Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Southeastern 500

Bristol Motor Speedway

March 28th, 1971

Race #9 of the 1971 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 500
  • Miles: 266.5
  • Average Speed: 91.704 mph
  • Cautions: 5
  • Caution Laps: 45
  • Lead Changes: 9
#41 NASCAR Next Gen car
Daytona Beach, Florida - September 7th, 2021: A detail view of the #41 NASCAR Next Gen car driven by Cole Custer is seen in the garage during the NASCAR Cup Series test at Daytona International Speedway. Photo by James Gilbert | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 1 17 David Pearson Ford 0 0 0 500 133 Running
2 2 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 500 233 Running
3 7 22 Dick Brooks Dodge 0 0 0 489 2 Running
4 3 12 Bobby Allison Dodge 0 0 0 487 78 Running
5 4 72 Benny Parsons Ford 0 0 0 485 0 Running
6 8 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 0 483 0 Running
7 5 64 Elmo Langley Mercury 0 0 0 469 0 Running
8 18 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 0 448 0 Running
9 16 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 0 443 0 Running
10 30 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 0 439 0 Running
11 10 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 0 413 0 Overheating
12 25 79 Frank Warren Plymouth 0 0 0 398 0 Running
13 17 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 0 367 0 Transmission
14 11 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 0 366 0 Engine
15 24 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 0 340 0 Engine
16 28 26 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 0 267 0 Transmission
17 19 95 Paul Tyler Ford 0 0 0 248 0 Rear end
18 26 58 Robert Brown Chevrolet 0 0 0 228 0 Oil leak
19 9 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 0 180 54 Crash
20 21 45 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 0 152 0 Ignition
21 29 67 Dick May Ford 0 0 0 130 0 Oil leak
22 15 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 0 111 0 Crash
23 14 7 Ed Negre Ford 0 0 0 106 0 Crash
24 20 68 Larry Baumel Ford 0 0 0 92 0 Engine
25 22 30 Walter Ballard Ford 0 0 0 60 0 Overheating
26 13 74 Bill Shirey Plymouth 0 0 0 58 0 Engine
27 6 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 0 47 0 Crash
28 12 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 0 32 0 Ignition
29 23 41 Ken Meisenhelder Chevrolet 0 0 0 32 0 Overheating
30 27 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 0 18 0 Oil line