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1971 Southeastern 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 9 of 48
Sunday, March 28, 1971 at Bristol International Speedway, Bristol, TN
500 laps on a .533 mile paved track (266.5 miles)

Time of race: 2:52:23
Average Speed: 91.704 mph
Pole Speed: 105.525 mph

Cautions: 5 for 45 laps
Margin of Victory: 4 sec
Attendance: 25,000
Lead changes: 9

Glossary 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1971 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
2	2	43	Richard Petty	Southern Chrysler Plymouth (Petty Enterprises)	'71 Plymouth	500	3,570	running	233
1	1	17	David Pearson	Holman-Moody	'71 Ford	500	6,120	running	133
4	3	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola (Bobby Allison)	'71 Dodge	487	1,320	running	78
19	9	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering (James Hylton)	'70 Ford	180	500	crash	54
3	7	22	Dick Brooks	Mario Rossi	'70 Dodge	489	2,245	running	2
5	4	72	Benny Parsons	L.G. DeWitt	'70 Ford	485	1,045	running	0
6	8	39	Friday Hassler	Friday Hassler	'69 Chevrolet	483	845	running	0
7	5	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley	'69 Mercury	469	795	running	0
8	18	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'70 Plymouth	448	670	running	0
9	16	19	Henley Gray	Henley Gray	'69 Ford	443	620	running	0
10	30	06	Neil Castles	Neil Castles	'70 Dodge	439	595	running	0
11	10	2	Dave Marcis	Dave Marcis	'69 Dodge	413	580	overheating	0
12	25	79	Frank Warren	Frank Warren	'69 Plymouth	398	545	running	0
13	17	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Cooling (John Sears)	'69 Dodge	367	535	transmission	0
14	11	24	Cecil Gordon	Cecil Gordon	'69 Mercury	366	525	engine	0
15	24	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'69 Ford	340	515	engine	0
16	28	26	Earl Brooks	Earl Brooks	'69 Ford	267	505	transmission	0
17	19	95	Paul Tyler	Paul Tyler	'69 Ford	248	495	rear end	0
18	26	58	Robert Brown	Allan Brown	'71 Chevrolet	228	485	oil leak	0
20	21	45	Bill Seifert	Bill Seifert	'70 Ford	152	465	ignition	0
21	29	67	Dick May	Ron Ronacher	'69 Ford	130	455	oil leak	0
22	15	10	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'69 Ford	111	445	crash	0
23	14	7	Ed Negre	Dean Dalton	'69 Ford	106	435	crash	0
24	20	68	Larry Baumel	Auto Lad (Allan Schlauer)	'69 Ford	92	425	engine	0
25	22	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard)	'71 Ford	60	415	overheating	0
26	13	74	Bill Shirey	Bill Shirey	'69 Plymouth	58	410	engine	0
27	6	49	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'69 Plymouth	47	425	crash	0
28	12	88	Ron Keselowski	Roger Lubinski	'70 Dodge	32	390	ignition	0
29	23	41	Ken Meisenhelder	Ken Meisenhelder	'69 Chevrolet	32	380	overheating	0
30	27	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	'71 Chevrolet	18	370	oil line	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
David Pearson	1	48	48
Bobby Allison	49	69	21
James Hylton	70	70	1
Bobby Allison	71	127	57
James Hylton	128	180	53
Dick Brooks	181	182	2
Richard Petty	183	331	149
David Pearson	332	336	5
Richard Petty	337	420	84
David Pearson	421	500	80

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