| 1971 Gwyn Staley 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 14 of 48 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $23,625 | Race Date: | Apr 18, 1971 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 2Hr 32Min 19Sec. | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 6 | Average Speed: | 98.479 MPH | .625 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | savethespeedway.net/history.html | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Bobby Isaac B. Isaac | Plymouth: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Car No.: | #71 Dodge | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | K&K Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Mercury: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 186 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 106.217 MPH | |||||
| Official 1971 Gwyn Staley 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 400 | 186 |
| 2 | 2 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | Running |  | 0 | 399 | 4 |
| 3 | 5 | 22 | Dick Brooks | Mario Rossi (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 396 | 6 |
| 4 | 4 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Running | | 0 | 394 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running | | 0 | 394 | 0 |
| 6 | 13 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 386 | 0 |
| 7 | 10 | 90 | Bill Dennis | Donlavey Racing | Running | | 0 | 379 | 0 |
| 8 | 11 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Running | | 0 | 379 | 0 |
| 9 | 19 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Running | | 0 | 379 | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 0 | 374 | 0 |
| 11 | 12 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 364 | 0 |
| 12 | 25 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Running | | 0 | 358 | 0 |
| 13 | 1 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Engine | | 0 | 355 | 204 |
| 14 | 28 | 74 | Bill Shirey | Shirey Racing | Running | | 0 | 348 | 0 |
| 15 | 8 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Oil Line | | 0 | 306 | 0 |
| 16 | 7 | 93 | Richard D. Brown (R) | Harold Furr (Car Owner) | Clutch |  | 0 | 281 | 0 |
| 17 | 15 | 30 | Walter Ballard (R) | Ballard Racing | Overheating | | 0 | 249 | 0 |
| 18 | 30 | 28 | Ed Negre | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Suspension | | 0 | 243 | 0 |
| 19 | 24 | 63 | Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Engine | | 0 | 241 | 0 |
| 20 | 27 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 191 | 0 |
| 21 | 16 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | | 0 | 96 | 0 | |
| 22 | 23 | 51 | Dub Simpson | Strong Racing | Battery | | 0 | 96 | 0 |
| 23 | 20 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Engine | | 0 | 94 | 0 |
| 24 | 29 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Siefert Racing | Overheating | | 0 | 92 | 0 |
| 25 | 18 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| 26 | 9 | 91 | Charlie Glotzbach | Junior Fields (Car Owner) | Transmission | | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 27 | 28 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 28 | 24 | 84 | Clyde Lynn | Langley Racing | Vibration | | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 29 | 14 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Overheating | | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 30 | 26 | 62 | Dick Poling | Kaye Engineering | | 0 | 2 | 0 |
