| 1971 Southeastern 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 9 of 48 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $27,125 | Race Date: | Mar 28, 1971 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 4.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 52Min 23Sec. | Bristol, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 9 | Average Speed: | 91.704 MPH | .533 Mile Concrete Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 45 Laps | bristolmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #17 Ford | Car No.: | #17 Ford | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Holman-Moody Racing | Team: | Holman-Moody Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 133 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 105.525 MPH | |||||
| Official 1971 Southeastern 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 133 |
| 2 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 233 |
| 3 | 7 | 22 | Dick Brooks | Mario Rossi (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 489 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running | | 0 | 487 | 78 |
| 5 | 4 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Running | | 0 | 485 | 0 |
| 6 | 8 | 39 | Friday Hassler | Friday Hassler (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 483 | 0 |
| 7 | 5 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running |  | 0 | 469 | 0 |
| 8 | 18 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 448 | 0 |
| 9 | 16 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 443 | 0 |
| 10 | 30 | 06 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Running | | 0 | 439 | 0 |
| 11 | 10 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | Overheating | | 0 | 413 | 0 |
| 12 | 25 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Running | | 0 | 398 | 0 |
| 13 | 17 | 4 | John Sears | John Sears (Car Owner) | Transmission | | 0 | 367 | 0 |
| 14 | 11 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Engine | | 0 | 366 | 0 |
| 15 | 24 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Engine | | 0 | 340 | 0 |
| 16 | 28 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Transmission | | 0 | 267 | 0 |
| 17 | 19 | 95 | Paul Tyler | Paul Tyler (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 248 | 0 |
| 18 | 26 | 58 | Robert Brown | Allan Brown (Car Owner) | | 0 | 228 | 0 | |
| 19 | 9 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Accident | | 0 | 180 | 54 |
| 20 | 21 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Ignition | | 0 | 152 | 0 |
| 21 | 29 | 67 | Dick May | Ron Ronacher (Car Owner) | | 0 | 130 | 0 | |
| 22 | 15 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Accident | | 0 | 111 | 0 |
| 23 | 14 | 7 | Ed Negre | Dalton Racing | Accident | | 0 | 106 | 0 |
| 24 | 20 | 68 | Larry Baumel | Auto Lad | Engine | | 0 | 92 | 0 |
| 25 | 22 | 30 | Walter Ballard (R) | Ballard Racing | Overheating | | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| 26 | 13 | 74 | Bill Shirey | Shirey Racing | Engine | | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| 27 | 6 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Accident | | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| 28 | 12 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Ignition | | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 29 | 23 | 41 | Ken Meisenhelder | Ken Meisenhelder (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 30 | 27 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Oil Line | | 0 | 18 | 0 |
