Hickory 276

Hickory Speedway — January 1, 1971

Richard Petty

Winner

276

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Richard Petty won the 1971 Hickory 276 at Hickory Speedway on January 1, 1971, leading 161 of 276 laps. David Pearson finished second; Benny Parsons rounded out the podium. The race featured 5 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Friday, January 1, 1971

Track

Hickory Speedway

Season

1971

Winner

Richard Petty

Leaders

5 drivers

Sort by

Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	4	+3	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	276	—	Running	161	50
2	3	+1	David Pearson	Giachetti Brothers		275	—	Running	1	0
3	9	+6	Benny Parsons	DeWitt Racing		273	—	Running	—	48
4	12	+8	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering		273	—	Running	—	47
5	5	—	Elmo Langley	Langley-Woodfield Racing	Mercury	273	—	Running	—	46
6	7	+1	Neil Castles	Neil Castles (Owner)	Dodge	270	—	Running	10	45
7	8	+1	G.C. Spencer	GC Spencer Racing	Plymouth	266	—	Running	—	0
8	13	+5	Jabe Thomas	Robertson Racing	Plymouth	265	—	Running	—	43
9	15	+6	John Sears	John Sears (Owner)	Dodge	261	—	Running	—	42
10	2	-8	Dave Marcis	Marcis Auto Racing	Dodge	259	—	Running	57	41
11	14	+3	Cecil Gordon	Gordon Racing	Mercury	257	—	Running	—	40
12	19	+7	Bill Shirey	Bill Shirey (Owner)	Plymouth	255	—	Running	—	39
13	17	+4	Frank Warren	Warren Racing	Dodge	236	—	DNF	—	38
14	6	-8	Dick Brooks	Mario Rossi (Owner)	Dodge	211	—	DNF	—	0
15	21	+6	Wendell Scott	Scott Racing		151	—	DNF	—	36
16	22	+6	Earl Brooks	Brooks Racing		112	—	DNF	—	35
17	18	+1	Henley Gray	Gray Racing		100	—	DNF	—	34
18	10	-8	Richard D. Brown	Harold Furr (Owner)		99	—	DNF	—	33
19	16	-3	Ed Negre	Negre Racing		73	—	DNF	—	32
20	1	-19	Bobby Allison	Bobby Allison Motorsports	Dodge	49	—	DNF - Crash	47	31
21	11	-10	Bill Champion	Champion Racing		47	—	DNF - Engine	—	30
22	20	-2	Ken Meisenhelder	Ken Meisenhelder (Owner)		17	—	DNF	—	29