1971 Sandlapper 200

Auto race held at Columbia Speedway in 1971 February 2025 CUST Race 38 of 48 in the 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season Sandlapper 200 http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/SC/Columbia/1971-08-27 1971 Sandlapper 200 weather information The Old Farmers' Almanac 2012-06-12 1971 August 27 1971 38 48 Sandlapper 200 Columbia Speedway, Columbia, South Carolina 0.500 0.804 200 100 160 Hot with temperatures of 89.1 F C; wind speeds of 12 mph km/h 64.831 mi/h Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Richard Petty Petty Enterprises 110 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises untelevised none The 1971 Sandlapper 200 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on August 27, 1971, at Columbia Speedway http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=9521 1971 Sandlapper 200 racing results (second reference) Ultimate Racing History 2010-12-10 in Columbia, South Carolina. https://www.racing-reference.info/race/1971_Sandlapper_200/W 1971 Sandlapper 200 racing results Racing Reference 2020-08-29 The race car drivers still had to commute to the races using the same stock cars that competed in a typical weekend's race through a policy of homologation (and under their own power). This policy was in effect until roughly 1975. By 1980, NASCAR had completely stopped tracking the year model of all the vehicles and most teams did not take stock cars to the track under their own power anymore. Background Columbia Speedway was an oval racetrack located in Cayce, a suburb of Columbia, South Carolina. It was the site of auto races for NASCAR's top series from 1951 through 1971.Columbia Speedway page of Racing-Reference website , retrieved 8 May 2007. For most of its history, the racing surface was dirt. The races in April and August 1970 were two of the final three Grand National races ever held on a dirt track.Fielden, Greg, "NASCAR Cleans Up", Speedway Illustrated, September 2004. The track was paved before hosting its last two Grand National races in 1971. While Columbia Speedway was shut down to cars in 1979, noise complaints, it reopened as a velodrome in 2001. Race report Two hundred laps were completed on a paved oval track spanning 0.500 mi km in only one hour and thirty-four minutes. Six cautions were given for forty-one laps; Richard Petty managed to defeat Tiny Lund by ten car lengths. Local track announcer Jim Seay would realize the charismatic potential of Petty and interviewed him right after the race in front of a regional crowd. https://books.google.com/books?id=hrbAEBnGgS4C&dq=%221971+Sandlapper+200%22&pg=PT145 Silent Speedways of the Carolinas 9781476602615 2015-01-21 Wood Perry Allen 16 October 2012 McFarland Eight thousand people showed up in person to see cars achieve speeds of up to 64.831 mph km/h. Richard Petty, however, would achieve the pole position speed of 85.137 mph km/h. Ron Keselowski would crash prior to the first lap of the race. The combined winnings purse for this race would be $9,275 ($ when adjusted for inflation); the winner would receive $1,500 of it ($ when adjusted for inflation) while the last-place finisher took home a meager $200 ($ when adjusted for inflation). http://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/races/results/1971/columbia-speedway/sandlapper-200/1249 1971 Sandlapper 200 weather information Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet 2012-11-04 H. B. Bailey was running in second place until a freak crash on 55 made him finish in 24th place (a loss of 22 positions). Last top-10 finish for Ken Meisenhelder. The Massachusetts driver had three top-10 finishes in his career, all of them finishing 10th. https://www.racing-reference.info/rquery?id=meiseke01&trk=t10&series=W Driver Ken Meisenhelder's NASCAR Top 10 Results Racing Reference 2019-10-18 Lee Gordon, Vic Ballard and Dale Inman were among the three most notable crew chiefs to participate in this event. Inman was in charge of keeping Richard Petty's car in good order while Vic Ballard looked after Walter Ballard. Lee Gordon's primary responsibility was keeping Cecil Gordon's vehicle in decent working order. http://racing-reference.info/entrylist/1971-38/W/C 1971 Sandlapper 200 crew chief information Racing Reference 2018-05-14 Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Manufacturer 1 43 Richard Petty '70 Plymouth 2 36 H.B. Bailey '71 Firebird 3 55 Tiny Lund '69 Camaro 4 14 Jim Paschal '70 Javelin 5 15 Wayne Andrews '71 Mustang 6 48 James Hylton '70 Ford 7 74 Bill Shirey '69 Plymouth 8 87 Buck Baker '71 Firebird 9 24 Cecil Gordon '69 Mercury 10 64 Elmo Langley '71 Ford 11 2 Randy Hutchinson '69 Camaro 12 34 Wendell Scott '69 Ford 13 4 John Sears '69 Dodge 14 30 Walter Ballard '71 Ford 15 7 Jimmy Vaughn '69 Camaro 16 19 Henley Gray '69 Ford 17 26 Earl Brooks '69 Ford 18 10 Bill Champion '70 Ford 19 17 Ernie Shaw '68 Mustang 20 79 Frank Warren '69 Plymouth 21 25 Jabe Thomas '70 Plymouth 22 62 Ron Keselowski '71 Dodge 23 41 Ken Meisenhelder '69 Chevrolet 24 70 J.D. McDuffie '69 Mercury 25 8 Ed Negre '69 Ford 26 40 D.K. Ulrich '70 Ford 27 32 Marv Acton '70 Plymouth 28 96 Richard Childress '70 Chevrolet 29 86 Bobby Mausgrover '69 Dodge 30 73 Bill Seifert '69 Ford Top 10 finishers Section reference: Richard Petty (No. 43), official time 1:34:24 Tiny Lund (No. 55), 10 car lengths down Jim Paschal (No. 14), finished lead lap under green flag James Hylton (No. 48), 3 laps down Jabe Thomas (No. 25), 4 laps down Wayne Andrews (No. 15), 4 laps down Elmo Langley (No. 64), 6 laps down Walter Ballard (No. 30), 7 laps down Randy Hutchison (No. 2), 7 laps down Ken Meisenhelder (No. 41), 10 laps down Timeline Section reference: Start of race: Richard Petty had the pole position to start out the event; Ron Keselowski would fail to start the race due to a terminal crash. Lap 2: H.B. Bailey took over the lead from Richard Petty. Lap 11: The ignition on Marv Acton's vehicle stopped working properly. Lap 13: Richard Petty took over the lead from H.B. Bailey. Lap 17: Richard Childress' vehicle managed to overheat itself. Lap 21: Earl Brooks' vehicle managed to overheat itself. Lap 52: Jim Paschal took over the lead from Richard Petty. Lap 55: H.B. Bailey had a terminal crash, causing him not to finish the race. Lap 67: Richard Petty took over the lead from Jim Paschal. Lap 68: The brakes on D.K. Ulrich's vehicle stopped working properly. Lap 109: Issues with the vehicle's clutch took Ernie Shaw out of the race. Lap 124: Tiny Lund took over the lead from Richard Petty. Lap 143: Ed Negre had ignition problems that forced him out of the event. Lap 152: Frank Warren could not steer his vehicle properly, forcing him to leave for safety reasons. Lap 159: J.D. McDuffie had a terminal crash; bringing his race to an end. Lap 162: Jimmy Vaughn had a terminal crash; ending his race early. Lap 188: Richard Petty took over the lead from Tiny Lund. Finish: Richard Petty was officially declared the winner of the event. References 1971 West Virginia 500 1971 Delaware 500 Richard Petty's Career Wins 1960-1984 1971 Talladega 500 1971 Buddy Shuman 276 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season 1971 Sandlapper 200 Sandlapper 200 Category:NASCAR races at Columbia Speedway