Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Asheville 300

New Asheville Speedway

May 21st, 1971

Race #19 of the 1971 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 300
  • Miles: 120.0
  • Average Speed: 71.231 mph
  • Cautions: 0
  • Caution Laps: 0
  • Lead Changes: 4
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FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 1 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 300 252 Running
2 2 64 Elmo Langley Mercury 0 0 0 296 48 Running
3 3 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 0 284 0 Running
4 10 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 0 281 0 Running
5 7 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 0 259 0 Running
6 15 67 Dick May Ford 0 0 0 155 0 Quit
7 17 70 JD McDuffie Mercury 0 0 0 130 0 Engine
8 14 26 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 0 124 0 Quit
9 12 79 Frank Warren Plymouth 0 0 0 110 0 Quit
10 9 74 Bill Shirey Plymouth 0 0 0 79 0 Quit
11 13 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 0 74 0 Quit
12 8 72 Benny Parsons Ford 0 0 0 33 0 Engine
13 11 30 Walter Ballard Ford 0 0 0 32 0 Engine
14 6 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 0 15 0 Ignition
15 16 8 Ed Negre Ford 0 0 0 9 0 Brakes
16 5 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 0 1 0 Quit
17 4 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 0 1 0 Quit