won the pole in the No. 71 K&K Insurance Dodge owned by Nord Krauskopf, but he only led the first lap of the race. Richard Petty and Bobby Allison swapped the lead for the rest of the race, beating and banging each other for the win. At times was more of a demolition derby than a race. Both cars were destroyed by the end, with Allison's car noticeably smoking. This was the peak of the Petty-Allison rivalry. Petty was declared the winner, but in Victory Lane, a fan tried to attack him. But he was defended by his helmet-wielding brother, Maurice Petty. This was Richard Petty's last of 137 wins in a Plymouth. Race report Sixteen thousand people watched Richard Petty defeat Benny Parsons by at least four laps; resulting in his 151st NASCAR Winston Cup Series win. Due to haphazard adjustments to the vehicles' setup prior to qualifying, Junior Johnson failed to qualify at his home track and Cale Yarborough struggled the whole distance of the race; finishing in an unusually low sixth place. A little known fact about this race was that Benny Parsons was the president of a Parent-Teacher Association (based out of an Ellerbe, North Carolina, elementary school) and a NASCAR champion at the same time. Out of the drivers in the 30-car grid, 28 of them were American-born while two were Canadian (Vic Parsons and Yvon Duhamel - a French Canadian from Quebec who finished 10th in his only NASCAR start of any form). Rick Newsom would end up being the last-place finisher with an engine problem on lap 2. Cecil Gordon was on the lead lap late in the race until a flat tire on a restart cost him a top 3 finish. Notable crew chiefs who actively participated in the race were Tim Brewer, Travis Carter, Harry Hyde, Dale Inman, Vic Ballard, Lee Gordon and Bud Moore. Qualifying Finishing order Section reference: Richard Petty (No. 43) Benny Parsons (No. 72) Buddy Baker (No. 71) Bobby Allison (No. 12) Cecil Gordon (No. 24) Cale Yarborough (No. 11) Lennie Pond (No. 54) James Hylton (No. 48) Donnie Allison* (No. 59) Yvon Duhamel (No. 90) John Sears (No. 4) Vic Parsons (No. 45) Elmo Langley (No. 64) Bill Champion (No. 20) Earl Brooks (No. 26) Richard Childress (No. 96) Dean Dalton (No. 7) Walter Ballard (No. 30) Ed Negre (No. 8) Dave Marcis (No. 2) Frank