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Mason-Dixon 500

NASCAR Winston Cup race
Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE
May 18, 1975
500 laps on 1 mile paved oval; 500 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	1	David Pearson	21	Wood Brothers	1973 Mercury	500	15,425	running	348
2	11	Cecil Gordon	24	Cecil Gordon	1975 Chevrolet	493	10,400	running	0
3	3	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	1974 Dodge	490	10,050	running	0
4	17	James Hylton	48	James Hylton	1974 Chevrolet	487	6,950	running	0
5	14	David Sisco	05	David Sisco	1975 Chevrolet	486	3,725	running	0
6	12	Coo Coo Marlin	14	H.B. Cunningham	1975 Chevrolet	482	2,800	running	4
7	13	Kenny Brightbill	93	Junie Donlavey	1973 Ford	480	2,000	running	0
8	19	Bruce Hill	47	Bruce Hill	1975 Chevrolet	475	2,400	running	0
9	27	Henley Gray	19	Henley Gray	1975 Chevrolet	468	1,800	running	0
10	34	Jabe Thomas	25	Don Robertson	1974 Chevrolet	468	1,700	running	0
11	2	Buddy Baker	15	Bud Moore	1975 Chevrolet	467	4,750	engine	12
12	20	Elmo Langley	64	Elmo Langley	1973 Ford	465	2,000	running	0
13	26	Buddy Arrington	67	Buddy Arrington	1973 Plymouth	464	1,925	running	0
14	28	Joe Frasson	18	Joe Frasson	1974 Dodge	453	1,350	running	0
15	23	Frank Warren	79	Frank Warren	1974 Dodge	448	1,775	running	0
16	18	Richard Childress	96	Tom Garn	1975 Chevrolet	438	1,700	running	0
17	15	Dean Dalton	7	Dean Dalton	1973 Ford	424	1,125	running	0
18	16	J.D. McDuffie	70	J.D. McDuffie	1975 Chevrolet	421	1,550	engine	0
19	24	Ricky Rudd  Bill Champion	10	Bill Champion	1973 Ford	420	1,000	running	0
20	9	Dave Marcis	71	Nord Krauskopf	1974 Dodge	406	3,925	ball joint	0
21	35	John Harkins	22	Kay Borland	1974 Dodge	382	800	engine	0
22	8	Darrell Waltrip	17	Darrell Waltrip	1975 Chevrolet	370	3,300	engine	0
23	7	Benny Parsons	72	L.G. DeWitt	1975 Chevrolet	360	3,250	engine	61
24	32	Travis Tiller	46	Travis Tiller	1974 Dodge	312	700	running	0
25	21	Walter Ballard	30	Walter Ballard	1975 Chevrolet	308	1,175	engine	0
26	29	Earl Brooks	23	Don Robertson	1974 Dodge	305	650	engine	0
27	4	Cale Yarborough	11	Junior Johnson	1975 Chevrolet	295	3,700	engine	75
28	10	Donnie Allison	88	DiGard	1975 Chevrolet	214	1,125	overheating	0
29	5	Dick Brooks	90	Junie Donlavey	1973 Ford	189	1,125	engine	0
30	22	D.K. Ulrich	40	D.K. Ulrich	1975 Chevrolet	163	550	engine	0
31	30	Dick May	2	Dave Marcis	1974 Dodge	152	1,040	engine	0
32	31	Joey Arrington	57	Buddy Arrington	1974 Dodge	82	530	overheating	0
33	6	Lennie Pond	54	Ronnie Elder	1975 Chevrolet	66	1,045	engine	0
34	33	Earle Canavan	01	Earle Canavan	1974 Dodge	57	510	engine	0
35	25	Ed Negre	8	Ed Negre	1974 Dodge	43	1,000	quit	0

Notes: Red flagged for rain after 140 laps; remainder of race completed on May 19.
Dick May reportedly drove in 5 different cars during the race weekend.
May is often listed as starting Negre's #8 car, but contemporary newspaper accounts indicate that Negre drove his own car.
Ricky Rudd relieved Bill Champion.
Time of race: 04:57:32
Average Speed: 100.82 MPH
Pole Speed: 26.352 seconds
8 cautions for 101 laps
Attendance: 32,000