1975 Winston 500
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| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 10 of 30 in the 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
 Layout of Talladega Superspeedway | |||
| Date | May 4, 1975 | ||
| Official name | Winston 500 | ||
| Location | Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, Alabama | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.280 km (2.660 miles) | ||
| 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 | ||
The 1975 Winston 500 was an automobile race at the Alabama International Motor Speedway on May 4, 1975.
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.
Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a Tri-oval and was constructed by International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France Family, in the 1960s. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line - located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the Cup Series, Xfinity Series, and the Craftsman Truck Series. Talladega Superspeedway is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66 miles (4.28 km), and the track at its peak had a seating capacity of 175,000 spectators.[3]
