Results

The 1971 Talladega 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Talladega Superspeedway race.

Talladega 500

Sunday, August 22nd, 1971

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

  • 17 Ford
  • 11 Mercury
  • 8 Dodge
  • 8 Chevrolet
  • 6 Plymouth

  • Drivers Entered: 50 (10 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 145.945
  • Cautions: 5 for 43 laps
  • Lead Changes: 54
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Talladega 500 at Talladega Superspeedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 2 12 Bobby Allison Mercury 0 0 188 100 0 running
2 5 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 188 15 0 running
3 4 6 Pete Hamilton Plymouth 0 0 187 36 0 crash
4 8 99 Fred Lorenzen Plymouth 0 0 184 0 0 running
5 14 48 James Hylton Mercury 0 0 183 0 0 running
6 11 45 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 181 0 0 running
7 20 15 Don Tarr Ford 0 0 181 0 0 running
8 39 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 179 0 0 running
9 31 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 179 0 0 running
10 19 92 Larry Smith Ford 0 0 179 0 0 running
11 13 64 Elmo Langley Mercury 0 0 179 0 0 running
12 25 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 178 0 0 running
13 38 46 Roy Mayne Chevrolet 0 0 178 0 0 running
14 32 03 Tommy Gale Mercury 0 0 176 0 0 running
15 14 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 175 0 0 running
16 46 05 David Sisco Chevrolet 0 0 173 0 0 running
17 30 20 Bill Ward Ford 0 0 173 0 0 running
18 33 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 169 0 0 running
19 36 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 163 0 0 running
20 50 26 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 162 0 0 running
21 27 70 JD McDuffie Mercury 0 0 161 0 0 running
22 23 30 Walter Ballard Ford 0 0 156 0 0 running
23 3 3 Charlie Glotzbach Chevrolet 0 0 155 5 0 engine
24 26 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 155 0 0 engine
25 48 7 Dean Dalton Ford 0 0 155 0 0 running
26 49 96 Wendell Scott Chevrolet 0 0 153 0 0 running
27 43 84 Dick May Ford 0 0 153 0 0 running
28 40 8 Ed Negre Ford 0 0 151 0 0 running
29 37 68 Larry Baumel Ford 0 0 148 0 0 axle
30 28 32 Marv Acton Plymouth 0 0 146 0 0 engine
31 45 94 Harry Gailey Ford 0 0 141 0 0 running
32 15 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 105 0 0 crash
33 44 53 Bobby Brack Ford 0 0 105 0 0 crash
34 29 5 Dave Marcis Plymouth 0 0 101 0 0 crash
35 17 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 97 0 0 engine
36 7 11 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 95 10 0 engine
37 9 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 86 0 0 windshield
38 12 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 63 0 0 crash
39 6 52 Rolf Stommelen Mercury 0 0 53 0 0 frame
40 24 93 Dub Simpson Chevrolet 0 0 49 0 0 fuel line
41 1 21 Donnie Allison Mercury 0 0 44 22 0 engine
42 34 07 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 42 0 0 axle
43 42 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 39 0 0 engine
44 10 60 Maynard Troyer Mercury 0 0 33 0 0 oil leak
45 35 86 Bobby Mausgrover Dodge 0 0 27 0 0 engine
46 47 63 Johnny Barnes Dodge 0 0 23 0 0 oil pan
47 21 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 10 0 0 engine
48 22 90 Bill Dennis Mercury 0 0 10 0 0 engine
49 16 91 Richard D Brown Chevrolet 0 0 5 0 0 engine
50 18 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 1 0 0 ignition

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