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Entry List

The official 1971 Asheville 300 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at New Asheville Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Asheville 300

Friday, May 21st, 1971

New Asheville Speedway, Asheville, NC

Previous race at New Asheville Speedway
  • 8 Ford
  • 4 Plymouth
  • 3 Mercury
  • 2 Dodge

  • Drivers Entered: 17
  • Laps Scheduled: 300
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 71.231
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: 4
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Results
Asheville 300 at New Asheville Speedway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM
1 72 Benny Parsons , Nov 30, -0001 1971 Ford L.G. DeWitt L.G. DeWitt
2 10 Bill Champion , Nov 30, -0001 1971 Ford Bill Champion Bill Champion
3 74 Bill Shirey , Nov 30, -0001 1971 Plymouth Bill Shirey Bill Shirey
4 24 Cecil Gordon , Nov 30, -0001 1971 Mercury Cecil Gordon Cecil Gordon
5 67 Dick May , Nov 30, -0001 1971 Ford Ron Ronacher Ron Ronacher
6 26 Earl Brooks , Nov 30, -0001 1971 Ford Earl Brooks Earl Brooks
7 8 Ed Negre , Nov 30, -0001 1971 Ford Ed Negre Ed Negre
8 64 Elmo Langley , Nov 30, -0001 1971 Mercury Elmo Langley Elmo Langley
9 79 Frank Warren , Nov 30, -0001 1971 Plymouth Frank Warren Frank Warren
10 70 JD McDuffie , Nov 30, -0001 1971 Mercury J.D. McDuffie J.D. McDuffie
11 25 Jabe Thomas , Nov 30, -0001 1971 Plymouth Don Robertson Don Robertson
12 48 James Hylton Roanoke, VA Aug 26, 1934 36 Ford Hylton Engineering James Hylton
13 4 John Sears , Nov 30, -0001 1971 Dodge John Sears John Sears
14 06 Neil Castles , Nov 30, -0001 1971 Dodge Neil Castles Neil Castles
15 43 Richard Petty , Nov 30, -0001 1971 Plymouth Petty Enterprises Petty Enterprises
16 30 Walter Ballard , Nov 30, -0001 1971 Ford Ballard Racing Vic Ballard
17 34 Wendell Scott , Nov 30, -0001 1971 Ford Wendell Scott Wendell Scott