1975 Firecracker 400 - NASCAR Race

Name of Race:	1975 Firecracker 400
Name of Track:	Daytona International Speedway
Date:	July 4th

Daytona International Speedway

Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is a 2.5 mile (4 km) tri-oval race track facility with a seating capacity of 168,000 spectators.

It hosts races of motor vehicles of various kinds, including go-karts, dirt bikes, motorcycles, sports cars, modified pickup trucks, and stock cars. The facility also includes a 3.56 mile (5.7 km) road course and a 180-acre infield, including the 29 acre Lake Lloyd.

NASCAR Begins At Daytona

NASCAR was founded by William France Sr. at Daytona Beach, Florida in 1947. The original premiere event in the series was held at the Daytona Beach Road Course. France began planning a new track for the premiere event in his fledgling series in 1953. On August 16, 1954 he signed a contract with city officials to create this new track that would become famous as the Daytona International Speedway. Ground was broken on November 25, 1957 The soil underneath the banked corners was dug from the infield of the track, and the large hole in the infield was filled with water and is now known as Lake Lloyd. The speedway opened on February 22, 1959 to a crowd of 41,000 people.

Daytona 500

The NASCAR Championship's most important race, the Daytona 500, is held annually at Daytona International Speedway. It is a 200-lap, 500 mile (805 km) stock car race. The list of Daytona 500 winners is very long dating back to the inaugural race in 1959, and includes "The King" Richard Petty, and Dale Earnhardt.

More Daytona Races

NASCAR, the premier stock car organization in the United States, holds some of its most important races on this track. These include competitions in its Craftsman Truck Series (where pickup trucks are raced), Busch Series (the stock car junior league), and Nextel Cup series. The Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona is also held at Daytona.

The racing season begins at Daytona starting with the testing sessions. The year's racing begins with the 24 Hours of Daytona race in the Grand American Sports Car series. Then the racing begins for the Nextel Cup with the Budweiser Shootout and the Gatorade Duel. The Craftsman Truck Series begins with the GM Flex Fuel 250. The Busch Series begins with the Hershey's Kissables 300, and then it is back to the Nextel Cup in "The Great American Race," the Daytona 500. The Nextel Cup also features the Pepsi 400 in July at Daytona.

Daytona International Speedway Under The Lights

Lights were installed in 1998 so that the Pepsi 400 could be held at night. However, the race was delayed until October that year due to thick smoke from wildfires that summer. The Pepsi 400 has been held under lights ever since.

It also contains an attraction called Daytona USA The winning car from the Daytona 500 is placed in front of the attraction building each year.

Courtesy of Wikipedia.

1975 Firecracker 400 NASCAR Race Results

Below are the race results for 1975 Firecracker 400, in order of finishing place.

Fin	Driver	Num	Start	Money	Laps	Status	Sponsor
1	Richard Petty	43	13	$19,935	160	running	STP
2	Buddy Baker	15	2	$15,635	160	running	Coppertone
3	Dave Marcis	71	5	$11,635	159	running	K & K Insurance
4	Darrell Waltrip	17	4	$8,810	159	running	Terminal Transport
5	Donnie Allison	88	1	$5,810	158	running	DiGard Racing
6	Dick Brooks	90	6	$4,100	157	running	Truxmore Industries
7	Bruce Hill	47	17	$3,600	153	running	Hill Racing
8	Benny Parsons	72	7	$5,100	152	engine	King's Row Fireplace
9	Carl Adams	65	32	$2,400	151	running	TraveLodge
10	Darel Dieringer	35	23	$2,275	149	running	DM Construction
11	James Hylton	48	15	$2,600	149	running	Nitro 9
13	Richard Childress	96	19	$2,400	147	running	L.C. Newton Trucking
15	Skip Manning	92	34	$1,700	146	running	Stratagraph
18	Tommy Gale	10	35	$1,400	145	running	Al Rudd Auto Parts
20	David Pearson	21	3	$2,000	141	oil line	Purolator
21	Buddy Arrington	67	38	$1,685	141	running	Arrington's Union 76
24	A.J. Foyt	28	10	$1,060	136	engine	Gilmore Enterprises
25	Elmo Langley	64	36	$1,535	136	ignition	Langley Racing
26	Cale Yarborough	11	12	$4,010	113	engine	Holly Farms
29	Cecil Gordon	24	16	$1,435	100	engine	Bob Stott Motors
31	Walter Ballard	38	33	$885	94	suspension	Varner Realty
32	Bruce Jacobi	37	40	$860	80	engine	Opal's Truck Stop
35	Bobby Allison	16	8	$785	67	engine	Coca-Cola / AMC
36	Grant Adcox	51	28	$780	63	engine	Adcox-Kirby
38	Lennie Pond	54	9	$1,270	40	steering	Master Chevy Sales
40	Johnny Rutherford	83	21	$860	1	trans	Smithville Farms