| 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |
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The 1975 NASCAR Grand National Winston Cup Series season began on Sunday, January 19 and ended on Sunday, November 12. Richard Petty, driving the #43 Petty Enterprises STP Dodge scored his sixth NASCAR Grand National Series Winston Cup Championship. Bruce Hill was named NASCAR Rookie of the Year. NASCAR introduced a new points system in 1975. For the first time, each race on the NASCAR Winston Cup Grand National schedule carried an equal point value.
Season recap[]
| Date | Event | Circuit | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 19 | Winston Western 500 | Riverside International Raceway | Bobby Allison |
| February 16 | Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway | Benny Parsons |
| February 23 | Richmond 500 | Richmond International Raceway | Richard Petty |
| March 2 | Carolina 500 | North Carolina Speedway | Cale Yarborough |
| March 16 | Volunteer 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | Richard Petty |
| March 23 | Atlanta 500 | Atlanta International Raceway | Richard Petty |
| April 6 | Gwyn Staley 400 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | Richard Petty |
| April 13 | Rebel 500 | Darlington Raceway | Bobby Allison |
| April 27 | Virginia 500 | Martinsville Speedway | Richard Petty |
| May 4 | Winston 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | Buddy Baker |
| May 10 | Music City USA 420 | Nashville Speedway | Darrell Waltrip |
| May 18 &19 | Mason-Dixon 500 | Dover Downs International Speedway | David Pearson |
| May 25 | World 600 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Richard Petty |
| June 8 | Tuborg 400 | Riverside International Raceway | Richard Petty |
| June 15 | Motor State 400 | Michigan International Speedway | David Pearson |
| July 4 | Firecracker 400 | Daytona International Speedway | Richard Petty |
| July 20 | Nashville 420 | Nashville Speedway | Cale Yarborough |
| August 3 | Purolator 500 | Pocono Raceway | David Pearson |
| August 17 | Talladega 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | Buddy Baker |
| August 24 | Champion Spark Plug 400 | Michigan International Speedway | Richard Petty |
| September 1 | Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway | Bobby Allison |
| September 14 | Delaware 500 | Dover Downs International Speedway | Richard Petty |
| September 21 | Wilkes 400 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | Richard Petty |
| September 28 | Old Dominion 500 | Martinsville Speedway | Dave Marcis |
| October 5 | National 500 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Richard Petty |
| October 12 | Capital City 500 | Richmond International Raceway | Darrell Waltrip |
| October 19 | American 500 | North Carolina Speedway | Cale Yarborough |
| November 2 | South Eastern 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | Richard Petty |
| November 9 | Dixie 500 | Atlanta International Raceway | Buddy Baker |
| November 12 | Los Angeles Times 500 | Ontario Motor Speedway | Buddy Baker |
Final Points Standings[]
- Richard Petty – 4783
- Dave Marcis – 4061
- James Hylton – 3914
- Benny Parsons – 3820
- Richard Childress – 3818
- Cecil Gordon – 3702
- Darrell Waltrip – 3462
- Elmo Langley – 3399
- Cale Yarborough – 3295
- Dick Brooks – 3182
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