The 1975 Indianapolis 500 was the 59th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing”. The event was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana, United States on Sunday, 25 May 1975. A.J. Foyt started on pole position and Bobby Unser was the race winner.
1975 Indianapolis 500 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Avg. Speed | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48 | Bobby Unser | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 3 | 174 | 2:54:55.08 | 11 | Running | 149.213 | $214,032 |
| 2 | 2 | Johnny Rutherford | McLaren | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 7 | 174 | +1:04.00 | 5 | Running | 148.308 | $97,886 |
| 3 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | Coyote | Foyt | Goodyear | 1 | 174 | 53 | Running | 147.684 | $74,677 | |
| 4 | 11 | Pancho Carter | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 18 | 169 | 0 | Running | $33,424 | ||
| 5 | 15 | Roger McCluskey | Riley | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 22 | 167 | 0 | Running | $31,002 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Bill Vukovich II | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 8 | 166 | 0 | Running | $28,473 | ||
| 7 | 83 | Bill Puterbaugh | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 15 | 165 | 0 | Running | $28,786 | ||
| 8 | 97 | George Snider | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 24 | 165 | 0 | Running | $24,688 | ||
| 9 | 40 | Wally Dallenbach | Wildcat | SGD | Goodyear | 21 | 162 | 96 | Piston | $42,712 | ||
| 10 | 33 | Bob Harkey | McLaren | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 23 | 162 | 0 | Running | $22,899 | ||
| 11 | 98 | Steve Krisiloff | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 29 | 162 | 0 | Running | $22,796 | ||
| 12 | 19 | Sheldon Kinser | Kingfish | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 26 | 161 | 0 | Running | $20,772 | ||
| 13 | 30 | Jerry Karl | Eagle | Chevrolet | Goodyear | 20 | 161 | 0 | Running | $19,975 | ||
| 14 | 78 | Jimmy Caruthers | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 10 | 161 | 0 | Running | $19,350 | ||
| 15 | 45 | Gary Bettenhausen | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 19 | 158 | 0 | Accident | $19,811 | ||
| 16 | 4 | Al Unser | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 11 | 157 | 0 | Rod | $18,300 | ||
| 17 | 36 | Sam Sessions | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 25 | 155 | 0 | Engine | $18,117 | ||
| 18 | 17 | Tom Bigelow | Vollstedt | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 33 | 151 | 0 | Magneto | $18,162 | ||
| 19 | 93 | Johnny Parsons | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 12 | 140 | 0 | Transmission | $16,936 | ||
| 20 | 73 | Jerry Grant | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 14 | 137 | 0 | Piston | $16,539 | ||
| 21 | 44 | Dick Simon | Eagle | Foyt | Goodyear | 30 | 133 | 0 | Running | $17,070 | ||
| 22 | 68 | Tom Sneva | McLaren | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 4 | 125 | 0 | Accident | $17,829 | ||
| 23 | 24 | Bentley Warren | Kingfish | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 17 | 120 | 0 | Running | $15,516 | ||
| 24 | 58 | Eldon Rasmussen | Ras-Car | Foyt | Goodyear | 32 | 119 | 0 | Valve | $16,432 | ||
| 25 | 16 | Bobby Allison | McLaren | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 13 | 112 | 1 | Gearbox | $14,827 | ||
| 26 | 12 | Mike Mosley | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 5 | 94 | 0 | Engine | $16,550 | ||
| 27 | 89 | John Martin | McLaren | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 16 | 61 | 0 | Radiator | $14,551 | ||
| 28 | 21 | Mario Andretti | Eagle | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 27 | 49 | 0 | Accident | $15,880 | ||
| 29 | 94 | Mike Hiss | Finley | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 31 | 39 | 0 | Accident | $14,538 | ||
| 30 | 63 | Larry McCoy | Ras-Car | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 28 | 24 | 0 | Piston | $14,925 | ||
| 31 | 20 | Gordon Johncock | Wildcat | SGD | Goodyear | 2 | 11 | 8 | Ignition | $18,120 | ||
| 32 | 7 | Lloyd Ruby | McLaren | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 6 | 7 | 0 | Piston | $15,583 | ||
| 33 | 77 | Salt Walther | McLaren | Offenhauser | Goodyear | 9 | 2 | 0 | Ignition | $14,954 |