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1971 Texas 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston West Series race number 26 of 26 Combination race with Winston Cup drivers An explanation of combination races from The Third Turn Sunday, December 12, 1971 at Texas World Speedway, College Station, TX 250 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 3:28:20 Average speed: 144 mph Pole speed: 170.83 mph Cautions: 3 for 28 laps Margin of victory: 18 sec Attendance: 18600 Lead changes: 22 Glossary    1971 NASCAR Winston West Series results   /   1971 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 3 43   Richard Petty   (Cup) Petty Enterprises '71 Plymouth 250 13395 running 111 0 2 4 11   Buddy Baker   (Cup) Petty Enterprises '71 Dodge 250 6805 running 52 0 3 5 12   Bobby Allison   (Cup) Coca-Cola   (Holman-Moody) '71 Mercury 248 5125 running 75 0 4 1 6   Pete Hamilton   (Cup) Cotton Owens '71 Plymouth 245 3865 running 12 0 5 8 90   Bill Dennis   (Cup) Junie Donlavey '69 Mercury 239 3100 running 0 0 6 10 18   Joe Frasson   (Cup) Joe Frasson '70 Dodge 238 2540 running 0 0 7 15 24   Cecil Gordon   (Cup) Cecil Gordon '69 Mercury 234 2035 running 0 0 8 14 91   Richard D. Brown   (Cup) Junior Fields '71 Chevrolet 232 1535 running 0 0 9 30 76   Ben Arnold   (Cup) Ben Arnold '69 Ford 232 1045 running 0 0 10 22 25   Jabe Thomas   (Cup) Don Robertson '70 Plymouth 231 965 running 0 0 11 21 9   Ramo Stott   (Cup) Ramo Stott '70 Dodge 231 965 running 0 0 12 12 48   James Hylton   (Cup) Hylton Engineering   (James Hylton) '71 Ford 230 835 running 0 0 13 35 10   Bill Champion   (Cup) Bill Champion '71 Ford 219 765 running 0 0 14 32 26   Earl Brooks   (Cup) Earl Brooks '69 Ford 216 745 running 0 0 15 37 0   George Altheide   (Cup) George Altheide '70 Dodge 216 690 running 0 0 16 25 45   Bill Seifert   (Cup) Bill Seifert '69 Ford 212 685 running 0 0 17 43 28   Bill Hollar   (Cup) Earl Brooks '69 Ford 212 680 running 0 0 18 33 47   Raymond Williams   (Cup) Raymond Williams '71 Ford 211 675 running 0 0 19 44 70   J.D. McDuffie   (Cup) J.D. McDuffie '69 Mercury 211 720 running 0 0 20 16 06   Neil Castles   (Cup) Neil Castles '70 Dodge 209 665 running 0 0 21 49 34   Wendell Scott   (Cup) Wendell Scott '69 Ford 209 660 running 0 0 22 39 63   Charlie Roberts   (Cup) Charlie Roberts '69 Dodge 208 655 running 0 0 23 40 19   Henley Gray   (Cup) Henley Gray '69 Ford 196 650 running 0 0 24 24 4   John Sears   (Cup) John Sears '69 Dodge 194 685 fuel pump 0 0 25 20 42   Marty Robbins   (Cup) Marty Robbins '71 Dodge 174 640 engine 0 0 26 9 39   Friday Hassler   (Cup) Friday Hassler '70 Chevrolet 164 665 valve 0 0 27 29 00   Ronnie Chumley   (Cup) R.B. Chumley '69 Mercury 155 630 rod 0 0 28 46 74   Bill Shirey   (Cup) Bill Shirey '69 Plymouth 144 625 out of gas 0 0 29 47 81   Bob England Bob England '70 Chevrolet 133 620 vibration 0 66 30 31 5   Doc Faustina   (Cup) Doc Faustina '70 Plymouth 128 615 oil leak 0 0 31 38 55   Tiny Lund   (Cup) Tiny Lund '69 Mercury 118 610 motor mount 0 0 32 19 87   Jackie Oliver   (Cup) James Mason '69 Mercury 117 605 head gasket 0 0 33 18 53   H.B. Bailey   (Cup) Hopper-Crews   (J.C. Crews) '69 Ford 117 600 engine 0 0 34 28 01   Earle Canavan   (Cup) Earle Canavan '71 Plymouth 113 630 head gasket 0 0 35 41 7   Dean Dalton   (Cup) Dean Dalton '69 Ford 111 665 lug bolt 0 0 36 13 79   Frank Warren   (Cup) Frank Warren '69 Dodge 98 605 valve 0 0 37 34 27   Jerry Barnett Joe Barnett '71 Dodge 86 580 crash 0 42 38 2 72   Benny Parsons   (Cup) L.G. DeWitt '71 Chevrolet 82 675 rocker arm 0 0 39 23 30   Walter Ballard   (Cup) Ballard Racing   (Vic Ballard) '71 Ford 79 615 engine 0 0 40 11 2   Dave Marcis   (Cup) Dave Marcis '69 Dodge 73 585 head gasket 0 0 41 27 64   Elmo Langley   (Cup) Elmo Langley '71 Ford 69 560 oil pressure 0 0 42 26 57   David Ray Boggs   (Cup) David Ray Boggs '69 Dodge 67 555 engine 0 0 43 36 37   Don Tarr   (Cup) Don Tarr '70 Dodge 59 550 lug bolt 0 0 44 42 8   Ed Negre   (Cup) Ed Negre '69 Ford 34 545 piston 0 0 45 45 40   D.K. Ulrich   (Cup) D.K. Ulrich '71 Ford 26 540 clutch 0 0 46 17 96   Ray Elder Fred Elder '71 Dodge 24 535 engine 0 15 47 48 61   Jimmy Finger   (Cup) B & B Racing   (Don Bierschwale) '69 Ford 18 530 piston 0 0 48 6 17   David Pearson   (Cup) C.V. Enterprises   (Ray Nichels) '71 Pontiac 15 575 overheating 0 0 49 7 71   Bobby Isaac   (Cup) K & K Insurance   (Nord Krauskopf) '71 Dodge 1 1020 engine 0 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Richard Petty 1 16 16   Buddy Baker 17 47 31   Pete Hamilton 48 51 4   Bobby Allison 52 52 1   Richard Petty 53 77 25   Bobby Allison 78 88 11   Richard Petty 89 95 7   Bobby Allison 96 99 4   Buddy Baker 100 100 1   Richard Petty 101 113 13   Buddy Baker 114 133 20   Bobby Allison 134 134 1   Richard Petty 135 135 1   Bobby Allison 136 139 4   Richard Petty 140 164 25   Bobby Allison 165 172 8   Pete Hamilton 173 180 8   Richard Petty 181 181 1   Bobby Allison 182 222 41   Richard Petty 223 225 3   Bobby Allison 226 230 5   Richard Petty 231 250 20