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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

American 500

North Carolina Speedway

October 24th, 1971

Race #44 of the 1971 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Drivers Entered: 41
  • Makes
    • Chevrolet (5)
    • Dodge (8)
    • Ford (11)
    • Mercury (10)
    • Plymouth (7)
  • Last North Carolina Speedway race (Carolina 500)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
#12 NASCAR Next Gen car
Concord, North Carolina - October 11th, 2021: Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Next Gen car drives during the NASCAR Cup Series test at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Photo by Bob Leverone | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
06 Neil Castles Dodge Neil Castles Neil Castles
07 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet Cunningham-Kelley H.B. Cunningham
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
18 Joe Frasson Dodge Joe Frasson Joe Frasson
19 Henley Gray Ford Henley Gray Henley Gray
2 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Dodge Dave Marcis Dave Marcis
21 Donnie Allison Mercury Purolator Wood Brothers
24 Cecil Gordon Mercury Cecil Gordon Cecil Gordon
25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth Don Robertson Don Robertson
26 Earl Brooks Ford Earl Brooks Earl Brooks
27 AJ Foyt Chevrolet Banjo Matthews Banjo Matthews
3 Charlie Glotzbach Chevrolet Richard Howard Richard Howard
30 Walter Ballard Ford Ballard Racing Vic Ballard
31 Stick Elliott Dodge O.L. Nixon O.L. Nixon
34 Wendell Scott Ford Wendell Scott Wendell Scott
39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet Friday Hassler Friday Hassler
4 John Sears Dodge John Sears John Sears
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
53 Bobby Brack Ford Hopper-Crews J.C. Crews
55 Tiny Lund Mercury Tiny Lund Tiny Lund
57 David Ray Boggs Dodge David Ray Boggs David Ray Boggs
6 Pete Hamilton Plymouth American Brakeblok Cotton Owens
60 Maynard Troyer Mercury Nagle Racers Joe Nagle
64 Elmo Langley Mercury Elmo Langley Elmo Langley
70 JD McDuffie Mercury J.D. McDuffie J.D. McDuffie
71 Bobby Isaac Dodge K & K Insurance Nord Krauskopf
72 Benny Parsons Mercury L.G. DeWitt L.G. DeWitt
76 Ben Arnold Ford Ben Arnold Ben Arnold
79 Frank Warren Plymouth Frank Warren Frank Warren
8 Ed Negre Ford Ed Negre Ed Negre
90 Bill Dennis Mercury Junie Donlavey Junie Donlavey
91 Richard D Brown Chevrolet Junior Fields Junior Fields
95 Paul Tyler Ford Paul Tyler Paul Tyler
99 David Pearson Plymouth Nichels-Goldsmith Ray Nichels