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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Southern 500

Darlington Raceway

September 6th, 1971

Race #40 of the 1971 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 367
  • Miles: 501.3
  • Average Speed: 131.398 mph
  • Cautions: 5
  • Caution Laps: 32
  • Lead Changes: 14
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
Concord, North Carolina - November 16th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by Jared C Tilton | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 1 12 Bobby Allison Mercury 0 0 0 367 329 Running
2 6 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 366 13 Running
3 4 11 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 0 363 0 Running
4 7 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 0 361 25 Running
5 5 99 Dave Marcis Plymouth 0 0 0 355 0 Running
6 9 48 James Hylton Mercury 0 0 0 343 0 Running
7 18 42 Marty Robbins Dodge 0 0 0 339 0 Running
8 22 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 0 338 0 Running
9 11 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 0 337 0 Running
10 37 40 Roy Mayne Ford 0 0 0 320 0 Running
11 25 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 0 316 0 Running
12 30 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 0 315 0 Running
13 32 26 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 0 313 0 Running
14 34 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 0 313 0 Running
15 36 13 Eddie Yarboro Plymouth 0 0 0 303 0 Running
16 8 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 0 276 0 Engine
17 20 8 Ed Negre Ford 0 0 0 274 0 Running
18 35 68 Larry Baumel Ford 0 0 0 267 0 Running
19 10 90 Bill Dennis Mercury 0 0 0 264 0 Battery
20 40 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 0 242 0 Running
21 15 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 0 223 0 Crash
22 21 7 Dean Dalton Ford 0 0 0 217 0 Engine
23 12 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 0 216 0 Battery
24 3 3 Charlie Glotzbach Chevrolet 0 0 0 214 0 Crash
25 23 84 Dick May Dodge 0 0 0 204 0 Engine
26 19 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 0 194 0 Rear end
27 27 32 Marv Acton Plymouth 0 0 0 187 0 Hood pin
28 33 74 Bill Shirey Plymouth 0 0 0 170 0 Engine
29 14 30 Walter Ballard Ford 0 0 0 167 0 Engine
30 2 6 Pete Hamilton Plymouth 0 0 0 156 0 Overheating
31 28 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 0 149 0 Engine
32 17 45 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 0 111 0 Engine
33 16 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 0 96 0 Engine
34 24 64 Elmo Langley Mercury 0 0 0 81 0 Engine
35 13 17 David Pearson Pontiac 0 0 0 50 0 Engine
36 29 86 Bobby Mausgrover Dodge 0 0 0 44 0 Suspension
37 38 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 0 41 0 Suspension
38 26 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 0 13 0 Engine
39 39 66 Dick Brooks Pontiac 0 0 0 8 0 Overheating
40 31 91 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 0 2 0 Steering