[3][4] Four thousand and two hundred fans came out to see vehicles average a speed of 88.697 miles per hour (142.744 km/h) on a paved oval track.
[3] These were his second and third runner-up finishes in NASCAR, but he'd finally break through with his first career win a month later in South Boston.
[3] Smoky Mountain Raceway closed forever after this race due to the changes in the sport during the Winston Cup era that aimed to modernize it.
Abbreviation of the Cup Series schedule was the order of the day in the 1970s as the new sponsors wanted NASCAR to have a schedule that was structured closer to that of the National Football League.
[3] Notable crew chiefs for this race included Dale Inman, Vic Ballard, Lee Gordon and Mario Rossi.