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| 1971 Northern 300 | 
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| Held on July 18, 1971 at Trenton Speedway in Trenton, NJ | |
| 200 L, 300 M, 482.8 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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| 1 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | '71 Plymouth | 200 | 128 | running | |
| 2 | 6 | 06 | Buddy Baker | Neil Castles | '70 Dodge | 200 | 34 | running | |
| 3 | 4 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | '71 Ford | 199 | 25 | running | |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | Dave Marcis | '69 Dodge | 198 | 2 | running | ||
| 5 | 3 | 6 | Pete Hamilton | American Brakeblok | '71 Plymouth | 198 | 11 | running | |
| 6 | 1 | 39 | Friday Hassler | '70 Chevrolet | 193 | 0 | running | ||
| 7 | 9 | 90 | Bill Dennis | Junie Donlavey | '69 Mercury | 193 | 0 | running | |
| 8 | 8 | 60 | Maynard Troyer | Nagle Racers | '69 Mercury | 191 | 0 | running | |
| 9 | 10 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | '71 Ford | 190 | 0 | running | |
| 10 | 36 | 91 | Bill Chevalier | Junior Fields | '71 Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | running | |
| 11 | 12 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | '69 Mercury | 187 | 0 | running | ||
| 12 | 21 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | '71 Ford | 185 | 0 | running | |
| 13 | 7 | 10 | Bill Champion | '71 Ford | 184 | 0 | running | ||
| 14 | 32 | 41 | Ken Meisenhelder | '69 Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | running | ||
| 15 | 23 | 67 | Elmo Langley | Ron Ronacher | '69 Ford | 183 | 0 | running | |
| 16 | 31 | 47 | Raymond Williams | '71 Ford | 183 | 0 | running | ||
| 17 | 30 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | '69 Mercury | 181 | 0 | running | ||
| 18 | 19 | 8 | Ed Negre | '69 Ford | 181 | 0 | running | ||
| 19 | 25 | 34 | Wendell Scott | '69 Ford | 178 | 0 | running | ||
| 20 | 34 | 86 | Bobby Mausgrover | Neil Castles | '69 Dodge | 177 | 0 | running | |
| 21 | 38 | 13 | Eddie Yarboro | '69 Plymouth | 173 | 0 | running | ||
| 22 | 37 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | '70 Ford | 171 | 0 | transmission | ||
| 23 | 35 | 74 | Bill Shirey | '69 Plymouth | 167 | 0 | running | ||
| 24 | 26 | 03 | Tommy Gale | Larry Jackson | '69 Mercury | 163 | 0 | engine | |
| 25 | 24 | 45 | Bill Seifert | '71 Ford | 148 | 0 | suspension | ||
| 26 | 28 | 26 | Earl Brooks | '69 Ford | 144 | 0 | lug bolt | ||
| 27 | 13 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Roger Lubinski | '70 Dodge | 121 | 0 | steering | |
| 28 | 22 | 5 | Doc Faustina | '70 Plymouth | 104 | 0 | vibration | ||
| 29 | 15 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Don Robertson | '70 Plymouth | 98 | 0 | battery | |
| 30 | 29 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Cooling | '69 Dodge | 97 | 0 | ignition | |
| 31 | 14 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | '69 Plymouth | 72 | 0 | engine | ||
| 32 | 20 | 68 | Larry Baumel | Auto Lad | '69 Ford | 54 | 0 | brakes | |
| 33 | 17 | 19 | Henley Gray | '69 Ford | 47 | 0 | carburetor | ||
| 34 | 16 | 64 | Dick May | Elmo Langley | '69 Mercury | 44 | 0 | engine | |
| 35 | 11 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | '70 Ford | 43 | 0 | flywheel | ||
| 36 | 40 | 96 | Richard Childress | Tom Garn | '70 Chevrolet | 34 | 0 | engine | |
| 37 | 27 | 79 | Frank Warren | '69 Dodge | 29 | 0 | engine | ||
| 38 | 18 | 15 | Ed Hessert | '70 Plymouth | 14 | 0 | crash | ||
| 39 | 33 | 23 | Neil Castles | Don Robertson | '69 Ford | 2 | 0 | brakes | |
| 40 | 39 | 73 | Jerry Churchill | '69 Ford | 2 | 0 | quit |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Time of Race: ??? | |||||||||
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| Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
