August 24, 1975 - Champion Spark Plug 400 - Another epic Petty-Pearson finish

TMC Chase
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10 years ago
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I originally blogged about the August 24, 1975 Champion SPark Plug 400 at Michigan three years ago here:

http://bench-racing.blogspot.com/2011/08/august-24-this-day-in-petty-history.html

But I can't find that I ever posted about it here. So I'll add a post about it to RacersReunion today.

Richard Petty narrowly wins his 173rd career race over rival and fellow future NASCAR Hall of Fame member, David Pearson, in the Champion Spark Plug 400 at Michigan. Program from  Motor Racing Programme Covers

Pearson won the pole in the Wood Brothers Mercury. Buddy Baker qualified alongside him for an all-FoMoCo in Bud Moore's Ford. - John Betts  photo

A.J. Foyt timed 3rd in Hoss Ellington's Chevy. - John Betts  photo

Petty and Bobby Allison rounded out the top 5 starters.

Pearson & Petty swapped the lead five times during the final five laps. When the checkers fell, the King won by half a car-length.

Race report courtesy of Jerry Bushmire

The [ MRN radio broadcast ] is available for streaming and download FREE as part of Motor Racing Network's series of Classic Races and is also available on iTunes.

Fin Driver Sponsor / Owner Car
1 Richard Petty STP (Petty Enterprises) '74 Dodge
2 David Pearson Purolator (Wood Brothers) '73 Mercury
3 Cale Yarborough Holly Farms (Junior Johnson) '75 Chevrolet
4 Bobby Allison Coca-Cola / AMC (Roger Penske) '75 Matador
5 Dave Marcis K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf) '74 Dodge
6 Buddy Baker Bud Moore Engineering (Bud Moore) '75 Ford
7 Darrell Waltrip Terminal Transport (DiGard) '75 Chevrolet
8 Bruce Hill Dixie 500 (Bruce Hill) '75 Chevrolet
9 Terry Bivins Moyer Chevrolet (Billy Moyer) '75 Chevrolet
10 Dean Dalton Belden Asphalt (Dean Dalton) '73 Ford
11 Walter Ballard Clyde Lynn Auto Parts (Walter Ballard) '75 Chevrolet
12 David Sisco Reliable Plumbing (David Sisco) '75 Chevrolet
13 Cecil Gordon Bob Stott Motors (Cecil Gordon) '75 Chevrolet
14 Grant Adcox Adcox-Kirby (Herb Adcox) '75 Chevrolet
15 Bruce Jacobi Opal's Truck Stop (Opal Voight) '75 Chevrolet
16 Ferrel Harris Dan Walters Forever (Ferrel Harris) '74 Dodge
17 James Hylton Nitro 9 (James Hylton) '74 Chevrolet
18 Elmo Langley Independent Auto Salvage (Elmo Langley) '73 Ford
19 Dick May Joli Boutique (Hiram Handy) '75 Chevrolet
20 Dick Brooks Truxmore Industries (Junie Donlavey) '73 Ford
21 D.K. Ulrich Garden State Auto Body (D.K. Ulrich) '75 Chevrolet
22 Buddy Arrington Pagoda Motel (Buddy Arrington) '73 Plymouth
23 Jabe Thomas Thomas Racing (Don Robertson) '74 Chevrolet
24 Harold Miller Miller Racing (Harold Miller) '75 Chevrolet
25 Richie Panch Grey-Rock Brake Products (Bettie Panch) '75 Chevrolet
26 Frank Warren John 3:16 (Frank Warren) '74 Dodge
27 Henley Gray Gray Racing (Henley Gray) '74 Chevrolet
28 J.D. McDuffie Butler's / Glenn's Landscaping (J.D. McDuffie) '75 Chevrolet
29 Carl Adams Adams Racing (Richard Mummert) '73 Ford
30 A.J. Foyt Gilmore Enterprises (Hoss Ellington) '75 Chevrolet
31 Richard Childress L.C. Newton Trucking (Tom Garn) '75 Chevrolet
32 Earle Canavan Kava Instant Coffee (Earle Canavan) '74 Dodge
33 Ed Negre 10,000 RPM Speed Equipment (Ed Negre) '74 Dodge
34 Benny Parsons King's Row Fireplace (L.G. DeWitt) '75 Chevrolet
35 Coo Coo Marlin Cunningham-Kelley (H.B. Cunningham) '75 Chevrolet
36 Jackie Rogers Viglione Racing (Lou Viglione) '75 Chevroletb



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updated by @tmc-chase: 08/24/17 11:27:22AM
Dave Fulton
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