| 1971 Pickens 200 NASCAR Cup Series Race 26 of 48 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $9,075 | Race Date: | Jun 26, 1971 | Greenville-Pickens Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 1h 23m | Easley, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 7 | Average Speed: | 74.297 MPH | .500 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 29 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 15 Laps | greenvillepickens.com/ | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Plymouth: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Car No.: | #12 Ford | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Holman-Moody Racing | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Ford: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 89 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 81.555 MPH | |||||
| Official 1971 Pickens 200 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 89 |
| 2 | 4 | 55 | Tiny Lund | McConnell Racing | Running |  | 0 | 199 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 | 90 | Bill Dennis | Donlavey Racing | Running |  | 0 | 199 | 1 |
| 4 | 8 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running |  | 0 | 197 | 0 |
| 5 | 16 | 30 | Walter Ballard (R) | Ballard Racing | Running | | 0 | 197 | 0 |
| 6 | 12 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Running | | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 7 | 18 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Running | | 0 | 189 | 0 |
| 8 | 21 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 189 | 0 |
| 9 | 13 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 0 | 189 | 0 |
| 10 | 27 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Running | | 0 | 188 | 0 |
| 11 | 7 | 32 | Marv Acton | Brooks Racing | Running | | 0 | 187 | 0 |
| 12 | 15 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 0 | 187 | 0 |
| 13 | 26 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 183 | 0 |
| 14 | 6 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Fuel Pump | | 0 | 180 | 0 |
| 15 | 25 | 13 | Eddie Yarboro | Yarboro Racing | Running | | 0 | 179 | 0 |
| 16 | 10 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Running | | 0 | 169 | 0 |
| 17 | 24 | 41 | Ken Meisenhelder | Ken Meisenhelder (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 160 | 0 |
| 18 | 19 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Transmission | | 0 | 123 | 0 |
| 19 | 14 | 6 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Accident | | 0 | 108 | 0 |
| 20 | 1 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Engine | | 0 | 108 | 106 |
| 21 | 23 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Ignition | | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| 22 | 11 | 74 | Bill Shirey | Shirey Racing | Engine | | 0 | 92 | 0 |
| 23 | 17 | 96 | Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Alternator | | 0 | 77 | 0 |
| 24 | 9 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| 25 | 22 | 67 | Dick May | Ron Ronacher (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| 26 | 20 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich (R) | Ulrich Racing | Oil Leak | | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 27 | 5 | 4 | John Sears | John Sears (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 28 | 28 | 58 | Robert Brown | Allan Brown (Car Owner) | Fuel Pump | | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 29 | 29 | 5 | Ernest Eury | Ernest Eury (Car Owner) | Parked | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
