Race Results : Darlington Raceway

Southern 500

Monday, September 6th, 1971

Darlington Raceway , Darlington, SC

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  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 367
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 131.398
  • Cautions: 5 for 32 laps
  • Lead Changes: 14
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 1 12 Bobby Allison Mercury 0 0 367 329 0 running
2 6 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 366 13 0 running
3 4 11 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 363 0 0 running
4 7 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 361 25 0 running
5 5 99 Dave Marcis Plymouth 0 0 355 0 0 running
6 9 48 James Hylton Mercury 0 0 343 0 0 running
7 18 42 Marty Robbins Dodge 0 0 339 0 0 running
8 22 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 338 0 0 running
9 11 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 337 0 0 running
10 37 40 Roy Mayne Ford 0 0 320 0 0 running
11 25 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 316 0 0 running
12 30 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 315 0 0 running
13 32 26 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 313 0 0 running
14 34 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 313 0 0 running
15 36 13 Eddie Yarboro Plymouth 0 0 303 0 0 running
16 8 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 276 0 0 engine
17 20 8 Ed Negre Ford 0 0 274 0 0 running
18 35 68 Larry Baumel Ford 0 0 267 0 0 running
19 10 90 Bill Dennis Mercury 0 0 264 0 0 battery
20 40 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 242 0 0 running
21 15 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 223 0 0 crash
22 21 7 Dean Dalton Ford 0 0 217 0 0 engine
23 12 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 216 0 0 battery
24 3 3 Charlie Glotzbach Chevrolet 0 0 214 0 0 crash
25 23 84 Dick May Dodge 0 0 204 0 0 engine
26 19 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 194 0 0 rear end
27 27 32 Marv Acton Plymouth 0 0 187 0 0 hood pin
28 33 74 Bill Shirey Plymouth 0 0 170 0 0 engine
29 14 30 Walter Ballard Ford 0 0 167 0 0 engine
30 2 6 Pete Hamilton Plymouth 0 0 156 0 0 overheating
31 28 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 149 0 0 engine
32 17 45 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 111 0 0 engine
33 16 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 96 0 0 engine
34 24 64 Elmo Langley Mercury 0 0 81 0 0 engine
35 13 17 David Pearson Pontiac 0 0 50 0 0 engine
36 29 86 Bobby Mausgrover Dodge 0 0 44 0 0 suspension
37 38 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 41 0 0 suspension
38 26 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 13 0 0 engine
39 39 66 Dick Brooks Pontiac 0 0 8 0 0 overheating
40 31 91 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 2 0 0 steering

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