Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Southern 500
Darlington Raceway
September 6th, 1971
Race #40 of the 1971 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 367
- Drivers Entered: 40
- Makes
- Chevrolet (3)
- Dodge (9)
- Ford (12)
- Mercury (6)
- Plymouth (8)
- Pontiac (2)
- Last Darlington Raceway
race (Rebel 400)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Neil Castles | Dodge | Neil Castles | Neil Castles | ||
| 10 | Bill Champion | Ford | Bill Champion | Bill Champion | ||
| 11 | Buddy Baker | Dodge | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 12 | Bobby Allison | Mercury | Coca-Cola | Holman-Moody | ||
| 13 | Eddie Yarboro | Plymouth | Eddie Yarboro | Eddie Yarboro | ||
| 17 | David Pearson | Pontiac | C.V. Enterprises | Ray Nichels | ||
| 18 | Joe Frasson | Dodge | Joe Frasson | Joe Frasson | ||
| 19 | Henley Gray | Ford | Henley Gray | Henley Gray | ||
| 24 | Cecil Gordon | Mercury | Cecil Gordon | Cecil Gordon | ||
| 25 | Jabe Thomas | Plymouth | Don Robertson | Don Robertson | ||
| 26 | Earl Brooks | Ford | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks | ||
| 3 | Charlie Glotzbach | Chevrolet | Richard Howard | Richard Howard | ||
| 30 | Walter Ballard | Ford | Ballard Racing | Vic Ballard | ||
| 32 | Marv Acton | Plymouth | Dick Brooks | Dick Brooks | ||
| 34 | Wendell Scott | Ford | Wendell Scott | Wendell Scott | ||
| 39 | Friday Hassler | Chevrolet | Friday Hassler | Friday Hassler | ||
| 4 | John Sears | Dodge | John Sears | John Sears | ||
| 40 | Roy Mayne | Ford | D.K. Ulrich | D.K. Ulrich | ||
| 42 | Marty Robbins | Dodge | Marty Robbins | Marty Robbins | ||
| 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 45 | Bill Seifert | Ford | Bill Seifert | Bill Seifert | ||
| 47 | Raymond Williams | Ford | Raymond Williams | Raymond Williams | ||
| 48 | James Hylton | Roanoke, VA | Mercury | Hylton Engineering | James Hylton | |
| 49 | GC Spencer | Plymouth | G.C. Spencer | G.C. Spencer | ||
| 6 | Pete Hamilton | Plymouth | American Brakeblok | Cotton Owens | ||
| 64 | Elmo Langley | Mercury | Elmo Langley | Elmo Langley | ||
| 66 | Dick Brooks | Pontiac | Ferguson-Stephens | Ross Ferguson | ||
| 68 | Larry Baumel | Ford | Auto Lad | Allan Schlauer | ||
| 7 | Dean Dalton | Ford | Dean Dalton | Dean Dalton | ||
| 71 | Bobby Isaac | Dodge | K & K Insurance | Nord Krauskopf | ||
| 72 | Benny Parsons | Mercury | L.G. DeWitt | L.G. DeWitt | ||
| 74 | Bill Shirey | Plymouth | Bill Shirey | Bill Shirey | ||
| 76 | Ben Arnold | Ford | Ben Arnold | Ben Arnold | ||
| 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Frank Warren | Frank Warren | ||
| 8 | Ed Negre | Ford | Ed Negre | Ed Negre | ||
| 84 | Dick May | Dodge | Ralph Davis | Ralph Davis | ||
| 86 | Bobby Mausgrover | Dodge | Neil Castles | Neil Castles | ||
| 90 | Bill Dennis | Mercury | Junie Donlavey | Junie Donlavey | ||
| 91 | JD McDuffie | Chevrolet | Junior Fields | Junior Fields | ||
| 99 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Plymouth | Nichels-Goldsmith | Ray Nichels |