Official NASCAR Race Results
Buddy Baker won the 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Rebel 400 at Darlington Raceway.
05-02-1971 | Rebel 400 | Darlington Raceway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 11 | Buddy Baker | Dodge | Petty Enterprises | 0 | 293 | 27 | Running | 16,065 |
| 2 | 11 | 22 | Dick Brooks | Dodge | Mario Rossi | 0 | 286 | 0 | Running | 8,165 |
| 3 | 14 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Dodge | Dave Marcis | 0 | 286 | 8 | Running | 5,540 |
| 4 | 1 | 21 | Donnie Allison | Mercury | Purolator | 0 | 283 | 244 | Engine | 4,090 |
| 5 | 15 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | Dodge | O.L. Nixon | 0 | 276 | 0 | Running | 2,215 |
| 6 | 16 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Plymouth | G.C. Spencer | 0 | 268 | 0 | Running | 1,725 |
| 7 | 34 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Mercury | J.D. McDuffie | 0 | 265 | 0 | Running | 1,400 |
| 8 | 13 | 39 | Friday Hassler | Chevrolet | Friday Hassler | 0 | 264 | 0 | Running | 1,350 |
| 9 | 27 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Ford | Ben Arnold | 0 | 261 | 0 | Running | 1,175 |
| 10 | 10 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Mercury | Elmo Langley | 0 | 258 | 0 | Running | 1,100 |
| 11 | 31 | 19 | Henley Gray | Ford | Henley Gray | 0 | 256 | 0 | Running | 1,225 |
| 12 | 17 | 10 | Bill Champion | Ford | Bill Champion | 0 | 255 | 0 | Running | 975 |
| 13 | 23 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Ford | Wendell Scott | 0 | 252 | 0 | Running | 950 |
| 14 | 32 | 8 | Ed Negre | Ford | Ed Negre | 0 | 247 | 0 | Running | 925 |
| 15 | 18 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Mercury | Cecil Gordon | 0 | 245 | 0 | Engine | 900 |
| 16 | 21 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ford | Ballard Racing | 0 | 219 | 0 | Rear end | 850 |
| 17 | 19 | 95 | Paul Tyler | Mercury | Paul Tyler | 0 | 215 | 0 | Suspension | 825 |
| 18 | 3 | 99 | Fred Lorenzen | Plymouth | STP | 0 | 205 | 0 | Engine | 1,000 |
| 19 | 22 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Ford | Dean Dalton | 0 | 201 | 0 | Engine | 750 |
| 20 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | 0 | 185 | 10 | Engine | 925 |
| 21 | 7 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Dodge | Coca-Cola | 0 | 177 | 1 | Engine | 700 |
| 22 | 29 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Dodge | Joe Frasson | 0 | 159 | 0 | Lug bolts | 675 |
| 23 | 8 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Mercury | L.G. DeWitt | 0 | 132 | 0 | Engine | 650 |
| 24 | 26 | 48 | James Hylton | Ford | Hylton Engineering | 0 | 122 | 0 | Engine | 640 |
| 25 | 6 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | Dodge | K & K Insurance | 0 | 119 | 0 | Suspension | 625 |
| 26 | 36 | 5 | Earl Brooks | Plymouth | Doc Faustina | 0 | 97 | 0 | Fire | 610 |
| 27 | 28 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Plymouth | Don Robertson | 0 | 69 | 0 | Ignition | 650 |
| 28 | 30 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Ford | Bill Seifert | 0 | 60 | 0 | Brakes | 615 |
| 29 | 25 | 93 | Richard D. Brown | Chevrolet | Harold Furr | 0 | 52 | 0 | Crash | 660 |
| 30 | 20 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Ford | Bill Seifert | 0 | 48 | 0 | Ignition | 580 |
| 31 | 2 | 17 | David Pearson | Mercury | Holman-Moody | 0 | 30 | 3 | Steering | 1,075 |
| 32 | 35 | 63 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Charlie Roberts | 0 | 26 | 0 | Oil leak | 570 |
| 33 | 24 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Chevrolet | Tom Hunter | 0 | 23 | 0 | Engine | 565 |
| 34 | 12 | 91 | Charlie Glotzbach | Chevrolet | Junior Fields | 0 | 13 | 0 | Motor mount | 560 |
| 35 | 9 | 6 | Pete Hamilton | Plymouth | American Brakeblok | 0 | 3 | 0 | Engine | 555 |
| 36 | 33 | 06 | Neil Castles | Dodge | Neil Castles | 0 | 2 | 0 | Engine | 550 |
Race Recap
- Date: 05-02-1971
- Track: Darlington Raceway
- Race: Rebel 400
- Race #: 16
- Cars: 36
- Winner: Buddy Baker
- Start Position: 5th
- Car Make: 1971 Dodge
- Avg Speed: 130.678 mph
- Distance: 400 miles
- Purse: $62,430
- Cautions: 5
- Caution Laps: 30
- Lead Changes: 13
- Pole: 149.826 mph
