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Kingsport 300
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Kingsport Speedway, Kingsport, TN
May 23, 1971
300 laps on 0.337 mile paved oval; 101.1 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 1
| Bobby Isaac
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1971 Dodge
| 300
| 1,800
| running
| 294 |
| 2
| 6
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1971 Ford
| 295
| 1,100
| running
| 0 |
| 3
| 3
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1971 Ford
| 293
| 800
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 9
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1969 Mercury
| 283
| 600
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 4
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1969 Ford
| 282
| 500
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 7
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1969 Ford
| 281
| 400
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 12
| Walter Ballard
| 30
| Vic Ballard
| 1971 Ford
| 280
| 390
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 11
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1970 Plymouth
| 277
| 380
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 17
| Bill Shirey
| 74
| Bill Shirey
| 1969 Plymouth
| 274
| 370
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 16
| Bill Seifert
| 45
| Bill Seifert
| 1970 Ford
| 260
| 360
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 25
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| 1969 Dodge
| 259
| 350
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 10
| John Sears
| 4
| John Sears
| 1969 Dodge
| 238
| 340
| ignition
| 0 |
| 13
| 13
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| 1969 Ford
| 211
| 330
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 18
| Dick May
| 67
| Ron Ronacher
| 1969 Ford
| 200
| 320
| transmission
| 0 |
| 15
| 21
| Ken Meisenhelder
| 41
| Ken Meisenhelder
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 194
| 310
| rear end
| 0 |
| 16
| 14
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| 1970 Ford
| 186
| 300
| accident
| 0 |
| 17
| 2
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1971 Plymouth
| 166
| 290
| rear end
| 6 |
| 18
| 8
| Neil Castles
| 06
| Neil Castles
| 1970 Dodge
| 138
| 280
| brakes
| 0 |
| 19
| 22
| Charlie Roberts
| 77
| Charlie Roberts
| 1970 Ford
| 138
| 270
| quit
| 0 |
| 20
| 23
| Henley Gray
| 19
| Henley Gray
| 1969 Ford
| 87
| 260
| battery
| 0 |
| 21
| 15
| Earl Brooks
| 26
| Earl Brooks
| 1969 Ford
| 85
| 250
| wiring
| 0 |
| 22
| 20
| Richard Childress
| 96
| Tom Garn
| 1971 Chevrolet
| 72
| 240
| fire
| 0 |
| 23
| 5
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1970 Ford
| 46
| 230
| overheating
| 0 |
| 24
| 19
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 26
| 220
| oil leak
| 0 |
| 25
| 24
| Bill Hollar
| 28
| Earl Brooks
| 1969 Ford
| 1
| 200
| clutch
| 0 |
Time of race: 01:32:35
Average Speed: 63.242 MPH
Pole Speed: 16.14 seconds
6 cautions for 35 laps
Attendance: 3,800