1975 Winchester 400
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American Speed Association
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sanction on September 28, 1975, at the Winchester Speedway
Winchester Speedway
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, in Indiana
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(USA).
Bob Senneker of Dorr, Michigan became the first driver to win the Winchester 400
Winchester 400
The Winchester 400 is a 400-lap short-track stock car race held each fall at the Winchester Speedway, approximately east of Indianapolis, Indiana. Held annually since 1970, the race has served as a launching point for the careers of several young drivers including former winners Rusty Wallace and...
in consecutive years. He grabbed the lead for the third and final time on lap 262 from southern standout Harry Gant
Harry Gant
Harry Phil Gant is a retired American racecar driver best known for driving the #33 Skoal Bandit car on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit during the 1980s and 1990s.-Nicknames:...
. Art Sommers finished in the second position with Randy Sweet, Tom Maier, and Carl Smith rounding out the top-five finishers.
Larry Moore of Dayton, Ohio
Dayton, Ohio
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was the fastest competitor in qualifying as he turned a lap of 17.272 seconds (104.155 MPH). Moore leaped out to the early lead in the 200-mile event with Senneker close behind followed by Maier, Vern Schrock, and Rodney Combs.
Senneker ducked past Moore for the lead following the first of the 13 caution periods that would slow the race. On the 50th lap, front-running Roger Herp spun collecting Rick Knotts, Bruce Gould, and the second-place running machine of Moore. Senneker was able to squeeze through the incident, but lost the lead to Maier with Sweet moving into the runner-up spot. Sweet passed Maier on lap 88 to take the lead, but immediately dropped off the pace the next lap putting Maier back in front. Gant took the race lead for the first time on lap 95.
Gant would opt for fresh tires during a caution on lap 114, giving the lead to Sommers. Senneker moved back in front on the 142nd lap and would hold the position until making his second stop on lap 237. The handed the lead back to Gant, but all eyes were on Senneker as he charged back to the lead on lap 262 and pulled away from all competitors. At the checkers, Senneker was five laps ahead of second-place finisher Sommers. Sweet was another lap back in third with Tom Maier receiving relief help from Moore to take fourth and Carl Smith in fifth. Senneker collected nearly $8,000 for his second-straight win in the fall classic.
Table of results
| Results of the 6th Annual DRI-POWER Winchester 400 | ||||||||
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| Pos | Start | Car # | Driver/Hometown | Sponsor/Make | Laps | Winnings (in US$ United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... ) |
Status | |
| 1 | 2 | 184 | Bob Senneker / Dorr, MI | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
400 | $7,815 | running | |
| 2 | 7 | 33 | Art Sommers / Warren, MI | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
395 | $3,420 | running | |
| 3 | 6 | 17 | Randy Sweet / Portage, MI | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
394 | $2,015 | running | |
| 4 | 4 | 40 | Tom Maier / Midland, MI Larry Moore / Dayton, OH |
Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
394 | $2,145 | running | |
| 5 | 20 | 2 | Carl Smith / West Jefferson, OH | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
390 | $1,250 | running | |
| 6 | 9 | 77 | Harry Gant Harry Gant Harry Phil Gant is a retired American racecar driver best known for driving the #33 Skoal Bandit car on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit during the 1980s and 1990s.-Nicknames:... / Taylorsville, NC |
Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
390 | $1,810 | running | |
| 7 | 30 | 81 | Ron Hayes / Brownsburg, IN Dave Dayton / Indianapolis, IN |
Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
382 | $1,000 | running | |
| 8 | 21 | 1 | Ed Hoffman / Niles, IL | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
379 | $900 | running | |
| 9 | 39 | 02 | Jim Brandenburg / Springfield, OH | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
359 | $550 | running | |
| 10 | 32 | 53 | Terry Bivins / Shawnee, KS | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
358 | $800 | suspension | |
| 11 | 17 | 8 | Jim Cushman / Worthington, OH Rodney Combs Rodney Combs Rodney Combs is a former NASCAR driver. He has not been in NASCAR since 1997, when he was released from his ride in the Busch Series. Combs was born on March 27, 1950 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Combs entered NASCAR after many years on the open-wheel and short track circuit in the Midwest, racing with... / Hamilton, OH |
Plymouth Plymouth (automobile) Plymouth was a marque of automobile based in the United States, produced by the Chrysler Corporation and its successor DaimlerChrysler.-Origins:... |
346 | $750 | running | |
| 12 | 19 | 88 | Mike Eddy Mike Eddy Mike Eddy is a stock car auto racer. He is most notable for racing in the now defunct American Speed Association . He was a seven time ASA National Champion, which is the most in ASA history. During his run in ASA Eddy drove the number 88 car.-ASA:Eddy won his 7 championships in 1974, 1976,... / Midland, MI |
Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
331 | $700 | running | |
| 13 | 36 | 66 | Gene Prosser / New Castle, IN Darwin Blankenship / Anderson, IN |
Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
327 | $650 | running | |
| 14 | 37 | 84 | Frank Demske / South Bend, IN | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
320 | $600 | fan belt | |
| 15 | 39 | 96 | Harold Scott / New Castle, IN | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
315 | $850 | fan belt | |
| 16 | 28 | 20 | Clyde Brown / Indianapolis, IN | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
295 | $550 | transmission | |
| 17 | 23 | 25 | Ted Johnson / Columbus, OH | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
292 | $450 | engine | |
| 18 | 29 | 76 | L.J. Lines / Greensboro, IN Don Skaggs / Cambridge City, IN |
Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
278 | $400 | rear end | |
| 19 | 18 | 98 | Jody Ridley Jody Ridley Jody Ridley is a former NASCAR driver. He won the 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year award and one race at Dover International Speedway the next year, the only Cup victory for Donlavey Racing.... / Chatsworth, GA |
Ford | 253 | $350 | accident | |
| 20 | 35 | 51 | Neal Sceva / Urbana, OH | Ford | 190 | $300 | clutch | |
| 21 | 33 | 21 | Rick Knotts / Kalamazoo, MI | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
190 | $250 | coil | |
| 22 | 3 | 10 | Vern Schrock / Middlebury, IN | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
182 | $225 | oil pump | |
| 23 | 22 | 26 | Mark Lamoreaux / Bloomington, MN | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
174 | $200 | distributor | |
| 24 | 16 | 18 | Roger Herp / Byron Center, MI | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
155 | $195 | engine | |
| 25 | 14 | 0 | Lonnie Breedlove / Indianapolis, IN | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
155 | $190 | oil leak | |
| 26 | 15 | 171 | Ed VanderLaan / Grand Rapids, MI | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
150 | $185 | oil pressure | |
| 27 | 27 | 44 | Don Keevin / Anderson, IN | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
144 | $180 | tie rod | |
| 28 | 26 | 30 | Ray Fullen / Anderson, IN | Ford | 86 | $175 | head gasket | |
| 29 | 10 | 69 | Don Higgins / New Castle, IN | Ford | 75 | $170 | rear end | |
| 30 | 5 | 5 | Rodney Combs Rodney Combs Rodney Combs is a former NASCAR driver. He has not been in NASCAR since 1997, when he was released from his ride in the Busch Series. Combs was born on March 27, 1950 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Combs entered NASCAR after many years on the open-wheel and short track circuit in the Midwest, racing with... / Hamilton, OH |
Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
65 | $165 | accident | |
| 31 | 12 | 7 | Dave Sorg / Fort Wayne, IN | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
64 | $160 | engine | |
| 32 | 1 | 12 | Larry Moore / Dayton, OH | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
50 | $1,250 | accident | |
| 33 | 24 | 68 | Bruce Gould / Milford, OH | Ford | 49 | $150 | accident | |
| 34 | 40 | 7-11 | Bill Reed / Elhhart, IN | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
45 | $145 | handling | |
| 35 | 25 | 13 | Jim Hurtubise Jim Hurtubise In 1957, Hurtubise started his NASCAR career running two races. Over the next twenty years, he would race 36 races, winning one race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, and amassing eleven top ten finishes.-Award:... / Tonawanda, NY |
Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
34 | $140 | steering | |
| 36 | 31 | 9 | Jeff Faber / Cincinnati, OH | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
30 | $130 | fuel system | |
| 37 | 11 | 61 | Kenny Hemphill / Vandergrift, PA | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
29 | $125 | timing | |
| 38 | 8 | 87 | Dave Dayton / Indianapolis, IN | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
24 | $120 | ignition | |
| 39 | 34 | 97 | Jim Brandenburg / Springfield, OH | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
11 | $120 | head gasket | |
| 40 | 13 | 07 | Don Gregory / Columbus, OH | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
9 | $120 | engine | |
Race statistics
- Average Speed: 72.066 mi/h
- Margin of Victory: 5 laps
- Time of Race: Two hours, 46 minutes and 30.81 seconds
- Lead Changes: 10 among 6 drivers
- Lap Leaders: Larry Moore 1-33; Bob Senneker 34-50; Tom Maier 51-87; Randy Sweet 88; Maier 89-94; Harry Gant 95-113; Art Sommers 114-141; B. Senneker 142-236; Gant 237-261; B. Senneker 262-400
- Cautions: 13 for 113 laps
- Entries: 44 Qualifiers: 40