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1971 American 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 44 of 48 Sunday, October 24, 1971 at North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC 492 laps on a 1.017 mile paved track (500.364 miles) Time of race: 4:24:43 Average speed: 113.405 mph Pole speed: 135.167 mph Cautions: 9 for 58 laps Margin of victory: n/a Attendance: 25000 Lead changes: 14 Glossary    1971 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1971 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 5 43   Richard Petty Petty Enterprises '71 Plymouth 492 17120 running 189 2 2 11   Buddy Baker Petty Enterprises '71 Dodge 492 9745 running 209 3 4 12   Bobby Allison Coca-Cola   (Holman-Moody Racing) '69 Mercury 488 6320 running 1 4 7 6   Pete Hamilton American Brakeblok   (Cotton Owens) '71 Plymouth 487 4195 running 16 5 6 71   Bobby Isaac K & K Insurance   (Nord Krauskopf) '71 Dodge 483 3920 running 0 6 11 72   Benny Parsons L.G. DeWitt '69 Mercury 482 2570 running 0 7 27 48   James Hylton Hylton Engineering   (James Hylton) '69 Mercury 476 1045 running 0 8 15 18   Joe Frasson Joe Frasson '70 Dodge 471 1670 running 0 9 23 90   Bill Dennis Junie Donlavey '69 Mercury 471 1445 running 0 10 13 39   Friday Hassler Friday Hassler '70 Chevrolet 468 1270 running 0 11 19 24   Cecil Gordon Cecil Gordon '69 Mercury 464 1070 running 0 12 26 55   Tiny Lund Tiny Lund '69 Mercury 461 1045 running 0 13 21 76   Ben Arnold Ben Arnold '69 Ford 459 1020 running 0 14 25 47   Raymond Williams Raymond Williams '71 Ford 457 995 running 0 15 40 45   Bill Seifert Bill Seifert '69 Ford 453 970 running 0 16 28 8   Ed Negre Ed Negre '69 Ford 446 945 running 0 17 31 91   Richard D. Brown Junior Fields '71 Chevrolet 445 1020 running 0 18 37 19   Henley Gray Henley Gray '69 Ford 440 895 running 0 19 34 57   David Ray Boggs David Ray Boggs '69 Dodge 439 870 running 0 20 17 31   Stick Elliott O.L. Nixon '69 Dodge 435 895 running 0 21 36 34   Wendell Scott Wendell Scott '69 Ford 421 820 running 0 22 38 30   Walter Ballard Ballard Racing   (Vic Ballard) '71 Ford 397 795 engine 0 23 22 4   John Sears J. Marvin Mills Heating & Cooling   (John Sears) '69 Dodge 389 770 running 0 24 35 70   J.D. McDuffie J.D. McDuffie '69 Mercury 342 745 suspension 0 25 30 10   Bill Champion Bill Champion '69 Ford 333 720 oil leak 0 26 41 26   Earl Brooks Earl Brooks '69 Ford 297 670 suspension 0 27 39 06   Neil Castles Neil Castles '69 Dodge 254 670 engine 0 28 9 2   Dave Marcis Dave Marcis '69 Dodge 227 670 engine 0 29 32 64   Elmo Langley Elmo Langley '69 Mercury 216 670 engine 0 30 24 25   Jabe Thomas Don Robertson '70 Plymouth 174 595 crash 0 31 16 49   G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer '69 Plymouth 171 710 crash 0 32 20 53   Bobby Brack Hopper-Crews   (J.C. Crews) '69 Ford 170 580 crash 0 33 29 95   Paul Tyler Paul Tyler '69 Ford 163 575 crash 0 34 10 27   A.J. Foyt Banjo Matthews '71 Chevrolet 139 595 crash 0 35 18 79   Frank Warren Frank Warren '69 Plymouth 112 590 engine 0 36 8 99   David Pearson Nichels-Goldsmith   (Ray Nichels) '71 Plymouth 92 585 crash 0 37 1 3   Charlie Glotzbach Richard Howard '71 Chevrolet 84 1130 crash 77 38 12 07   Coo Coo Marlin Cunningham-Kelley   (H.B. Cunningham) '69 Chevrolet 79 575 engine 0 39 3 21   Donnie Allison Purolator   (Wood Brothers) '69 Mercury 63 820 overheating 0 40 33 13   Eddie Yarboro Eddie Yarboro '69 Plymouth 36 565 engine 0 41 14 60   Maynard Troyer Nagle Racers   (Joe Nagle) '69 Mercury 13 545 engine 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car DC Friday Hassler 27 Banjo Matthews Chevrolet DC Charlie Roberts 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Charlie Glotzbach 1 1 1   Buddy Baker 2 6 5   Charlie Glotzbach 7 82 76   Buddy Baker 83 83 1   Bobby Allison 84 84 1   Buddy Baker 85 86 2   Pete Hamilton 87 100 14   Buddy Baker 101 146 46   Pete Hamilton 147 148 2   Buddy Baker 149 233 85   Richard Petty 234 235 2   Buddy Baker 236 293 58   Richard Petty 294 337 44   Buddy Baker 338 349 12   Richard Petty 350 492 143