1971 Asheville 300

1971 Asheville 300
Race details[1]
Race 19 of 48 in the 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
Date May 21, 1971; 53 years ago (1971-05-21)
Official name Asheville 300
Location New Asheville Speedway, Asheville, North Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
0.333 mi (0.535 km)
Distance 300 laps, 99.9 mi (160.7 km)
Weather Mild with temperatures of 73.9 °F (23.3 °C); wind speeds of 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
Average speed 71.231 miles per hour (114.635 km/h)
Attendance 4,500[2]
Pole position
Driver
Petty Enterprises
Most laps led
Driver Richard Petty Petty Enterprises
Laps 252
Winner
No. 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises
Television in the United States
Network untelevised
Announcers none

The 1971 Asheville 300 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on May 21, 1971, at New Asheville Speedway in Asheville, North Carolina.

This race marked the Cup series' return to New Asheville Speedway after an absence of just under three years but it would be the series' final race here as the trimmed down schedule in 1972 eliminated this event. Richard Petty won the prior race in 1968 and won again here with little challenge.

  1. ^ Weather information for the 1971 Asheville 300 at The Old Farmers Almanac
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference racingreference was invoked but never defined (see the help page).