Results

The 1971 Kingsport 300 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Kingsport Speedway race.

Kingsport 300

Sunday, May 23rd, 1971

Kingsport Speedway, Kingsport, TN

  • 14 Ford
  • 3 Plymouth
  • 4 Dodge
  • 1 Mercury
  • 3 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 25
  • Laps Scheduled: 300
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 63.242
  • Cautions: 6 for 35 laps
  • Lead Changes: 2
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Kingsport 300 at Kingsport Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
23 5 72 Benny Parsons Ford 0 0 46 0 0 overheating
5 4 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 282 0 0 running
25 24 28 Bill Hollar Ford 0 0 1 0 0 clutch
10 16 45 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 260 0 0 running
9 17 74 Bill Shirey Plymouth 0 0 274 0 0 running
1 1 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 300 294 0 running
4 9 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 283 0 0 running
19 22 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 138 0 0 quit
16 14 40 DK Ulrich Ford 0 0 186 0 0 crash
14 18 67 Dick May Ford 0 0 200 0 0 transmission
21 15 26 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 85 0 0 wiring
13 13 8 Ed Negre Ford 0 0 211 0 0 running
2 6 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 295 0 0 running
11 25 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 259 0 0 running
20 23 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 87 0 0 battery
24 19 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 26 0 0 oil leak
8 11 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 277 0 0 running
3 3 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 293 0 0 running
12 10 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 238 0 0 ignition
15 21 41 Ken Meisenhelder Chevrolet 0 0 194 0 0 rear end
18 8 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 138 0 0 brakes
22 20 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 72 0 0 fire
17 2 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 166 6 0 rear end
7 12 30 Walter Ballard Ford 0 0 280 0 0 running
6 7 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 281 0 0 running

Race Infractions

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