1975 Delaware 500
Dover International Speedway · 1975 · NASCAR Cup Series
Race summary
| Winner | St | Cars | RAF | LLF | Ldrs | W-Led | Laps | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Petty | 3 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 250 | 500 | 500 |
Finishing order
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 500 | 250 | running | 185 |
| 2 | 10 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 500 | 1 | running | 175 |
| 3 | 6 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 17 | running | 170 |
| 4 | 7 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 497 | 104 | running | 165 |
| 5 | 11 | 47 | Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Chevrolet | 496 | running | 155 | |
| 6 | 14 | 96 | Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 483 | running | 150 | |
| 7 | 17 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 482 | running | 146 | |
| 8 | 28 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 482 | running | 142 | |
| 9 | 23 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Ford | 474 | running | 138 | |
| 10 | 21 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 469 | broken wheel | 134 | |
| 11 | 36 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 469 | running | 130 | |
| 12 | 32 | 45 | Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Chevrolet | 464 | running | 127 | |
| 13 | 37 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 461 | running | 124 | |
| 14 | 18 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 460 | rear end | 121 | |
| 15 | 29 | 74 | Randy Tissot | Charles Little (Owner) | Chevrolet | 459 | running | 118 | |
| 16 | 27 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 454 | running | 115 | |
| 17 | 19 | 05 | David Sisco | Sisco Racing | Chevrolet | 443 | engine | 112 | |
| 18 | 35 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Plymouth | 439 | technical | 109 | |
| 19 | 15 | 19 | Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 401 | running | 106 | |
| 20 | 9 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Elder-Ranier | Chevrolet | 376 | 25 | engine | 108 |
| 21 | 16 | 63 | Terry Bivins | Moyer Racing | Chevrolet | 366 | head gasket | 0 | |
| 22 | 31 | 37 | Bruce Jacobi | Opal Voight (Owner) | Chevrolet | 328 | accident | 97 | |
| 23 | 30 | 29 | Bill Hollar | Hollar Racing | Chevrolet | 327 | throttle cable | 94 | |
| 24 | 25 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 326 | engine | 91 | |
| 25 | 22 | 01 | Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | Dodge | 322 | piston | 88 | |
| 26 | 2 | 21 | David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 320 | 15 | cylinder wall | 90 |
| 27 | 8 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 319 | engine | 82 | |
| 28 | 4 | 16 | Bobby Allison | Penske Racing South | Matador | 280 | broken valve | 79 | |
| 29 | 12 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | engine | 76 | |
| 30 | 1 | 71 | Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 156 | 88 | broken valve | 78 |
| 31 | 13 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 136 | head gasket | 70 | |
| 32 | 24 | 61 | Joe Mihalic | Viglione Racing | Chevrolet | 122 | broken valve | 67 | |
| 33 | 5 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 109 | engine | 64 | |
| 34 | 34 | 23 | Earl Brooks | Robertson Racing | Dodge | 88 | transmission | 61 | |
| 35 | 26 | 10 | Tommy Gale | Champion Racing | Ford | 43 | rear hub | 58 | |
| 36 | 33 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Dodge | 27 | oil leak | 55 | |
| 37 | 20 | 93 | Dick May | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 8 | quit | 52 |
Lap leaders
| # | Driver | Led | Share | Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Petty | 250 | 50.0% | P1 |
| 2 | Cale Yarborough | 104 | 20.8% | P4 |
| 3 | Dave Marcis | 88 | 17.6% | P30 |
| 4 | Lennie Pond | 25 | 5.0% | P20 |
| 5 | Benny Parsons | 17 | 3.4% | P3 |
| 6 | David Pearson | 15 | 3.0% | P26 |
| 7 | Dick Brooks | 1 | 0.2% | P2 |