| 1971 Talladega 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 37 of 48 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $95,460 | Race Date: | Aug 22, 1971 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2.100 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 25Min 38Sec. | Lincoln, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 54 | Average Speed: | 145.945 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 50 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 43 Laps | talladegasuperspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Driver: | Donnie Allison D. Allison | Mercury: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #12 Mercury | Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Holman-Moody Racing | Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Dodge: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 100 of 188 | Pole Speed: | 187.323 MPH | |||||
| Official 1971 Talladega 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running |  | 0 | 188 | 100 |
| 2 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 188 | 15 |
| 3 | 4 | 6 | Pete Hamilton | American Brakeblok | Accident | | 0 | 187 | 36 |
| 4 | 8 | 99 | Fred Lorenzen | STP | Running | | 0 | 184 | 0 |
| 5 | 14 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 0 | 183 | 0 |
| 6 | 11 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Running |  | 0 | 181 | 0 |
| 7 | 20 | 15 | Don Tarr | Pistone Racing | Running | | 0 | 181 | 0 |
| 8 | 39 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Running |  | 0 | 179 | 0 |
| 9 | 31 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 179 | 0 |
| 10 | 19 | 92 | Larry Smith | Harley Smith (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 179 | 0 |
| 11 | 13 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | | 0 | 179 | 0 |
| 12 | 25 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Running | | 0 | 178 | 0 |
| 13 | 38 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 178 | 0 |
| 14 | 32 | 03 | Tommy Gale | Larry Jackson (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 176 | 0 |
| 15 | 14 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Running | | 0 | 175 | 0 |
| 16 | 46 | 05 | David Sisco | McGee Racing | Running | | 0 | 173 | 0 |
| 17 | 30 | 20 | Bill Ward | Jimmy McCain (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 173 | 0 |
| 18 | 33 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Running | | 0 | 169 | 0 |
| 19 | 36 | 4 | John Sears | John Sears (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 163 | 0 |
| 20 | 50 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 162 | 0 |
| 21 | 27 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 0 | 161 | 0 |
| 22 | 23 | 30 | Walter Ballard (R) | Ballard Racing | Running | | 0 | 156 | 0 |
| 23 | 3 | 3 | Charlie Glotzbach | Richard Howard (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 155 | 5 |
| 24 | 26 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Engine | | 0 | 155 | 0 |
| 25 | 48 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Running | | 0 | 155 | 0 |
| 26 | 49 | 96 | Wendell Scott | Garn Racing | Running | | 0 | 153 | 0 |
| 27 | 43 | 84 | Dick May | Ralph Davis (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 153 | 0 |
| 28 | 40 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Running | | 0 | 151 | 0 |
| 29 | 37 | 68 | Larry Baumel | Auto Lad | | 0 | 148 | 0 | |
| 30 | 28 | 32 | Marv Acton | Brooks Racing | Engine | | 0 | 146 | 0 |
| 31 | 45 | 94 | Harry Gailey | George Elliott (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 141 | 0 |
| 32 | 15 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Accident | | 0 | 105 | 0 |
| 33 | 44 | 53 | Bobby Brack | Hopper-Crews | Accident | | 0 | 105 | 0 |
| 34 | 29 | 5 | Dave Marcis | Faustina Racing | Accident | | 0 | 101 | 0 |
| 35 | 17 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Engine | | 0 | 97 | 0 |
| 36 | 7 | 11 | Buddy Baker | Petty Enterprises | Engine | | 0 | 95 | 10 |
| 37 | 9 | 39 | Friday Hassler | Friday Hassler (Car Owner) | Windshield | | 0 | 86 | 0 |
| 38 | 12 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Accident | | 0 | 63 | 0 |
| 39 | 6 | 52 | Rolf Stommelen | Holman-Moody | | 0 | 53 | 0 | |
| 40 | 24 | 93 | Dub Simpson | Harold Furr (Car Owner) | Fuel Leak | | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| 41 | 1 | 21 | Donnie Allison | Purolator | Engine | | 0 | 44 | 22 |
| 42 | 34 | 07 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
| 43 | 42 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Engine | | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 44 | 10 | 60 | Maynard Troyer (R) | Nagle Racers | | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 45 | 35 | 86 | Bobby Mausgrover | Castles Racing | Engine | | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 46 | 47 | 63 | Johnny Barnes | Roberts Racing | Oil Pan | | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 47 | 21 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Engine | | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 48 | 22 | 90 | Bill Dennis | Donlavey Racing | Engine | | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 49 | 16 | 91 | Richard D. Brown (R) | Junior Fields (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 50 | 18 | 06 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Ignition | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
