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| |title=<center>1975 Bricklin 150</center>
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| |image=1975bricklin1501.jpg
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| |imagecaption=Program for the race.
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| |status=<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
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| The '''''1975 Bricklin 150''''' (also known as the '''''1975 Phoenix 150''''') was the fourth race of the 1975 USAC Championship Car Season. Occurring on 16th March at the Phoenix International Raceway, the race would ultimately be won by Johnny Rutherford in a McLaren-Offenhauser, dominating the event after having led 97 of the 150 laps.
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| ==Background==
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| The ''1975 Bricklin 150'' was the 11th running of the event, with the annual race lasting 150 miles.<ref name="results">[https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1975_Bricklin_150/UO/ ''Racing-Reference'' detailing the qualifying and race results of the event.] Retrieved 15th Jun '22</ref> It was one of two 1975 USAC Championship Car Season races to commence at Phoenix International Raceway, the other being the Phoenix 150,<ref>[https://www.racing-reference.info/season-stats/1975/UO/ ''Racing-Reference'' detailing the 1975 USAC Championship Car Season schedule.] Retrieved 15th Jun '22</ref> which occurred on 9th November and was won by A.J. Foyt in a Coyote-Ford.<ref>[https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1975_Phoenix_150/UO/ ''Racing-Reference'' detailing the results of the 1975 Phoenix 150.] Retrieved 15th Jun '22</ref> The race, named after the Bricklin cars,<ref>[http://triplettracehistory.blogspot.com/2016/10/the-history-of-phoenix-international_25.html ''Kevin Triplett's Racing History'' noting the Phoenix 150 being renamed to the Bricklin 150.] Retrieved 15th Jun '22</ref> would have ties with Phoenix events like the Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix, before Phoenix races were dropped from the IndyCar schedule after 2018 following low attendance.<ref>[https://eu.indystar.com/story/sports/motor/2018/06/22/indycar-not-return-phoenix-2019/727625002/ ''IndyStar'' reporting on Phoenix races being dropped from the IndyCar schedule after 2018.] Retrieved 15th Jun '22</ref>
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| Prior to the race, qualifying commenced with Gordon Johncock winning the pole position in an Eagle-Offenhauser with a speed of 141.343 mph.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1975/03/16/archives/johncock-on-pole.html ''The New York Times'' reporting on Johncock winning the pole position.] Retrieved 15th Jun '22</ref><ref name="nyt">[https://www.nytimes.com/1975/03/17/archives/rutherford-triumphs-in-phoenix.html ''The New York Times'' reporting on Rutherford winning the race.] Retrieved 15th Jun '22</ref><ref name="results"/> Directly behind him was Johnny Rutherford, with Foyt lining up third out of 19 competitors.<ref name="results"/><ref name="nyt"/>
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| ==The Race==
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| With the starting order decided, the 1975 Bricklin 150 commenced on 16th March.<ref name="results"/> Rutherford shot into the lead on the first lap, holding it for 34 laps before Eagle-Offenhauser's Pancho Carter moved into the first position on lap 35 during a caution period that prompted many to pit.<ref name="nyt"/><ref name="results"/> Carter defended his lead for 13 laps, before Johncock moved back in front on lap 48, leading until lap 80.<ref name="results"/> However, debris prompted a caution between laps 78 to 84.<ref name="nyt"/><ref name="results"/> When it resumed on lap 85, Rutherford was ultimately able to secure a pass on lap 89.<ref name="nyt"/><ref name="results"/>
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| This proved to be the final lead change of the race, where although spins from McLaren-Offenhauser's Tom Sneva and Finley-Offenhauser's Johnny Parsons on laps 98 and 140 respectively resulted in cautions, Rutherford was able to re-build a sizable gap ahead of Johncock.<ref name="nyt"/><ref name="results"/> He therefore claimed victory and $9,282 in prize money.<ref name="nyt"/><ref name="results"/> Johncock finished ten seconds behind in second, while Foyt finished a lap down to take third.<ref name="nyt"/><ref name="results"/>
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| ==Availability==
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| According to ''IndyCar on TV'', the final 90 minutes of the race was intended to be televised live by ABC as part of its ''ABC Championship Auto Racing''.<ref name="indycar">[https://sites.google.com/site/indycarontv/home/the-races/usac/1975/1975-bricklin-150 ''IndyCar on TV'' detailing the ABC broadcast of the race.] Retrieved 15th Jun '22</ref> However, a golf tournament overran, resulting in the race broadcast being reduced to 45 minutes.<ref name="indycar"/> The coverage received criticism, particularly because the commentators, Jim McKay and Roger Penske, seldom discussed the race itself.<ref name="indycar"/> Additionally, the cameras primarily focused on Rutherford and failed to cover the other racers.<ref name="indycar"/> The broadcast has yet to resurface, and no footage of the race is currently publicly available. Nevertheless, some photos of the event can be found online.
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| ==See Also==
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| *[[1962 Trenton 100 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1962)]]
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| *[[1962 Trenton 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1962)]]
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| *[[1963 Trenton 100 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1963)]]
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| *[[1963 Trenton 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1963)]]
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| *[[1964 Golden State 100 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1964)]]
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| *[[1964 Trenton 100 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1964)]]
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| *[[1965 Golden State 100 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1965)]]
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| *[[1965 Jimmy Bryan Memorial (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1965)]]
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| *[[1966 Jimmy Bryan Memorial (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1966)]]
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| *[[1966 Trenton 150 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1966)]]
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| *[[1967 Trenton 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1967)]]
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| *[[1968 Tony Bettenhausen 100 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1968)]]
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| *[[1968 Trenton 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1968)]]
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| *[[1969 Langhorne 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1969)]]
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| *[[1969 Rex Mays Classic (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1969)]]
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| *[[1969 Trenton 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1969)]]
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| *[[1970 Bobby Ball 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1970)]]
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| *[[1970 Jimmy Bryan 150 (partially lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1970)]]
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| *[[1970 Langhorne 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1970)]]
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| *[[1970 Rex Mays Classic (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1970)]]
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| *[[1970 Rocky Mountain 150 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1970)]]
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| *[[1970 Trenton 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1970)]]
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| *[[1971 Bobby Ball 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1971)]]
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| *[[1971 Jimmy Bryan 150 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1971)]]
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| *[[1971 Marlboro 300 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1971)]]
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| *[[1971 Michigan 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1971)]]
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| *[[1971 Rex Mays Classic (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1971)]]
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| *[[1971 Schaefer 500 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1971)]]
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| *[[1971 Trentonian 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1971)]]
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| *[[1972 Best Western Motels 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1972)]]
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| *[[1972 Indianapolis 500 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1972)]]
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| *[[1972 Phoenix 150 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1972)]]
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| *[[1972 Rex Mays Classic (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1972)]]
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| *[[1972 Tony Bettenhausen 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1972)]]
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| *[[1972 Trenton Times 300 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1972)]]
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| *[[1972 Trentonian 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1972)]]
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| *[[1973 Schaefer 500 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1973)]]
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| *[[1973 Texas 200 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1973)]]
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| *[[1974 Phoenix 150 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1974)]]
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| *[[1974 Schaefer 500 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1974)]]
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| *[[1974 Trentonian 200 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1974)]]
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| *[[1976 Indianapolis 500 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1976)]]
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| *[[1978 Daily Express Indy Silverstone (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1978)]]
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| *[[1981 Pocono 500 (lost televised footage of IndyCar race; 1981)]]
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| *[[Indianapolis 500 WFBM-TV Broadcasts (lost racing footage; 1949-1950)]]
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| *[[Indianapolis 500 MCA closed-circuit broadcasts (partially lost racing footage; 1964-1970)]]
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| ==References==
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| {{reflist}}
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| [[Category:Lost recordings of real incidents]]
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| [[Category:Lost TV]]
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| [[Category:Completely lost media]]
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