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1971 Hickory 276 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 8 of 48 Sunday, March 21, 1971 at Hickory Speedway, Hickory, NC 276 laps on a 0.363 mile paved track (100.188 miles) Time of race: 1:28:32 Average speed: 67.7 mph Pole speed: 79.001 mph Cautions: 3 for 22 laps Margin of victory: 1 lap + Attendance: 7200 Lead changes: 4 Glossary    1971 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1971 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 4 43   Richard Petty Petty Enterprises '71 Plymouth 276 2200 running 161 2 3 44   David Pearson Giachetti Brothers   (Richard Giachetti) '71 Ford 275 1500 running 1 3 9 72   Benny Parsons L.G. DeWitt '70 Ford 273 1000 running 0 4 12 48   James Hylton Hylton Engineering   (James Hylton) '70 Ford 273 700 running 0 5 5 64   Elmo Langley Elmo Langley '69 Mercury 273 600 running 0 6 7 06   Neil Castles Neil Castles '70 Dodge 270 500 running 10 7 8 49   G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer '69 Plymouth 266 400 running 0 8 13 25   Jabe Thomas Don Robertson '70 Plymouth 265 350 running 0 9 15 4   John Sears J. Marvin Mills Heating & Cooling   (John Sears) '69 Dodge 261 310 running 0 10 2 2   Dave Marcis Dodge   (Dave Marcis) '69 Dodge 259 290 running 57 11 14 24   Cecil Gordon Casa Linda Motel   (Cecil Gordon) '69 Mercury 257 280 running 0 12 19 74   Bill Shirey Bill Shirey '69 Plymouth 255 275 running 0 13 17 79   Frank Warren Frank Warren '69 Dodge 236 270 rear end 0 14 6 22   Dick Brooks Mario Rossi '70 Dodge 211 265 rear end 0 15 21 34   Wendell Scott Wendell Scott '69 Ford 151 260 transmission 0 16 22 26   Earl Brooks Earl Brooks '69 Ford 112 255 transmission 0 17 18 19   Henley Gray Henley Gray '69 Ford 100 250 lug bolts 0 18 10 93   Richard D. Brown Harold Furr '69 Chevrolet 99 245 rear end 0 19 16 8   Ed Negre Ed Negre '69 Ford 73 240 clutch 0 20 1 12   Bobby Allison Coca-Cola   (Bobby Allison) '71 Dodge 49 235 crash 47 21 11 10   Bill Champion Bill Champion '69 Ford 47 230 engine 0 22 20 41   Ken Meisenhelder Ken Meisenhelder '69 Chevrolet 17 225 overheating 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car WD Bobby Isaac 71 K & K Insurance Nord Krauskopf Dodge Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 11 11     12 16 5   #24 spun turn 1   17 44 28     45 48 4     49 49 1     50 62 13   #1,12 accident turn 1 & oil on track   63 276 214       Percent of race run under caution: 8.0%             Average green flag run: 63.5 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Bobby Allison 1 47 47   Dave Marcis 48 104 57   David Pearson 105 105 1   Neil Castles 106 115 10   Richard Petty 116 276 161