CUP Series North Carolina Speedway

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American 500

Sunday, October 24th, 1971

North Carolina Speedway, Rockingham, NC

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  • 5 Chevrolet
  • 11 Ford
  • 10 Mercury
  • 8 Dodge
  • 7 Plymouth

  • Drivers Entered: 41 (1 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Laps Actual: 492 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 113.405
  • Cautions: 9 for 58 laps
  • Lead Changes: 14
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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American 500 at North Carolina Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
34 10 27 AJ Foyt Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 139 0 0 0 0 crash
13 21 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 0 0 459 0 0 0 0 running
6 11 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 0 0 482 0 0 0 0 running
25 30 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 0 0 333 0 0 0 0 oil leak
9 23 90 Bill Dennis Mercury 0 0 0 0 471 0 0 0 0 running
15 40 45 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 0 0 453 0 0 0 0 running
3 4 12 Bobby Allison Mercury 0 0 0 0 488 1 0 0 0 running
32 20 53 Bobby Brack Ford 0 0 0 0 170 0 0 0 0 crash
5 6 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 0 0 483 0 0 0 0 running
2 2 11 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 0 0 492 209 0 0 0 running
11 19 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 0 0 464 0 0 0 0 running
37 1 3 Charlie Glotzbach Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 84 77 0 0 0 crash
38 12 07 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 79 0 0 0 0 engine
28 9 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 0 0 227 0 0 0 0 engine
36 8 99 David Pearson Plymouth 0 0 0 0 92 0 0 0 0 crash
19 34 57 David Ray Boggs Dodge 0 0 0 0 439 0 0 0 0 running
39 3 21 Donnie Allison Mercury 0 0 0 0 63 0 0 0 0 overheating
26 41 26 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 0 0 297 0 0 0 0 suspension
16 28 8 Ed Negre Ford 0 0 0 0 446 0 0 0 0 running
40 33 13 Eddie Yarboro Plymouth 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 0 0 engine
29 32 64 Elmo Langley Mercury 0 0 0 0 216 0 0 0 0 engine
35 18 79 Frank Warren Plymouth 0 0 0 0 112 0 0 0 0 engine
10 13 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 468 0 0 0 0 running
31 16 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 0 0 171 0 0 0 0 crash
18 37 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 0 0 440 0 0 0 0 running
24 35 70 JD McDuffie Mercury 0 0 0 0 342 0 0 0 0 suspension
30 24 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 0 0 174 0 0 0 0 crash
7 27 48 James Hylton Mercury 0 0 0 0 476 0 0 0 0 running
8 15 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 0 0 471 0 0 0 0 running
23 22 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 0 0 389 0 0 0 0 running
41 14 60 Maynard Troyer Mercury 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 engine
27 39 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 0 0 254 0 0 0 0 engine
33 29 95 Paul Tyler Ford 0 0 0 0 163 0 0 0 0 crash
4 7 6 Pete Hamilton Plymouth 0 0 0 0 487 16 0 0 0 running
14 25 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 0 0 457 0 0 0 0 running
17 31 91 Richard D Brown Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 445 0 0 0 0 running
1 5 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 0 492 189 0 0 0 running
20 17 31 Stick Elliott Dodge 0 0 0 0 435 0 0 0 0 running
12 26 55 Tiny Lund Mercury 0 0 0 0 461 0 0 0 0 running
22 38 30 Walter Ballard Ford 0 0 0 0 397 0 0 0 0 engine
21 36 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 0 0 421 0 0 0 0 running

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