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1971 Halifax County 100 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 17 of 48 Sunday, May 9, 1971 at South Boston Speedway, South Boston, VA 281 laps on a 0.357 mile paved track (100.317 miles) Time of race: 1:23:17 Average speed: 72.271 mph Pole speed: 81.548 mph Cautions: 2 for 14 laps Margin of victory: 1 lap + Attendance: 1400 Lead changes: 4 Glossary    1971 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1971 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 2 72   Benny Parsons L.G. DeWitt '70 Ford 281 1500 running 42 2 3 43   Richard Petty Petty Enterprises '71 Plymouth 280 900 running 23 3 9 48   James Hylton Hylton Engineering   (James Hylton) '71 Ford 277 500 running 0 4 10 30   Walter Ballard Ballard Racing   (Vic Ballard) '71 Ford 273 350 running 0 5 17 24   Cecil Gordon Cecil Gordon '69 Mercury 273 325 running 0 6 8 10   Bill Champion Bill Champion '71 Ford 270 300 running 0 7 13 70   J.D. McDuffie J.D. McDuffie '71 Chevrolet 270 275 running 0 8 26 79   Frank Warren Frank Warren '69 Dodge 269 270 running 0 9 12 25   Jabe Thomas Don Robertson '70 Plymouth 267 265 running 0 10 11 34   Wendell Scott Wendell Scott '69 Ford 263 260 running 0 11 23 19   Henley Gray Henley Gray '69 Ford 257 255 running 0 12 28 8   Ed Negre Ed Negre '69 Ford 255 250 running 0 13 1 71   Bobby Isaac K & K Insurance   (Nord Krauskopf) '71 Dodge 247 245 engine 216 14 24 67   Dick May Ron Ronacher '69 Ford 185 240 quit 0 15 15 74   Bill Shirey Bill Shirey '69 Plymouth 134 235 quit 0 16 19 7   Dean Dalton Dean Dalton '69 Ford 109 230 engine 0 17 16 4   John Sears J. Marvin Mills Heating & Cooling   (John Sears) '69 Dodge 103 225 ignition 0 18 21 41   D.K. Ulrich D.K. Ulrich '70 Ford 77 220 quit 0 19 7 06   Neil Castles Neil Castles '70 Dodge 60 215 rear end 0 20 18 68   Larry Baumel Auto Lad   (Allan Schlauer) '69 Ford 56 210 overheating 0 21 20 96   Richard Childress Tom Garn '71 Chevrolet 37 205 engine 0 22 14 20   Clyde Lynn Clyde Lynn '70 Ford 32 200 engine 0 23 27 63   Charlie Roberts Charlie Roberts '69 Dodge 25 200 quit 0 24 5 64   Elmo Langley Elmo Langley '71 Ford 24 200 engine 0 25 22 26   Earl Brooks Earl Brooks '69 Ford 20 200 overheating 0 26 25 85   Ronnie Daniel Ronnie Daniel '70 Chevrolet 16 200 overheating 0 27 6 2   Dave Marcis Dave Marcis '69 Dodge 9 200 rear end 0 28 4 90   Bill Dennis Junie Donlavey '69 Mercury 6 200 driveshaft 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Bobby Isaac 1 181 181   Benny Parsons 182 189 8   Richard Petty 190 212 23   Bobby Isaac 213 247 35   Benny Parsons 248 281 34