| 1971 Rebel 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 16 of 48 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $62,430 | Race Date: | May 2, 1971 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 7 Laps | Race Duration: | 3Hr 3Min 46Sec. | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 13 | Average Speed: | 130.678 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 36 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 30 Laps | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Buddy Baker B. Baker | Driver: | Donnie Allison D. Allison | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Dodge | Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Chevrolet: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 27 of 293 | Pole Speed: | 149.826 MPH | |||||
| Official 1971 Rebel 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 5 | 11 | Buddy Baker | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 293 | 27 |
| 2 | 11 | 22 | Dick Brooks | Mario Rossi (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 286 | 0 |
| 3 | 14 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | Running | | 0 | 286 | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | 21 | Donnie Allison | Purolator | Engine |  | 0 | 283 | 244 |
| 5 | 15 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | O.L. Nixon Racing | Running | | 0 | 276 | 0 |
| 6 | 16 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Running |  | 0 | 268 | 0 |
| 7 | 34 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 0 | 265 | 0 |
| 8 | 13 | 39 | Friday Hassler | Friday Hassler (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 264 | 0 |
| 9 | 27 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Running |  | 0 | 261 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | | 0 | 258 | 0 |
| 11 | 31 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 256 | 0 |
| 12 | 17 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Running | | 0 | 255 | 0 |
| 13 | 23 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 252 | 0 |
| 14 | 32 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Running | | 0 | 247 | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Engine | | 0 | 245 | 0 |
| 16 | 21 | 30 | Walter Ballard (R) | Ballard Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 219 | 0 |
| 17 | 19 | 95 | Paul Tyler | Paul Tyler (Car Owner) | Suspension | | 0 | 215 | 0 |
| 18 | 3 | 99 | Fred Lorenzen | STP | Engine | | 0 | 205 | 0 |
| 19 | 22 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Engine | | 0 | 201 | 0 |
| 20 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Engine | | 0 | 185 | 10 |
| 21 | 7 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Engine | | 0 | 177 | 1 |
| 22 | 29 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Wheel Stud | | 0 | 159 | 0 |
| 23 | 8 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Engine | | 0 | 132 | 0 |
| 24 | 26 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Engine | | 0 | 122 | 0 |
| 25 | 6 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Suspension | | 0 | 119 | 0 |
| 26 | 36 | 5 | Earl Brooks | Faustina Racing | Fire | | 0 | 97 | 0 |
| 27 | 28 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Ignition | | 0 | 69 | 0 |
| 28 | 30 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Siefert Racing | Brakes | | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| 29 | 25 | 93 | Richard D. Brown (R) | Harold Furr (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| 30 | 20 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Ignition | | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| 31 | 2 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | Steering | | 0 | 30 | 3 |
| 32 | 35 | 63 | Frank Warren | Roberts Racing | | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 33 | 24 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 34 | 12 | 91 | Charlie Glotzbach | Junior Fields (Car Owner) | Motor Mount | | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 35 | 9 | 6 | Pete Hamilton | American Brakeblok | Engine | | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | 33 | 06 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Engine | | 0 | 2 | 0 |
