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| |title=<center>1975 Michigan 150</center>
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| |image=1975michigan1501.jpg
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| |imagecaption=Program for the race.
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| The '''''1975 Michigan 150''''' (also known as the '''''1975 Michigan Grand Prix''''') was the 11th race of the 1975 USAC Championship Car Season. Occurring on 13th September at the Michigan International Speedway, the race would ultimately be won by Tom Sneva in a McLaren-Offenhauser, who controlled proceedings after Coyote-Foyt's A.J. Foyt and Wildcat-DGS' Gordon Johncock both ran out of fuel with a few laps remaining.
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| ==Background==
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| The ''1975 Michigan 150'' was the third running of the event, with the annual race lasting 150 miles.<ref name="results">[https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1975_Michigan_Grand_Prix/UO/ ''Racing-Reference'' detailing the qualifying and race results of the event.] Retrieved 16th Jun '22</ref> It was one of two 1975 USAC Championship Car Season races to commence at Michigan International Speedway, the other being the Norton 200,<ref>[https://www.racing-reference.info/season-stats/1975/UO/ ''Racing-Reference'' detailing the 1975 USAC Championship Car Season schedule.] Retrieved 16th Jun '22</ref> which occurred on 20th July and was won by A.J. Foyt.<ref>[https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1975_Norton_200/UO/ ''Racing-Reference'' detailing the results of the 1975 Norton 200.] Retrieved 16th Jun '22</ref> The track would continue hosting IndyCar races until being dropped from the schedule from 2007 onwards after failing to reach a deal with IndyCar's organisers.<ref>[https://www.eurosport.com/indycar/michigan-dropped_sto1251022/story.shtml ''Eurosport'' reporting on the Michigan International Speedway being dropped from the IndyCar schedule.] Retrieved 16th Jun '22</ref>
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| Prior to the race, qualifying commenced with Foyt winning the pole position with a speed of 201.117 mph.<ref name="results"/> Directly behind him was Johncock, with Johnny Rutherford lining up third in a McLaren-Offenhauser.<ref name="results"/> Sneva qualified seventh out of 22 competitors,<ref name="results"/> and was making a comeback after suffering burns at the 1975 Indianapolis 500.<ref name="nyt">[https://www.nytimes.com/1975/09/14/archives/stock-car-drivers-12-in-iroc.html ''The New York Times'' briefly reporting on Sneva winning the race.] Retrieved 16th Jun '22</ref>
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| ==The Race==
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| With the starting order decided, the 1975 Michigan 150 commenced on 13th September.<ref name="results"/> Johncock shot into the lead on the first lap, but Foyt regained it a lap later, leading the next 25 laps.<ref name="results"/> Johncock moved back into the first position on lap 27, but dropped it three laps later to Eagle-Offenhauser's Johnny Parsons.<ref name="results"/> Parsons would then be passed by Foyt two laps later, but Johncock would again regain the first position on lap 41.<ref name="results"/> On lap 49, Parsons crashed out, prompting a caution that lasted until lap 53.<ref name="results"/>
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| When the race resumed, Johncock still led, but Sneva was quickly making his way through the field.<ref name="results"/> On lap 69, he achieved what was ultimately the final lead change of the event.<ref name="results"/> With only a few laps to go, Foyt and Johncock both suddenly ran out of fuel on laps 71 and 72 respectively.<ref name="results"/> This enabled Sneva to control the remaining laps to claim his first USAC Championship victory and $11,821 in prize money.<ref name="nyt"/><ref name="results"/> Rutherford finished second,<ref name="results"/> despite colliding with Bobby Unser's Eagle-Offenhauser, the impact breaking Unser's leg and putting him out for the remainder of the season.<ref name="forum">[https://www.trackforum.org/forum/motorsports/eagle104-s-nostalgia/159843-1975-michigan-150 ''Track Forum'' discussing Unser's crash and noting this was Caruthers' final race.] Retrieved 16th Jun '22</ref><ref>[https://www.trackforum.org/forum/motorsports/eagle104-s-nostalgia/128427-why-didn-t-bobby-unser-and-aar-show-up-for-last-indycar-races-of-1975 ''Track Forum'' noting Unser's accident left him unable to compete in the remainder of the season.] Retrieved 16th Jun '22</ref> Nevertheless, although this occurred two laps before the finish, Unser had performed well enough to be classified third.<ref name="results"/> Jimmy Caruthers finished fourth in an Eagle-Offenhauser, marking his final race before he passed away on 26th October 1975 from cancer aged 30.<ref name="caruthers">[https://www.nytimes.com/1975/10/28/archives/jimmy-caruthers-30-dies-race-driver-fought-cancer.html ''The New York Times'' reporting on the death of Caruthers.] Retrieved 16th Jun '22</ref><ref name="forum"/>
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| ==Availability==
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| According to ''IndyCar on TV'', 30 minutes of highlights were televised by ABC on 8th November 1975 as part of its ''Wide World of Sports'', alongside the International Thoroughbred Horse Race and Hawaiian Masters Surfing Championships.<ref>[https://sites.google.com/site/indycarontv/home/the-races/usac/1975/1975-michigan-150 ''IndyCar on TV'' detailing the ABC broadcast of the race.] Retrieved 16th Jun '22</ref> The program paid tribute to Caruthers once the event ended.<ref name="forum"/><ref name="caruthers"/> The broadcast has yet to resurface however, and no footage of the race is currently publicly available.
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| ==See Also==
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| *[[1962 Trenton 100 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1962)]]
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| *[[1962 Trenton 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1962)]]
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| *[[1963 Trenton 100 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1963)]]
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| *[[1963 Trenton 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1963)]]
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| *[[1964 Golden State 100 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1964)]]
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| *[[1964 Trenton 100 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1964)]]
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| *[[1965 Golden State 100 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1965)]]
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| *[[1965 Jimmy Bryan Memorial (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1965)]]
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| *[[1966 Jimmy Bryan Memorial (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1966)]]
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| *[[1966 Trenton 150 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1966)]]
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| *[[1967 Trenton 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1967)]]
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| *[[1968 Tony Bettenhausen 100 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1968)]]
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| *[[1968 Trenton 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1968)]]
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| *[[1969 Langhorne 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1969)]]
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| *[[1969 Rex Mays Classic (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1969)]]
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| *[[1969 Trenton 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1969)]]
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| *[[1970 Bobby Ball 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1970)]]
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| *[[1970 Jimmy Bryan 150 (partially lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1970)]]
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| *[[1970 Langhorne 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1970)]]
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| *[[1970 Rex Mays Classic (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1970)]]
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| *[[1970 Rocky Mountain 150 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1970)]]
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| *[[1970 Trenton 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1970)]]
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| *[[1971 Bobby Ball 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1971)]]
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| *[[1971 Jimmy Bryan 150 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1971)]]
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| *[[1971 Marlboro 300 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1971)]]
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| *[[1971 Michigan 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1971)]]
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| *[[1971 Rex Mays Classic (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1971)]]
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| *[[1971 Schaefer 500 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1971)]]
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| *[[1971 Trentonian 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1971)]]
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| *[[1972 Best Western Motels 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1972)]]
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| *[[1972 Indianapolis 500 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1972)]]
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| *[[1972 Phoenix 150 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1972)]]
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| *[[1972 Rex Mays Classic (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1972)]]
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| *[[1972 Tony Bettenhausen 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1972)]]
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| *[[1972 Trenton Times 300 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1972)]]
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| *[[1972 Trentonian 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1972)]]
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| *[[1973 Schaefer 500 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1973)]]
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| *[[1973 Texas 200 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1973)]]
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| *[[1974 Phoenix 150 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1974)]]
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| *[[1974 Schaefer 500 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1974)]]
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| *[[1974 Trentonian 200 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1974)]]
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| *[[1975 Bricklin 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1975)]]
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| *[[1975 Trentonian 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1975)]]
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| *[[1976 Indianapolis 500 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1976)]]
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| *[[1976 Jimmy Bryan 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1976)]]
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| *[[1976 Michigan 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1976)]]
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| *[[1976 Schaefer 500 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1976)]]
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| *[[1976 Trenton Times Auto Classic (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1976)]]
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| *[[1976 Trentonian 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1976)]]
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| *[[1977 American Parts 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1977)]]
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| *[[1977 Jimmy Bryan 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1977)]]
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| *[[1977 Michigan Grand Prix (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1977)]]
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| *[[1977 Rex Mays Classic (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1977)]]
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| *[[1977 Schaefer 500 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1977)]]
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| *[[1977 Texas Grand Prix (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1977)]]
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| *[[1977 Trentonian 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1977)]]
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| *[[1978 Coors 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1978)]]
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| *[[1978 Daily Express Indy Silverstone (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1978)]]
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| *[[1978 Daily Mail Indy Trophy (partially found CBS and BBC One footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1978)]]
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| *[[1978 Norton Twin 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1978)]]
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| *[[1979 Arizona Republic / Jimmy Bryan 150 (partially found footage of SCCA/CART IndyCar Series race; 1979)]]
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| *[[1979 California 500 (lost footage of SCCA/CART IndyCar Series race; existence unconfirmed; 1979)]]
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| *[[1979 Gould Grand Prix (lost footage of SCCA/CART IndyCar Series race; 1979)]]
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| *[[1980 Miller High Life 150 (partially found footage of CART PPG IndyCar World Series race; 1980)]]
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| *[[1980 Norton Twin 200 (lost footage of CART PPG IndyCar World Series race; 1980)]]
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| *[[1980 Primera Copa Mexico 150 (lost footage of CART PPG IndyCar World Series race; 1980)]]
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| *[[1980 Tony Bettenhausen 200 (lost footage of CART PPG IndyCar World Series race; 1980)]]
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| *[[1981 Kraco Car Stereo 150 (lost CART PPG IndyCar World Series race; 1981)]]
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| *[[1981 Pocono 500 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1981)]]
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| *[[1996 Las Vegas 500K (partially lost footage of IRL Season race; 1996)]]
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| *[[Indianapolis 500 WFBM-TV Broadcasts (lost racing footage; 1949-1950)]]
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| *[[Indianapolis 500 MCA closed-circuit broadcasts (partially lost racing footage; 1964-1970)]]
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| ==References==
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| {{reflist}}
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| [[Category:Lost recordings of sports events]]
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| [[Category:Completely lost media]]
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