1971 Northern 300

Race 31 of 48

Trenton
200 laps
Time of race: 2:29:34
Average speed of winner: 120.347 mph
Margin of victory: 23 sec.
Lead changes: 13 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 12 laps
Lap leaders: Hassler pole, Petty 1, Allison 2-18, Baker 19-47, Allison 48-55, Baker 56, Petty 57-63, Marcis 64-65, Hamilton 66-73, Petty 74-105, Baker 106-109, Petty 110-119, Hamilton 120-122, Petty 123-200

Race notes: Last pole for Friday Hassler. Finale for Bill Chevalier.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Richard Petty	43		'71 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		200	5	128	running	6760	0
2	6	Buddy Baker	06		'70 Dodge	Castles			200	3	34	running	2980	0
3	4	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'71 Ford	Holman-Moody			199	2	25	running	2055	0
4	5	Dave Marcis	2		'69 Dodge	Marcis			198	1	2	running	1370	0
5	3	Pete Hamilton	6		'71 Plymouth	Owens	Owens		198	2	11	running	1075	0
6	1	Friday Hassler	39		'70 Chevrolet	Hassler		129.134	193	0	0	running	920	0
7	9	Bill Dennis	90		'69 Mercury	Donlavey			193	0	0	running	735	0
8	8	Maynard Troyer	60	Nagle Racers	'69 Mercury	Nagle			191	0	0	running	695	0
9	10	James Hylton	48		'71 Ford	Hylton			190	0	0	running	645	0
10	36	Bill Chevalier	91		'71 Chevrolet	Junior Fields			188	0	0	running	620	0
11	12	Cecil Gordon	24		'69 Mercury	Cecil Gordon			187	0	0	running	570	0
12	21	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Ford	Vic Ballard			185	0	0	running	520	0
13	7	Bill Champion	10		'71 Ford	Bill Champion			184	0	0	running	520	0
14	32	Ken Meisenhelder	41		'69 Chevrolet	Meisenhelder			183	0	0	running	470	0
15	23	Elmo Langley	67		'69 Ford	Ronacher			183	0	0	running	445	0
16	31	Raymond Williams	47		'71 Ford	Raymond Williams			183	0	0	running	420	0
17	30	J.D. McDuffie	70		'69 Mercury	McDuffie			181	0	0	running	390	0
18	19	Ed Negre	8		'69 Ford	Negre			181	0	0	running	380	0
19	25	Wendell Scott	34		'69 Ford	Wendell Scott			178	0	0	running	375	0
20	34	Bobby Mausgrover	86		'69 Dodge	Castles			177	0	0	running	370	0
21	38	Eddie Yarboro	13		'69 Plymouth	Yarboro			173	0	0	running	365	0
22	37	D.K. Ulrich	40		'70 Ford	Ulrich			171	0	0	transmission	360	0
23	35	Bill Shirey	74		'69 Plymouth	Shirey			167	0	0	running	355	0
24	26	Tommy Gale	03		'69 Mercury	Larry Jackson			163	0	0	engine	350	0
25	24	Bill Seifert	45		'71 Ford	Seifert			148	0	0	suspension	345	0
26	28	Earl Brooks	26		'69 Ford	Earl Brooks			144	0	0	lug bolt	340	0
27	13	Ron Keselowski	88		'70 Dodge	Lubinski			121	0	0	steering	335	0
28	22	Doc Faustina	5		'70 Plymouth	Faustina			104	0	0	vibration	330	0
29	15	Jabe Thomas	25		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			98	0	0	battery	325	0
30	29	John Sears	4		'69 Dodge	Sears			97	0	0	ignition	320	0
31	14	G.C. Spencer	49		'69 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			72	0	0	engine	315	0
32	20	Larry Baumel	68	Auto Lad	'69 Ford				54	0	0	brakes	315	0
33	17	Henley Gray	19		'69 Ford	Henley Gray			47	0	0	carburetor	315	0
34	16	Dick May	64		'69 Mercury	Langley			44	0	0	engine	315	0
35	11	Charlie Roberts	77		'70 Ford	Charlie Roberts			43	0	0	flywheel	315	0
36	40	Richard Childress	96		'70 Chevrolet	Garn			34	0	0	engine	315	0
37	27	Frank Warren	79		'69 Dodge	Frank Warren			29	0	0	engine	315	0
38	18	Ed Hessert	15		'70 Plymouth	Hessert			14	0	0	accident	315	0
39	33	Neil Castles	23		'69 Plymouth	Don Robertson			2	0	0	brakes	315	0
40	39	Jerry Churchill	73		'69 Ford				2	0	0	withdrew	315	0