| 1971 Asheville 300 NASCAR Cup Series Race 19 of 48 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $6,625 | Race Date: | Apr 30, 2026 | New Asheville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 4 Laps | Race Duration: | 1Hr 24Min 14Sec. | Asheville, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 4 | Average Speed: | 71.231 MPH | .400 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 17 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Plymouth: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Petty Enterprises | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 252 of 300 | Pole Speed: | 79.598 MPH | |||||
| Official 1971 Asheville 300 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 300 | 252 |
| 2 | 2 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running |  | 0 | 296 | 48 |
| 3 | 3 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 0 | 284 | 0 |
| 4 | 10 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 281 | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Running |  | 0 | 259 | 0 |
| 6 | 15 | 67 | Dick May | Ron Ronacher (Car Owner) | Quit | | 0 | 155 | 0 |
| 7 | 17 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Engine | | 0 | 130 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Quit | | 0 | 124 | 0 |
| 9 | 12 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Quit | | 0 | 110 | 0 |
| 10 | 9 | 74 | Bill Shirey | Shirey Racing | Quit | | 0 | 79 | 0 |
| 11 | 13 | 4 | John Sears | John Sears (Car Owner) | Quit |  | 0 | 74 | 0 |
| 12 | 8 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Engine | | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 13 | 11 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Engine | | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 14 | 6 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ignition | | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 15 | 16 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Brakes | | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 16 | 5 | 06 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Quit | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | 4 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Quit | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
