Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
American 500
North Carolina Speedway
October 24th, 1971
Race #44 of the 1971 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- 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:
| 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 |