Sunday 9th March 1975

A.J. Foyt won the ‘California 500’ USAC Indy Car race on the 2.5 mile Ontario Motor Speedway. Foyt’s Gilmore Racing Foyt-Coyote was the car to beat all day, finishing 43.3 seconds ahead of Bobby Unser’s Jorgensen Eagle. Steve Krisiloff finished third in the Agajanian Eagle. Rick Muther drove Foyt’s second car when Joe Leonard failed to get a doctor’s release following his crash in the race the year before. 50,000 fans were on hand to watch the race, delayed an hour due to a track wet from overnight rain.