Winston 500
1971 NASCAR Cup Series Race 18 of 48
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$145,040Race Date:May 16, 1971Talladega Superspeedway
Margin of Victory:18 Car LengthsRace Duration:3Hr 23Min 32Sec.Talladega, Alabama
Lead Changes:45Average Speed:147.419 MPH2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval
No. of Cars:50No. of Cautions:7 For 45 Lapstalladegasuperspeedway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Donnie Allison D. AllisonDriver: Donnie Allison D. AllisonMercury:9
Car No.:#21 MercuryCar No.:#21 MercuryDodge:0
Team:Wood Brothers RacingTeam:Wood Brothers RacingPlymouth:0
Crew Chief:Leonard WoodCrew Chief:Leonard WoodFord:0
Laps Led:65 of 188Pole Speed:185.869 MPH
Official 1971 Winston 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1121 Donnie Allison D. AllisonDonnie AllisonPurolator018863Running
2312 Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby AllisonCoca-Cola018873Running
3711 Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy BakerPetty Enterprises018814Running
466 Pete Hamilton P. HamiltonPete HamiltonAmerican Brakeblok01870Running
5499 Fred Lorenzen F. LorenzenFred LorenzenSTP01870Running
62731 Jim Vandiver J. VandiverJim VandiverO.L. Nixon Racing01860Running
71048 James Hylton J. HyltonJames HyltonHylton Engineering01850Running
8990 Bill Dennis B. DennisBill DennisDonlavey Racing01830Running
9271 Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave MarcisK&K Insurance018138Engine
103268 Larry Baumel L. BaumelLarry BaumelAuto Lad01780Running
113625 Jabe Thomas J. ThomasJabe ThomasRobertson Racing01780Running
12222 Bill Seifert B. SeifertBill SeifertMarcis Racing01770Running
131324 Cecil Gordon C. GordonCecil GordonGordon Racing01760Running
142076 Ben Arnold B. ArnoldBen ArnoldArnold Racing01750Running
15384 John Sears J. SearsJohn SearsJohn Sears (Car Owner)01740Running
161739 Friday Hassler F. HasslerFriday HasslerFriday Hassler (Car Owner)01740Running
171588 Ron Keselowski R. KeselowskiRon KeselowskiLubinski Racing01730Running
18445 Doc Faustina D. FaustinaDoc FaustinaFaustina Racing01700Running
194734 Wendell Scott W. ScottWendell ScottScott Racing01700Running
20397 Dean Dalton D. DaltonDean DaltonDean Dalton (Car Owner)01690Running
211660 Maynard Troyer M. Troyer (R)Maynard TroyerNagle Racers01670Running
222430 Walter Ballard W. Ballard (R)Walter BallardBallard Racing01670Running
233118 Joe Frasson J. FrassonJoe FrassonFrasson Racing01660Running
24428 Ed Negre E. NegreEd NegreNegre Racing01650Running
254977 Charlie Roberts C. RobertsCharlie RobertsCharlie Roberts (Car Owner)01600Running
264632 Kevin Terris K. TerrisKevin TerrisBrooks Racing01500Overheating
27430 George Altheide G. AltheideGeorge AltheideGeorge Altheide (Car Owner)01350Engine
282664 Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo LangleyLangley Racing01330Broken Spindle
292920 Bill Ward B. WardBill WardJimmy McCain (Car Owner)01080Engine
301179 Frank Warren F. WarrenFrank WarrenWarren Racing0970Engine
313705 David Sisco D. SiscoDavid SiscoMcGee Racing0850Fan Pulley
324863 Roy Mulligan R. MilliganRoy MulliganCharlie Roberts (Car Owner)0830Engine
331870 J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffieMcDuffie Racing0810Oil Line
343346 Roy Mayne R. MayneRoy MayneTom Hunter (Car Owner)0680Engine
353436 Jimmy Crawford J. CrawfordJimmy CrawfordCrawford Racing0660Engine
365026 Earl Brooks E. BrooksEarl BrooksEarl Brooks (Car Owner)0580Engine
371403 Tommy Gale T. GaleTommy GaleLarry Jackson (Car Owner)0530Engine
38543 Richard Petty R. PettyRichard PettyPepsi0420Accident
393507 Coo Coo Marlin C. MarlinCoo Coo MarlinCunningham-Kelley Chevrolet0390Engine
404519 Henley Gray H. GrayHenley GrayHenley Gray Racing0350Engine
411947 Raymond Williams R. WilliamsRaymond WilliamsSiefert Racing0310Overheating
421210 Bill Champion B. ChampionBill ChampionChampion Racing0250Engine
43833 David Pearson D. PearsonDavid PearsonC.V. Enterprises0190Engine
442193 Richard D. Brown R. Brown (R)Richard D. BrownHarold Furr (Car Owner)0170Engine
452895 Paul Tyler P. TylerPaul TylerPaul Tyler (Car Owner)0150Overheating
464145 Dub Simpson D. SimpsonDub SimpsonSiefert Racing0110Engine
472386 Bobby Mausgrover B. MausgroverBobby MausgroverCastles Racing090Transmission
483072 Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny ParsonsDeWitt Racing060Engine
494006 Neil Castles N. CastlesNeil CastlesCastles Racing040Ignition
502535 Bub Strickler B. StricklerBub StricklerBub Strickler (Car Owner)010Engine

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