Results

The 1971 World 600 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Charlotte Motor Speedway race.

World 600

Sunday, May 30th, 1971

Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC

  • 9 Mercury
  • 7 Ford
  • 10 Dodge
  • 6 Chevrolet
  • 1 Pontiac
  • 7 Plymouth

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 334
  • Laps Actual: 400 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 140.422
  • Cautions: 3 for 24 laps
  • Lead Changes: 13
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
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World 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 2 12 Bobby Allison Mercury 0 0 400 303 0 running
2 13 21 Donnie Allison Mercury 0 0 400 0 0 running
3 6 6 Pete Hamilton Plymouth 0 0 399 0 0 running
4 5 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 398 0 0 running
5 4 99 Fred Lorenzen Plymouth 0 0 395 0 0 running
6 8 11 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 394 2 0 running
7 15 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 392 0 0 running
8 25 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 391 0 0 running
9 12 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 390 7 0 running
10 7 22 Dick Brooks Dodge 0 0 390 0 0 running
11 10 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 386 0 0 running
12 11 14 Jim Paschal Chevrolet 0 0 386 0 0 running
13 17 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 385 1 0 running
14 16 90 Bill Dennis Mercury 0 0 382 0 0 running
15 19 42 Marty Robbins Dodge 0 0 376 0 0 running
16 9 91 Speedy Thompson Chevrolet 0 0 376 0 0 running
17 18 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 374 0 0 running
18 37 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 370 0 0 running
19 27 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 363 0 0 running
20 39 04 Ed Negre Plymouth 0 0 354 0 0 running
21 30 5 Earl Brooks Plymouth 0 0 353 0 0 running
22 24 92 Larry Smith Ford 0 0 352 0 0 running
23 35 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 349 0 0 running
24 32 70 JD McDuffie Mercury 0 0 333 0 0 running
25 26 93 Richard D Brown Chevrolet 0 0 330 0 0 crash
26 34 07 Jabe Thomas Chevrolet 0 0 292 0 0 wheel bearing
27 21 64 Elmo Langley Mercury 0 0 282 0 0 clutch
28 1 3 Charlie Glotzbach Chevrolet 0 0 234 87 0 crash
29 31 45 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 232 0 0 vibration
30 28 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 213 0 0 suspension
31 33 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 211 0 0 engine
32 3 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 160 0 0 radiator
33 36 02 Dick Bown Plymouth 0 0 110 0 0 suspension
34 14 33 David Pearson Pontiac 0 0 94 0 0 oil leak
35 23 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 79 0 0 oil pan
36 20 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 60 0 0 engine
37 22 60 Maynard Troyer Mercury 0 0 39 0 0 steering
38 40 55 Ben Arnold Mercury 0 0 33 0 0 oil line
39 38 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 17 0 0 engine
40 29 30 Walter Ballard Ford 0 0 11 0 0 crash

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