| Fin |
St |
# |
Driver |
Sponsor / Owner |
Car |
Laps |
Money |
Status |
Led |
| 1 | 1 | 21 | A.J. Foyt (WC) | Purolator (Wood Brothers) | '69 Mercury | 200 | 51,850 | running | 118 |
| 2 | 6 | 11 | Buddy Baker (WC) | Petty Enterprises | '71 Dodge | 200 | 15,325 | running | 5 |
| 3 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty (WC) | Petty Enterprises | '71 Plymouth | 200 | 12,825 | running | 13 |
| 4 | 2 | 71 | Bobby Isaac (WC) | K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf) | '71 Dodge | 199 | 9,325 | running | 17 |
| 5 | 21 | 22 | Dick Brooks (WC) | Mario Rossi | '70 Dodge | 198 | 5,025 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 22 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough (WC) | Junior Johnson | '69 Mercury | 197 | 4,100 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | 96 | Ray Elder | Fred Elder | '70 Dodge | 196 | 3,650 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | 55 | Tiny Lund (WC) | John McConnell | '69 Dodge | 194 | 2,680 | running | 4 |
| 9 | 8 | 72 | Benny Parsons (WC) | L.G. DeWitt | '69 Mercury | 194 | 2,625 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 12 | 48 | James Hylton (WC) | Hylton Engineering (James Hylton) | '69 Mercury | 194 | 2,250 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 14 | 64 | Elmo Langley (WC) | Elmo Langley | '69 Mercury | 191 | 2,175 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 46 | 40 | Marv Acton (WC) | Dick Brooks | '70 Plymouth | 190 | 2,100 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 23 | 7 | Jack McCoy | Ernie Conn | '71 Dodge | 190 | 2,085 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | 45 | Bill Seifert (WC) | Bill Seifert | '69 Ford | 187 | 2,000 | running | 0 |
| 15 | 28 | 28 | Carl Joiner | Dean Thorne | '69 Chevrolet | 185 | 1,950 | running | 0 |
| 16 | 9 | 39 | Friday Hassler (WC) | Friday Hassler | '69 Chevrolet | 185 | 1,975 | running | 0 |
| 17 | 33 | 38 | Jimmy Insolo | Marvin Rowley | '69 Chevrolet | 183 | 1,875 | running | 0 |
| 18 | 19 | 25 | Jabe Thomas (WC) | Don Robertson | '70 Plymouth | 179 | 1,875 | running | 0 |
| 19 | 16 | 24 | Cecil Gordon (WC) | Cecil Gordon | '69 Ford | 179 | 1,850 | running | 0 |
| 20 | 44 | 75 | Bobby Wawak (WC) | Bobby Wawak | '69 Dodge | 179 | 1,800 | running | 0 |
| 21 | 38 | 0 | Frank James | Jim Calder | '69 Chevrolet | 177 | 1,775 | running | 0 |
| 22 | 50 | 5 | Ron Hornaday | | '70 Ford | 177 | 1,750 | running | 0 |
| 23 | 30 | 26 | Earl Brooks (WC) | Earl Brooks | '69 Ford | 176 | 1,750 | running | 0 |
| 24 | 49 | 44 | Dick Guldstrand | James Good | '69 Chevrolet | 175 | 1,700 | running | 0 |
| 25 | 45 | 14 | Harry Schilling | Thomas Hynes | '69 Dodge | 173 | 1,675 | running | 0 |
| 26 | 40 | 87 | Ivan Baldwin | Ivan Baldwin | '69 Chevrolet | 172 | 1,650 | running | 0 |
| 27 | 15 | 2 | Dick Bown | Mike Ober | '70 Plymouth | 169 | 1,650 | engine | 0 |
| 28 | 13 | 41 | Hershel McGriff | Robert Koehler | '70 Plymouth | 163 | 1,775 | running | 1 |
| 29 | 34 | 19 | Henley Gray (WC) | Henley Gray | '69 Ford | 151 | 1,575 | engine | 0 |
| 30 | 5 | 99 | Fred Lorenzen (WC) | Nichels-Goldsmith (Ray Nichels) | '71 Plymouth | 142 | 8,050 | engine | 42 |
| 31 | 4 | 6 | Pete Hamilton (WC) | Cotton Owens | '71 Plymouth | 117 | 1,800 | engine | 0 |
| 32 | 47 | 90 | Pat Fay | | '71 Ford | 111 | 1,500 | technical | 0 |
| 33 | 20 | 77 | Ray Johnstone | Ray Johnstone | '69 Plymouth | 96 | 1,500 | ignition | 0 |
| 34 | 36 | 83 | Marty Kinerk | | '69 Chevrolet | 91 | 1,450 | overheating | 0 |
| 35 | 42 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie (WC) | J.D. McDuffie | '69 Mercury | 91 | 1,475 | oil pressure | 0 |
| 36 | 25 | 76 | Jim McElreath (WC) | | '70 Dodge | 88 | 1,440 | rear end | 0 |
| 37 | 48 | 27 | Johnny Steele | Johnny Steele | '69 Ford | 79 | 1,375 | oil pressure | 0 |
| 38 | 26 | 8 | John Soares, Jr. | John Soares, Jr. | '70 Plymouth | 78 | 1,385 | engine | 0 |
| 39 | 41 | 12 | Bobby Allison (WC) | Coca-Cola (Bobby Allison) | '70 Dodge | 76 | 1,400 | ignition | 0 |
| 40 | 27 | 46 | Red Farmer (WC) | Giachetti Brothers (Richard Giachetti) | '69 Ford | 73 | 1,325 | clutch | 0 |
| 41 | 51 | 81 | Bob England | Bob England | '70 Chevrolet | 63 | 1,275 | rear end | 0 |
| 42 | 32 | 32 | Kevin Terris | Dean Barnicle | '70 Plymouth | 41 | 1,260 | engine | 0 |
| 43 | 31 | 63 | Bill Champion (WC) | Charlie Roberts | '69 Dodge | 41 | 1,250 | oil pressure | 0 |
| 44 | 24 | 88 | Don Noel | Don Noel | '70 Ford | 38 | 1,250 | engine | 0 |
| 45 | 37 | 23 | G.T. Tallas | G.T. Tallas | '69 Ford | 32 | 1,175 | overheating | 0 |
| 46 | 35 | 9 | Bill Osborne | | '71 Ford | 24 | 1,150 | head gasket | 0 |
| 47 | 11 | 20 | Pedro Rodriguez (WC) | Jimmy McCain | '70 Ford | 18 | 1,175 | electrical | 0 |
| 48 | 29 | 4 | Dick Kranzler | Dick Kranzler | '70 Chevrolet | 13 | 1,125 | overheating | 0 |
| 49 | 39 | 82 | Ron Gautsche | Ron Gautsche | '69 Ford | 10 | 1,075 | engine | 0 |
| 50 | 17 | 79 | Frank Warren (WC) | Frank Warren | '69 Dodge | 4 | 1,075 | oil pressure | 0 |
| 51 | 43 | 17 | Dean Dalton (WC) | Dean Dalton | '69 Ford | 2 | 1,050 | technical | 0 |
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