ISAAC CAPTURES HICKORY EVENT
HICKORY N.C. (AP) -
Bobby Isaac scampered out front on
the green flag and held the lead for all but 12 laps to win the Buddy Shuman
Memorial Grand National East stock car race. Isaac, gunning his Dodge to
an average speed of 70.208 miles per hour, finished 13.5 seconds ahead of Ford
driver Cale Yarborough of Timonsville S.C., to gain his fifth Hickory Speedway
win.
Benny Parsons of Ellerbe was third in a Ford, followed by Gary
Myers of Huntsville, Ala, .in a Mustang and Elmo Langley of Charlotte in a Ford.
Isaac, a Catawba driver who got his start on the track before it was ever paved,
won the pole position of the rain-delayed race and led for the first 73 laps.
Only when a caution flag came out did he drop behind. He regained the lead
with easse and held it for the remainder of the 300 lap event. The caution
flag that shoved Isaac out of the lead, came when Jim Paschal's Camaro hit the
wall in the fourth turn.
The only other caution flag in the race came on lap 154, when
Bobby Allison went out with a blown engine while running third. The
$11,025 race, originally scheduled for Saturday night, was postponed a day due
to steady rain at the .363 mile oval,
| Fin
|
St
|
Driver
|
#
|
Owner
|
Car
|
Laps
|
Money
|
Status
|
Laps Led
|
| 1
|
1
|
Bobby Isaac
|
71
|
Nord Krauskopf |
1972 Dodge
|
300
|
1,700
|
Running
|
288 |
| 2
|
3 |
Cale Yarborough
|
90
|
Junie Donlevy |
1971 Ford
|
300
|
1,100
|
Running
|
|
| 3
|
9
|
Benny Parsons
|
72
|
L.G. DeWitt
|
1971 Ford
|
298
|
700
|
Running
|
|
| 4
|
10 |
Gary Myers
|
41
|
Taylor Myers |
1970 Ford Mustang
|
297
|
500
|
Running
|
|
| 5
|
8 |
Elmo Langley
|
64
|
Elmo Langley |
1971 Ford
|
296 |
400
|
Running
|
|
| 6
|
4 |
Neil Castles
|
06
|
Neil Castles
|
1971 Dodge
|
294 |
375
|
Running
|
|
| 7
|
7 |
Wayne Andrews
|
97 |
Jack St Clair |
1970 Ford Mustang
|
292 |
350
|
Running |
|
| 8
|
19 |
Baxter Price
|
3 |
Baxter Price |
1969 Chevrolet Camaro
|
290 |
340
|
Running
|
|
| 9
|
16 |
Walter Ballard
|
30
|
Walter Ballaed |
1971 Ford
|
289 |
330
|
Running
|
|
| 10
|
18 |
Ed Negre
|
08
|
Ed Negre |
1970 Dodge
|
287 |
320
|
Running
|
|
| 11
|
21 |
Ernie Shaw
|
43 |
Ernie Shaw |
1970 Ford Mustang
|
282 |
310
|
Running
|
|
| 12
|
23 |
Joe Childress
|
4
|
Rosecoe Leonard |
1971 AMC Javelin
|
281 |
300
|
Running
|
|
| 13
|
13 |
E.J. Trivette
|
0
|
E J Trivette |
1972 Chevrolet Camaro
|
281 |
290
|
Running
|
|
| 14
|
14 |
Jabe Thomas
|
25
|
Don Robertson |
1970 Plymouth
|
280
|
280
|
Running
|
|
| 15
|
24 |
Rick Newsom
|
20 |
O.L. Newsome |
1969 Mercury Cougar
|
277 |
270
|
Running
|
|
| 16
|
12 |
Harry Gant
|
07 |
O L Newsome |
1970 Merucry Cougar
|
241 |
260
|
Running
|
|
| 17
|
20 |
Wendell Scott
|
30
|
Walter Ballard |
1971 Ford
|
176 |
250
|
Trans
|
|
| 18
|
17 |
D.K. Ulrich
|
40
|
D K Ulrich |
1971 Ford
|
171 |
240
|
Engine |
|
| 19
|
5 |
Bobby Allison
|
12 |
Bobby Allison |
1969 Chevrolet
|
153 |
235
|
Engine
|
12 |
| 20
|
11 |
Randy Bannister
|
26 |
Jimmy Justice
|
1969 Chevrolet Camaro
|
78 |
230
|
Trans
|
|
| 21
|
2 |
Jim Paschal
|
14
|
H C Stewart |
1971 Pontiac Firebird
|
68 |
225
|
Accident
|
|
| 22
|
22 |
Pee
Wee Wentz
|
5
|
Jerry Wentz |
1969 Chevrolet Camaro
|
52 |
220
|
Overheat |
|
| 23
|
15 |
Jim Vaughan
|
7
|
Wayne Vaughn |
1969 Chevrolet Camaro
|
29 |
215
|
Oil Leak |
|
| 24
|
6 |
Richard
D. Brown
|
51 |
Strong Racing |
1971 Chevrolet
|
19 |
210
|
Rear End |
|
|
Time of race: 01:33:04
Average Speed: 70.208 MPH
Pole Speed: 16.505 seconds
2 cautions for 21 laps
Race Purse: $ 11,025
