1975 Winston 500
Auto race held at Talladega Superspeedway in 1975 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1975 Winston 500 was an automobile race at the Alabama International Motor Speedway on May 4, 1975.
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Race details[1] | |||
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Race 10 of 30 in the 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
Date | May 4, 1975 (1975-May-04) | ||
Official name | Winston 500 | ||
Location | Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, Alabama | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.660 mi (4.280 km) | ||
Distance | 188 laps, 500.1 mi (804.8 km) | ||
Weather | Temperatures of 80.1 °F (26.7 °C); wind speeds of 9.9 miles per hour (15.9 km/h) | ||
Average speed | 144.948 miles per hour (233.271 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 65,000[2] | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Bud Moore Engineering | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | |
Laps | 99 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 15 | Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | CBS | ||
Announcers | Ken Squier |
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The tenth race of 30 in the 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Grand National season, it started 50 cars and ran 500.1 miles. It was the sixth annual late-April/early May running at Talladega and the fifth under Winston cigarettes sponsorship.