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Results

The 1971 Southeastern 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Bristol Motor Speedway race.

Southeastern 500

Sunday, March 28th, 1971

Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN

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  • 13 Ford
  • 5 Plymouth
  • 6 Dodge
  • 2 Mercury
  • 4 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 91.704
  • Cautions: 5 for 45 laps
  • Lead Changes: 9
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Southeastern 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
5 4 72 Benny Parsons Ford 0 0 485 0 0 running
22 15 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 111 0 0 crash
20 21 45 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 152 0 0 ignition
26 13 74 Bill Shirey Plymouth 0 0 58 0 0 engine
4 3 12 Bobby Allison Dodge 0 0 487 78 0 running
14 11 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 366 0 0 engine
11 10 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 413 0 0 overheating
1 1 17 David Pearson Ford 0 0 500 133 0 running
3 7 22 Dick Brooks Dodge 0 0 489 2 0 running
21 29 67 Dick May Ford 0 0 130 0 0 oil leak
16 28 26 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 267 0 0 transmission
23 14 7 Ed Negre Ford 0 0 106 0 0 crash
7 5 64 Elmo Langley Mercury 0 0 469 0 0 running
12 25 79 Frank Warren Plymouth 0 0 398 0 0 running
6 8 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 483 0 0 running
27 6 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 47 0 0 crash
9 16 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 443 0 0 running
30 27 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 18 0 0 oil line
8 18 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 448 0 0 running
19 9 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 180 54 0 crash
13 17 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 367 0 0 transmission
29 23 41 Ken Meisenhelder Chevrolet 0 0 32 0 0 overheating
24 20 68 Larry Baumel Ford 0 0 92 0 0 engine
10 30 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 439 0 0 running
17 19 95 Paul Tyler Ford 0 0 248 0 0 rear end
2 2 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 500 233 0 running
18 26 58 Robert Brown Chevrolet 0 0 228 0 0 oil leak
28 12 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 32 0 0 ignition
25 22 30 Walter Ballard Ford 0 0 60 0 0 overheating
15 24 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 340 0 0 engine

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