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1971 Kingsport 300 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 20 of 48 Sunday, May 23, 1971 at Kingsport Speedway, Kingsport, TN 300 laps on a 0.337 mile paved track (101.100 miles) Time of race: 1:32:35 Average speed: 63.242 mph Pole speed: 75.167 mph Cautions: 6 for 35 laps Margin of victory: 5 laps + Attendance: 3800 Lead changes: 2 Glossary    1971 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1971 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 12 10 4   John Sears J. Marvin Mills Heating & Cooling   (John Sears) '69 Dodge 238 340 ignition 0 18 8 06   Neil Castles Neil Castles '70 Dodge 138 280 brakes 0 13 13 8   Ed Negre Ed Negre '69 Ford 211 330 running 0 5 4 10   Bill Champion Bill Champion '69 Ford 282 500 running 0 20 23 19   Henley Gray Henley Gray '69 Ford 87 260 battery 0 4 9 24   Cecil Gordon Cecil Gordon '69 Mercury 283 600 running 0 8 11 25   Jabe Thomas Don Robertson '70 Plymouth 277 380 running 0 21 15 26   Earl Brooks Earl Brooks '69 Ford 85 250 wiring 0 25 24 28   Bill Hollar Earl Brooks '69 Ford 1 200 clutch 0 7 12 30   Walter Ballard Ballard Racing   (Vic Ballard) '71 Ford 280 390 running 0 6 7 34   Wendell Scott Wendell Scott '69 Ford 281 400 running 0 16 14 40   D.K. Ulrich D.K. Ulrich '70 Ford 186 300 crash 0 15 21 41   Ken Meisenhelder Ken Meisenhelder '69 Chevrolet 194 310 rear end 0 17 2 43   Richard Petty Petty Enterprises '71 Plymouth 166 290 rear end 6 10 16 45   Bill Seifert Bill Seifert '70 Ford 260 360 running 0 3 3 48   James Hylton Hylton Engineering   (James Hylton) '71 Ford 293 800 running 0 2 6 64   Elmo Langley Elmo Langley '71 Ford 295 1100 running 0 14 18 67   Dick May Ron Ronacher '69 Ford 200 320 transmission 0 24 19 70   J.D. McDuffie J.D. McDuffie '69 Chevrolet 26 220 oil leak 0 1 1 71   Bobby Isaac K & K Insurance   (Nord Krauskopf) '71 Dodge 300 1800 running 294 23 5 72   Benny Parsons L.G. DeWitt '70 Ford 46 230 overheating 0 9 17 74   Bill Shirey Bill Shirey '69 Plymouth 274 370 running 0 19 22 77   Charlie Roberts Charlie Roberts '70 Ford 138 270 quit 0 11 25 79   Frank Warren Frank Warren '69 Dodge 259 350 running 0 22 20 96   Richard Childress Tom Garn '71 Chevrolet 72 240 fire 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Bobby Isaac 1 82 82   Richard Petty 83 88 6   Bobby Isaac 89 300 212