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1971 Southeastern 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 9 of 48 Sunday, March 28, 1971 at Bristol International Speedway, Bristol, TN 500 laps on a 0.533 mile paved track (266.500 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: 25000 Lead changes: 9 Glossary    1971 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1971 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   David Pearson 17 Ford 18.183   105.525   2   Richard Petty 43 Plymouth 18.215   105.344   3   Bobby Allison 12 Dodge 18.323   104.722   4   Benny Parsons 72 Ford 18.366   104.474   5   Elmo Langley 64 Mercury 18.483   103.816   6   G.C. Spencer 49 Plymouth 18.506   103.686   7   Dick Brooks 22 Dodge 18.568   103.341   8   Friday Hassler 39 Chevrolet 18.585   103.246   9   James Hylton 48 Ford 18.693   102.648   10   Dave Marcis 2 Dodge 18.836   101.866   11   Cecil Gordon 24 Mercury 18.867   101.702   12   Ron Keselowski 88 Dodge 19.056   100.693   13   Bill Shirey 74 Plymouth 19.191   99.982   14   Clyde Lynn 7 Ford 19.273   99.557   15   Bill Champion 10 Ford 19.326   99.283   16   Henley Gray 19 Ford 19.377   99.022   17   John Sears 4 Dodge 19.431   98.749   18   Jabe Thomas 25 Plymouth 19.479   98.508   19   Paul Tyler 95 Ford 19.551   98.141   20   Larry Baumel 68 Ford 19.598   97.908   21   Bill Seifert 45 Ford 19.603   97.883   22   Walter Ballard 30 Ford 19.651   97.641   23   Ken Meisenhelder 41 Chevrolet 19.736   97.221   24   Wendell Scott 34 Ford 19.786   96.976   25   Frank Warren 79 Dodge 19.881   96.514   26   Robert Brown 58 Chevrolet 19.882   96.509   27   J.D. McDuffie 70 Chevrolet 19.906   96.391   28   Earl Brooks 26 Ford 19.959   96.139   29   Dick May 67 Ford 20.087   95.523   30   Neil Castles 06 Dodge 20.205   94.968   31   Bill Hollar 28 Ford 20.423   93.953   32   Eddie Yarboro 13 Plymouth 20.486   93.665   33   Ed Negre 8 Ford 34   Raymond Bostic 52 Ford 35   Paul Dean Holt 23 Ford OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Bill Hollar (#28), Eddie Yarboro (#13), Ed Negre (#8), Raymond Bostic (#52), Paul Dean Holt (#23)