
| 1971 Winston 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 18 of 48 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $145,040 | Race Date: | May 16, 1971 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 18 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 3h 23m 32s | Lincoln, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 45 | Average Speed: | 147.419 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 50 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 45 Laps | talladegasuperspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Donnie Allison D. Allison | Driver: | Donnie Allison D. Allison | Mercury: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 65 of 188 | Pole Speed: | 185.869 MPH | |||||
| Official 1971 Winston 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 21 | Donnie Allison | Purolator | Running | ![]() | 0 | 188 | 63 |
| 2 | 3 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running | ![]() | 0 | 188 | 73 |
| 3 | 7 | 11 | Buddy Baker | Petty Enterprises | Running | ![]() | 0 | 188 | 14 |
| 4 | 6 | 6 | Pete Hamilton | American Brakeblok | Running | ![]() | 0 | 187 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | 99 | Fred Lorenzen | STP | Running | ![]() | 0 | 187 | 0 |
| 6 | 27 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | O.L. Nixon Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 186 | 0 |
| 7 | 10 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | ![]() | 0 | 185 | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | 90 | Bill Dennis | Donlavey Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 183 | 0 |
| 9 | 2 | 71 | Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 181 | 38 |
| 10 | 32 | 68 | Larry Baumel | Auto Lad | Running | ![]() | 0 | 178 | 0 |
| 11 | 36 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 178 | 0 |
| 12 | 22 | 2 | Bill Seifert | Marcis Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 177 | 0 |
| 13 | 13 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 176 | 0 |
| 14 | 20 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 175 | 0 |
| 15 | 38 | 4 | John Sears | John Sears (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 174 | 0 |
| 16 | 17 | 39 | Friday Hassler | Friday Hassler (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 174 | 0 |
| 17 | 15 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 173 | 0 |
| 18 | 44 | 5 | Doc Faustina | Faustina Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 170 | 0 |
| 19 | 47 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 170 | 0 |
| 20 | 39 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 169 | 0 |
| 21 | 16 | 60 | Maynard Troyer (R) | Nagle Racers | Running | ![]() | 0 | 167 | 0 |
| 22 | 24 | 30 | Walter Ballard (R) | Ballard Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 167 | 0 |
| 23 | 31 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 166 | 0 |
| 24 | 42 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 165 | 0 |
| 25 | 49 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 160 | 0 |
| 26 | 46 | 32 | Kevin Terris | Brooks Racing | Overheating | ![]() | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| 27 | 43 | 0 | George Altheide | George Altheide (Car Owner) | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 135 | 0 |
| 28 | 26 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Broken Spindle | ![]() | 0 | 133 | 0 |
| 29 | 29 | 20 | Bill Ward | Jimmy McCain (Car Owner) | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 108 | 0 |
| 30 | 11 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 97 | 0 |
| 31 | 37 | 5 | David Sisco | McGee Racing | Fan Pulley | ![]() | 0 | 85 | 0 |
| 32 | 48 | 63 | Roy Mulligan | Roberts Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 83 | 0 |
| 33 | 18 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Oil Line | ![]() | 0 | 81 | 0 |
| 34 | 33 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Car Owner) | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 68 | 0 |
| 35 | 34 | 36 | Jimmy Crawford | Crawford Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 66 | 0 |
| 36 | 50 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| 37 | 14 | 3 | Tommy Gale | Larry Jackson (Car Owner) | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| 38 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pepsi | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 39 | 35 | 7 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 40 | 45 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 41 | 19 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Siefert Racing | Overheating | ![]() | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 42 | 12 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 43 | 8 | 33 | David Pearson | C.V. Enterprises | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 44 | 21 | 93 | Richard D. Brown (R) | Harold Furr (Car Owner) | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 45 | 28 | 95 | Paul Tyler | Paul Tyler (Car Owner) | Overheating | ![]() | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 46 | 41 | 45 | Dub Simpson | Siefert Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 47 | 23 | 86 | Bobby Mausgrover | Castles Racing | Transmission | ![]() | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 48 | 30 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 49 | 40 | 6 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Ignition | ![]() | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 50 | 25 | 35 | Bub Strickler | Bub Strickler (Car Owner) | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 |