| Teams for 1971 American 500 |
|---|
| Car | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Marcis Auto Racing | Dave Marcis |  |
| 3 | Howard & Egerton Racing | Charlie Glotzbach |  |
| 6 | Owens Racing | Pete Hamilton |  |
| 07 | Cunningham-Kelley Racing | Coo Coo Marlin | |
| 8 | Negre Racing | Ed Negre |  |
| 10 | Champion Racing | Bill Champion | |
| 11 | Petty Enterprises | Buddy Baker | |
| 13 | Yarboro Racing | Eddie Yarboro | |
| 18 | Frasson Racing | Joe Frasson | |
| 19 | Henley Gray Racing | Henley Gray | |
| 24 | Gordon Racing | Cecil Gordon |  |
| 25 | Robertson Racing | Jabe Thomas | |
| 26 | Brooks Racing | Earl Brooks | |
| 27 | Matthews Racing | A.J. Foyt | |
| 31 | O.L. Nixon Racing | Stick Elliott | |
| 34 | Scott Racing | Wendell Scott | |
| 43 | Petty Enterprises | Richard Petty | |
| 45 | Siefert Racing | Bill Seifert | |
| 47 | Williams Racing | Raymond Williams | |
| 48 | Hylton Engineering | James Hylton | |
| 49 | GC Spencer Racing | G.C. Spencer | |
| 53 | Hopper-Crews Racing | Bobby Brack | |
| 55 | Lund Racing | Tiny Lund | |
| 60 | Nagle Racers | Maynard Troyer | |
| 64 | Langley Racing | Elmo Langley | |
| 70 | McDuffie Racing | J.D. McDuffie | |
| 71 | K&K Racing | Bobby Isaac | |
| 72 | DeWitt Racing | Benny Parsons | |
| 79 | Warren Racing | Frank Warren | |
| 90 | Donlavey Racing | Bill Dennis | |
| 99 | Nichels Engineering | David Pearson | |
