| 1971 Kingsport 300 NASCAR Cup Series Race 20 of 48 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $10,890 | Race Date: | May 23, 1971 | Kingsport Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 5 Laps | Race Duration: | 1Hr 32Min 35Sec. | Kingsport, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 2 | Average Speed: | 63.242 MPH | .400 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 25 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 35 Laps | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bobby Isaac B. Isaac | Driver: | Bobby Isaac B. Isaac | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #71 Dodge | Car No.: | #71 Dodge | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | K&K Racing | Team: | K&K Racing | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Harry Hyde | Crew Chief: | Harry Hyde | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 294 of 300 | Pole Speed: | 75.167 MPH | |||||
| Official 1971 Kingsport 300 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Running |  | 0 | 300 | 294 |
| 2 | 6 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running |  | 0 | 295 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 0 | 293 | 0 |
| 4 | 9 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running |  | 0 | 283 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Running | | 0 | 282 | 0 |
| 6 | 7 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 281 | 0 |
| 7 | 12 | 30 | Walter Ballard (R) | Ballard Racing | Running | | 0 | 280 | 0 |
| 8 | 11 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running |  | 0 | 277 | 0 |
| 9 | 17 | 74 | Bill Shirey | Shirey Racing | Running | | 0 | 274 | 0 |
| 10 | 16 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Running | | 0 | 260 | 0 |
| 11 | 25 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Running | | 0 | 259 | 0 |
| 12 | 10 | 4 | John Sears | John Sears (Car Owner) | Ignition | | 0 | 238 | 0 |
| 13 | 13 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Running | | 0 | 211 | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | 67 | Dick May | Ron Ronacher (Car Owner) | Transmission | | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 15 | 21 | 41 | Ken Meisenhelder | Ken Meisenhelder (Car Owner) | Rear Gear |  | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 16 | 14 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich (R) | Ulrich Racing | Accident | | 0 | 186 | 0 |
| 17 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Rear Gear | | 0 | 166 | 6 |
| 18 | 8 | 06 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Brakes | | 0 | 138 | 0 |
| 19 | 22 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Quit | | 0 | 138 | 0 |
| 20 | 23 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Battery | | 0 | 87 | 0 |
| 21 | 15 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Electrical | | 0 | 85 | 0 |
| 22 | 20 | 96 | Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Fire | | 0 | 72 | 0 |
| 23 | 5 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Overheating | | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| 24 | 19 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 25 | 24 | 28 | Bill Hollar | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Clutch | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
