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tcoley · 07-29-2016, 01:25 PM

1971 Winston Cup Championship Contenders
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#43 Richard Petty, Petty Enterprises STP Plymouth Roadrunner Superbird
Plymouth's top team, and top driver. Considered to have the best equipment on the circuit, not far behind is Petty Enterprises teammate, Pete Hamilton in the #40 Superbird. Petty seems to get around every track with excellence, but with the reduction in the number of races, can some of the other teams capitalize? (IRL, 1971 was the last season with 40+ races, 48, Petty won 21 of 46 that he entered)

#17 David Pearson, Holman Moody Ford Torino Cobra
Long considered to be one of the toughest, but smoothest competitors in the garage area, Pearson looks to compete full-time. This can only mean bad news for his competitors. If David is in the race, he has a chance to win! Now, if he and the car owners can just stick together...(IRL Holman Moody and Pearson split near the middle of the season after Pearson refused to take a 10% pay cut, Pearson only ran 17 races.)

#21 Cale Yarborough, Wood Brothers Racing Purolator Mercury Cougar
If David Pearson is considered one of the toughest in the garage, it may only be second to this man! With Ford re-committing to NASCAR, with some persuasion by NASCAR, Cale and David once again stand a chance against the Dodge and Plymouth "super cars." In 1970 Ford briefly pulled support due to the pure dominance of the new Dodge and Plymouth products, but during the off-season, NASCAR, along with the former Ford teams, were able to convince Ford to re-commit to getting back into the sport. We'll see if it will pay-off...(IRL, Cale was released from Wood Brothers Racing after the 1970 season when Ford did pull out. He floundered for a couple years only competing in 9 races. In 1973 found a ride and ran the full season finishing 2nd in the championship)

#71 Bobby Isaac, Nord Krauskopf K&K Insurance Dodge Charger Daytona

With the eventual legendary crew chief Harry Hyde calling the shots, Bobby Isaac can get it done! Last year's NASCAR Champion looks to repeat this year. Although, we are in a new era now, the Modern Era, if Isaac wants to repeat, he'll have to do so against much tougher competition that can run the full season! (IRL, NASCAR still ran 48 races in 1971, but Bobby only ran 25. The team was ready for the Winston schedule reduction. In those 25 starts, they had 4 wins.)

#22 Bobby Allison, Coca-Cola Dodge Charger Daytona

The Allison brothers return in 1971, both running full-time. Bobby looks to be one of the favorites going into the season as he now has one of those "super cars" as he enters with Dodge and backing from Coca-Cola. (IRL, Bobby started the season in his own car, but when the Pearson-Holman Moody breakup happen, Bobby went to drive most races for them. At one point, winning 5 straight! He finished 4th in points, competing in 42 of 46 races)

07-29-2016, 01:25 PM	#4
tcoley Rookie OVR: 0 Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Madison, WI	Re: Rewriting NASCAR's Modern History, 1971 and Beyond 1971 Winston Cup Championship Contenders Page 1 #43 Richard Petty, Petty Enterprises STP Plymouth Roadrunner Superbird Plymouth's top team, and top driver. Considered to have the best equipment on the circuit, not far behind is Petty Enterprises teammate, Pete Hamilton in the #40 Superbird. Petty seems to get around every track with excellence, but with the reduction in the number of races, can some of the other teams capitalize? (IRL, 1971 was the last season with 40+ races, 48, Petty won 21 of 46 that he entered) #17 David Pearson, Holman Moody Ford Torino Cobra Long considered to be one of the toughest, but smoothest competitors in the garage area, Pearson looks to compete full-time. This can only mean bad news for his competitors. If David is in the race, he has a chance to win! Now, if he and the car owners can just stick together...(IRL Holman Moody and Pearson split near the middle of the season after Pearson refused to take a 10% pay cut, Pearson only ran 17 races.) #21 Cale Yarborough, Wood Brothers Racing Purolator Mercury Cougar If David Pearson is considered one of the toughest in the garage, it may only be second to this man! With Ford re-committing to NASCAR, with some persuasion by NASCAR, Cale and David once again stand a chance against the Dodge and Plymouth "super cars." In 1970 Ford briefly pulled support due to the pure dominance of the new Dodge and Plymouth products, but during the off-season, NASCAR, along with the former Ford teams, were able to convince Ford to re-commit to getting back into the sport. We'll see if it will pay-off...(IRL, Cale was released from Wood Brothers Racing after the 1970 season when Ford did pull out. He floundered for a couple years only competing in 9 races. In 1973 found a ride and ran the full season finishing 2nd in the championship) #71 Bobby Isaac, Nord Krauskopf K&K Insurance Dodge Charger Daytona With the eventual legendary crew chief Harry Hyde calling the shots, Bobby Isaac can get it done! Last year's NASCAR Champion looks to repeat this year. Although, we are in a new era now, the Modern Era, if Isaac wants to repeat, he'll have to do so against much tougher competition that can run the full season! (IRL, NASCAR still ran 48 races in 1971, but Bobby only ran 25. The team was ready for the Winston schedule reduction. In those 25 starts, they had 4 wins.) #22 Bobby Allison, Coca-Cola Dodge Charger Daytona The Allison brothers return in 1971, both running full-time. Bobby looks to be one of the favorites going into the season as he now has one of those "super cars" as he enters with Dodge and backing from Coca-Cola. (IRL, Bobby started the season in his own car, but when the Pearson-Holman Moody breakup happen, Bobby went to drive most races for them. At one point, winning 5 straight! He finished 4th in points, competing in 42 of 46 races) Last edited by tcoley; 07-29-2016 at 01:57 PM.