1975 Daytona 500

1975 Daytona 500
Race details
Race 2 of 30 in the 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
1975 Daytona 500 program cover
1975 Daytona 500 program cover
Date February 16, 1975 (1975-02-16)
Location Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.023 km)
Distance 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Weather Temperatures of 82.9 °F (28.3 °C); wind speeds of 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)[1]
Average speed 153.649 miles per hour (247.274 km/h)
Pole position
Driver DiGard Motorsports
Qualifying race winners
Duel 1 Winner Bobby Allison Penske Racing
Duel 2 Winner David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing
Most laps led
Driver David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing
Laps 74
Winner
No. 72 Benny Parsons L.G. DeWitt
Television in the United States
Network ABC's Wide World of Sports
Announcers Bill Flemming
Jackie Stewart

The 1975 Daytona 500, the 17th running of the event on February 16, 1975, was a race in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series.

  1. ^ "Weather of the 1975 Daytona 500". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2014-03-08.