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 Darrell Waltrip would
capture his first career NASCAR Winston Cup Grand National victory
at
the 1975 Music City 420. After
the race, Waltrip would state "If you go to bat long enough,
sooner or later you're going to get a hit. This is a great
thrill."
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Franklin, Tennessee native Darrell Waltrip would claim the 1st
of 84 his NASCAR Grand National wins in front of the hometown
audience. He won the 420 lap event by a two lap margin over
second place finisher Benny Parsons. Waltrip would go on to win
eight victories at the historic 5/8 mile oval. The win
would come on his 50th start in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series.
Columbia, Tennessee's Coo Coo Marlin
would claim a career best third place finish. He also had
third place finishes at the 1972 Lone Star 500 at Texas World
Speedway and the 1973 Nashville 420.
Alton Jones of Pleasant Grove, Alabama
would record a sixth place finish
at the event. This performance would serve to backup his
fifth place finish at the 1974 edition of the Nashville 420. Jones was a regular Late Model Sportsman
competitor at the track and a Middle Tennessee fan favorite.
Cale Yarborough led 273 laps of the
event before being sidelined with engine failure.
Attrition played a heavy toll at the event as only 12 cars would
be running at the end of the race. It should be noted that
no cars were lost to accidents during the event.
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Richard Petty pulls a tire
car full of rims before qualifying for the 1975 Music
City 420 ( Photo: Dales Ernsberger The Tennessean) |
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The lovely Miss MPG poses
at the track on the hood of the pace car |
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Cale
Yarborough completes his qualifying run (Photo: Fred
Marchman) |
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Benny Parsons qualifying
attempt (Photo: Fred Marchman) |
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