1975 Winston Western 500
Auto race held at Riverside International Raceway in 1975 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1975 Winston Western 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on January 19, 1975, at Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, California. A companion race known as the Permatex 200, in the Late Model Sportsmen Series, would be held one day prior to this event on the same track.
Race details[1] | |||
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Race 1 of 30 in the 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
Date | January 19, 1975 (1975-January-19) | ||
Official name | Winston Western 500 | ||
Location | Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, California | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.700 mi (4.345 km) | ||
Distance | 191 laps, 500.4 mi (805.3 km) | ||
Weather | Warm with temperatures of 79 °F (26 °C); wind speeds of 10.9 miles per hour (17.5 km/h) | ||
Average speed | 98.627 miles per hour (158.725 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Penske Racing South | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Bobby Allison | Penske Racing South | |
Laps | 173 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 16 | Bobby Allison | Penske Racing South | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | TBS | ||
Announcers |
Buddy Baker Ken Squier |
The 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series would jump start Richard Petty into a different breed of stock car driver; even though his 1975 Dodge Charger muscle car vehicle would be as comfortable to drive on the race track as a boxcar on the railroad tracks.[2]
This was the first race that the vaunted Chevrolet Malibu Laguna S-3 was eligible for competition, although its use began in earnest at the 1975 Daytona 500.