Southern 500
1971 NASCAR Cup Series Race 40 of 48
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$86,400Race Date:Sep 6, 1971Darlington Raceway
Margin of Victory:1 LapRace Duration:3Hr 48Min 55Sec.Darlington, South Carolina
Lead Changes:14Average Speed:131.398 MPH1.366 Mile Oval
No. of Cars:40No. of Cautions:5 For 32 Lapsdarlingtonraceway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Bobby Allison B. AllisonDriver: Bobby Allison B. AllisonMercury:9
Car No.:#12 MercuryCar No.:#12 MercuryPlymouth:0
Team:Holman-Moody RacingTeam:Holman-Moody RacingDodge:0
Crew Chief:Crew Chief:Ford:0
Laps Led:329 of 367Pole Speed:147.915 MPH
Official 1971 Southern 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1112 Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby AllisonCoca-Cola0367127Running
2643 Richard Petty R. PettyRichard PettyPetty Enterprises036613Running
3411 Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy BakerPetty Enterprises03630Running
4771 Bobby Isaac B. IsaacBobby IsaacK & K Insurance036125Running
5599 Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave MarcisNichels-Goldsmith03550Running
6948 James Hylton J. HyltonJames HyltonHylton Engineering03430Running
71842 Marty Robbins M. RobbinsMarty RobbinsMarty Robbins Racing03390Running
8224 John Sears J. SearsJohn SearsJohn Sears (Car Owner)03380Running
91124 Cecil Gordon C. GordonCecil GordonGordon Racing03370Running
103740 Roy Mayne R. MayneRoy MayneUlrich Racing03200Running
112576 Ben Arnold B. ArnoldBen ArnoldArnold Racing03160Running
123019 Henley Gray H. GrayHenley GrayHenley Gray Racing03150Running
133226 Earl Brooks E. BrooksEarl BrooksEarl Brooks (Car Owner)03130Running
143447 Raymond Williams R. WilliamsRaymond WilliamsWilliams Racing03130Running
153613 Eddie Yarboro E. YarboroEddie YarboroYarboro Racing03030Running
16872 Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny ParsonsDeWitt Racing02760Engine
17208 Ed Negre E. NegreEd NegreNegre Racing02740Running
183568 Larry Baumel L. BaumelLarry BaumelAuto Lad02670Running
191090 Bill Dennis B. DennisBill DennisDonlavey Racing02640Battery
204034 Wendell Scott W. ScottWendell ScottScott Racing02420Running
211549 G.C. Spencer G. SpencerG.C. SpencerSpencer Racing02230Accident
22217 Dean Dalton D. DaltonDean DaltonDean Dalton (Car Owner)02170Engine
231218 Joe Frasson J. FrassonJoe FrassonFrasson Racing02160Battery
2433 Charlie Glotzbach C. GlotzbachCharlie GlotzbachRichard Howard (Car Owner)02140Accident
252384 Dick May D. MayDick MayRalph Davis (Car Owner)02040Engine
261910 Bill Champion B. ChampionBill ChampionChampion Racing01940Rear Gear
272732 Marv Acton M. ActonMarv ActonBrooks Racing01870Hood Pin
283374 Bill Shirey B. ShireyBill ShireyShirey Racing01700Engine
291430 Walter Ballard W. Ballard (R)Walter BallardBallard Racing01670Engine
3026 Pete Hamilton P. HamiltonPete HamiltonAmerican Brakeblok01560Overheating
312879 Frank Warren F. WarrenFrank WarrenWarren Racing01490Engine
321745 Bill Seifert B. SeifertBill SeifertSiefert Racing01110Engine
331639 Friday Hassler F. HasslerFriday HasslerFriday Hassler (Car Owner)0960Engine
342464 Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo LangleyLangley Racing0810Engine
351317 David Pearson D. PearsonDavid PearsonC.V. Enterprises0500Engine
362986 Bobby Mausgrover B. MausgroverBobby MausgroverCastles Racing0440Suspension
373806 Neil Castles N. CastlesNeil CastlesCastles Racing0410Suspension
382625 Jabe Thomas J. ThomasJabe ThomasRobertson Racing0130Engine
393966 Dick Brooks D. BrooksDick BrooksFerguson-Stephens080Overheating
403191 J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffieJunior Fields (Car Owner)020Steering

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