1971 - NASCAR Grand National Series - Southern 500 Race Results

NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race

NASCAR's premier series has been known as the NASCAR Cup Series since 2020, previously known as the Monster Energy Cup Series. The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is the top top racing series of NASCAR. It holds 36 races over the season at tracks loacted in the United States. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.

The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.

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1971 - Southern 500 Race Results

Race Name - Southern 500
Date - 9/6/1971
Race Track - Darlington Raceway
Track Length (Miles) - 1.366 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 501 miles
Pole Speed - 147.915 mph
Number of Cautions - 5
Caution Laps - 32
Average Race Speed - 131.39 mph
Lead Changes - 14
Total Race Purse - $86,400
Race Number - 40

More Races from 1971

Fin	St	Driver	#	Sponsor	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1	1	Bobby Allison	12	CocaCola (HolmanMoody)	367	69 Mercury	329	$22,450
2	6	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	366	71 Plymout	13	$10,050
3	4	Buddy Baker	11	Petty Enterprises	363	71 Dodge	0	$6,575
4	7	Bobby Isaac	71	K K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	361	71 Dodge	25	$4,625
5	5	Dave Marcis	99	NichelsGoldsmith (Ray Nichels)	355	71 Plymout	0	$3,600
6	9	James Hylton	48	Hylton Engineering (James Hylton)	343	69 Mercury	0	$3,050
7	18	Marty Robbins	42	Marty Robbins	339	69 Dodge	0	$2,550
8	22	John Sears	4	J Marvin Mills Heating Cooling (John Sears)	338	69 Dodge	0	$2,350
9	11	Cecil Gordon	24	Cecil Gordon	337	69 Mercury	0	$2,150
10	37	Roy Mayne	40	DK Ulrich	320	71 Ford	0	$2,050
11	25	Ben Arnold	76	Ben Arnold	316	69 Ford	0	$1,850
12	30	Henley Gray	19	Henley Gray	315	69 Ford	0	$1,575
13	32	Earl Brooks	26	Earl Brooks	313	69 Ford	0	$1,430
14	34	Raymond Williams	47	Raymond Williams	313	71 Ford	0	$1,350
15	36	Eddie Yarboro	13	Eddie Yarboro	303	69 Plymout	0	$1,200
16	8	Benny Parsons	72	LG DeWitt	276	69 Mercury	0	$1,545
17	20	Ed Negre	8	Ed Negre	274	69 Ford	0	$945
18	35	Larry Baumel	68	Auto Lad (Allan Schlauer)	267	69 Ford	0	$895
19	10	Bill Dennis	90	Junie Donlavey	264	69 Mercury	0	$845
20	40	Wendell Scott	34	Wendell Scott	242	69 Ford	0	$820
21	15	GC Spencer	49	GC Spencer	223	69 Plymout	0	$820
22	21	Dean Dalton	7	Dean Dalton	217	69 Ford	0	$770
23	12	Joe Frasson	18	Joe Frasson	216	70 Dodge	0	$745
24	3	Charlie Glotzbach	3	Richard Howard	214	71 Chevrol	0	$785
25	23	Dick May	84	Ralph Davis	204	69 Dodge	0	$725
26	19	Bill Champion	10	Bill Champion	194	70 Ford	0	$720
27	27	Marv Acton	32	Dick Brooks	187	70 Plymout	0	$790
28	33	Bill Shirey	74	Bill Shirey	170	69 Plymout	0	$710
29	14	Walter Ballard	30	Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard)	167	71 Ford	0	$755
30	2	Pete Hamilton	6	American Brakeblok (Cotton Owens)	156	71 Plymout	0	$800
31	28	Frank Warren	79	Frank Warren	149	69 Dodge	0	$695
32	17	Bill Seifert	45	Bill Seifert	111	69 Ford	0	$685
33	16	Friday Hassler	39	Friday Hassler	96	70 Chevrol	0	$680
34	24	Elmo Langley	64	Elmo Langley	81	69 Mercury	0	$675
35	13	David Pearson	17	CV Enterprises (Ray Nichels)	50	71 Pontiac	0	$795
36	29	Bobby Mausgrover	86	Neil Castles	44	69 Dodge	0	$715
37	38	Neil Castles	6	Neil Castles	41	70 Dodge	0	$680
38	26	Jabe Thomas	25	Don Robertson	13	70 Plymout	0	$655
39	39	Dick Brooks	66	FergusonStephens (Ross Ferguson)	8	71 Pontiac	0	$650
40	31	JD McDuffie	91	Junior Fields	2	71 Chevrol	0	$645