HICKORY, N. C. ( A P) - Bobby Allison's experiment with the 366 cubic inch engine in his Junior Johnson Chevrolet paid off Sunday, and the shorter tracks of the Grand National East circuit are likely to see move of the smaller power plant in the f u t u r e. After Allison had driven the Chevy to its first victory of the season in the Hickory 276,chief mechanic Herb Nab said the Johnson team was pleased with the results, which were worth  $1,000.

Allison's victory didn't come easily. He started on the pole but relinquished the lead to Bobby Isaac, driving a Dodge. Isaac fell back on the 153rd lap w h en he pitted under a green flag and eventually finished a lap behind on the .308 mile oval. Third place in the 100-mile chase between the bigger Grand National cars and the smaller machines of what used to be the Grand American circuit went to Dave Marcis, in a Dodge.

 

 

 

 

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	1	Bobby Allison	12	Junior Johnson	1971 Chevrolet	276	1,000	running	196
2	2	Bobby Isaac	71	Nord Krauskopf	1970 Dodge	275	600	running	34
3	5	Dave Marcis	2	Dave Marcis	1970 Dodge	275	400	running	0
4	3	Neil Castles	06	Neil Castles	1971 Dodge	274	350	running	46
5	12	Buck Baker	87	Buck Baker	1971 Pontiac Firebird	272	325	running	0
6	17	Frank Sessoms	21	W G Barnett	1970 Chevrolet Camaro	270	300	running	0
7	14	Jim Vaughan	7	Wayne Vaughn	1969 Chevrolet Camaro	268	275	running	0
8	9	Mike Humphreys	94	Toy Bolton	1970 Chevrolet Camaro	267	270	running	0
9	20	Wayne Andrews	97	J F St Clair	1970 Ford Mustang	267	265	running	0
10	6	Jim Paschal	14	H C Stewart	1972 Pontiac Firebird	267	260	running	0
11	9	Gary Myers	41	Taylor Myers	1970 Ford Mustang	267	255	running	0
12	22	Baxter Price	3	Patsy Price	1969 Chevrolet Camaro	262	250	running	0
13	21	Roy Stamey	25	Roy Stamey	1969 Chevrolet Camaro	260	245	running	0
14	16	Richard Childress	4	Roscoe Leonard	1971 AMC Javelin	195	240	oil pressure	0
15	13	Tiny Lund	26	Jimmy Justice	1969 Chevrolet Camaro	116	435	oil leak	0
16	18	Pee Wee Wentz	5	Jerry Wentz	1969 Chevrolet Camaro	90	230	engine	0
17	7	Elmo Langley	64	Elmo Langley	1971 Ford	64	225	Overheating	0
18	8	Charlie Blanton	95	Toy Bolton	1969 Chevrolet Camaro	62	220	Overheating	0
19	11	H.B. Bailey	36	H B Bailey	1971 Pontiac Firebird	43	215	Engine	0
20	4	Richard Brown	91	Ralph McNabb	1972 Chevrolet	32	210	Engine	0
21	15	Ed Negre	8	Ed Negre	1970 Dodge	26	205	Brakes	0
22	10	Ronnie Daniels	85	Ronnie Daniels	1970 Chevrolet	16	200	Engine	0