| 1971 Sandlapper 200 NASCAR Cup Series Race 38 of 48 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $9,275 | Race Date: | Aug 27, 1971 | Columbia Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 200 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 1Hr 34Min 24Sec. | Columbia, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 6 | Average Speed: | 64.831 MPH | .500 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 41 Laps | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Plymouth: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Petty Enterprises | Javelin: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 110 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 85.137 MPH | |||||
| Official 1971 Sandlapper 200 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 110 |
| 2 | 3 | 55 | Tiny Lund | Ronnie Hopkins (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 64 |
| 3 | 4 | 14 | Jim Paschal | Cliff Stewart Racing | Running | Javelin | 0 | 200 | 15 |
| 4 | 6 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 197 | 0 |
| 5 | 21 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 196 | 0 |
| 6 | 5 | 15 | Wayne Andrews | Reid Shaw (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 196 | 0 |
| 7 | 10 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | 30 | Walter Ballard (R) | Ballard Racing | Running | | 0 | 193 | 0 |
| 9 | 11 | 2 | Randy Hutchison | Warren Prout (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 193 | 0 |
| 10 | 23 | 41 | Ken Meisenhelder | Ken Meisenhelder (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 190 | 0 |
| 11 | 18 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Running | | 0 | 189 | 0 |
| 12 | 12 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 186 | 0 |
| 13 | 9 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running |  | 0 | 182 | 0 |
| 14 | 13 | 4 | John Sears | John Sears (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 179 | 0 |
| 15 | 30 | 73 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Running | | 0 | 179 | 0 |
| 16 | 7 | 74 | Bill Shirey | Shirey Racing | Running | | 0 | 178 | 0 |
| 17 | 8 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 165 | 0 |
| 18 | 15 | 7 | Jimmy Vaughn | Jimmy Vaughn (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 162 | 0 |
| 19 | 24 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Accident | | 0 | 159 | 0 |
| 20 | 20 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Steering | | 0 | 152 | 0 |
| 21 | 25 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ignition | | 0 | 143 | 0 |
| 22 | 19 | 17 | Ernie Shaw | Ernie Shaw (Car Owner) | Clutch | | 0 | 109 | 0 |
| 23 | 26 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich (R) | Ulrich Racing | Brakes | | 0 | 68 | 0 |
| 24 | 2 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | Bailey Racing | Accident | | 0 | 55 | 11 |
| 25 | 29 | 86 | Bobby Mausgrover | Castles Racing | Hub | | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| 26 | 17 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 27 | 28 | 96 | Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Overheating | | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 28 | 16 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Engine | | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 29 | 27 | 32 | Marv Acton | Brooks Racing | Ignition | | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 30 | 22 | 62 | Ron Keselowski | Kaye Engineering | Accident | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
