1975 Purolator 500

Race 18 of 30

Pocono
200 laps
Time of race: 3:29:10
Average speed of winner: 111.179 mph
Margin of victory: 4.8 sec.
Lead changes: 44 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 47 laps
Lap leaders: Allison pole, Pearson 1-10, Allison 11-13, Pearson 14, Allison 15-18, Pearson 19-37, Parsons 38-40, Marcis 41-42, Parsons 43-54, Petty 55, Pearson 56-60, Petty 61, Marcis 62-63, Pearson 64-68, Parsons 69, Marcis 70, Pearson 71-77, Baker 78-82, Pearson 83-98, Baker 99, Petty 100-106, Baker 107, Pearson 108-110, Petty 111, Pearson 112-116, Petty 117, Parsons 118-120, Petty 121-122, Pearson 123, Baker 124-130, Pearson 131-141, Baker 142-144, Pearson 145-150, Baker 151-153, Petty 154, Parsons 155, Pearson 156-157, Baker 158-159, Pearson 160-161, Baker 162, Pearson 163-166, Petty 167-172, Pearson 173, Petty 174-186, Pearson 187-200

Race notes: Finale for George Wiltshire. Only start for Carl Van Horn.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	David Pearson	21	Purolator	'73 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		200	17	112	running	15225	185
2	6	Richard Petty	43	STP	'74 Dodge	Petty	Inman		200	9	33	running	10000	175
3	3	Buddy Baker	15	United Gunite	'73 Ford	Moore	Moore		200	8	23	running	6200	170
4	9	Benny Parsons	72	Kings Row Fireplaces	'75 Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Carter		200	5	20	running	4225	165
5	12	Richard Childress	96	L.C. Newton Trucking	'75 Chevrolet	Garn			196	0	0	running	3025	155
6	14	Carl Adams	65	Adams Racing	'73 Ford	Mummert			195	0	0	running	2725	150
7	10	Coo Coo Marlin	14	Cunningham-Kelley	'75 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			194	0	0	running	2325	146
8	13	Bruce Hill	47	Hill Racing	'75 Chevrolet	Bruce Hill			194	0	0	running	2025	142
9	16	James Hylton	48	Nitro 9	'74 Chevrolet	Hylton	Champion		193	0	0	running	1925	138
10	11	Cecil Gordon	24	Bob Stott Chevrolet	'75 Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			192	0	0	running	1825	134
11	28	Bruce Jacobi	37	Opal's Truck Stop	'75 Chevrolet	Voight			190	0	0	running	1625	130
12	22	Buddy Arrington	67	Arrington Racing	'73 Plymouth	Arrington			189	0	0	running	1525	127
13	33	Walter Ballard	7	Belden Asphalt	'73 Ford	Dean Dalton			187	0	0	engine	1425	124
14	26	Ed Negre	8	10,000 RPM Speed Equipment	'74 Dodge	Negre			187	0	0	running	1325	121
15	18	D.K. Ulrich	40	Garden State Auto Body	'75 Chevrolet	Ulrich			186	0	0	running	1225	118
16	27	Frank Warren	79	Wheels By Pompey	'74 Dodge	Frank Warren			186	0	0	running	1125	115
17	29	Dick May	2	Marcis Racing	'74 Dodge	Marcis			184	0	0	running	1005	112
18	30	Baxter Price	45	Price Racing	'74 Chevrolet	Baxter Price			184	0	0	running	980	109
19	19	David Sisco	05	Reliable Plumbing	'75 Chevrolet	Sisco			177	0	0	engine	955	106
20	32	Jabe Thomas	25	Thomas Racing	'74 Chevrolet	Don Robertson			171	0	0	running	930	103
21	21	Joe Mihalic	61	Mihalic Racing	'75 Chevrolet	Viglione			156	0	0	running	905	100
22	35	Doc Faustina	5	A-J-S-T Racing	'74 Dodge	Faustina			116	0	0	ignition	880	97
23	17	Carl van Horn	30	Clyde Lynn Auto Parts	'75 Chevrolet	Ballard			110	0	0	engine	855	94
24	23	Elmo Langley	64	Independent Auto Salvage	'73 Ford	Langley			109	0	0	engine	830	91
25	4	Dave Marcis	71	K&K Insurance	'74 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		86	3	5	valve	805	93
26	31	Earl Brooks	23	Robertson Racing	'74 Dodge	Don Robertson			83	0	0	oil pan	780	85
27	15	J.D. McDuffie	70	Butler's/Glenn's Landscaping	'75 Chevrolet	McDuffie			73	0	0	crankshaft	755	82
28	24	Tommy Gale	10	Champion Racing	'73 Ford	Bill Champion			55	0	0	engine	730	79
29	25	Earle Canavan	01	Kava Coffee	'74 Dodge	Canavan			45	0	0	arm shaft	705	76
30	20	Jackie Rogers	60	Lou Viglione Raing	'75 Chevrolet	Viglione			26	0	0	overheating	680	73
31	1	Bobby Allison	16	Coca-Cola/AMC	'75 Matador	Penske	Woodard	146.491	22	2	7	engine	1055	75
32	34	George Wiltshire	57	Wiltshire Racing	'74 Dodge				15	0	0	too slow	630	67
33	8	Richie Panch	98	Grey-Rock Brake Products	'75 Chevrolet	Panch			12	0	0	engine	605	64
34	7	Darrell Waltrip	17	Terminal Transport	'75 Chevrolet	Waltrip	Elder		2	0	0	engine	575	61
35	5	Cale Yarborough	11	Holly Farms Poultry	'75 Chevrolet	Johnson	Nab		1	0	0	accident	565	58

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Richard Petty	2974	18	2	8	13	16
2	Dave Marcis	2436	18	0	0	9	11
3	James Hylton	2362	18	0	0	2	10
4	Benny Parsons	2309	18	2	1	7	11
5	Richard Childress	2289	18	0	0	1	9
6	Darrell Waltrip	2281	17	2	1	8	10
7	Cecil Gordon	2191	18	0	0	5	9
8	Elmo Langley	1994	17	0	0	2	3
9	David Pearson	1957	12	3	3	9	10
10	Walter Ballard	1949	18	0	0	0	3
11	Frank Warren	1837	16	0	0	0	0
12	David Sisco	1794	16	0	0	1	6
13	Ed Negre	1785	17	0	0	0	3
14	Buddy Baker	1763	12	3	1	7	7
15	Dick Brooks	1743	13	0	0	4	9
16	Cale Yarborough	1704	15	1	2	7	7
17	J.D. McDuffie	1535	14	0	0	0	2
18	Buddy Arrington	1534	14	0	0	0	3
19	Bruce Hill	1531	14	0	0	1	4
20	Coo Coo Marlin	1450	12	0	0	3	6
21	Carl Adams	1318	12	0	0	0	3
22	Jabe Thomas	1134	11	0	0	0	1
23	Lennie Pond	1102	11	0	0	2	3
24	Bobby Allison	1091	10	3	2	5	5
25	Donnie Allison	1055	10	2	0	2	4