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(Here's a famous one, as the King finally wins at Charlotte! Also, the race marked the Cup Series debut of the Intimidator!)
 
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==See Also==  
==See Also==  
*[[1960 Daytona Races (lost CBS and NBC televised footage of NASCAR prelude events to Daytona 500; 1960)]]  
*[[1960 Daytona 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1960)]]         
*[[1961 Firecracker 250 (lost ABC footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1961)]]  
*[[1960 Daytona Races (lost CBS and NBC televised footage of NASCAR prelude events to Daytona 500; 1960)]]          
*[[1962 Firecracker 250 (lost ABC footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1962)]]  
*[[1961 Firecracker 250 (lost ABC footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1961)]]    
*[[1962 Daytona 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1962)]]         
*[[1962 Firecracker 250 (lost ABC footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1962)]]          
*[[1963 Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1963)]]  
*[[1963 Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1963)]]  
*[[1964 Atlanta 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1964)]]  
*[[1963 Richmond 250 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series qualifying session and race; 1963)]]         
*[[1964 Atlanta 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1964)]]          
*[[1964 National 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1964)]]  
*[[1964 National 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1964)]]  
*[[1966 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1966)]]  
*[[1964 Richmond 250 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series qualifying session; 1964)]]   
*[[1967 Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1967)]]  
*[[1965 Daytona 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1965)]]         
*[[1970 National 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)]]  
*[[1965 Rebel 300 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1965)]]         
*[[1970 World 600 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)]]  
*[[1966 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1966)]]          
*[[1971 Atlanta 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)]]  
*[[1966 Southern 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1966)]]         
*[[1971 Medal of Honor Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)]]  
*[[1967 Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1967)]]          
*[[1971 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)]]  
*[[1967 Rebel 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1967)]]   
*[[1971 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; 1971)]]  
*[[1970 Alabama 500 (found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)]]         
*[[1970 National 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)]]          
*[[1970 Wilkes 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)]]         
*[[1970 World 600 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)]]          
*[[1971 Atlanta 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)]]          
*[[1971 Medal of Honor Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)]]      
*[[1971 Myers Brothers 250 (lost footage and official documents of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)]]         
*[[1971 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)]]          
*[[1971 Rebel 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)]]         
*[[1971 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; 1971)]]          
*[[1972 Atlanta 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]]  
*[[1972 Atlanta 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]]  
*[[1972 Firecracker 400 (lost ABC footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]]  
*[[1972 Bowman-Gray 100 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand American Series race; 1972)]]     
*[[1972 National 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]]  
*[[1972 Carolina 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]]   
*[[1973 Atlanta 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1973)]]  
*[[1972 Daytona 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]]         
*[[1973 Medal of Honor Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1973)]]  
*[[1972 Firecracker 400 (lost ABC footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]]          
*[[1974 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1974)]]  
*[[1972 National 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]]          
*[[1974 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; 1974)]]  
*[[1972 Rebel 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)]]         
*[[1975 Dixie 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1975)]]  
*[[1973 Atlanta 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1973)]]          
*[[1975 Firecracker 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1975)]]  
*[[1973 Medal of Honor Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1973)]]          
*[[1975 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; 1975)]]  
*[[1974 Mason-Dixon 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1974)]]         
*[[1976 Atlanta 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]  
*[[1974 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1974)]]          
*[[1976 Dixie 500 (lost CBS footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]  
*[[1974 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; 1974)]]        
*[[1976 Firecracker 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]  
*[[1975 Champion Spark Plug 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1975)]]         
*[[1979 Dixie 500 (lost ABC footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; existence unconfirmed; 1979)]]  
*[[1975 Dixie 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1975)]]          
*[[1979 Southeastern 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1979)]]  
*[[1975 Firecracker 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1975)]]          
*[[1982 Twin 125s race 1 (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying race; existence unconfirmed; 1982)]]  
*[[1975 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1975)]]         
*[[1975 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; 1975)]]                  
*[[1976 Atlanta 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]        
*[[1976 Champion Spark Plug 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]         
*[[1976 Dixie 500 (lost CBS footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]          
*[[1976 Firecracker 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]          
*[[1976 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]         
*[[1976 Rebel 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]       
*[[1976 Riverside 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]         
*[[1976 Talladega 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]         
*[[1976 Winston 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]         
*[[1976 World 600 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)]]         
*[[1978 NAPA National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1978)]]
*[[1979 Daytona ARCA 200 (lost footage of ARCA Racing Series race; 1979)]]         
*[[1979 Dixie 500 (lost ABC footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; existence unconfirmed; 1979)]]          
*[[1979 Southeastern 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1979)]]   
*[[1981 Coca-Cola 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1981)]]   
*[[1981 CRC Chemicals 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1981)]] 
*[[1982 CRC Chemicals 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1982)]]  
*[[1982 Eastern 150 (lost footage of NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series race; 1982)]]
*[[1982 Goody's Sportsman 300 (partially found footage of NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series race; 1982)]]         
*[[1982 Twin 125s race 1 (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying race; existence unconfirmed; 1982)]]  
*[[1982 Winston Western 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; existence unconfirmed; 1982)]]
*[[1983 Goody's Sportsman 300 (partially found footage of NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series race; 1983)]] 
*[[1983 Mason-Dixon 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1983)]] 
*[[1983 Southern 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; existence unconfirmed; 1983)]]         
*[[1984 Delaware 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1984)]]  
*[[1984 Delaware 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1984)]]  
*[[1984 Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; existence unconfirmed; 1984)‎]]  
*[[1984 Goody's Sportsman 300 (lost footage of NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race; 1984)]]         
*[[1985 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; existence unconfirmed; 1985)]]  
*[[1984 Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; existence unconfirmed; 1984)‎]]          
*[[1986 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; existence unconfirmed; 1986)]]  
*[[1985 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; existence unconfirmed; 1985)]]          
*[[1996 DeVilbiss SuperFinish 200 (partially found televised footage of NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race; 1996)]]  
*[[1986 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; existence unconfirmed; 1986)]]
*[[1989 Busch Clash (lost footage of pre-season NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1989)]]
*[[1992 Atlanta 300 (lost footage of NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race; 1992)]]         
*[[1996 DeVilbiss SuperFinish 200 (partially found televised footage of NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race; 1996)]]
*[[Jeff Gordon's 2008 UAW-Dodge 400 crash (lost on-board footage of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race crash; 2008)]]
*[[NASCAR (partially found uncut footage of stock car races; 1960-present)]]


==References==  
==References==  

Revision as of 11:09, 26 April 2022

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Program for the race.

Status: Partially Found

The 1975 World 600 was the 13th race of the 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series. Occurring on 25th May at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, the race would ultimately be won by pole sitter Richard Petty in a 1974 Dodge, ending his winless streak at Charlotte events. The race also marked the Cup Series debut of Dale Earnhardt.

Background

The 1975 World 600 was the 16th running of the event, with the race notable for being the longest in the NASCAR schedule at 600 miles.[1][2] It was one of two 1975 Winston Cup Series races conducted at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the other being the National 500,[3] which in 1975 occurred on 5th October and was won by Richard Petty.[4] The race also has ties to the modern Coca Cola 600, having dropped the World 600 name from 1986 onwards.[5][1]

Prior to the race, qualifying commenced with David Pearson in a 1973 Mercury winning the pole position with a speed of 159.353 mph.[6][2] Directly behind him was Lennie Pond in a 1975 Chevrolet, with Petty lining up third.[6][2] Petty was looking to end a 16-year winless streak at Charlotte heading into the event.[7][8] Elsewhere, Dale Earnhardt, who drove a 1974 Dodge owned by Ed Negre,[8] qualified 33rd out of 40 competitors.[2] The race also set an attendance record at Charlotte, drawing a crowd of 90,600.[2]

The Race

With the starting order decided, the 1975 World 600 commenced on 25th May.[2] Pond shot into the lead on the first lap, leading until lap 8 before Cale Yarborough in a 1975 Chevrolet took over.[2] Aside from a few laps led by Petty, Pearson, and the 1975 Chevrolet of Richie Panch, Yarborough dominated the early stages of the race.[2][8] Petty meanwhile began to fall behind, up to about two laps from the leaders, before deciding to make a crucial change to his Dodge's chassis.[8] This greatly improved handling, allowing Petty the opportunity to achieve a comeback.[8]

Petty charged back, climbing back through the field and taking advantage by pitting for new tyres during two caution periods.[2][2][7] He began to challenge Yarborough for the lead, and despite the latter's strong defence, Petty proved too strong with the added advantage of fresher tyres.[8] On lap 166, Petty took the lead, holding it for 65 laps.[2] Aside from four laps led by Pearson and two from Yarborough, the King ultimately dominated almost the entirety of the second half of the race, achieving the final lead change on lap 298.[8][2] In fact, one news clipping stated that there was hardly any notable activity at the front of the field for most of the race.[8] Petty would extend his lead for the remaining 103 laps, culminating in him taking the chequered flag and earning $27,100 in prize money.[8][7][2] It would prove to be his first win at Charlotte after 16 years and 28 attempts.[7][8] A lap and quarter behind was Yarborough, while Pearson finished third four laps down after he experienced mechanical issues that necessitated a pit stop that cost him three laps.[8][7][2]

Post-race, Petty claimed he was delighted to finally end his curse at Charlotte, but felt that "it was no big deal. I think it means more to the crew than to me."[8] He also won the Curtis Turner Memorial Award for posting the greatest achievement in the 600, with the King stating that "I guarantee you when I win a race here it's a great achievement."[8] Elsewhere, Earnhardt completed an uncontroversial race in 22nd, 45 laps down from Petty.[2][8] He finished behind Harry Jefferson in a 1973 Ford, but ahead of his future car owner Richard Childress, who was driving a 1975 Chevrolet.[2][9]

Availability

45 minutes of race highlights would be broadcast by CBS on 14th June 1975, as part of its CBS Sports Spectacular, alongside the National Boxing Championships.[10] The broadcast was notable for being televised by an inexperienced crew, who were more accustomed to filming NFL and golf rather than motor racing.[9] Nevertheless, an airing did occur,[10] although it has yet to publicly resurface. However, on 16th May 2017, NASCAR confirmed it had a tape of the race in its vaults, uploading brief highlights of the event to YouTube. It primarily detailed Earnhardt's debut for the Cup Series. The rest of the tape has yet to be released publicly.

Gallery

Videos

NASCAR providing clips of the race.

Rattling the Rollcage discussing the race.

Images

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References