1975 NASCAR Cup Series Season

The 1975 NASCAR Cup Series season featured 30 races across 16 tracks, with 8 different drivers reaching victory lane. Richard Petty captured the championship driving a Dodge.

Total Races

Different Winners

Richard Petty

Champion

Tracks Visited

Manufacturer wins: Dodge: 14, Chevrolet: 6, Ford: 4, Matador: 3, Mercury: 3

Race-by-Race Results

#	Race	Track	Winner	Mfr	Entries
1	Winston Western 500	Riverside International Raceway	Bobby Allison	Matador	35
2	Daytona 500	Daytona International Speedway	Benny Parsons	Chevrolet	40
3	Richmond 500	Richmond Raceway	Richard Petty	Dodge	22
4	Carolina 500	Rockingham Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	31
5	Southeastern 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Richard Petty	Dodge	23
6	Atlanta 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Richard Petty	Dodge	36
7	Gwyn Staley 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Richard Petty	Dodge	28
8	Rebel 500	Darlington Raceway	Bobby Allison	Matador	36
9	Virginia 500	Martinsville Speedway	Richard Petty	Dodge	30
10	Winston 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Buddy Baker	Ford	50
11	Music City USA 420	Nashville Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	28
12	Mason-Dixon 500	Dover International Speedway	David Pearson	Mercury	35
13	World 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Richard Petty	Dodge	40
14	Tuborg 400	Riverside International Raceway	Richard Petty	Dodge	35
15	Motor State 400	Michigan International Speedway	David Pearson	Mercury	36
16	Firecracker 400	Daytona International Speedway	Richard Petty	Dodge	40
17	Nashville 420	Nashville Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	30
18	Purolator 500	Pocono Raceway	David Pearson	Mercury	35
19	Talladega 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Buddy Baker	Ford	50
20	Champion Spark Plug 400	Michigan International Speedway	Richard Petty	Dodge	36
21	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	Bobby Allison	Matador	40
22	Delaware 500	Dover International Speedway	Richard Petty	Dodge	37
23	Wilkes 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Richard Petty	Dodge	30
24	Old Dominion 500	Martinsville Speedway	Dave Marcis	Dodge	30
25	National 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Richard Petty	Dodge	42
26	Capital City 500	Richmond Raceway	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	28
27	American 500	Rockingham Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	37
28	Volunteer 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Richard Petty	Dodge	30
29	Dixie 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Buddy Baker	Ford	36
30	L.A.Times 500	Ontario Motor Speedway	Buddy Baker	Ford	40

Season Standings (Top 30)

Rank	Driver	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Races	Avg Finish
1	Richard Petty ★	13	21	24	30	6.6
2	Buddy Baker	4	12	13	23	11.3
3	David Pearson	3	13	14	21	10.3
4	Cale Yarborough	3	13	13	27	14.8
5	Bobby Allison	3	10	10	19	15.4
6	Darrell Waltrip	2	11	14	28	15.5
7	Dave Marcis	1	16	18	30	12.0
8	Benny Parsons	1	11	17	30	14.4
9	Cecil Gordon	0	7	16	30	14.3
10	Dick Brooks	0	6	15	25	13.5
11	Lennie Pond	0	6	9	22	17.6
12	Coo Coo Marlin	0	4	11	23	18.0
13	Bruce Hill	0	3	11	26	16.5
14	Donnie Allison	0	3	6	14	19.8
15	James Hylton	0	2	16	30	11.7
16	Richard Childress	0	2	15	30	12.6
17	Elmo Langley	0	2	7	29	15.5
18	David Sisco	0	2	7	28	17.9
19	Ray Elder	0	1	1	3	14.0
20	Ramo Stott	0	1	1	2	17.5
21	J.D. McDuffie	0	1	6	26	19.4
22	Jim Vandiver	0	1	4	13	19.8
23	A.J. Foyt	0	1	1	7	20.0
24	Richie Panch	0	1	4	14	25.1
25	Kenny Brightbill	0	0	1	1	7.0
26	Alton Jones	0	0	1	2	9.0
27	Gene Riniker	0	0	1	1	10.0
28	Don Hall	0	0	0	1	11.0
29	Gary Matthews	0	0	1	2	11.5
30	Earl Ross	0	0	0	1	13.0