Los Angeles Times 500

The Los Angeles Times 500 was an annual NASCAR Winston Cup race held at Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, California, USA, in February from 1971 to 1972 and in November from 1974 to 1980.

Race winners

Miller High Life 500

• 1971 - A.J. Foyt
• 1972 - A.J. Foyt

Los Angeles Times 500

• 1974 - Bobby Allison
• 1975 - Buddy Baker
• 1976 - David Pearson
• 1977 - Neil Bonnett
• 1978 - Bobby Allison
• 1979 - Benny Parsons
• 1980 - Benny Parsons

Notes

• Ownership changes at the track kept a scheduled 1973 NASCAR event from running.
• Bobby Allison won the 1974 running for Roger Penske's first win on a NASCAR oval; Allison was fined nearly $10,000 after the race when postrace inspection discovered unapproved valve lifters.
• David Pearson led the final 120 laps in a runaway win in 1976; it was his tenth big-track win of the season.
• Bonnett's 1977 win was his first on a superspeedway and the last for the Dodge marque until 2001. Dodges finished 1-2 as Richard Petty skidded through Turn Four in a last-lap bid for the win.
• Bobby Allison posted his fifth win of 1978 in the Times 500. Richard Petty engaged Allison and others in a huge battle for the lead in the first half of the race, driving a Chevrolet, before blowing his engine. Cale Yarborough pitted on the pace lap with distributor problems but rallied to finish third.
• The 1979 500 was the race that clinched the seventh driving title for Richard Petty, while the 1980 500 clinched the first driving title for Dale Earnhardt. Benny...... ...
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