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Texas 500 1971 NASCAR Cup Series Race 48 of 48
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$65,860	Race Date:	Dec 12, 1971	Texas World Speedway
Margin of Victory:	18.000 Seconds	Race Duration:	3Hr 28Min 20Sec.	College Station, Texas
Lead Changes:	22	Average Speed:	144.000 MPH	2 Mile Paved
No. of Cars:	49	No. of Cautions:	3 For 28 Laps

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Richard Petty R. Petty	Driver:	Pete Hamilton P. Hamilton	Plymouth:	9
Car No.:	#43 Plymouth	Car No.:	#6 Plymouth	Dodge:	0
Team:	Petty Enterprises	Team:	Owens Racing	Mercury:	0
Crew Chief:	Dale Inman	Crew Chief:		Chevrolet:	0
Laps Led:	111 of 250	Pole Speed:	170.930 MPH

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Official 1971 Texas 500 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	3	43	Richard Petty R. PettyRichard Petty	Petty Enterprises	0	250	111	Running
2	4	11	Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy Baker	Petty Enterprises	0	250	52	Running
3	5	12	Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby Allison	Coca-Cola	0	248	75	Running
4	1	6	Pete Hamilton P. HamiltonPete Hamilton	American Brakeblok	0	245	12	Running
5	8	90	Bill Dennis B. DennisBill Dennis	Donlavey Racing	0	239	0	Running
6	10	18	Joe Frasson J. FrassonJoe Frasson	Frasson Racing	0	238	0	Running
7	15	24	Cecil Gordon C. GordonCecil Gordon	Gordon Racing	0	234	0	Running
8	14	91	Richard D. Brown R. Brown (R)Richard D. Brown	Junior Fields (Car Owner)	0	232	0	Running
9	30	76	Ben Arnold B. ArnoldBen Arnold	Arnold Racing	0	232	0	Running
10	22	25	Jabe Thomas J. ThomasJabe Thomas	Robertson Racing	0	231	0	Running
11	21	9	Ramo Stott R. StottRamo Stott	Ramo Stott (Car Owner)	0	231	0	Running
12	12	48	James Hylton J. HyltonJames Hylton	Hylton Engineering	0	230	0	Running
13	35	10	Bill Champion B. ChampionBill Champion	Champion Racing	0	219	0	Running
14	32	26	Earl Brooks E. BrooksEarl Brooks	Earl Brooks (Car Owner)	0	216	0	Running
15	37	0	George Altheide G. AltheideGeorge Altheide	George Altheide (Car Owner)	0	216	0	Running
16	25	45	Bill Seifert B. SeifertBill Seifert	Siefert Racing	0	212	0	Running
17	43	28	Bill Hollar B. HollarBill Hollar	Earl Brooks (Car Owner)	0	212	0	Running
18	33	47	Raymond Williams R. WilliamsRaymond Williams	Williams Racing	0	211	0	Running
19	44	70	J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing	0	211	0	Running
20	16	06	Neil Castles N. CastlesNeil Castles	Castles Racing	0	209	0	Running
21	49	34	Wendell Scott W. ScottWendell Scott	Scott Racing	0	209	0	Running
22	39	63	Charlie Roberts C. RobertsCharlie Roberts	Charlie Roberts (Car Owner)	0	208	0	Running
23	40	19	Henley Gray H. GrayHenley Gray	Henley Gray Racing	0	196	0	Running
24	24	4	John Sears J. SearsJohn Sears	John Sears (Car Owner)	0	194	0	Fuel Pump
25	20	42	Marty Robbins M. RobbinsMarty Robbins	Marty Robbins Racing	0	174	0	Engine
26	9	39	Friday Hassler F. HasslerFriday Hassler	Friday Hassler (Car Owner)	0	164	0	Valves
27	29	00	Ronnie Chumley R. ChumleyRonnie Chumley	R.B. Chumley (Car Owner)	0	155	0	Engine
28	46	74	Bill Shirey B. ShireyBill Shirey	Shirey Racing	0	144	0	Out of Fuel
29	47	81	Bob England B. EnglandBob England	Bob England (Car Owner)	0	133	0	Vibration
30	31	5	Doc Faustina D. FaustinaDoc Faustina	Faustina Racing	0	128	0	Oil Leak
31	38	55	Tiny Lund T. LundTiny Lund	Lund racing	0	118	0	Engine
32	19	87	Jackie Oliver J. OliverJackie Oliver	James Mason (Car Owner)	0	117	0	Engine
33	18	53	H.B. Bailey H. BaileyH.B. Bailey	Hopper-Crews	0	117	0	Engine
34	28	01	Earle Canavan E. CanavanEarle Canavan	Canavan Racing	0	113	0	Engine
35	41	7	Dean Dalton D. DaltonDean Dalton	Dean Dalton (Car Owner)	0	111	0	Wheel Stud
36	13	79	Frank Warren F. WarrenFrank Warren	Warren Racing	0	98	0	Valves
37	34	27	Jerry Barnett J. BarnettJerry Barnett	Joe Barnett (Car Owner)	0	86	0	Accident
38	2	72	Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny Parsons	DeWitt Racing	0	82	0	Engine
39	23	30	Walter Ballard W. Ballard (R)Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing	0	79	0	Engine
40	11	2	Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave Marcis	Marcis Racing	0	73	0	Engine
41	27	64	Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo Langley	Langley Racing	0	69	0	Oil Pressure
42	26	57	David Ray Boggs D. BoggsDavid Ray Boggs	David Ray Boggs (Car Owner)	0	67	0	Engine
43	36	37	Don Tarr D. TarrDon Tarr	Don Tarr (Car Owner)	0	59	0	Wheel Stud
44	42	8	Ed Negre E. NegreEd Negre	Negre Racing	0	34	0	Engine
45	45	40	D.K. Ulrich D. Ulrich (R)D.K. Ulrich	Ulrich Racing	0	26	0	Clutch
46	17	96	Ray Elder R. ElderRay Elder	Fred Elder (Car Owner)	0	24	0	Engine
47	48	61	Jimmy Finger J. FingerJimmy Finger	B & B Racing	0	18	0	Engine
48	6	17	David Pearson D. PearsonDavid Pearson	C.V. Enterprises	0	15	0	Overheating
49	7	71	Bobby Isaac B. IsaacBobby Isaac	K & K Insurance	0	1	0	Engine
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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