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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 16 of 48
Sunday, May 2, 1971 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
293 laps on a 1.366 mile paved track (400.238 miles)

Time of race: 3:03:46
Average speed: 130.678 mph
Pole speed: 151.471 mph
Cautions: 5 for 30 laps
Margin of victory: 7 laps +
Attendance: 46500
Lead changes: 13

Glossary    1971 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1971 standings

Qualifying results for this race:
RankDriverNbrCarTimeSpeed 
1   Donnie Allison21Mercury
2   David Pearson17Mercury32.465   151.388  
3   Fred Lorenzen99Plymouth
4   Richard Petty43Plymouth
5   Buddy Baker11Dodge
6   Bobby Isaac71Dodge
7   Bobby Allison12Dodge
8   Benny Parsons72Ford
9   Pete Hamilton6Plymouth
10   Elmo Langley64Mercury
11   Dick Brooks22Dodge
12   Charlie Glotzbach91Chevrolet
13   Friday Hassler39Chevrolet
14   Dave Marcis2Dodge
15   Jim Vandiver31Dodge
16   G.C. Spencer49Plymouth
17   Bill Champion10Ford
18   Cecil Gordon24Mercury
19   Paul Tyler95Mercury
20   Bill Seifert45Ford
21   Walter Ballard30Ford
22   Dean Dalton7Ford
23   Wendell Scott34Ford
24   Roy Mayne46Chevrolet
25   Richard D. Brown93Chevrolet
26   James Hylton48Ford
27   Ben Arnold76Ford
28   Jabe Thomas25Plymouth
29   Joe Frasson18Dodge
30   Raymond Williams47Ford
31   Henley Gray16Ford
32   Ed Negre8Ford
33   Neil Castles06Dodge
34   J.D. McDuffie70Mercury
35   Charlie Roberts63Dodge
36   Earl Brooks5Plymouth
37   Frank Warren79DodgeDNQ
38   John Sears4DodgeDNQ
39   Dick Poling62DodgeDNQ
40   Lee Roy Carrigg87FordDNQ

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:   Frank Warren (#79), John Sears (#4), Dick Poling (#62), Lee Roy Carrigg (#87), Charlie Roberts (#63-DC)