NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race
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The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.
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1971 - Hickory 276 Race Results
Race Name - Hickory 276Date - 3/21/1971Race Track - Hickory SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.363 milesRace Length (Miles) - 100 milesPole Speed - 79.001 mphNumber of Cautions - 3Caution Laps - 22Average Race Speed - 67.7 mphLead Changes - 4Total Race Purse - $10,880Race Number - 8 | More Races from 1971 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 4 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 276 | 71 Plymout | 161 | $2,200 |
2 | 3 | David Pearson | 44 | Giachetti Brothers (Richard Giachetti) | 275 | 71 Ford | 1 | $1,500 |
3 | 9 | Benny Parsons | 72 | LG DeWitt | 273 | 70 Ford | 0 | $1,000 |
4 | 12 | James Hylton | 48 | Hylton Engineering (James Hylton) | 273 | 70 Ford | 0 | $700 |
5 | 5 | Elmo Langley | 64 | Elmo Langley | 273 | 69 Mercury | 0 | $600 |
6 | 7 | Neil Castles | 6 | Neil Castles | 270 | 70 Dodge | 10 | $500 |
7 | 8 | GC Spencer | 49 | GC Spencer | 266 | 69 Plymout | 0 | $400 |
8 | 13 | Jabe Thomas | 25 | Don Robertson | 265 | 70 Plymout | 0 | $350 |
9 | 15 | John Sears | 4 | J Marvin Mills Heating Cooling (John Sears) | 261 | 69 Dodge | 0 | $310 |
10 | 2 | Dave Marcis | 2 | Dave Marcis | 259 | 69 Dodge | 57 | $290 |
11 | 14 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Cecil Gordon | 257 | 69 Mercury | 0 | $280 |
12 | 19 | Bill Shirey | 74 | Bill Shirey | 255 | 69 Plymout | 0 | $275 |
13 | 17 | Frank Warren | 79 | Frank Warren | 236 | 69 Dodge | 0 | $270 |
14 | 6 | Dick Brooks | 22 | Mario Rossi | 211 | 70 Dodge | 0 | $265 |
15 | 21 | Wendell Scott | 34 | Wendell Scott | 151 | 69 Ford | 0 | $260 |
16 | 22 | Earl Brooks | 26 | Earl Brooks | 112 | 69 Ford | 0 | $255 |
17 | 18 | Henley Gray | 19 | Henley Gray | 100 | 69 Ford | 0 | $250 |
18 | 10 | Richard D Brown | 93 | Harold Furr | 99 | 69 Chevrol | 0 | $245 |
19 | 16 | Ed Negre | 8 | Ed Negre | 73 | 69 Ford | 0 | $240 |
20 | 1 | Bobby Allison | 12 | CocaCola (Bobby Allison) | 49 | 71 Dodge | 47 | $235 |
21 | 11 | Bill Champion | 10 | Bill Champion | 47 | 69 Ford | 0 | $230 |
22 | 20 | Ken Meisenhelder | 41 | Ken Meisenhelder | 17 | 69 Chevrol | 0 | $225 |