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1971 Winston 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 18 of 48 Sunday, May 16, 1971 at Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, AL 188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles) Time of race: 3:23:32 Average speed: 147.419 mph Pole speed: 185.869 mph Cautions: 7 for 45 laps Margin of victory: 6 cl Attendance: 29000 Lead changes: 45 Glossary    1971 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1971 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 1 21   Donnie Allison Purolator   (Wood Brothers) '69 Mercury 188 31140 running 63 2 3 12   Bobby Allison Coca-Cola   (Holman-Moody Racing) '69 Mercury 188 19225 running 73 3 7 11   Buddy Baker Petty Enterprises '71 Dodge 188 9825 running 14 4 6 6   Pete Hamilton American Brakeblok   (Cotton Owens) '71 Plymouth 187 5825 running 0 5 4 99   Fred Lorenzen STP   (Ray Nichels) '71 Plymouth 187 3950 running 0 6 27 31   Jim Vandiver Moss-Thornton   (O.L. Nixon) '69 Dodge 186 2800 running 0 7 10 48   James Hylton Hylton Engineering   (James Hylton) '70 Ford 185 2500 running 0 8 9 90   Bill Dennis Tecorp 10 Refuse Truck Bodies   (Junie Donlavey) '69 Mercury 183 2250 running 0 9 2 71   Dave Marcis K & K Insurance   (Nord Krauskopf) '71 Dodge 181 6025 engine 38 10 32 68   Larry Baumel Auto Lad   (Allan Schlauer) '69 Ford 178 2000 running 0 11 36 25   Jabe Thomas Don Robertson '70 Plymouth 178 1975 running 0 12 22 2   Bill Seifert Dave Marcis '69 Dodge 177 1950 running 0 13 13 24   Cecil Gordon Cecil Gordon '69 Mercury 176 1925 running 0 14 20 76   Ben Arnold Ben Arnold '69 Ford 175 1900 running 0 15 38 4   John Sears J. Marvin Mills Heating & Cooling   (John Sears) '69 Dodge 174 1875 running 0 16 17 39   Friday Hassler Friday Hassler '69 Chevrolet 174 1850 running 0 17 15 88   Ron Keselowski Roger Lubinski '70 Dodge 173 1825 running 0 18 44 5   Doc Faustina Doc Faustina '70 Plymouth 170 1800 running 0 19 47 34   Wendell Scott Scott Racing   (Wendell Scott) '69 Ford 170 1775 running 0 20 39 7   Dean Dalton Dean Dalton '69 Ford 169 1750 running 0 21 16 60   Maynard Troyer Nagle Racers   (Joe Nagle) '69 Mercury 167 1725 running 0 22 24 30   Walter Ballard Ballard Racing   (Vic Ballard) '71 Ford 167 1700 running 0 23 31 18   Joe Frasson Joe Frasson '70 Dodge 166 1675 running 0 24 42 8   Ed Negre Ed Negre '69 Ford 165 1650 running 0 25 49 77   Charlie Roberts Charlie Roberts '70 Ford 160 1625 running 0 26 46 32   Kevin Terris Black & Decker   (Dick Brooks) '70 Plymouth 150 1600 overheating 0 27 43 0   George Altheide George Altheide '70 Dodge 135 1575 engine 0 28 26 64   Elmo Langley Woodfield Ford   (Elmo Langley) '69 Mercury 133 1550 spindle 0 29 29 20   Bill Ward Jimmy McCain '71 Ford 108 1525 engine 0 30 11 79   Frank Warren Frank Warren '69 Dodge 97 1500 engine 0 31 37 05   David Sisco Charlie McGee '70 Chevrolet 85 1475 fan pulley 0 32 48 63   Roy Milligan Charlie Roberts '69 Dodge 83 1450 engine 0 33 18 70   J.D. McDuffie J.D. McDuffie '69 Mercury 81 1425 fuel line 0 34 33 46   Roy Mayne Tom Hunter '69 Chevrolet 68 1400 engine 0 35 34 36   Jimmy Crawford Crawford Racing   (Crawford Brothers) '70 Dodge 66 1375 engine./crash 0 36 50 26   Earl Brooks Earl Brooks '69 Ford 58 1350 engine 0 37 14 03   Tommy Gale McCaig Motel   (Larry Jackson) '69 Mercury 53 1325 engine 0 38 5 43   Richard Petty Pepsi   (Petty Enterprises) '71 Plymouth 42 1300 crash 0 39 35 07   Coo Coo Marlin Cunningham-Kelley   (H.B. Cunningham) '69 Chevrolet 39 1275 engine 0 40 45 19   Henley Gray Henley Gray '69 Ford 35 1250 engine 0 41 19 47   Raymond Williams Bill Seifert '71 Ford 31 1225 overheating 0 42 12 10   Bill Champion Bill Champion '70 Ford 25 1200 engine 0 43 8 33   David Pearson C.V. Enterprises   (Ray Nichels) '71 Pontiac 19 1175 engine 0 44 21 93   Richard D. Brown Harold Furr '69 Chevrolet 17 1150 engine 0 45 28 95   Paul Tyler Paul Tyler '69 Mercury 15 1125 overheating 0 46 41 45   Dub Simpson Bill Seifert '69 Mercury 11 1100 engine 0 47 23 86   Bobby Mausgrover Neil Castles '69 Dodge 9 1075 transmission 0 48 30 72   Benny Parsons L.G. DeWitt '69 Mercury 6 1050 engine 0 49 40 06   Neil Castles Neil Castles '70 Dodge 4 1025 ignition 0 50 25 35   Bub Strickler Bub Strickler '69 Ford 1 1000 engine 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car D.K. Ulrich 40 D.K. Ulrich Ford E.J. Trivette 56 Gary Baird Chevrolet Dick Poling 78 Frank Warren Dodge DC Dave Marcis 2 Dave Marcis Dodge DC Bill Seifert 45 Bill Seifert Mercury DC Bobby Isaac 71 K & K Insurance Nord Krauskopf Dodge Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 41 41     42 47 6   #43 accident turn 4   48 59 12     60 66 7   #03 engine   67 68 2     69 78 10   #36 accident backstretch   79 97 19     98 103 6   #79 engine   104 142 39     143 148 6   #64 accident backstretch   149 162 14     163 167 5   #32 stalled turn 1   168 182 15     183 187 5   #71 accident turn 1   188 188 1       Percent of race run under caution: 23.9%             Average green flag run: 17.9 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Donnie Allison 1 2 2   Buddy Baker 3 3 1   Donnie Allison 4 5 2   Bobby Allison 6 15 10   Donnie Allison 16 21 6   Bobby Allison 22 26 5   Donnie Allison 27 30 4   Bobby Allison 31 31 1   Buddy Baker 32 34 3   Dave Marcis 35 37 3   Bobby Allison 38 44 7   Dave Marcis 45 46 2   Bobby Allison 47 50 4   Donnie Allison 51 53 3   Buddy Baker 54 55 2   Bobby Allison 56 72 17   Donnie Allison 73 73 1   Dave Marcis 74 74 1   Donnie Allison 75 86 12   Bobby Allison 87 87 1   Buddy Baker 88 88 1   Bobby Allison 89 89 1   Donnie Allison 90 92 3   Buddy Baker 93 93 1   Bobby Allison 94 96 3   Dave Marcis 97 102 6   Bobby Allison 103 103 1   Donnie Allison 104 110 7   Bobby Allison 111 113 3   Donnie Allison 114 116 3   Bobby Allison 117 123 7   Donnie Allison 124 125 2   Dave Marcis 126 128 3   Donnie Allison 129 130 2   Dave Marcis 131 138 8   Bobby Allison 139 142 4   Buddy Baker 143 144 2   Bobby Allison 145 150 6   Donnie Allison 151 156 6   Dave Marcis 157 158 2   Bobby Allison 159 161 3   Donnie Allison 162 162 1   Dave Marcis 163 166 4   Donnie Allison 167 167 1   Dave Marcis 168 174 7   Buddy Baker 175 178 4   Dave Marcis 179 180 2   Donnie Allison 181 188 8