| Race details[1][2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 13 of 30 in the1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
 Layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway | |||
| Date | May 25, 1975 (1975-05-25) | ||
| Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway,Concord, North Carolina | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.500 miles (2.410 km) | ||
| Distance | 400 laps, 600 mi (965 km) | ||
| Weather | Extremely hot with temperatures reaching as high as 91 °F (33 °C); wind speeds up to 8.9 miles per hour (14.3 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 142.255 miles per hour (228.937 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 90,600 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Wood Brothers | ||
| Time | 33.887 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | |
| Laps | 234 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | CBS | ||
| Announcers | Ken Squier | ||
The1975 World 600, the 16th running of theevent, was aNASCARWinston Cup Series racing event that took place on May 25, 1975, atCharlotte Motor Speedway inConcord, North Carolina.
There were 40 drivers on the grid.Coo Coo Marlin had an engine problem on lap 33 out of 400 laps - earning him a last place position and $1,455 ($85,041 when adjusted for inflation).[2]Richard Petty would defeatCale Yarborough by one lap in front of 90,600 spectators; who had no idea that history was being made right before their eyes.[2] Petty would earn $30,290 ($177,001 in when adjusted for inflation) on his long anticipated first win at Charlotte, despite having to change four tires early in the race and falling behind a lap. Petty rallied back and proceeded to lap the field.[2]
Future Seven TimeWinston Cup Series ChampionDale Earnhardt would make his debut here; finishing 22nd in a Dodge vehicle.[2] African-American driverRandy Bethea would race his only NASCAR Cup Series race here; he would complete in 251 laps before engine problems relegated him to the sideline.[3]Joe Frasson failed to qualify for this race whileDarel Dieringer would make his NASCAR comeback here.Richard Childress would also compete in his event; finishing one place behind his future employee Dale Earnhardt.[2] Both drivers were running at the finish, 45 laps down.[2]
Other drivers who failed to qualify wereBill Dennis (#20),Ferrel Harris (#82),Carl Adams (#65), andElmo Langley (#64).[4]
| Pos[2] | Grid | No. | Driver | Manufacturer | Laps | Laps led | Points | Time/Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | 400 | 234 | 185 | 4:07:42 |
| 2 | 5 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | 399 | 149 | 175 | +1 lap |
| 3 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Mercury | 396 | 8 | 170 | +4 laps |
| 4 | 6 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 395 | 0 | 160 | +5 laps |
| 5 | 4 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Ford | 395 | 0 | 155 | +5 laps |
| 6 | 9 | 28 | Charlie Glotzbach | Chevrolet | 395 | 0 | 150 | +5 laps |
| 7 | 10 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | 392 | 0 | 146 | +8 laps |
| 8 | 13 | 98 | Richie Panch | Chevrolet | 389 | 2 | 147 | +11 laps |
| 9 | 7 | 88 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | 386 | 0 | 138 | +14 laps |
| 10 | 29 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Chevrolet | 377 | 0 | 134 | +23 laps |
Section reference:[2]
| Pos | Driver | Points[2] | Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Richard Petty | 2094 | 0 |
2 | Darrell Waltrip | 1716 | -378 |
| 3 | James Hylton | 1702 | -392 |
4 | Dave Marcis | 1683 | -411 |
| 5 | Cecil Gordon | 1653 | -441 |
| 6 | Benny Parsons | 1611 | -483 |
| 7 | Richard Childress | 1588 | -506 |
| 8 | David Pearson | 1479 | -615 |
| 9 | Dick Brooks | 1447 | -647 |
| 10 | Elmo Langley | 1433 | -661 |
| Preceded by | NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season 1975 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | World 600 races 1975 | Succeeded by |