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1975 Winston Western 500 Previous race results Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston West Series race number 1 of 18 Combination race with Winston Cup drivers An explanation of combination races from The Third Turn Sunday, January 19, 1975 at Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, CA 191 laps on a 2.620 mile road course (500.420 miles) Time of race: 5:04:26 Average speed: 98.627 mph Pole speed: 110.382 mph Cautions: 5 for 32 laps Margin of victory: 22.6 sec Attendance: 53000 Lead changes: 13 Glossary    1975 NASCAR Winston West Series results   /   1975 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 1 16   Bobby Allison   (Cup) Coca-Cola / AMC   (Roger Penske) '75 Matador 191 14735 running 173 0 2 2 21   David Pearson   (Cup) Purolator   (Wood Brothers) '73 Mercury 191 11135 running 11 0 3 25 24   Cecil Gordon   (Cup) Bob Stott Motors   (Cecil Gordon) '75 Chevrolet 184 8535 running 0 0 4 27 71   Dave Marcis   (Cup) K & K Insurance   (Nord Krauskopf) '74 Dodge 183 8235 running 0 0 5 22 64   Elmo Langley   (Cup) Langley Racing   (Elmo Langley) '72 Ford 178 4535 running 0 0 6 35 48   James Hylton   (Cup) Nitro 9   (James Hylton) '74 Chevrolet 175 3365 running 0 0 7 3 43   Richard Petty   (Cup) STP   (Petty Enterprises) '74 Dodge 172 6185 running 4 0 8 21 57   Gary Matthews Matthews Racing   (Gary Matthews) '72 Chevrolet 168 2485 running 0 50 9 33 8   Ed Negre   (Cup) Negre Racing   (Ed Negre) '74 Dodge 167 2835 running 0 0 10 10 29   Hershel McGriff Mercury Marine   (Dick Midgley) '72 Chevrolet 166 2185 oil pump 0 49 11 17 88   Richard Childress   (Cup) L.C. Newton Trucking   (Tom Garn) '72 Chevrolet 166 2485 running 0 0 12 24 13   Don Puskarich M.M. Denbo Agency   (Matt Puskarich) '72 Chevrolet 148 1835 running 0 48 13 6 95   Ray Elder Olympia Beer   (Fred Elder) '74 Dodge 145 2235 engine 1 47 14 28 70   J.D. McDuffie   (Cup) Glenn's Landscaping   (J.D. McDuffie) '72 Chevrolet 142 2135 running 0 0 15 18 77   Larry Esau McDuffie Racing   (Lefty Robinson) '72 Chevrolet 135 1535 running 0 46 16 11 55   Bill Osborne Haddick's Towing & Transfer   (Bill Osborne) '73 Ford 125 1435 engine 0 45 17 15 37   Chuck Wahl Excel Trailer   (Joe Marsik) '74 Chevrolet 125 1385 engine 0 44 18 29 73   Bill Schmitt Colley Construction   (Bill Schmitt) '74 Chevrolet 118 1335 engine 0 43 19 16 2   Richard White Termine's Auto Wrecking   (Mike White) '72 Chevrolet 117 1285 engine 0 42 20 32 89   Don Reynolds Riley Plastering   (Tom Reynolds) '73 Chevrolet 110 1230 engine 0 41 21 26 68   Sonny Easley San-Val Roofing   (Jerry Lankford) '72 Ford 97 1150 engine 2 40 22 30 94   Ron Esau Kord's Tires   (Phil Kord) '72 Chevrolet 96 1125 transmission 0 39 23 13 78   Hugh Pearson Pearson Apts.   (Hugh Pearson) '72 Chevrolet 65 1100 engine 0 38 24 4 72   Benny Parsons   (Cup) King's Row Fireplace   (L.G. DeWitt) '75 Chevrolet 44 3575 oil pump 0 0 25 12 33   Glenn Francis Yellow Pages Cocktail Lounge   (Trent Francis) '74 Chevrolet 44 1025 rear end 0 37 26 34 1   Pete Torres Fuentes Enterprises   (Frank Coletto) '73 Ford 40 975 engine 0 36 27 5 03   Chuck Bown Rose Auto Wrecking   (Dick Bown) '74 Dodge 36 925 transmission 0 35 28 19 31   Chuck Little United Advertising   (Chuck Little) '72 Ford 35 875 engine 0 34 29 31 20   G.T. Tallas   (Cup) U.S. Borax   (G.T. Tallas) '72 Ford 28 825 oil leak 0 0 30 7 26   Dick Bown Marquardt Racing   (Gene Marquardt) '75 Chevrolet 17 775 engine 0 33 31 23 30   Walter Ballard   (Cup) Ballard Racing   (Walter Ballard) '74 Chevrolet 15 1220 engine 0 0 32 8 97   Harry Jefferson Jefferson Racing   (George Jefferson) '72 Ford 14 670 engine 0 32 33 9 38   Jimmy Insolo Martin's Union 76   (Roger Paquette) '74 Chevrolet 13 620 oil pump 0 31 34 20 56   Carl Adams   (Cup) Marck Motors   (Richard Mummert) '73 Ford 5 570 oil leak 0 0 35 14 7   Ivan Baldwin Noble Auto Parts   (Ernie Conn / Jack McCoy) '74 Dodge 4 520 engine 0 30

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Dennis Wilson 61 Quick Stop Theresa Smiley Chevrolet Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 15 15     16 24 9   #97 engine turn 9   25 32 8     33 35 3   #43 accident turn 9   36 104 69     105 111 7   oil turns 1/8   112 146 35     147 152 6   #55 engine turn 5   153 154 2     155 161 7   #37 engine turn 2   162 191 30       Percent of race run under caution: 16.8%             Average green flag run: 26.5 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Bobby Allison 1 12 12   Richard Petty 13 15 3   Bobby Allison 16 16 1   David Pearson 17 17 1   Bobby Allison 18 34 17   Sonny Easley 35 36 2   Ray Elder 37 37 1   Bobby Allison 38 64 27   David Pearson 65 65 1   Bobby Allison 66 137 72   David Pearson 138 138 1   Bobby Allison 139 154 16   David Pearson 155 162 8   Bobby Allison 163 191 29 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Gary Matthews 50     2   Hershel McGriff 49   -1   3   Don Puskarich 48   -2   4   Ray Elder 47   -3   5   Larry Esau 46   -4   6   Bill Osborne 45   -5   7   Chuck Wahl 44   -6   8   Bill Schmitt 43   -7   9   Richard White 42   -8   10   Don Reynolds 41   -9   11   Sonny Easley 40   -10   12   Ron Esau 39   -11   13   Hugh Pearson 38   -12   14   Glenn Francis 37   -13   15   Pete Torres 36   -14   16   Chuck Bown 35   -15   17   Chuck Little 34   -16   18   Dick Bown 33   -17   19   Harry Jefferson 32   -18   20   Jimmy Insolo 31   -19   21   Ivan Baldwin 30   -20