Race Results : Rockingham Speedway

Carolina 500

Sunday, March 14th, 1971

Rockingham Speedway , Rockingham, NC

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  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Laps Actual: 492 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 118.696
  • Cautions: 7 for 36 laps
  • Lead Changes: 19
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
Mike Rockenfeller maneuvers through the garage area
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Entry List
Carolina 500 at Rockingham Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 2 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 492 198 0 running
2 3 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 492 55 0 running
3 10 11 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 492 182 0 running
4 1 99 Fred Lorenzen Plymouth 0 0 488 16 0 crash
5 13 22 Dick Brooks Dodge 0 0 488 0 0 running
6 16 98 LeeRoy Yarbrough Mercury 0 0 486 22 0 crash
7 27 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 474 0 0 running
8 8 55 Tiny Lund Dodge 0 0 471 0 0 running
9 11 64 Elmo Langley Mercury 0 0 470 0 0 crash
10 14 90 Bill Dennis Mercury 0 0 462 0 0 running
11 18 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 455 0 0 running
12 22 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 454 0 0 running
13 12 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 446 0 0 running
14 31 88 JD McDuffie Dodge 0 0 441 0 0 running
15 35 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 439 0 0 crash
16 25 8 Ed Negre Ford 0 0 438 0 0 running
17 28 79 Frank Warren Plymouth 0 0 437 0 0 running
18 15 48 James Hylton Mercury 0 0 436 0 0 suspension
19 40 75 Bobby Wawak Dodge 0 0 436 0 0 crash
20 29 68 Larry Baumel Ford 0 0 413 0 0 running
21 32 45 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 384 0 0 overheating
22 34 56 EJ Trivette Chevrolet 0 0 368 0 0 running
23 18 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 366 0 0 running
24 6 6 Pete Hamilton Plymouth 0 0 339 7 0 radiator
25 9 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 304 0 0 crash
26 17 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 301 12 0 engine
27 21 42 Ray Hendrick Ford 0 0 295 0 0 crash
28 30 46 Roy Mayne Chevrolet 0 0 282 0 0 engine
29 37 63 Charlie Roberts Dodge 0 0 265 0 0 engine
30 5 12 Bobby Allison Dodge 0 0 231 0 0 engine
31 7 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 186 0 0 radiator
32 24 40 Marv Acton Plymouth 0 0 162 0 0 crash
33 23 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 148 0 0 lug bolts
34 4 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 132 0 0 engine
35 39 67 Dick May Ford 0 0 98 0 0 suspension
36 20 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 95 0 0 overheating
37 33 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 72 0 0 overheating
38 38 51 Dub Simpson Chevrolet 0 0 28 0 0 transmission
39 36 44 James Sears Ford 0 0 9 0 0 brakes
40 26 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 5 0 0 crash

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