1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
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The 1975 NASCAR Grand National Winston Cup Series season began on Sunday, January 19 and ended on Sunday, November 12. Richard Petty, driving the #43 Petty Enterprises STP Dodge scored his sixth NASCAR Grand National Series Winston Cup Championship. Bruce Hill was named NASCAR Rookie of the Year. NASCAR introduced a new points system in 1975. For the first time, each race on the NASCAR Winston Cup Grand National schedule carried an equal point value.

Season recap

Date Event Circuit Winner
January 19 Winston Western 500 Riverside International Raceway Bobby Allison
February 16 Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway Benny Parsons
February 23 Richmond 500 Richmond International Raceway Richard Petty
March 2 Carolina 500 North Carolina Speedway Cale Yarborough
March 16 Volunteer 500 Bristol Motor Speedway Richard Petty
March 23 Atlanta 500 Atlanta International Raceway Richard Petty
April 6 Gwyn Staley 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway Richard Petty
April 13 Rebel 500 Darlington Raceway Bobby Allison
April 27 Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway Richard Petty
May 4 Winston 500 Talladega Superspeedway Buddy Baker
May 10 Music City USA 420 Nashville Speedway Darrell Waltrip
May 18 &19 Mason-Dixon 500 Dover Downs International Speedway David Pearson
May 25 World 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway Richard Petty
June 8 Tuborg 400 Riverside International Raceway Richard Petty
June 15 Motor State 400 Michigan International Speedway David Pearson
July 4 Firecracker 400 Daytona International Speedway Richard Petty
July 20 Nashville 420 Nashville Speedway Cale Yarborough
August 3 Purolator 500 Pocono Raceway David Pearson
August 17 Talladega 500 Talladega Superspeedway Buddy Baker
August 24 Champion Spark Plug 400 Michigan International Speedway Richard Petty
September 1 Southern 500 Darlington Raceway Bobby Allison
September 14 Delaware 500 Dover Downs International Speedway Richard Petty
September 21 Wilkes 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway Richard Petty
September 28 Old Dominion 500 Martinsville Speedway Dave Marcis
October 5 National 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway Richard Petty
October 12 Capital City 500 Richmond International Raceway Darrell Waltrip
October 19 American 500 North Carolina Speedway Cale Yarborough
November 2 South Eastern 500 Bristol Motor Speedway Richard Petty
November 9 Dixie 500 Atlanta International Raceway Buddy Baker
November 12 Los Angeles Times 500 Ontario Motor Speedway Buddy Baker

Final Points Standings

  1. Richard Petty – 4783
  2. Dave Marcis – 4061
  3. James Hylton – 3914
  4. Benny Parsons – 3820
  5. Richard Childress – 3818
  6. Cecil Gordon – 3702
  7. Darrell Waltrip – 3462
  8. Elmo Langley – 3399
  9. Cale Yarborough – 3295
  10. Dick Brooks – 3182