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Asheville 300
NASCAR Winston Cup race
New Asheville Speedway, Asheville, NC
May 21, 1971
300 laps on 0.333 mile paved oval; 100 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 1
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1971 Plymouth
| 300
| 1,500
| running
| 252 |
| 2
| 2
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1969 Mercury
| 296
| 900
| running
| 48 |
| 3
| 3
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1969 Mercury
| 284
| 500
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 10
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1969 Plymouth
| 281
| 350
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 7
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1969 Ford
| 259
| 325
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 15
| Dick May
| 67
| Ron Ronacher
| 1969 Ford
| 155
| 300
| quit
| 0 |
| 7
| 17
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1969 Mercury
| 130
| 275
| engine
| 0 |
| 8
| 14
| Earl Brooks
| 26
| Earl Brooks
| 1969 Ford
| 124
| 270
| quit
| 0 |
| 9
| 12
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| 1969 Plymouth
| 110
| 265
| quit
| 0 |
| 10
| 9
| Bill Shirey
| 74
| Bill Shirey
| 1969 Plymouth
| 79
| 260
| quit
| 0 |
| 11
| 13
| John Sears
| 4
| John Sears
| 1969 Dodge
| 74
| 255
| quit
| 0 |
| 12
| 8
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1970 Ford
| 33
| 250
| engine
| 0 |
| 13
| 11
| Walter Ballard
| 30
| Vic Ballard
| 1971 Ford
| 32
| 245
| engine
| 0 |
| 14
| 6
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1969 Ford
| 15
| 240
| ignition
| 0 |
| 15
| 16
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| 1969 Ford
| 9
| 235
| brakes
| 0 |
| 16
| 5
| Neil Castles
| 06
| Neil Castles
| 1970 Dodge
| 1
| 230
| quit
| 0 |
| 17
| 4
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1971 Ford
| 1
| 225
| quit
| 0 |
Time of race: 01:24:14
Average Speed: 71.231 MPH
Pole Speed: 15.061 seconds
0 cautions
Attendance: 4,500