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Petty and Pearson Favored in 160000 Carolina 500 Race
AP report from Rockingham North Carolina notes Richard Petty and David Pearson favored to win the Carolina 500 a 160 000 stock car race on the one mile NCMS oval The pole position goes to Pearson in a Mercury with 134 373 mph qualifying speed Petty starts third in a Dodge The 40 car field includes Bennie Parsons Buddy Baker and Gordon Johncock among top contenders The race records Petty with a 4 12 33 at 118 696 mph set in 1971 are cited and the lineup lists speeds for numerous drivers and cars.
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Bloys Brity
Rockingham, N.C
Richard Petty
David Pearson
Hoss Ellington
North Carolina Motor Speedway
Pearson
Petty
Péarson
Randieman
N.C
Speedway
Rockingham
Benny Parsons
Dodge
Buddy Baker
Allison
NCMS
Dave Marcis
American Motors
Mark Donahue
Bobby Isaac
Cale Yarborough
Ford
Chevrolet
Ellington
Indianapolis
Gordon Johncock
Carolina
Mercury
Bennie Parsons
Bobby Allison
Matador
Jim Vandiver
Richard ,Childress
Big Dennis
Buddy Arrington
Roy Mayne
Plymouth
Hay Mayne
Richard Brooks
Jamhes Hylton
McDuffie
Clarence Jowell
Lennie Pond
Dean Dalton
Dohn Lisman
Elmo Lamley
Neil Castles
Bill Champion
Ny Gund
Avid Sisco
Dohn Sears
Vice Parsons
Larry Smith
Ray Williams
Hentey Gray
Eddie Bond
Buck Baker
Jimmy Crawford
Plymout