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{{short description|Auto race held at Ontario Motor Speedway in 1975}}
{{NASCAR race season infobox
{{NASCAR race season infobox
| Type = CUST
| Type = CUST
| Description = Race 30 of 30 in the [[1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series]] season
| Description = Race 30 of 30 in the [[1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series]] season
| country = United States
| Race Name = Los Angeles Times 500
| Race Name = Los Angeles Times 500
| Details ref = <ref name="race weather">[http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/CA/Ontario/1975-11-23 Weather information for the ''1975 Los Angeles Times 500''] at The Old Farmers' Almanac</ref>
| Details ref = <ref name="race weather">[http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/CA/Ontario/1975-11-23 Weather information for the ''1975 Los Angeles Times 500''] at The Old Farmers' Almanac</ref>
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| Race_No = 30
| Race_No = 30
| Season_No = 30
| Season_No = 30
| Image =
| Image = Ontario Motor Speedway.png
| Caption = A [[Topography|topo]] view of what the Ontario Motor Speedway looked like
| Caption =
| Official name = Los Angeles Times 500
| Official name = Los Angeles Times 500
| Location = [[Ontario Motor Speedway]], [[Ontario, California]]
| Location = [[Ontario Motor Speedway]], [[Ontario, California]]
| Weather = Warm with temperatures approaching {{convert|82|F|C}}; wind speeds up to {{convert|8.9|mph|km/h}}
| Weather = Warm with temperatures of {{convert|82|F|C}}; wind speeds of {{convert|8.9|mph|km/h}}
| Course_mi = 2.500
| Course_mi = 2.500
| Course_km = 4.023
| Course_km = 4.023
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The '''1975 Los Angeles Times 500''' was a [[NASCAR]] [[Sprint Cup Series|Winston Cup Series]] racing event that took place on November 23, 1975, at [[Ontario Motor Speedway]] in [[Ontario, California]].<ref name="1975lat500">[http://www.racing-reference.info/race/1975_Los_Angeles_Times_500/W ''1975 Los Angeles Times 500''] information at Racing Reference</ref><ref name="cheatsheet">[http://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/races/results/1975/ontario-motor-speedway/los-angeles-times-500/1378 ''1975 Los Angeles Times 500''] racing information at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet</ref>
The '''1975 Los Angeles Times 500''' was a [[NASCAR]] [[NASCAR Cup Series|Winston Cup Series]] race that took place on November 23, 1975, at [[Ontario Motor Speedway]] in [[Ontario, California]].<ref name="1975lat500">[http://www.racing-reference.info/race/1975_Los_Angeles_Times_500/W ''1975 Los Angeles Times 500''] information at Racing Reference</ref><ref name="cheatsheet">[http://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/races/results/1975/ontario-motor-speedway/los-angeles-times-500/1378 ''1975 Los Angeles Times 500''] racing information at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet</ref>


This was the last race where the car's model year was part of the race info.<ref name="1975lat500"/> From 1975 onwards, the passenger vehicles that people actually drove in real life started to deviate from the stock cars exhibited in NASCAR due to environmental regulations on the automobile industry. The gulf between NASCAR vehicles and regular passenger automobiles started to become even greater throughout the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. By the 21st century, regular passenger vehicles had nothing to do with the NASCAR vehicles except for the manufacturer name and the model of the vehicle.
==Summary==
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Two hundred laps were completed in three hours and thirty-three minutes on a paved track spanning {{convert|2.500|mi|km}}.<ref name="1975lat500"/><ref name="cheatsheet"/> More than 50,000 live spectators would show up to see [[Buddy Baker]] defeat [[David Pearson (racing driver)|David Pearson]] by 29.4 seconds in the #15 Norris Industries [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] machine.<ref name="1975lat500"/><ref>[http://insiderracingnews.com/Writers/AM/122209.html ''Tracks of Yesterday, Ontario Motor Speedway''] at Insider Racing News</ref> Only one caution was handed out by NASCAR officials for nine laps.<ref name="1975lat500"/><ref name="cheatsheet"/> While Pearson would earn the pole position with a speed of {{convert|153.525|mph|km/h}}, the average race of the speed would only be {{convert|140.712|mph|km/h}}.<ref name="1975lat500"/><ref name="cheatsheet"/> The total prize purse that handed out for this race was $140,775 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|140775|1975|r=2}}}} when adjusted for inflation); Baker would receive $35,300 of it (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|35300|1975|r=2}}}} when adjusted for inflation) while Negre would walk away with a meager $1,050 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|1050|1975|r=2}}}} when adjusted for inflation).<ref name="cheatsheet"/>


==Race report==
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Out of the 40-driver grid, 39 of them were American-born while [[Roy Smith (racing driver)|Roy Smith]] was a [[Canada|Canadian]]. Cecil Gordon had engine problems that put him out of the race on lap 141; which nearly destroyed his vehicle.<ref name="1975lat500"/> A tie-rod end had backed out and was just hanging on by just a thread or two.
⚫
Two hundred laps were completed in three hours and thirty-three minutes on the paved track spanning {{convert|2.500|mi|km}}.<ref name="1975lat500"/><ref name="cheatsheet"/> More than 50,000 spectators see [[Buddy Baker]] defeat [[David Pearson (racing driver)|David Pearson]] by 29.4 seconds in the #15 Norris Industries [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] machine.<ref name="1975lat500"/><ref>[http://insiderracingnews.com/Writers/AM/122209.html ''Tracks of Yesterday, Ontario Motor Speedway''] at Insider Racing News</ref> Only one caution for nine laps slowed the action.<ref name="1975lat500"/><ref name="cheatsheet"/> Pearson would earn the pole position with a speed of {{convert|153.525|mph|km/h}}, the average race of the speed would be {{convert|140.712|mph|km/h}}.<ref name="1975lat500"/><ref name="cheatsheet"/> The total prize purse was $140,775 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|140775|1975|r=2}}}} when adjusted for inflation); Baker would receive $35,300 of it (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|35300|1975|r=2}}}} when adjusted for inflation) while Negre earned $1,050 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|1050|1975|r=2}}}} when adjusted for inflation).<ref name="cheatsheet"/>


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Out of the 40-driver grid, 39 were American-born while [[Roy Smith (racing driver)|Roy Smith]] was a [[Canada|Canadian]]. Cecil Gordon had engine problems that put him out of the race on lap 141; which nearly destroyed his vehicle.<ref name="1975lat500"/> A tie-rod end had backed out and was just hanging on.
[[Ed Negre]] would be the last-place finisher due to an [[engine]] problem on the second lap.<ref name="1975lat500"/><ref name="cheatsheet"/> [[Carl Adams]] would retire from NASCAR after this race along with [[Jim Boyd (racing driver)|Jim Boyd]], [[Don Hall (racing driver)|Don Hall]] and [[John Martin (driver)|John Martin]].<ref>[http://www.race-database.com/results/results.php?year=1975&race=30&series_id=2 Retirement information] at Race Database</ref> [[Richard Petty]] would clinch his sixth NASCAR championship; defeating [[Dave Marcis]] in the championship standings by more than 700 points.<ref>[http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/nascar/season-recaps/1970s/1975-nascar.htm Richard Petty's Championship Ride] at HowStuffWorks.com</ref>

[[Ed Negre]] would be the last-place finisher due to an [[engine]] problem on the second lap.<ref name="1975lat500"/><ref name="cheatsheet"/> Richard Childress finished tenth in his final race at the wheel of Tom Garn's #96.<ref name="1975lat500"/><ref name="cheatsheet"/> Childress became an owner-driver for 1976 and changed numbers to #3.

Notable crew chiefs in this race were [[Tim Brewer]], [[Travis Carter]], [[Harry Hyde]], [[Dale Inman]], [[Bud Moore (NASCAR owner)|Bud Moore]] among others.<ref>[https://www.racing-reference.info/entrylist/1975-30/enwiki/w/C 1975 Los Angeles Times 500 crew chiefs] at Racing Reference</ref> [[Carl Adams (racing driver)|Carl Adams]]; [[Jim Boyd (racing driver)|Jim Boyd]]; [[Don Hall (racing driver)|Don Hall]] and [[John Martin (driver)|John Martin]] all made what would be their final starts in NASCAR's top series.<ref>[http://www.race-database.com/results/results.php?year=1975&race=30&series_id=2 Retirement information] at Race Database</ref>

[[Richard Petty]] had already clinched his sixth NASCAR championship; defeating [[Dave Marcis]] in the standings by more than 700 points.<ref>[http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/nascar/season-recaps/1970s/1975-nascar.htm Richard Petty's Championship Ride] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005081921/http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/nascar/season-recaps/1970s/1975-nascar.htm |date=2012-10-05 }} at HowStuffWorks.com</ref>


===Qualifying===
===Qualifying===
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! 15
! 15
| 68 || Sonny Easley || '73 [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 68 || Sonny Easley || '73 [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|-
! 16
| 24 || Cecil Gordon || '75 [[Chevrolet]]
|-
! 17
| 70 || J.D. McDuffie || '75 [[Chevrolet]]
|-
! 18
| 29 || Roy Smith || '75 [[Chevrolet]]
|-
! 19
| 26 || Hershel McGriff || '75 [[Chevrolet]]
|-
! 20
| 03 || Chuck Bown || '74 [[Dodge]]
|-
! 21
| 64 || Elmo Langley || '73 [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|-
! 22
| 5 || Jim Thirkettle || '75 [[Chevrolet]]
|-
! 23
| 63 || Don Hoffman || '75 [[Chevrolet]]
|-
! 24
| 79 || Frank Warren || '74 [[Dodge]]
|-
! 25
| 39 || Tom Williams || '74 [[Chevrolet]]
|}
|}


==Finishing order==
==Finishing order==
<small>Section reference: <ref name="1975lat500"/></small>
{{div col|cols=3}}
{{Div col|colwidth=30em}}
# Buddy Baker (No. 15)
# Buddy Baker (No. 15)
# David Pearson (No. 21)
# David Pearson (No. 21)
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# [[Jimmy Insolo]] (No. 38)
# [[Jimmy Insolo]] (No. 38)
# [[Dick Brooks]]† (No. 90)
# [[Dick Brooks]]† (No. 90)
# [[James Hylton]] (No. 48)
# [[James Hylton]]† (No. 48)
# [[Richard Childress]] (No. 96)
# [[Richard Childress]] (No. 96)
# Don Hall (No. 01)
# Don Hall (No. 01)
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# [[Bruce Hill (racing driver)|Bruce Hill]]* (No. 47)
# [[Bruce Hill (racing driver)|Bruce Hill]]* (No. 47)
# [[Jim Boyd (racing driver)|Jim Boyd]]* (No. 31)
# [[Jim Boyd (racing driver)|Jim Boyd]]* (No. 31)
# [[Carl Adams]]* (No. 65)
# [[Carl Adams (racing driver)|Carl Adams]]* (No. 65)
# [[Roy Smith (racing driver)|Roy Smith]]*† (No. 29)
# [[Roy Smith (racing driver)|Roy Smith]]*† (No. 29)
# [[John Martin (American racing driver)|John Martin]]* (No. 2)
# [[John Martin (American racing driver)|John Martin]]* (No. 2)
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# [[Bill Schmitt]]* (No. 73)
# [[Bill Schmitt]]* (No. 73)
# [[Benny Parsons]]*† (No. 72)
# [[Benny Parsons]]*† (No. 72)
# [[Chuch Wahl]]* (No. 37)
# [[Chuck Wahl]]* (No. 37)
# [[Richie Panch]]*† (No. 98)
# [[Richie Panch]]*† (No. 98)
# [[Don Puskarich]]* (No. 10)
# [[Don Puskarich]]* (No. 10)
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[[Category:1975 in sports in California|Los Angeles Times 500]]
[[Category:1975 in sports in California|Los Angeles Times 500]]

Latest revision as of 14:50, 28 October 2024

1975 Los Angeles Times 500
Race details[1]
Race 30 of 30 in the 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
Date November 23, 1975 (1975-November-23)
Official name Los Angeles Times 500
Location Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario, California
Course Permanent racing facility
2.500 mi (4.023 km)
Distance 200 laps, 500 mi (804 km)
Weather Warm with temperatures of 82 °F (28 °C); wind speeds of 8.9 miles per hour (14.3 km/h)
Average speed 140.712 miles per hour (226.454 km/h)
Attendance 50,106[2]
Pole position
Driver
Bud Moore Engineering
Most laps led
Driver Buddy Baker Bud Moore Engineering
Laps 148
Winner
No. 15 Buddy Baker Bud Moore Engineering
Television in the United States
Network untelevised
Announcers none

The 1975 Los Angeles Times 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on November 23, 1975, at Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, California.[2][3]

This was the last race where the car's model year was part of the race info.[2] From 1975 onwards, the passenger vehicles that people actually drove in real life started to deviate from the stock cars exhibited in NASCAR due to environmental regulations on the automobile industry. The gulf between NASCAR vehicles and regular passenger automobiles started to become even greater throughout the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. By the 21st century, regular passenger vehicles had nothing to do with the NASCAR vehicles except for the manufacturer name and the model of the vehicle.

Race report

[edit]

Two hundred laps were completed in three hours and thirty-three minutes on the paved track spanning 2.500 miles (4.023 km).[2][3] More than 50,000 spectators see Buddy Baker defeat David Pearson by 29.4 seconds in the #15 Norris Industries Ford machine.[2][4] Only one caution for nine laps slowed the action.[2][3] Pearson would earn the pole position with a speed of 153.525 miles per hour (247.075 km/h), the average race of the speed would be 140.712 miles per hour (226.454 km/h).[2][3] The total prize purse was $140,775 ($797,115.58 when adjusted for inflation); Baker would receive $35,300 of it ($199,880.52 when adjusted for inflation) while Negre earned $1,050 ($5,945.45 when adjusted for inflation).[3]

Out of the 40-driver grid, 39 were American-born while Roy Smith was a Canadian. Cecil Gordon had engine problems that put him out of the race on lap 141; which nearly destroyed his vehicle.[2] A tie-rod end had backed out and was just hanging on.

Ed Negre would be the last-place finisher due to an engine problem on the second lap.[2][3] Richard Childress finished tenth in his final race at the wheel of Tom Garn's #96.[2][3] Childress became an owner-driver for 1976 and changed numbers to #3.

Notable crew chiefs in this race were Tim Brewer, Travis Carter, Harry Hyde, Dale Inman, Bud Moore among others.[5] Carl Adams; Jim Boyd; Don Hall and John Martin all made what would be their final starts in NASCAR's top series.[6]

Richard Petty had already clinched his sixth NASCAR championship; defeating Dave Marcis in the standings by more than 700 points.[7]

Qualifying

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Grid[2] No. Driver Manufacturer
1 21 David Pearson '73 Mercury
2 15 Buddy Baker '75 Ford
3 71 Dave Marcis '74 Dodge
4 16 Bobby Allison '75 AMC Matador
5 28 A.J. Foyt '75 Chevrolet
6 43 Richard Petty '74 Dodge
7 11 Cale Yarborough '75 Chevrolet
8 38 Jimmy Insolo '75 Chevrolet
9 72 Benny Parsons '75 Chevrolet
10 90 Dick Brooks '73 Ford
11 47 Bruce Hill '75 Chevrolet
12 54 Lennie Pond '75 Chevrolet
13 98 Richie Panch '75 Mercury
14 96W Ray Elder '74 Dodge
15 68 Sonny Easley '73 Ford
16 24 Cecil Gordon '75 Chevrolet
17 70 J.D. McDuffie '75 Chevrolet
18 29 Roy Smith '75 Chevrolet
19 26 Hershel McGriff '75 Chevrolet
20 03 Chuck Bown '74 Dodge
21 64 Elmo Langley '73 Ford
22 5 Jim Thirkettle '75 Chevrolet
23 63 Don Hoffman '75 Chevrolet
24 79 Frank Warren '74 Dodge
25 39 Tom Williams '74 Chevrolet

Finishing order

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Section reference: [2]

  1. Buddy Baker (No. 15)
  2. David Pearson (No. 21)
  3. Dave Marcis (No. 71)
  4. Cale Yarborough (No. 11)
  5. Bobby Allison (No. 16)
  6. Lennie Pond (No. 54)
  7. Jimmy Insolo (No. 38)
  8. Dick Brooks† (No. 90)
  9. James Hylton† (No. 48)
  10. Richard Childress (No. 96)
  11. Don Hall (No. 01)
  12. David Sisco (No. 05)
  13. D.K. Ulrich (No. 40)
  14. A. J. Foyt* (No. 28)
  15. Don Huffman (No. 63)
  16. Richard Petty* (No. 43)
  17. Frank Warren* (No. 79)
  18. Hugh Pearson* (No. 76)
  19. Cecil Gordon*† (No. 24)
  20. Walter Ballard* (No. 30)
  21. J.D. McDuffie*† (No. 70)
  22. Elmo Langley*† (No. 64)
  23. Tom Williams* (No. 39)
  24. John Kieper* (No. 98W)
  25. Ray Elder*† (No. 96W)
  26. Bruce Hill* (No. 47)
  27. Jim Boyd* (No. 31)
  28. Carl Adams* (No. 65)
  29. Roy Smith*† (No. 29)
  30. John Martin* (No. 2)
  31. Hershel McGriff* (No. 26)
  32. Jim Thirkettle* (No. 5)
  33. Bill Schmitt* (No. 73)
  34. Benny Parsons*† (No. 72)
  35. Chuck Wahl* (No. 37)
  36. Richie Panch*† (No. 98)
  37. Don Puskarich* (No. 10)
  38. Chuck Bown* (No. 03)
  39. Sonny Easley*† (No. 68)
  40. Ed Negre* (No. 8)

† signifies that the driver is known to be deceased
* Driver failed to finish race

Standings after the race

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Pos Driver Points[2] Differential
1 Richard Petty 4783 0
2 Dave Marcis 4061 -722
3 James Hylton 3914 -869
4 Benny Parsons 3820 -963
5 Richard Childress 3818 -965
6 Cecil Gordon 3702 -1081
7 Darrell Waltrip 3462 -1303
8 Increase Elmo Langley 3399 -1321
9 Decrease Cale Yarborough 3295 -1384
10 Increase Dick Brooks 3182 -1601

References

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  1. ^ Weather information for the 1975 Los Angeles Times 500 at The Old Farmers' Almanac
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m 1975 Los Angeles Times 500 information at Racing Reference
  3. ^ a b c d e f g 1975 Los Angeles Times 500 racing information at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet
  4. ^ Tracks of Yesterday, Ontario Motor Speedway at Insider Racing News
  5. ^ 1975 Los Angeles Times 500 crew chiefs at Racing Reference
  6. ^ Retirement information at Race Database
  7. ^ Richard Petty's Championship Ride Archived 2012-10-05 at the Wayback Machine at HowStuffWorks.com
Preceded by NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season
1975-76 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Los Angeles Times 500 races
1975 		Succeeded by
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