The 1975 Talladega 500 was a Winston Cup (now Nextel Cup) event held at Talladega Superspeedway on August 17, 1975. Buddy Baker completed a season sweep at the track, leading 93 of the 188 laps in route to a five-foot victory on points leader Richard Petty. Petty expanded his championship lead, meanwhile, holding a 553-point lead on Dave Marcis (4th). Stats