1975 Los Angeles Times 500

1975 Los Angeles Times 500
Race details
Race 30 of 30 in the 1975 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season
Date November 23, 1975 (1975-November-23)
Location Ontario Motor Speedway (Ontario, California, U.S.A.)
Course Permanent racing facility
2.500 mi (4.023 km)
Distance 200 laps, 500 mi (804 km)
Avg Speed 140.712 miles per hour (226.454 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Buddy Baker Bud Moore
Most laps led
Driver Buddy Baker Bud Moore
Laps 148
Winner
15
 Buddy Baker
 Bud Moore
Television
Network untelevised
Announcers none

The 1975 Los Angeles Times 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on November 23, 1975 at Ontario Motor Speedway in the American community of Ontario, California.[1][2]

Summary

Two hundred laps were completed in three hours and thirty-three minutes on a paved track spanning 2.500 miles (4.023 km).[1][2] More than 50,000 live specators would show up to see Buddy Baker defeat David Pearson by 29.4 seconds in the #15 Norris Industries Ford machine.[1][3] Only one caution was handed out by NASCAR officials for nine laps.[1][2] While Pearson would earn the pole position with a speed of 153.525 miles per hour (247.075 km/h), the average race of the speed would only be 140.712 miles per hour (226.454 km/h).[1][2] Out of the 40-driver grid, 39 of them were American-born while Roy Smith was a Canadian.[1] Ed Negre would be the last-place finisher due to an engine problem on the second lap.[1][2]

Carl Adams would retire from NASCAR after this race along with Jim Boyd, Don Hall and John Martin.[4] Richard Petty would clinch his sixth NASCAR championship; defeating Dave Marcis in the championship standings by more than 700 points.[5]

Finishing order

  1. Buddy Baker
  2. David Pearson
  3. Dave Marcis
  4. Cale Yarborough
  5. Bobby Allison
  6. Lennie Pond
  7. Jimmy Insolo
  8. Dick Brooks
  9. James Hylton
  10. Richard Childress
  11. Don Hall
  12. David Sisco
  13. D.K. Ulrich
  14. A.J. Foyt*
  15. Don Huffman
  16. Richard Petty*
  17. Frank Warren*
  18. Hugh Pearson*
  19. Cecil Gordon*
  20. Walter Ballard*
  21. J.D. McDuffie*
  22. Elmo Langley*
  23. Tom Williams*
  24. John Kieper*
  25. Ray Elder*
  26. Bruce Hill*
  27. Jim Boyd*
  28. Carl Adams*
  29. Roy Smith*
  30. John Martin*
  31. Hershell McGriff*
  32. Jim Thirkettle*
  33. Bill Schmitt*
  34. Benny Parsons*
  35. Chuch Wahl*
  36. Richie Panch*
  37. Don Puskarich*
  38. Chuck Bown*
  39. Sonny Easley*
  40. Ed Negre*

* Driver failed to finish race

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g 1975 Los Angeles Times 500 information at Racing Reference
  2. ^ a b c d e 1975 Los Angeles Times 500 racing information at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet
  3. ^ Tracks of Yesterday, Ontario Motor Speedway at Insider Racing News
  4. ^ Retirement information at Race Database
  5. ^ Richard Petty's Championship Ride at HowStuffWorks.com
Preceded by
1975 Dixie 500		 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season
1975-76		 Succeeded by
1976 Winston Western 500