Memphis TN - Veteran NASCAR driver Neil Castles won the Maryville 200 Grand National East race at Smokey Mountain Speedway in Maryville, Tenn.  Dave Marcis was the fastest qualifier for the event and dominated the race until he was sidelined by engine failure on lap 183. This was the second win of the season for the 38 year old Charlotte, N.C. native.

 

Marcis would up in 11th position with Houston driver H.B. Bailey, Gary Myers, Elmo Langley and hometown driver L.D. Ottinger rounding out the top-five.  Castles won $1,450 for his efforts for the night.

 

 

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	2	Neil Castles	06	Neil Castles	1971 Dodge	200	1,450	running	41
2	3	H.B. Bailey	36	Janice Bailey	1972 Pontiac Firebird	200	900	running	0
3	5	Gary Myers	41	Taylor Myers	1970 Ford Mustang	199	550	running	0
4	4	Elmo Langley	64	Elmo Langley	1971 Pontiac Firebird	198	350	running	0
5	24	L.D. Ottinger	96	Toy Bolton	1972 Pontiac Firebird	197	325	running	0
6	17	Jim Vaughan	7	Wayne Vaughn	1969 Chevrolet Camaro	195	300	running	0
7	11	Frank Sessoms	27	Gwen Blackwell	1970 Chevrolet Camaro	190	275	running	0
8	9	E.J. Trivette	0	E J Trivette	1972 Chevrolet Camaro	187	270	running	0
9	19	Baxter Price	3	Patsy Price	1969 Chevrolet Camaro	187	265	running	0
10	15	Buck Baker	87	Buck Baker	1971 Pontiac	186	260	running	0
11	1	Dave Marcis	2	Dave Marcis	1970 Dodge	184	255	Engine	159
12	12	Wendell Scott	34	Wendell Scott	1971 Ford	179	250	running	0
13	21	Glenn Brewer	19	Bobby Brewer	1969 Chevrolet Camaro	178	245	running	0
14	24	Billy Hagan	52	Billy Hagan	1970 Ford Mustang	172	240	running	0
15	22	Wayne Andrews	13	Eddie Yarboro	1970 Plymouth	170	235	running	0
16	10	Stan Starr Jr.	9	Stan Star	1972 Chevrolet	165	230	running	0
17	27	Tootle Estes	71	Tootle Estes	1969 Ford	120	225	Rear End	0
18	13	Ernie Shaw	17	Ernie Shaw	1970 Ford Mustang	111	220	Overheating	0
19	8	Frank Warren	79	Frank Warren	1970 Plymouth	78	215	Engine Failure	0
20	6	Tommy Andrews	21	Tommy Andrews	1969 Ford Mustang	64	210	Rear End	0
21	18	Bill Shirey	74	Bill Shirey	1970 Plymouth	53	205	overheating	0
22	14	Richard Childress	98	Judy Childress	1972 Chevrolet	51	200	overheating	0
23	7	Tiny Lund	55	Ronnie Hopkins	1972 Pontiac Firebird	37	400	battery	0
24	20	Howard Bowling	39	Howard Bowling	1969 Chevrolet Camaro	34	200	fan belt	0
25	25	Pee Wee Wentz	5	Jerry Wentz	1969 Chevrolet Camaro	31	200	ignition	0
26	23	D.K. Ulrich	40	D K Ulrich	1969 Chevrolet Camaro	31	200	oil pressure	0
27	16	Ed Negre	8	Ed Negre	1970 Dodge	26	200	alternator	0
28	26	Bobby Fleming	54	Robert Flemming	1972 Chevrolet Camaro	21	200	oil leak	0
29	28	Ed Mendenhall	78	Ed Mendenhall	1969 Mercury	1	200	engine	0