Results

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

Winston 500

Sunday, May 16th, 1971

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

  • 14 Ford
  • 11 Mercury
  • 13 Dodge
  • 5 Chevrolet
  • 1 Pontiac
  • 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: 147.419
  • Cautions: 7 for 45 laps
  • Lead Changes: 45
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 1 21 Donnie Allison Mercury 0 0 188 65 0 running
2 3 12 Bobby Allison Mercury 0 0 188 70 0 running
3 7 11 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 188 15 0 running
4 6 6 Pete Hamilton Plymouth 0 0 187 0 0 running
5 4 99 Fred Lorenzen Plymouth 0 0 187 0 0 running
6 27 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 186 0 0 running
7 10 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 185 0 0 running
8 9 90 Bill Dennis Mercury 0 0 183 0 0 running
9 2 71 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 181 38 0 engine
10 32 68 Larry Baumel Ford 0 0 178 0 0 running
11 36 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 178 0 0 running
12 22 2 Bill Seifert Dodge 0 0 177 0 0 running
13 13 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 176 0 0 running
14 20 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 175 0 0 running
15 38 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 174 0 0 running
16 17 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 174 0 0 running
17 15 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 173 0 0 running
18 44 5 Doc Faustina Plymouth 0 0 170 0 0 running
19 47 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 170 0 0 running
20 39 7 Dean Dalton Ford 0 0 169 0 0 running
21 16 60 Maynard Troyer Mercury 0 0 167 0 0 running
22 24 30 Walter Ballard Ford 0 0 167 0 0 running
23 31 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 166 0 0 running
24 42 8 Ed Negre Ford 0 0 165 0 0 running
25 49 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 160 0 0 running
26 46 32 Kevin Terris Plymouth 0 0 150 0 0 overheating
27 43 0 George Altheide Dodge 0 0 135 0 0 engine
28 26 64 Elmo Langley Mercury 0 0 133 0 0 spindle
29 29 20 Bill Ward Ford 0 0 108 0 0 engine
30 11 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 97 0 0 engine
31 37 05 David Sisco Chevrolet 0 0 85 0 0 fan pulley
32 48 63 Roy Mulligan Dodge 0 0 83 0 0 engine
33 18 70 JD McDuffie Mercury 0 0 81 0 0 fuel line
34 33 46 Roy Mayne Chevrolet 0 0 68 0 0 engine
35 34 36 Jimmy Crawford Dodge 0 0 66 0 0 engine./crash
36 50 26 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 58 0 0 engine
37 14 03 Tommy Gale Mercury 0 0 53 0 0 engine
38 5 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 42 0 0 crash
39 35 07 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 39 0 0 engine
40 45 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 35 0 0 engine
41 19 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 31 0 0 overheating
42 12 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 25 0 0 engine
43 8 33 David Pearson Pontiac 0 0 19 0 0 engine
44 21 93 Richard D Brown Chevrolet 0 0 17 0 0 engine
45 28 95 Paul Tyler Mercury 0 0 15 0 0 overheating
46 41 45 Dub Simpson Mercury 0 0 11 0 0 engine
47 23 86 Bobby Mausgrover Dodge 0 0 9 0 0 transmission
48 30 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 6 0 0 engine
49 40 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 4 0 0 ignition
50 25 35 Bub Strickler Ford 0 0 1 0 0 engine

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