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1971 Carolina 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 7 of 48 Sunday, March 14, 1971 at North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC 492 laps on a 1.017 mile paved track (500.364 miles) Time of race: 4:12:55 Average speed: 118.696 mph Pole speed: 133.892 mph Cautions: 7 for 36 laps Margin of victory: under caution Attendance: 33000 Lead changes: 19 Glossary    1971 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1971 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 2 43   Richard Petty Southern Chrysler Plymouth   (Petty Enterprises) '71 Plymouth 492 17315 running 198 2 3 71   Bobby Isaac K & K Insurance   (Nord Krauskopf) '71 Dodge 492 11240 running 55 3 10 11   Buddy Baker Petty Enterprises '71 Dodge 492 5065 running 182 4 1 99   Fred Lorenzen STP   (Ray Nichels) '71 Plymouth 488 3815 crash 16 5 13 22   Dick Brooks Golden Products   (Mario Rossi) '69 Dodge 488 1875 running 0 6 16 98   LeeRoy Yarbrough Junior Johnson '69 Mercury 486 1565 crash 22 7 27 18   Joe Frasson Mario Frasson Cement Co.   (Joe Frasson) '69 Dodge 474 1340 running 0 8 8 55   Tiny Lund Pepsi / Purolator   (John McConnell) '69 Dodge 471 1415 running 0 9 11 64   Elmo Langley Woodfield Ford   (Elmo Langley) '69 Mercury 470 1215 crash 0 10 14 90   Bill Dennis Danville Lincoln-Mercury   (Junie Donlavey) '69 Mercury 462 1165 running 0 11 19 76   Ben Arnold Arnold Automotive   (Ben Arnold) '69 Ford 455 1090 running 0 12 22 25   Jabe Thomas Star City Body Shop   (Don Robertson) '69 Plymouth 454 1040 running 0 13 12 24   Cecil Gordon Sahara / Casa Linda Motel   (Cecil Gordon) '69 Mercury 446 1090 running 0 14 31 88   J.D. McDuffie Messina Trucking   (Roger Lubinski) '69 Dodge 441 1015 running 0 15 35 34   Wendell Scott Wendell Scott '69 Ford 439 965 crash 0 16 25 8   Ed Negre Pyramid Motors   (Ed Negre) '69 Ford 438 940 running 0 17 28 79   Frank Warren Waynesboro Chrysler-Plymouth   (Frank Warren) '69 Plymouth 437 915 running 0 18 15 48   James Hylton Mullins Ford   (James Hylton) '70 Mercury 436 965 suspension 0 19 40 75   Bobby Wawak Bobby Wawak '69 Dodge 436 865 crash 0 20 29 68   Larry Baumel Bob's Auto Clinic   (Allan Schlauer) '69 Ford 413 840 running 0 21 32 45   Bill Seifert Garrett Motors   (Bill Seifert) '70 Ford 384 815 overheating 0 22 34 56   E.J. Trivette Marietta Auto Parts   (Gary Baird) '71 Chevrolet 368 790 running 0 23 18 10   Bill Champion Flourney Motors   (Bill Champion) '69 Ford 366 840 running 0 24 6 6   Pete Hamilton American Brakeblok   (Cotton Owens) '71 Plymouth 339 1115 radiator 7 25 9 72   Benny Parsons Montgomery Motors   (L.G. DeWitt) '69 Mercury 304 790 crash 0 26 17 49   G.C. Spencer Cecil's Steak   (G.C. Spencer) '69 Plymouth 301 790 engine 12 27 21 42   Ray Hendrick Mallory Speed   (L.G. DeWitt) '70 Ford 295 665 crash 0 28 30 46   Roy Mayne G&J Radiator   (Tom Hunter) '69 Chevrolet 282 640 engine 0 29 37 63   Charlie Roberts Strickland Garage   (Charlie Roberts) '69 Dodge 265 615 engine 0 30 5 12   Bobby Allison Coca-Cola   (Bobby Allison) '71 Dodge 231 1065 engine 0 31 7 39   Friday Hassler See Rock City   (Friday Hassler) '69 Chevrolet 186 860 radiator 0 32 24 40   Marv Acton Dick Brooks '69 Plymouth 162 580 crash 0 33 23 4   John Sears J. Marvin Mills Heating & Cooling   (John Sears) '69 Dodge 148 575 lug bolts 0 34 4 2   Dave Marcis Addy Dodge   (Dave Marcis) '69 Dodge 132 1145 engine 0 35 39 67   Dick May Dick Burns Inc.   (Ron Ronacher) '69 Ford 98 565 suspension 0 36 20 06   Neil Castles Howard Furniture   (Neil Castles) '69 Dodge 95 560 overheating 0 37 33 19   Henley Gray Fairway Ford   (Henley Gray) '69 Ford 72 555 overheating 0 38 38 51   Dub Simpson Royal Uniform   (Bill Strong) '69 Chevrolet 28 550 transmission 0 39 36 44   James Sears Giachetti Brothers   (Richard Giachetti) '71 Ford 9 545 brakes 0 40 26 47   Raymond Williams MARC Times   (Bill Seifert) '70 Ford 5 540 crash 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Fred Lorenzen 1 15 15   Bobby Isaac 16 28 13   Fred Lorenzen 29 29 1   G.C. Spencer 30 41 12   Richard Petty 42 98 57   Bobby Isaac 99 128 30   LeeRoy Yarbrough 129 130 2   Buddy Baker 131 215 85   LeeRoy Yarbrough 216 233 18   Buddy Baker 234 306 73   Pete Hamilton 307 313 7   Richard Petty 314 314 1   Buddy Baker 315 332 18   LeeRoy Yarbrough 333 334 2   Richard Petty 335 422 88   Buddy Baker 423 425 3   Bobby Isaac 426 437 12   Richard Petty 438 468 31   Buddy Baker 469 471 3   Richard Petty 472 492 21