	Jabe Thomas	1031	10	0	0	0	1
25	Bobby Allison	1016	9	2	2	5	5