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1975 California 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post USAC Champ Car Series race number 3 of 13 Sunday, March 9, 1975 at Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario, CA 200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 3:14:22 Average speed: 154.344 mph Pole speed: 196.549 mph Cautions: 5 for 32 laps Margin of victory: 43.31 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 7 Glossary    1975 USAC Champ Car Series results   /   1975 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Chass./Eng. Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 1 14   A.J. Foyt Gilmore Racing   (A.J. Foyt) Coyote / Foyt 200 110058 running 187 1000 2 2 48   Bobby Unser Jorgensen Steel   (Earle Jorgensen) Eagle / Offy 200 35019 running 9 800 3 7 98   Steve Krisiloff Lodestar   (Ralph Wilke) Eagle / Offy 197 24494 running 0 700 4 19 55   Lee Kunzman Cobre Tire   (Robert Fletcher) Eagle / Offy 195 17796 running 0 600 5 12 89   John Martin Automotive Technology McLaren / Offy 193 12987 running 0 500 6 14 68   Tom Sneva Norton Spirit   (Roger Penske) McLaren / Offy 193 10265 running 0 400 7 24 86   Al Loquasto Frostie Root Beer   (Al Loquasto) McLaren / Offy 188 8423 running 0 300 8 16 77   Salt Walther Dayton-Walther   (George Walther) McLaren / Offy 187 7927 running 0 250 9 25 58   Eldon Rasmussen Ras-Car   (Eldon Rasmussen) Rascar / Foyt 186 8072 running 0 200 10 4 40   Wally Dallenbach Sinmast   (Pat Patrick) Eagle / Offy 184 13292 piston 0 150 11 15 12   Mike Mosley Sugaripe Prune   (Jerry O'Connell) Eagle / Offy 179 7099 piston 0 100 12 28 73   Jerry Grant Spirit of Orange County   (Fred Carrillo) Eagle / Offy 178 6364 running 0 50 13 13 15   Roger McCluskey Silver Floss Sauerkraut   (Lindsey Hopkins) Riley / Offy 170 6740 engine 0   14 26 45   Gary Bettenhausen Thermo King   (Don Gerhardt) Eagle / Offy 168 6230 running 0   15 10 20   Gordon Johncock Sinmast   (Pat Patrick) Wildcat / DGS 149 6847 radiator hose 0   16 22 27   Tom Bigelow T. H. Wilson Development   (Rolla Vollstedt) Vollstedt / Offy 123 5694 oil pressure 0   17 5 2   Johnny Rutherford Gatorade   (Bruce McLaren) McLaren / Offy 86 9741 piston 4   18 32 23   Jim McElreath Crower Cams   (Crower Engineering) Eagle / Chevy 84 4444 connecting rod 0   19 6 11   Pancho Carter Cobre Tire   (Robert Fletcher) Eagle / Offy 83 8237 gearbox 0   20 31 97   George Snider Lodestar   (Ralph Wilke) Eagle / Offy 58 4307 overheating 0   21 9 78   Jimmy Caruthers Alex Foods   (Alex Morales) Eagle / Offy 54 5835 valve 0   22 27 29   Lee Brayton Eisenhour-Brayton Racing Team Coyote / Foyt 46 4707 too slow 0   23 8 6   Billy Vukovich, Jr. Cobre Tire   (Robert Fletcher) Eagle / Offy 39 5993 piston 0   24 23 44   Dick Simon Dick Simon Eagle / Foyt 37 4629 piston 0   25 17 94   Johnny Parsons Tassi Vatis Finley / Offy 34 4474 gearbox 0   26 3 4   Al Unser Viceroy   (Vel Miletich) Eagle / Offy 24 4965 piston 0   27 29 10   Rick Muther Gilmore Racing   (Gilmore Racing) Coyote / Foyt 17 3837 clutch 0   28 18 21   Mario Andretti Viceroy   (Vel Miletich) Eagle / Offy 15 3771 connecting rod 0   29 20 76   Bill Scott Webster Racing   (Marvin Webster) Eagle / Offy 7 5589 piston 0   30 30 99   Bob Harkey Joe Hunt Magneto   (Joe Hunt) Gerhardt / Offy 5 3634 wheel bearing 0   31 33 33   Larry McCoy Dayton-Walther   (George Walther) McLaren / Offy 3 3596 oil pressure 0   32 11 16   Bobby Allison CAM2 Motor Oil   (Roger Penske) McLaren / Offy 2 4796 valve 0   33 21 38   Jerry Karl Midwest Dura-Pot   (Carl Gehlhausen) King / Offy 1 4258 piston 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car George Follmer 28 American Kids Racers Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 6 6     7 9 3   #99 tow-in   10 68 59     69 83 15   rain   84 136 53     137 141 5   debris   142 165 24     166 171 6   debris   172 186 15     187 189 3   #40 stalled on track   190 200 11       Percent of race run under caution: 16.0%             Average green flag run: 28.0 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   A.J. Foyt 1 25 25   Bobby Unser 26 30 5   A.J. Foyt 31 52 22   Bobby Unser 53 53 1   A.J. Foyt 54 81 28   Johnny Rutherford 82 85 4   Bobby Unser 86 88 3   A.J. Foyt 89 200 112 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   A.J. Foyt 1200     2   Steve Krisiloff 840   -360   3   Bobby Unser 830   -370   4   Lee Kunzman 740   -460   5   John Martin 580   -620   6   Tom Sneva 440   -760   7   Wally Dallenbach 350   -850   8   Al Loquasto 300   -900   9   Salt Walther 260   -940   9   Eldon Rasmussen 260   -940   11   Pancho Carter 160   -1040   11   Johnny Rutherford 160   -1040   13   Mike Mosley 130   -1070   14   Bill Scott 120   -1080   14   Billy Vukovich, Jr. 120   -1080   16   Jimmy Caruthers 100   -1100   16   Gordon Johncock 100   -1100   18   Al Unser 60   -1140   19   Roger McCluskey 50   -1150   19   Jerry Grant 50   -1150   21   Jerry Karl 40   -1160