California 500
Ontario Motor Speedway
2.5 Mile Paved Oval
200 Laps/500 Miles
March 9, 1975
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status |
Points |
1 | 1 | A. J. Foyt | 14 | Gilmore Racing | Coyote | Foyt TC | 200 | 3:14:22.28 154.344 | 1,000 |
2 | 2 | Bobby Unser | 48 | Jorgensen Steel | Eagle | Offy TC | 200 | 3:15:05.59 153.773 | 800 |
3 | 7 | Steve Krisiloff | 98 | Lodestar | Eagle | Offy TC | 197 | Flagged | 700 |
4 | 19 | Lee Kunzman | 55 | Cobre Tire | Eagle | Offy TC | 195 | Flagged | 600 |
5 | 12 | John Martin | 89 | Unsponsored | McLaren | Offy TC | 193 | Flagged | 500 |
6 | 14 | Tom Sneva | 68 | Norton Spirit | McLaren | Offy TC | 193 | Flagged | 400 |
7 | 24 | Al Loquasto | 86 | Frostie Root Beer | McLaren | Offy TC | 188 | Flagged | 300 |
8 | 16 | Salt Walther | 77 | Dayton-Walther | McLaren | Offy TC | 187 | Flagged | 250 |
9 | 25 | Eldon Rasmussen | 58 | Ras-Car | Rascar | Foyt TC | 186 | Flagged | 200 |
10 | 4 | Wally Dallenbach | 40 | Sinmast | Eagle | Offy TC | 184 | Burned piston | 150 |
11 | 15 | Mike Mosley | 12 | Sugaripe Prune | Eagle | Offy TC | 179 | Burned piston | 100 |
12 | 28 | Jerry Grant | 73 | Spirit of Orange County | Eagle | Offy TC | 178 | Flagged | 50 |
13 | 13 | Roger McCluskey | 15 | Silver Floss Sauerkraut | Riley | Offy TC | 170 | Blown engine | |
14 | 26 | Gary Bettenhausen | 45 | Thermo King | Eagle | Offy TC | 168 | Flagged | |
15 | 10 | Gordon Johncock | 20 | Sinmast | Wildcat | DGS | 149 | Broken radiator hose | |
16 | 22 | Tom Bigelow | 27 | T. H. Wilson Development | Vollstedt | Offy TC | 123 | Lost oil pressure | |
17 | 5 | Johnny Rutherford | 2 | Gatorade | McLaren | Offy TC | 86 | Burned piston | |
18 | 32 | Jim McElreath | 23 | Crower Cams | Eagle | Chevy | 84 | Broken connecting rod | |
19 | 6 | Pancho Carter | 11 | Cobre Tire | Eagle | Offy TC | 83 | Broken gear box | |
20 | 31 | George Snider | 97 | Lodestar | Eagle | Offy TC | 58 | Overheated | |
21 | 9 | Jimmy Caruthers | 78 | Alex Foods | Eagle | Offy TC | 54 | Broken valve | |
22 | 27 | Lee Brayton | 29 | Unsponsored | Coyote | Foyt TC | 46 | Black flag, too slow | |
23 | 8 | Billy Vukovich, Jr. | 6 | Cobre Tire | Eagle | Offy TC | 39 | Burned piston | |
24 | 23 | Dick Simon | 44 | Unsponsored | Eagle | Foyt TC | 37 | Burned piston | |
25 | 17 | Johnny Parsons | 94 | Vatis | Finley | Offy TC | 34 | Broken gearbox | |
26 | 3 | Al Unser | 4 | Viceroy | Eagle | Offy TC | 24 | Burned piston | |
27 | 29 | Rick Muther | 10 | Gilmore Racing | Coyote | Foyt TC | 17 | Clutch slipping | |
28 | 18 | Mario Andretti | 21 | Viceroy | Eagle | Offy TC | 15 | Broken connecting rod | |
29 | 20 | Billy Scott | 76 | Webster Racing | Eagle | Offy TC | 7 | Burned piston | |
30 | 30 | Bob Harkey | 99 | Joe Hunt Magneto | Gerhardt | Offy TC | 5 | Wheel bearing | |
31 | 33 | Larry McCoy | 33 | Dayton-Walther | McLaren | Offy TC | 3 | Lost oil pressure | |
32 | 11 | Bobby Allison | 16 | CAM2 Motor Oil | McLaren | Offy TC | 2 | Broken valve | |
33 | 21 | Jerry Karl | 38 | Midwest Durapot | King | Offy TC | 1 | Burned piston | |
-- | -- | George Follmer | 28 | American Kids Racers | Eagle | Offy TC | -- | DNS, wrecked qualifying race | |
-- | -- | Dan Murphy | 25 | Cicada | Cicada | Offy TC | -- | Did not appear | |
-- | -- | John Cannon | 53 | Minnesota Serendipity | Mongoose | Foyt TC | -- | Did not appear | |
-- | -- | Michel Jourdain | 73 | X | McLaren | Offy TC | -- | Did not appear | |
-- | -- | Bill Simpson | 99 | Joe Hunt Magneto | Gerhardt | Offy TC | -- | Driven by Harkey | |
-- | -- | Joe Leonard | 10 | Gilmore Racing | Coyote | Foyt TC | -- | Driver declined, failed physical |
Lap Leaders | Total | Laps |
A. J. Foyt | 187 | 1-25, 31-52, 54-81, 89-200 |
Bobby Unser | 9 | 26-30, 53, 86-88 |
Johnny Rutherford | 4 | 82-85 |