1975 NASCAR Cup Series Season: Schedule, Winners and Stats | Turn Four Racing

1975 NASCAR Cup Series Season

The 1975 NASCAR Cup Series season: 30 points races, 8 different winners, and Richard Petty won the most races, 13. The full schedule with every winner, and the season leaders.

Champion

SeasonChampion
1975Richard Petty

Schedule and winners

No.DateRaceTrackWinnerLaps led by winner
1January 19, 1975Winston Western 500Riverside International RacewayBobby Allison173
2February 16, 1975Daytona 500DaytonaBenny Parsons4
3February 23, 1975Richmond 500RichmondRichard Petty444
4March 2, 1975Carolina 500RockinghamCale Yarborough261
5March 16, 1975Southeastern 500BristolRichard Petty243
6March 23, 1975Atlanta 500AtlantaRichard Petty170
7April 6, 1975Gwyn Staley 400North WilkesboroRichard Petty311
8April 13, 1975Rebel 500DarlingtonBobby Allison8
9April 27, 1975Virginia 500MartinsvilleRichard Petty240
10May 4, 1975Winston 500TalladegaBuddy Baker99
11May 10, 1975Music City USA 420Nashville SpeedwayDarrell Waltrip147
12May 18, 1975Mason-Dixon 500DoverDavid Pearson348
13May 25, 1975World 600CharlotteRichard Petty234
14June 8, 1975Tuborg 400Riverside International RacewayRichard Petty60
15June 15, 1975Motor State 400MichiganDavid Pearson70
16July 4, 1975Firecracker 400DaytonaRichard Petty16
17July 20, 1975Nashville 420Nashville SpeedwayCale Yarborough385
18August 3, 1975Purolator 500PoconoDavid Pearson112
19August 17, 1975Talladega 500TalladegaBuddy Baker93
20August 24, 1975Champion Spark Plug 400MichiganRichard Petty45
21September 1, 1975Southern 500DarlingtonBobby Allison119
22September 14, 1975Delaware 500DoverRichard Petty250
23September 21, 1975Wilkes 400North WilkesboroRichard Petty184
24September 28, 1975Old Dominion 500MartinsvilleDave Marcis52
25October 5, 1975National 500CharlotteRichard Petty168
26October 12, 1975Capital City 500RichmondDarrell Waltrip125
27October 19, 1975American 500RockinghamCale Yarborough396
28November 2, 1975Volunteer 500BristolRichard Petty218
29November 9, 1975Dixie 500AtlantaBuddy Baker122
30November 23, 1975Los Angeles Times 500Ontario Motor SpeedwayBuddy Baker148

Most wins

DriverWinsStarts
Richard Petty1330
Buddy Baker423
David Pearson321
Cale Yarborough327
Bobby Allison319
Darrell Waltrip228
Dave Marcis130
Benny Parsons130

Most top 5s

DriverTop 5Starts
Richard Petty2130
Dave Marcis1630
David Pearson1321
Cale Yarborough1327
Buddy Baker1223
Darrell Waltrip1128
Benny Parsons1130
Bobby Allison1019
Cecil Gordon730
Dick Brooks625

Most top 10s

DriverTop 10Starts
Richard Petty2430
Dave Marcis1830
Benny Parsons1730
Cecil Gordon1630
James Hylton1630
Dick Brooks1525
Richard Childress1530
David Pearson1421
Darrell Waltrip1428
Buddy Baker1323

Most laps led

DriverLaps ledStarts
Richard Petty315830
Cale Yarborough254227
David Pearson132721
Buddy Baker78823
Bobby Allison57819
Darrell Waltrip56228
Benny Parsons49630
Dave Marcis45830
Lennie Pond27522
A.J. Foyt1867

Best average finish (at least 15 starts)

DriverAvg finishStarts
Richard Petty6.630
David Pearson10.321
Buddy Baker11.323
James Hylton11.730
Dave Marcis1230
Richard Childress12.630
Dick Brooks13.525
Cecil Gordon14.330
Benny Parsons14.430
Cale Yarborough14.827

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