Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Texas 500

Texas World Speedway

December 12th, 1971

Race #48 of the 1971 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 250
  • Miles: 500.0
  • Average Speed: 144.000 mph
  • Cautions: 3
  • Caution Laps: 28
  • Lead Changes: 22
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FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 3 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 250 111 Running
2 4 11 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 0 250 52 Running
3 5 12 Bobby Allison Mercury 0 0 0 248 75 Running
4 1 6 Pete Hamilton Plymouth 0 0 0 245 12 Running
5 8 90 Bill Dennis Mercury 0 0 0 239 0 Running
6 10 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 0 238 0 Running
7 15 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 0 234 0 Running
8 14 91 Richard D Brown Chevrolet 0 0 0 232 0 Running
9 30 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 0 232 0 Running
10 22 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 0 231 0 Running
11 21 9 Ramo Stott Dodge 0 0 0 231 0 Running
12 12 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 0 230 0 Running
13 35 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 0 219 0 Running
14 32 26 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 0 216 0 Running
15 37 0 George Altheide Dodge 0 0 0 216 0 Running
16 25 45 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 0 212 0 Running
17 43 28 Bill Hollar Ford 0 0 0 212 0 Running
18 33 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 0 211 0 Running
19 44 70 JD McDuffie Mercury 0 0 0 211 0 Running
20 16 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 0 209 0 Running
21 49 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 0 209 0 Running
22 39 63 Charlie Roberts Dodge 0 0 0 208 0 Running
23 40 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 0 196 0 Running
24 24 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 0 194 0 Fuel pump
25 20 42 Marty Robbins Dodge 0 0 0 174 0 Engine
26 9 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 0 164 0 Valve
27 29 00 Ronnie Chumley Mercury 0 0 0 155 0 Engine
28 46 74 Bill Shirey Plymouth 0 0 0 144 0 Out of gas
29 47 81 Bob England Chevrolet 0 0 0 133 0 Vibration
30 31 5 Doc Faustina Plymouth 0 0 0 128 0 Oil leak
31 38 55 Tiny Lund Mercury 0 0 0 118 0 Engine
32 19 87 Jackie Oliver Mercury 0 0 0 117 0 Engine
33 18 53 HB Bailey Ford 0 0 0 117 0 Engine
34 28 01 Earle Canavan Plymouth 0 0 0 113 0 Engine
35 41 7 Dean Dalton Ford 0 0 0 111 0 Lug bolt
36 13 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 0 98 0 Valve
37 34 27 Jerry Barnett Dodge 0 0 0 86 0 Crash
38 2 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 0 0 0 82 0 Engine
39 23 30 Walter Ballard Ford 0 0 0 79 0 Engine
40 11 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 0 73 0 Engine
41 27 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 0 69 0 Oil pressure
42 26 57 David Ray Boggs Dodge 0 0 0 67 0 Engine
43 36 37 Don Tarr Dodge 0 0 0 59 0 Lug bolt
44 42 8 Ed Negre Ford 0 0 0 34 0 Engine
45 45 40 DK Ulrich Ford 0 0 0 26 0 Clutch
46 17 96 Ray Elder Dodge 0 0 0 24 0 Engine
47 48 61 Jimmy Finger Ford 0 0 0 18 0 Engine
48 6 17 David Pearson Pontiac 0 0 0 15 0 Overheating
49 7 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 0 1 0 Engine