Results

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

Volunteer 500

Sunday, July 11th, 1971

Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN

  • 13 Ford
  • 5 Plymouth
  • 3 Mercury
  • 6 Chevrolet
  • 3 Dodge

  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 101.074
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: 7
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Volunteer 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
8 9 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 454 0 0 running
15 13 32 Bill Dennis Plymouth 0 0 328 0 0 lug bolt
23 17 45 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 63 0 0 overheating
30 21 74 Bill Shirey Plymouth 0 0 5 0 0 ignition
2 3 12 Bobby Allison Ford 0 0 497 46 0 running
4 10 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 477 0 0 running
1 2 3 Charlie Glotzbach Chevrolet 0 0 500 411 0 running
14 7 07 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 369 0 0 overheating
19 23 7 Dean Dalton Ford 0 0 167 0 0 lug bolt
29 20 64 Dick May Ford 0 0 6 0 0 quit
16 18 37 Don Tarr Dodge 0 0 238 0 0 alternator
18 26 26 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 168 0 0 rear end
25 27 8 Ed Negre Ford 0 0 40 0 0 engine
6 12 67 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 465 0 0 running
7 15 77 Frank Warren Ford 0 0 464 0 0 running
21 11 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 104 0 0 wheel bearing
24 6 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 59 0 0 engine
12 24 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 432 0 0 running
9 18 70 JD McDuffie Mercury 0 0 450 0 0 running
10 30 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 445 0 0 running
5 8 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 473 0 0 running
13 29 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 420 0 0 running
20 16 41 Ken Meisenhelder Chevrolet 0 0 131 0 0 vibration
22 25 95 Paul Tyler Mercury 0 0 70 0 0 rear end
27 22 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 18 0 0 quit
28 4 91 Richard D Brown Chevrolet 0 0 12 0 0 transmission
3 1 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 494 43 0 running
17 5 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 262 0 0 spindle
11 15 30 Walter Ballard Ford 0 0 445 0 0 running
26 28 38 Wayne Smith Chevrolet 0 0 18 0 0 crash

Race Infractions

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