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1971 Gwyn Staley 400

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 14 of 48
April 18, 1971 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
400 laps on a .625 mile paved track (250.0 miles)

Time of race: 2:32:19
Average Speed: 98.479 mph
Pole Speed: 106.217 mph

Cautions: none
Margin of Victory: 1 lap +
Attendance: 10,000
Lead changes: 6

Glossary 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1971 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	3	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'71 Plymouth	400	4,545	running	186
2	2	17	David Pearson	Holman-Moody	'70 Ford	399	2,570	running	4
3	5	22	Dick Brooks	Mario Rossi	'70 Dodge	396	1,745	running	6
4	4	72	Benny Parsons	L.G. DeWitt	'71 Ford	394	1,145	running	0
5	5	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola (Bobby Allison)	'71 Dodge	394	895	running	0
6	13	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering (James Hylton)	'70 Mercury	386	645	running	0
7	10	90	Bill Dennis	Junie Donlavey	'69 Mercury	379	645	running	0
8	11	10	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'69 Ford	379	595	running	0
9	19	49	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'69 Plymouth	379	550	running	0
10	17	24	Cecil Gordon	Cecil Gordon	'69 Mercury	374	565	running	0
11	12	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'70 Plymouth	364	555	running	0
12	25	79	Frank Warren	Frank Warren	'69 Plymouth	358	520	running	0
13	1	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'71 Dodge	355	1,260	engine	204
14	28	74	Bill Shirey	Bill Shirey	'69 Plymouth	348	500	running	0
15	8	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley	'70 Ford	306	515	oil line	0
16	7	93	Richard D. Brown	Harold Furr	'69 Chevrolet	281	505	clutch	0
17	15	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard)	'71 Ford	249	495	overheating	0
18	30	28	Ed Negre	Earl Brooks	'69 Ford	243	460	suspension	0
19	24	63	Charlie Roberts	Charlie Roberts	'69 Dodge	241	450	engine	0
20	27	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	'69 Mercury	191	440	rear end	0
21	16	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'69 Ford	96	455	axle	0
22	23	51	Dub Simpson	Bill Strong	'69 Chevrolet	96	420	battery	0
23	20	88	Ron Keselowski	Roger Lubinski	'70 Dodge	94	410	engine	0
24	29	47	Raymond Williams	Bill Seifert	'70 Ford	92	400	overheating	0
25	18	46	Roy Mayne	Tom Hunter	'69 Chevrolet	54	390	engine	0
26	9	91	Charlie Glotzbach	Junior Fields	'71 Chevrolet	29	485	transmission	0
27	28	26	Earl Brooks	Earl Brooks	'69 Ford	28	375	engine	0
28	24	84	Clyde Lynn	Elmo Langley	'69 Mercury	15	365	vibration	0
29	14	45	Bill Seifert	Bill Seifert	'70 Ford	14	380	overheating	0
30	26	62	Dick Poling	Kaye Engineering (John Keselowski)	'70 Dodge	2	345	oil leak	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Bobby Isaac	1	133	133
David Pearson	134	134	1
Bobby Isaac	135	205	71
Richard Petty	206	265	60
David Pearson	266	268	3
Dick Brooks	269	274	6
Richard Petty	275	400	126

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