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Hickory 276
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Hickory Motor Speedway, Hickory, NC
March 21, 1971
276 laps on 0.363 mile paved oval; 100.188 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 4
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1971 Plymouth
| 276
| 2,200
| running
| 161 |
2
| 3
| David Pearson
| 44
| Richard Giachetti
| 1971 Ford
| 275
| 1,500
| running
| 1 |
3
| 9
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1970 Ford
| 273
| 1,000
| running
| 0 |
4
| 12
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1970 Ford
| 273
| 700
| running
| 0 |
5
| 5
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1969 Mercury
| 273
| 600
| running
| 0 |
6
| 7
| Neil Castles
| 06
| Neil Castles
| 1970 Dodge
| 270
| 500
| running
| 10 |
7
| 8
| G.C. Spencer
| 49
| G.C. Spencer
| 1969 Plymouth
| 266
| 400
| running
| 0 |
8
| 13
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1970 Plymouth
| 265
| 350
| running
| 0 |
9
| 15
| John Sears
| 4
| John Sears
| 1969 Dodge
| 261
| 310
| running
| 0 |
10
| 2
| Dave Marcis
| 2
| Dave Marcis
| 1969 Dodge
| 259
| 290
| running
| 57 |
11
| 14
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1969 Mercury
| 257
| 280
| running
| 0 |
12
| 19
| Bill Shirey
| 74
| Bill Shirey
| 1969 Plymouth
| 255
| 275
| running
| 0 |
13
| 17
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| 1969 Dodge
| 236
| 270
| rear end
| 0 |
14
| 6
| Dick Brooks
| 22
| Mario Rossi
| 1970 Dodge
| 211
| 265
| rear end
| 0 |
15
| 21
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1969 Ford
| 151
| 260
| transmission
| 0 |
16
| 22
| Earl Brooks
| 26
| Earl Brooks
| 1969 Ford
| 112
| 255
| transmission
| 0 |
17
| 18
| Henley Gray
| 19
| Henley Gray
| 1969 Ford
| 100
| 250
| lug bolts
| 0 |
18
| 10
| Richard D. Brown
| 93
| Harold Furr
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 99
| 245
| rear end
| 0 |
19
| 16
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| 1969 Ford
| 73
| 240
| clutch
| 0 |
20
| 1
| Bobby Allison
| 12
| Bobby Allison
| 1971 Dodge
| 49
| 235
| accident
| 47 |
21
| 11
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1969 Ford
| 47
| 230
| engine
| 0 |
22
| 20
| Ken Meisenhelder
| 41
| Ken Meisenhelder
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 17
| 225
| overheating
| 0 |
Time of race: 01:28:32
Average Speed: 67.7 MPH
Pole Speed: 16.542 seconds
3 cautions for 22 laps
Attendance: 7,200