| 1971 Mason-Dixon 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 22 of 48 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $66,525 | Race Date: | Jun 6, 1971 | Dover International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 4Hr 30Min 40Sec. | Dover, Delaware | |
| Lead Changes: | 21 | Average Speed: | 123.119 MPH | 1 Mile Concrete Banked Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | doverspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Mercury: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #12 Mercury | Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Holman-Moody Racing | Team: | Petty Enterprises | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Ford: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 245 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 129.486 MPH | |||||
| Official 1971 Mason-Dixon 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 2 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 245 |
| 2 | 21 | 99 | Fred Lorenzen | STP | Running |  | 0 | 499 | 85 |
| 3 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 498 | 30 |
| 4 | 3 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Running |  | 0 | 496 | 53 |
| 5 | 23 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Running | | 0 | 486 | 0 |
| 6 | 16 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 477 | 0 |
| 7 | 11 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | | 0 | 475 | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Running | | 0 | 475 | 0 |
| 9 | 27 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Running | | 0 | 474 | 0 |
| 10 | 28 | 30 | Walter Ballard (R) | Ballard Racing | Running | | 0 | 469 | 0 |
| 11 | 26 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Running | | 0 | 460 | 0 |
| 12 | 29 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 0 | 456 | 0 |
| 13 | 32 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Running | | 0 | 451 | 0 |
| 14 | 30 | 86 | Bobby Mausgrover | Castles Racing | Running | | 0 | 450 | 0 |
| 15 | 10 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 448 | 0 |
| 16 | 13 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Running | | 0 | 427 | 0 |
| 17 | 18 | 28 | Bill Hollar | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 395 | 0 |
| 18 | 37 | 96 | Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Running |  | 0 | 394 | 0 |
| 19 | 38 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich (R) | Ulrich Racing | Engine | | 0 | 357 | 0 |
| 20 | 14 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Running | | 0 | 349 | 0 |
| 21 | 35 | 41 | Ken Meisenhelder | Ken Meisenhelder (Car Owner) | | 0 | 312 | 0 | |
| 22 | 4 | 11 | Buddy Baker | Petty Enterprises | Engine | | 0 | 253 | 22 |
| 23 | 22 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Engine | | 0 | 225 | 0 |
| 24 | 36 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Clutch | | 0 | 196 | 0 |
| 25 | 17 | 4 | John Sears | John Sears (Car Owner) | Wheel Stud | | 0 | 141 | 0 |
| 26 | 7 | 6 | Pete Hamilton | American Brakeblok | Engine | | 0 | 138 | 65 |
| 27 | 34 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Engine | | 0 | 137 | 0 |
| 28 | 6 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Engine | | 0 | 135 | 0 |
| 29 | 20 | 74 | Bill Shirey | Shirey Racing | Quit | | 0 | 121 | 0 |
| 30 | 31 | 67 | Dick May | Ron Ronacher (Car Owner) | Throttle Linkage | | 0 | 98 | 0 |
| 31 | 19 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Ignition | | 0 | 88 | 0 |
| 32 | 39 | 81 | A.J. Cox | Cox Racing | Engine | | 0 | 82 | 0 |
| 33 | 25 | 95 | Paul Tyler | Paul Tyler (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| 34 | 8 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Engine | | 0 | 57 | 0 |
| 35 | 33 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Siefert Racing | Engine | | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| 36 | 15 | 91 | Lawrence Fields | Junior Fields (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 37 | 40 | 65 | Joe Phipps | Joe Phipps (Car Owner) | | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 38 | 24 | 06 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Fuel Pump | | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 39 | 5 | 39 | Friday Hassler | Friday Hassler (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 40 | 12 | 68 | Larry Baumel | Auto Lad | Suspension | | 0 | 9 | 0 |
