Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Motor Trend 500
Riverside International Raceway
January 10th, 1971
Race #1 of the 1971 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 191
- Drivers Entered: 40
- Makes
- Chevrolet (13)
- Dodge (6)
- Ford (11)
- Mercury (2)
- Oldsmobile (1)
- Plymouth (7)
- Last Riverside International Raceway
race (Falstaff 400)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Frank James | Chevrolet | Jim Calder | Jim Calder | ||
| 02 | Dick Bown | Plymouth | Mike Ober | Mike Ober | ||
| 04 | Hershel McGriff | Plymouth | Beryl Jackson | Beryl Jackson | ||
| 07 | Ivan Baldwin | Chevrolet | Ivan Baldwin | Ivan Baldwin | ||
| 08 | John Soares Jr | Plymouth | John Soares, Jr. | John Soares, Jr. | ||
| 10 | Bill Champion | Ford | Bill Champion | Bill Champion | ||
| 107 | Mike Kittlekow | Chevrolet | -- | -- | ||
| 12 | Bobby Allison | Dodge | Coca-Cola | Bobby Allison | ||
| 148 | Harry Schilling | Dodge | Thomas Hynes | Thomas Hynes | ||
| 15 | Paul Dorrity | Chevrolet | Glen Dorrity | Glen Dorrity | ||
| 17 | David Pearson | Ford | Holman-Moody | Holman-Moody | ||
| 177 | Roy Collins | Dodge | -- | -- | ||
| 18 | Bob England | Chevrolet | Bob England | Bob England | ||
| 19 | Henley Gray | Ford | Henley Gray | Henley Gray | ||
| 23 | GT Tallas | Ford | G.T. Tallas | G.T. Tallas | ||
| 24 | Cecil Gordon | Ford | Cecil Gordon | Cecil Gordon | ||
| 26 | Carl Joiner | Chevrolet | Dean Thorne | Dean Thorne | ||
| 32 | Kevin Terris | Plymouth | Dean Barnicle | Dean Barnicle | ||
| 33 | Glenn Francis | Chevrolet | Bill Andersen | Bill Andersen | ||
| 38 | Jimmy Insolo | Chevrolet | Marvin Rowley | Marvin Rowley | ||
| 39 | Friday Hassler | Chevrolet | Friday Hassler | Friday Hassler | ||
| 4 | Dick Kranzler | Chevrolet | Dick Kranzler | Dick Kranzler | ||
| 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 44 | Dick Guldstrand | Chevrolet | James Good | James Good | ||
| 48 | James Hylton | Roanoke, VA | Ford | Hylton Engineering | James Hylton | |
| 5 | Ron Grable | Ford | -- | -- | ||
| 6 | Jerry Oliver | Oldsmobile | Coz Concilla | Coz Concilla | ||
| 64 | Elmo Langley | Mercury | Elmo Langley | Elmo Langley | ||
| 7 | Jack McCoy | Dodge | Ernie Conn | Ernie Conn | ||
| 70 | JD McDuffie | Mercury | J.D. McDuffie | J.D. McDuffie | ||
| 71 | Bobby Isaac | Dodge | K & K Insurance | Nord Krauskopf | ||
| 72 | Benny Parsons | Ford | L.G. DeWitt | L.G. DeWitt | ||
| 77 | Ray Johnstone | Plymouth | Ray Johnstone | Ray Johnstone | ||
| 79 | Frank Warren | Plymouth | Frank Warren | Frank Warren | ||
| 82 | Ron Gautsche | Ford | Ron Gautsche | Ron Gautsche | ||
| 83 | Joe Clark | Chevrolet | -- | -- | ||
| 88 | Don Noel | Ford | Noel-Lewin | Noel-Lewin | ||
| 95 | Bob Kauf | Chevrolet | Wrought Iron Co. / Ernie's Chevron | Paul Stockwell | ||
| 96 | Ray Elder | Dodge | Fred Elder | Fred Elder | ||
| 99 | Pat Fay | Ford | -- | -- |