The 1975 World 600, the 16th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on May 25, 1975, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.
There were 40 drivers on the grid. Coo Coo Marlin had an engine problem on lap 33 out of the regulation amount of 400 laps - earning him a last place position and a meager $1,455 in winnings ($64,773.00 when adjusted for inflation). Richard Petty would defeat Cale Yarborough by at least one lap in front of 90,600 audience members. Petty would earn the majority of the prize money with a swifty-earned paycheck of $30,290 ($134,815.79 in when adjusted for inflation).
Dale Earnhardt would make his debut here; finishing 22nd in the process. Randy Bethea would race his only NASCAR Cup Series race here; he would participate in 251 laps (approximately 62.8% of the total distance) before engine problems relegated him to the sideline. Joe Frasson failed to qualify for this race while Darel Dieringer would make his NASCAR comeback here. Richard Childress would also compete in his event; finishing one place behind his future employee Dale Earnhardt.
Start of race: Lennie Pond officially began the event with the pole positionLap 14: Randy Bethea spun out on turn 3, bringing out the first caution of the race which ended on lap 17Lap 33: Coo Coo Marlin managed to blow his engine, making him the last-place finisherLap 55: Benny Parsons blew his engine while racingLap 96: G.C. Spencer managed to blow his engine while racing at high speedsLap 112: Travis Tiller spun out on turn 2, bringing out the second caution of the race which ended on lap 115Lap 114: Cale Yarborough took over the lead from Richard Petty before losing it to Richard Petty on lap 166Lap 157: Cecil Gordon noticed that his engine blew, forcing him to exit the race prematurelyLap 165: Dick Brooks spun out on turn 2, bringing the third caution of the race which ended on lap 168Lap 166: Richard Petty took over the lead from Cale Yarborough before losing it back to Cale Yarborough on lap 231Lap 198: Lennie Pond's transmission became problematic, making him the first DNF in the race not related to his vehicle's engineLap 208: Bobby Isaac's vehicle had some vibration issues, forcing him off the trackLap 236: Richard Petty took over the lead from David Pearson before losing it to Cale Yarborough on lap 297Lap 239: Dave Marcis blew his engine while racing, forcing him to retire from the raceLap 251: Randy Bethea managed to acquire an engine failure in his only NASCAR Cup Series raceLap 298: Richard Petty took over the lead from Cale Yarborough, making the decisive move that would get Petty the race winLap 306: Harry Gant managed to blow his engine, ending his day on the trackLap 349: Dick Skillen managed to blow his engine, causing him to leave the race earlyLap 373: Darel Dieringer managed to blow his engine, forcing him to accept a 12th-place finishFinish: Richard Petty was officially declared the winner of the event
