

| 1971 Dixie 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 33 of 48 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $80,255 | Race Date: | Aug 1, 1971 | EchoPark Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 32 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 3h 52m 5s | Hampton, Georgia | |
| Lead Changes: | 27 | Average Speed: | 129.061 MPH | 1.54 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 48 Laps | echoparkspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Buddy Baker B. Baker | Plymouth: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Car No.: | #11 Dodge | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Dodge: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 181 of 328 | Pole Speed: | 155.796 MPH | |||||
| Official 1971 Dixie 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pepsi | Running | ![]() | 0 | 328 | 181 |
| 2 | 5 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running | ![]() | 0 | 328 | 54 |
| 3 | 18 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 319 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | Charlie Glotzbach | Richard Howard (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 318 | 0 |
| 5 | 20 | 39 | Friday Hassler | Friday Hassler (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 317 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | 21 | Donnie Allison | Purolator | Running | ![]() | 0 | 316 | 0 |
| 7 | 26 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 313 | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 312 | 0 |
| 9 | 15 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | ![]() | 0 | 312 | 0 |
| 10 | 24 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 312 | 0 |
| 11 | 23 | 91 | Richard D. Brown (R) | Junior Fields (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 309 | 0 |
| 12 | 19 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 309 | 0 |
| 13 | 17 | 42 | Marty Robbins | Marty Robbins Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 309 | 0 |
| 14 | 27 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 306 | 0 |
| 15 | 10 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 304 | 0 |
| 16 | 32 | 53 | Bobby Brack | Hopper-Crews | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 302 | 0 |
| 17 | 38 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 299 | 0 |
| 18 | 21 | 30 | Walter Ballard (R) | Ballard Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 295 | 0 |
| 19 | 13 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 294 | 0 |
| 20 | 39 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 293 | 0 |
| 21 | 40 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 290 | 0 |
| 22 | 35 | 5 | Dick May | Faustina Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 268 | 0 |
| 23 | 37 | 46 | Earl Brooks | Tom Hunter (Car Owner) | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 264 | 0 |
| 24 | 4 | 6 | Pete Hamilton | American Brakeblok | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 249 | 16 |
| 25 | 1 | 11 | Buddy Baker | Petty Enterprises | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 231 | 77 |
| 26 | 33 | 62 | Dick Poling | Kaye Engineering | Running | ![]() | 0 | 226 | 0 |
| 27 | 16 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Wheel | ![]() | 0 | 164 | 0 |
| 28 | 28 | 95 | Paul Tyler | Paul Tyler (Car Owner) | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 149 | 0 |
| 29 | 29 | 4 | John Sears | John Sears (Car Owner) | Wheel Stud | ![]() | 0 | 136 | 0 |
| 30 | 25 | 90 | Bill Dennis | Donlavey Racing | Vibration | ![]() | 0 | 131 | 0 |
| 31 | 14 | 6 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Suspension | ![]() | 0 | 92 | 0 |
| 32 | 30 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 90 | 0 |
| 33 | 7 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Oil Cooler | ![]() | 0 | 86 | 0 |
| 34 | 22 | 7 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 82 | 0 |
| 35 | 11 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Wheel | ![]() | 0 | 66 | 0 |
| 36 | 36 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Transmission | ![]() | 0 | 62 | 0 |
| 37 | 31 | 93 | Dub Simpson | Harold Furr (Car Owner) | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| 38 | 34 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Transmission | ![]() | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| 39 | 8 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | Suspension | ![]() | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 40 | 9 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 36 | 0 |