Southern 500

Darlington Raceway — January 1, 1975

Bobby Allison
Winner
367
Laps
40
Entries
8
Leaders

Bobby Allison won the 1975 Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on January 1, 1975, leading 119 of 367 laps. Richard Petty finished second; David Sisco rounded out the podium. The race featured 8 different leaders.

Race Details
Date
Wednesday, January 1, 1975
Season
1975
Winner
Leaders
8 drivers
Pos Start +/- Driver
1 3 +2 Bobby Allison
2 4 +2 Richard Petty
3 12 +9 David Sisco
4 30 +26 Jim Vandiver
5 10 +5 Bruce Hill
6 14 +8 Cecil Gordon
7 16 +9 Richard Childress
8 35 +27 Dick May
9 38 +29 Bruce Jacobi
10 37 +27 Elmo Langley
11 24 +13 Skip Manning
12 33 +21 Jabe Thomas
13 20 +7 Grant Adcox
14 23 +9 Frank Warren
15 34 +19 Randy Tissot
16 32 +16 D.K. Ulrich
17 26 +9 Buddy Arrington
18 36 +18 Ferrel Harris
19 13 -6 Cale Yarborough
20 5 -15 Benny Parsons
21 8 -13 Lennie Pond
22 31 +9 Tommy Gale
23 21 -2 James Hylton
24 6 -18 Dave Marcis
25 18 -7 Walter Ballard
26 7 -19 Dick Brooks
27 1 -26 David Pearson
28 2 -26 Buddy Baker
29 15 -14 Bill Champion
30 29 -1 Ed Negre
31 11 -20 G.C. Spencer
32 17 -15 Dean Dalton
33 19 -14 J.D. McDuffie
34 9 -25 Darrell Waltrip
35 27 -8 Earle Canavan
36 25 -11 Henley Gray
37 39 +2 Dick Skillen
38 28 -10 Jackie Rogers
39 22 -17 Coo Coo Marlin
40 40 H.B. Bailey

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Who won the 1975 Southern 500?
Bobby Allison won the 1975 Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway driving for Penske Racing South.
Where was the 1975 Southern 500 held?
The 1975 Southern 500 was held at Darlington Raceway on January 1, 1975.