1975 National 500 - NASCAR Race

Name of Race:	1975 National 500
Name of Track:	Lowe's Motor Speedway
Date:	October 5th

Lowe's Motor Speedway

Lowe's Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) is a superspeedway in Concord, North Carolina, a few miles north of Charlotte.

First NASCAR Night Race

It features a 1.5 mile long quad-oval track that seats 167,000 people, with room for 50,000 more spectators in the infield. Constructed in 1959, it was the first speedway to host nighttime racing (in 1992) and to offer year-round residences (in 1984) with 52 condominiums now available over turn one. It is presently owned by, and is the main facility of, Speedway Motorsports, Inc.,/p> The Center Of NASCAR

The speedway is considered the center of NASCAR, with 90% of NASCAR teams being based within 50 miles.

Along with the main oval, the speedway also has a 2.25 mile road course in the infield, an 0.6 mile kart course in the infield, a quarter-mile oval using part of the front stretch and pit road, and an 0.2 mile oval outside turn three. Also, across U.S. Highway 29 from the speedway is a 0.4 mile dirt track, opened in May 2000.

Levigation

The surface of the circuit had started to wear from its last paving in mid-1994, resulting in the track's treatment in a diamond-grinding process to smooth out bumps in 2005 and caused major tire problems during both NASCAR Nextel Cup Series events there, with a record 22 cautions at the showcase Coca-Cola 600, making it the first Nextel Cup Series event to go more than five hours (excluding red flags) in 25 years. Speed increases were also a result of the repaving. After the problem with the tires, speedway officials promptly announced that they plan to repave with a new generation asphalt.

Lowes Motor Speedway The Busiest Venue

The facility is considered one of the busiest sports venues in the country, with typically over 380 events a year. Along with many races, the speedway also hosts the Food Lion Auto Fair twice a year, one of the nation's largest car shows. Movies and commercials are filmed there, like Days of Thunder, and it is a popular tourist stop and testing grounds.

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1975 National 500 NASCAR Race Results

Below are the race results for 1975 National 500, in order of finishing place.

Fin	Driver	Num	Start	Money	Laps	Status	Sponsor
1	Richard Petty	43	9	$30,970	334	running	STP
2	David Pearson	21	1	$23,445	334	running	Purolator
3	Buddy Baker	15	5	$12,450	334	running	Holiday Inn
4	Benny Parsons	72	6	$9,370	330	running	King's Row Fireplace
5	Cecil Gordon	24	23	$5,955	324	running	Bob Stott Motors
6	James Hylton	48	25	$5,220	319	running	Nitro 9
7	Darel Dieringer	35	14	$4,220	319	running	DM Construction
8	Richard Childress	96	24	$4,155	317	running	L.C. Newton Trucking
10	Elmo Langley	64	30	$3,155	312	running	Langley Racing
11	Hershel McGriff	82	32	$2,625	310	ignition	Dan Walters Forever
12	Chuck Bown	26	33	$2,525	310	running	Joiner Racing
13	Joe Frasson	18	42	$2,190	309	running	Frasson Racing
16	Grant Adcox	41	38	$1,925	295	running	Adcox-Kirby
17	Buddy Arrington	67	26	$2,365	290	engine	Arrington Racing
18	Bob Burcham	19	34	$1,725	284	engine	Belden Asphalt
19	Cale Yarborough	11	7	$5,440	282	engine	Holly Farms
21	A.J. Foyt	28	3	$2,100	264	engine	Gilmore Enterprises
22	Lennie Pond	54	11	$1,800	248	engine	Master Chevy / Virginia Concrete
24	Darrell Waltrip	88	4	$3,500	219	battery	Terminal Transport
26	Dave Marcis	71	2	$4,500	187	engine	K & K Insurance
27	Bruce Hill	47	29	$1,560	183	engine	Howson Algraphy
28	Harry Jefferson	95	21	$1,035	171	steering	Jefferson Racing
31	Bobby Allison	16	8	$1,760	123	engine	Coca-Cola / AMC
33	Donnie Allison	27	15	$955	108	engine	Black Gold Oil
34	Johnny Rutherford	83	10	$915	82	axle	Smithville Farms
35	Dick Brooks	90	12	$1,400	76	crash	Truxmore Industries
36	Charlie Glotzbach	3	13	$1,035	59	trans	Kmart
37	Bobby Isaac	75	19	$855	40	engine	Puro Racing
38	Skip Manning	92	28	$840	32	engine	Stratagraph
39	Jimmy Insolo	50	20	$825	31	engine	Stock Car Products
40	Neil Castles	6	37	$850	15	ignition	Howard Furniture
41	Walter Ballard	30	31	$1,125	14	engine	Clyde Lynn Auto Parts