National 500
1971 NASCAR Cup Series Race 42 of 48
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$83,259Race Date:Oct 10, 1971Charlotte Motor Speedway
Margin of Victory:5.000 SecondsRace Duration:2Hr 49Min 38Sec.Concord, North Carolina
Lead Changes:10Average Speed:126.140 MPH1.5 Mile Paved Quad Oval
No. of Cars:42No. of Cautions:6 For 37 Lapscharlottemotorspeedway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Bobby Allison B. AllisonDriver: Charlie Glotzbach C. GlotzbachMercury:9
Car No.:#12 MercuryCar No.:#3 ChevroletDodge:0
Team:Holman-Moody RacingTeam:Howard & Egerton RacingPlymouth:0
Crew Chief:Crew Chief:Chevrolet:0
Laps Led:70 of 238Pole Speed:157.085 MPH
Official 1971 National 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1312 Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby AllisonCoca-Cola023870Running
2871 Bobby Isaac B. IsaacBobby IsaacK & K Insurance023822Running
3421 Donnie Allison D. AllisonDonnie AllisonPurolator02380Running
4543 Richard Petty R. PettyRichard PettyPetty Enterprises02389Running
513 Charlie Glotzbach C. GlotzbachCharlie GlotzbachRichard Howard (Car Owner)0238119Running
6211 Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy BakerPetty Enterprises023718Running
766 Pete Hamilton P. HamiltonPete HamiltonAmerican Brakeblok02340Running
81439 Friday Hassler F. HasslerFriday HasslerFriday Hassler (Car Owner)02330Running
9948 James Hylton J. HyltonJames HyltonHylton Engineering02310Running
101172 Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny ParsonsDeWitt Racing02260Running
112118 Joe Frasson J. FrassonJoe FrassonFrasson Racing02250Running
122825 Jabe Thomas J. ThomasJabe ThomasRobertson Racing02250Running
132479 Frank Warren F. WarrenFrank WarrenWarren Racing02250Running
143164 Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo LangleyLangley Racing02250Running
151224 Cecil Gordon C. GordonCecil GordonGordon Racing02250Running
164210 Bill Champion B. ChampionBill ChampionChampion Racing02240Running
172045 Bill Seifert B. SeifertBill SeifertSiefert Racing02240Running
183657 David Ray Boggs D. BoggsDavid Ray BoggsDavid Ray Boggs (Car Owner)02240Running
191691 Ed Negre E. NegreEd NegreJunior Fields (Car Owner)02230Running
203030 Walter Ballard W. Ballard (R)Walter BallardBallard Racing02230Running
213926 Earl Brooks E. BrooksEarl BrooksEarl Brooks (Car Owner)02220Running
222747 J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffieWilliams Racing02220Running
232976 Ben Arnold B. ArnoldBen ArnoldArnold Racing02210Running
243253 Bobby Brack B. BrackBobby BrackHopper-Crews02180Running
251992 Larry Smith L. SmithLarry SmithHarley Smith (Car Owner)02180Running
264083 Johnny Halford J. HalfordJohnny Halford02140Running
272219 Henley Gray H. GrayHenley GrayHenley Gray Racing02130Running
283587 Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughCale YarboroughJames Mason (Car Owner)02090Overheating
29374 John Sears J. SearsJohn SearsJohn Sears (Car Owner)02060Running
302327 A.J. Foyt AJ FoytA.J. FoytMatthews Racing01840Steering
312631 Stick Elliott S. ElliottStick ElliottO.L. Nixon Racing01630Driveshaft
321099 Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave MarcisNichels-Goldsmith01520Steering
333301 Earle Canavan E. CanavanEarle CanavanCanavan Racing01200Accident
34798 LeeRoy Yarbrough L. YarbroughLeeRoy YarbroughThomas Brothers Country Ham01200Accident
351860 Maynard Troyer M. Troyer (R)Maynard TroyerNagle Racers01150Engine
361749 Neil Castles N. CastlesNeil CastlesSpencer Racing01140Wheel Stud
371542 Marty Robbins M. RobbinsMarty RobbinsMarty Robbins Racing0970Steering
384155 Tiny Lund T. LundTiny LundPepsi Special0950Alternator
393866 Dick Brooks D. BrooksDick BrooksFerguson-Stephens0760Running
401390 Bill Dennis B. DennisBill DennisDonlavey Racing0730Driveshaft
412507 Wendell Scott W. ScottWendell ScottCunningham-Kelley Chevrolet0640Wheel Bearing
42345 Jim Vandiver J. VandiverJim VandiverFaustina Racing0100Accident

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