| 1971 Sandlapper 200 NASCAR Cup Series Race 11 of 48 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $10,025 | Race Date: | Apr 8, 1971 | Columbia Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 20 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 1h 18m 25s | Columbia, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 6 | Average Speed: | 76.514 MPH | .500 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 26 | No. of Cautions: | 2 For 10 Laps | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | James Hylton J. Hylton | Plymouth: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Car No.: | #48 Ford | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Hylton Engineering | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Mercury: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 79 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 84.229 MPH | |||||
| Official 1971 Sandlapper 200 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 79 |
| 2 | 3 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 82 |
| 3 | 2 | 22 | Dick Brooks | Mario Rossi (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 0 | 198 | 37 |
| 5 | 6 | 20 | Elmo Langley | Clyde Lynn (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 198 | 0 |
| 6 | 9 | 38 | Charlie Glotzbach | John McCarthy (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 198 | 0 |
| 7 | 5 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running | | 0 | 197 | 0 |
| 8 | 13 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Running | | 0 | 193 | 0 |
| 9 | 7 | 6 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Running | | 0 | 192 | 0 |
| 10 | 12 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Running | | 0 | 191 | 0 |
| 11 | 14 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running |  | 0 | 188 | 0 |
| 12 | 26 | 28 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 182 | 0 |
| 13 | 10 | 30 | Walter Ballard (R) | Ballard Racing | Running | | 0 | 174 | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 172 | 0 |
| 15 | 25 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Engine |  | 0 | 135 | 0 |
| 16 | 8 | 32 | Marv Acton | Brooks Racing | Accident | | 0 | 115 | 0 |
| 17 | 17 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Oil Leak | | 0 | 68 | 0 |
| 18 | 23 | 67 | Dick May | Ron Ronacher (Car Owner) | Transmission | | 0 | 63 | 0 |
| 19 | 24 | 81 | Ken Meisenhelder | Oil Leak | | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
| 20 | 16 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Engine | | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 21 | 15 | 4 | John Sears | John Sears (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 22 | 19 | 2 | Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Transmission | | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 23 | 21 | 56 | E.J. Trivette | Gary Baird (Car Owner) | Brakes | | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 24 | 11 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Oil Leak | | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 25 | 20 | 74 | Bill Shirey | Shirey Racing | Clutch | | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 26 | 22 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Quit | | 0 | 7 | 0 |
