Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Texas 500
Texas World Speedway
December 12th, 1971
Race #48 of the 1971 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 250
- Drivers Entered: 49
- Makes
- Chevrolet (4)
- Dodge (15)
- Ford (16)
- Mercury (7)
- Plymouth (6)
- Pontiac (1)
- Last Texas World Speedway
race (Texas 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | George Altheide | Dodge | George Altheide | George Altheide | ||
| 00 | Ronnie Chumley | Mercury | R.B. Chumley | R.B. Chumley | ||
| 01 | Earle Canavan | Plymouth | Earle Canavan | Earle Canavan | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Dodge | Dave Marcis | Dave Marcis | |
| 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 | Jerry Barnett | Dodge | -- | -- | ||
| 28 | Bill Hollar | Ford | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks | ||
| 30 | Walter Ballard | Ford | Ballard Racing | Vic Ballard | ||
| 34 | Wendell Scott | Ford | Wendell Scott | Wendell Scott | ||
| 37 | Don Tarr | Dodge | Don Tarr | Don Tarr | ||
| 39 | Friday Hassler | Chevrolet | Friday Hassler | Friday Hassler | ||
| 4 | John Sears | Dodge | John Sears | John Sears | ||
| 40 | DK Ulrich | 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 | Ford | Hylton Engineering | James Hylton | |
| 5 | Doc Faustina | Plymouth | Doc Faustina | Doc Faustina | ||
| 53 | HB Bailey | 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 | ||
| 61 | Jimmy Finger | Ford | B & B Racing | Don Bierschwale | ||
| 63 | Charlie Roberts | Dodge | Charlie Roberts | Charlie Roberts | ||
| 64 | Elmo Langley | Ford | Elmo Langley | Elmo Langley | ||
| 7 | Dean Dalton | Ford | Dean Dalton | Dean Dalton | ||
| 70 | JD McDuffie | Mercury | J.D. McDuffie | J.D. McDuffie | ||
| 71 | Bobby Isaac | Dodge | K & K Insurance | Nord Krauskopf | ||
| 72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 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 | ||
| 81 | Bob England | Chevrolet | Bob England | Bob England | ||
| 87 | Jackie Oliver | Mercury | James Mason | James Mason | ||
| 9 | Ramo Stott | Dodge | Ramo Stott | Ramo Stott | ||
| 90 | Bill Dennis | Mercury | Junie Donlavey | Junie Donlavey | ||
| 91 | Richard D Brown | Chevrolet | Junior Fields | Junior Fields | ||
| 96 | Ray Elder | Dodge | Fred Elder | Fred Elder |