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  1.   RaceFanX posted:
  02.06.2008 - 5:36 am
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Bobby Allison dominates from the pole for the win.

This is one of the few times J.D. McDuffie drove his signature #70 with
a car owner other than himself, Dr. Don Tarr owned the car he drove to a
5th in this event


  2.   Spen posted:
  12.27.2009 - 7:17 pm
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Odd. Bobby Allison finished first in both Bristol races that year, while
Richard D. Brown finished last both times.


  3.   DozierTheGreat posted:
  01.19.2014 - 1:26 pm
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Some sponsors:
#45-Porter Ford
#24-Collins & Aikman
#72-Pop Kola
#91-Jim Pinnix Homes
#70-Pepsi/Johnson City Sheraton(also, has #70 on door but #37 on roof
and trunk)


  4.   Anonymoose posted:
  01.01.2016 - 3:53 pm
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Points after race 18:

1) Richard Petty 4952.9
2) Bobby Allison 4881.85
3) James Hylton 4853.2
4) Benny Parsons 4463.55
5) Cecil Gordon 4402.05
6) Bobby Isaac 3922.7
7) Elmo Langley 3710.15
8) Dean Dalton 3568.55
9) Walter Ballard 3503.6
10) John Sears 3490.9
11) Jabe Thomas 3489.25
12) Frank Warren 3476.15
13) Ben Arnold 3378.35
14) Bill Champion 3304.3
15) Charlie Roberts 3225.95
16) J.D. McDuffie 3052.25
17) Dave Marcis 2963.55
18) Raymond Williams 2935.15
19) Henley Gray 2901
20) Ed Negre 2380.6


  5.   German500 posted:
  09.20.2020 - 7:58 pm
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The calculation for this race is wrong.

266.5 mi with a speed of 92.735 mph is a race time of 2:52:26 and not
2:30:28.

The Bristol record is still the 1971 race with 2:38:12 and 101.074 mph.


  6.   Mile501 posted:
  09.20.2020 - 8:57 pm
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@5 - The 1973 Volunteer 500 can also be used to back up your calculation
and your assertion that the time shown here is incorrect. The 1973 race
had a very similar number of caution laps and had a race time of 2:53:04.


  7.   David posted:
  09.20.2020 - 9:40 pm
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The official race report shows 2:50:28 and 92.735 mph.


  8.   rateus posted:
  02.21.2021 - 11:48 am
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@1 JD McDuffie was actually racing a car qualified by John Utsman, which
might explain the unusual owner.

Earl Brooks also qualified in 29th but withdrew, allowing Elmo Langley
to start at the rear of the field.


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