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The 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season began on Sunday February 14 and ended on Sunday November 20. Richard Petty was the champion for this Winston Cup season. After 20 years of being named the NASCAR Grand National Series, R. J. Reynolds first became the primary sponsor in a decade where the growing anti-tobacco movement banned its advertisement on television and motorsports was the ideal place to place their advertisements. Through NASCAR, Winston merchandise was unveiled to live viewers of the races. This kind of merchandise would also be given out at stores that sold cigarettes in subsequent years. Race car drivers were encouraged to smoke cigarettes until the mid-2000s brought in strict drug testing policies in addition to a smoking cessation program by Nicorette, a GlaxoSmithKline brand.
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The 1967 Capital City 300 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on September 10, 1967, at Virginia State Fairgrounds in Richmond, Virginia. Until the 2020 The Real Heroes 400, this was the last race to have a random draw for the pole position.
The 1971 Islip 250 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that occurred on July 15, 1971, at Islip Speedway in Islip, New York.
The 1971 Delaware 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on October 17, 1971, at Dover Downs International Speedway.
The 1967 Fireball 300 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on March 7, 1967, at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway in Weaverville, North Carolina.
The 1971 Maryville 200 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series event that took place on April 15, 1971, at Smoky Mountain Raceway in Maryville, Tennessee.
The 1970 Greenville 200 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on June 27, 1970, at Greenville-Pickens Speedway in Greenville, South Carolina.
The 1976 Volunteer 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on August 29, 1976, at Bristol International Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee.
The 1971 West Virginia 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on August 8, 1971, at International Raceway Park in Ona, West Virginia.
The 1971 Myers Brothers 250 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series event that took place on August 6, 1971, at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This race was the final NASCAR cup series event at Bowman Gray Stadium.
The 1972 Texas 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on November 12, 1972, at Texas World Speedway in College Station, Texas.
The 1972 Carolina 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on March 12, 1972, at North Carolina Motor Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina.
The 1971 Space City 300 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on June 23, 1971, at Meyer Speedway in Houston, Texas. While Houston was considered to be one of the epicenters of stock car racing during the 1950s and 1960s, the local passion for the motorsport died out starting in the 1970s.
The 1972 Old Dominion 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that was held on September 24, 1972, at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia.
The 1971 Nashville 420 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on July 24, 1971, at Nashville Speedway in Nashville, Tennessee.
The 1971 Volunteer 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on July 11, 1971, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee.
The 1971 Kingsport 300 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on May 23, 1971, at Kingsport Speedway in Kingsport, Tennessee.
The 1972 American 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event held on October 22, 1972, at North Carolina Motor Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina. While not televised, the 1972 American 500 was covered by local radio stations WAYN-AM and WEEB-AM.
References
- ↑ Weather information for the 1971 Asheville 300 at The Old Farmers Almanac
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1971 Asheville 300 racing information at Racing Reference
- ↑ NASCAR’s Record Keeping Is Holding Back Johnson And Others at Beyond the Flag
- ↑ 1971 Asheville 300 racing information at Race-Database
- ↑ 1971 Asheville 300 crew chiefs at Racing Reference
- ↑ 1971 Asheville 300 Archived 2014-08-11 at the Wayback Machine racing information at Driver Averages
| Preceded by 1971 Winston 500 | NASCAR Winston Cup Series Races 1971 | Succeeded by 1971 Kingsport 300 |
| Preceded by 1971 Virginia 500 | Richard Petty's Career Wins 1960-1984 | Succeeded by 1971 Pickens 200 |