1971 Hickory 276

Race 8 of 48

Hickory
276 laps
Time of race: 1:28:32
Average speed of winner: 67.700 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 4 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 22 laps
Lap leaders: Allison 1-47, Marcis 48-104, Pearson 105, Castles 106-115, Petty 116-276

Race notes: Debut for Richard D. Brown. Richard Petty took the points lead from Bobby Isaac.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Richard Petty	43		'71 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		276	1	161	running	2200	0
2	3	David Pearson	44		'71 Ford	Giachetti Brothers			275	1	1	running	1500	0
3	9	Benny Parsons	72		'70 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			273	0	0	running	1000	0
4	12	James Hylton	48		'70 Ford	Hylton			273	0	0	running	700	0
5	5	Elmo Langley	64		'69 Mercury	Langley			273	0	0	running	600	0
6	7	Neil Castles	06		'70 Dodge	Castles			270	1	10	running	500	0
7	8	G.C. Spencer	49		'69 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			266	0	0	running	400	0
8	13	Jabe Thomas	25		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			265	0	0	running	350	0
9	15	John Sears	4		'69 Dodge	Sears			261	0	0	running	310	0
10	2	Dave Marcis	2		'69 Dodge	Marcis			259	1	57	running	290	0
11	14	Cecil Gordon	24		'69 Mercury	Cecil Gordon			257	0	0	running	280	0
12	19	Bill Shirey	74		'69 Plymouth	Shirey			255	0	0	running	275	0
13	17	Frank Warren	79		'69 Dodge	Frank Warren			236	0	0	rear end	270	0
14	6	Dick Brooks	22		'70 Dodge	Rossi	Rossi		211	0	0	rear end	265	0
15	21	Wendell Scott	34		'69 Ford	Wendell Scott			151	0	0	transmission	260	0
16	22	Earl Brooks	26		'69 Ford	Earl Brooks			112	0	0	transmission	255	0
17	18	Henley Gray	19		'69 Ford	Henley Gray			100	0	0	lug bolt	250	0
18	10	Richard D. Brown	93		'69 Chevrolet	Furr			99	0	0	rear end	245	0
19	16	Ed Negre	8		'69 Ford	Negre			73	0	0	clutch	240	0
20	1	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'71 Dodge	Allison		79.001	49	1	47	accident	235	0
21	11	Bill Champion	10		'69 Ford	Bill Champion			47	0	0	engine	230	0
22	20	Ken Meisenhelder	41		'69 Chevrolet	Meisenhelder			17	0	0	heating	225	0