Results

The 1971 Gwyn Staley 400 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the North Wilkesboro Speedway race.

Gwyn Staley 400

Sunday, April 18th, 1971

North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC

  • 10 Ford
  • 5 Mercury
  • 5 Plymouth
  • 6 Dodge
  • 4 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Laps Scheduled: 400
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 98.479
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: 6
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Gwyn Staley 400 at North Wilkesboro Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
4 4 72 Benny Parsons Ford 0 0 394 0 0 running
8 11 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 379 0 0 running
7 10 90 Bill Dennis Mercury 0 0 379 0 0 running
29 14 45 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 14 0 0 overheating
14 28 74 Bill Shirey Plymouth 0 0 348 0 0 running
5 5 12 Bobby Allison Dodge 0 0 394 0 0 running
13 1 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 355 204 0 engine
10 17 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 374 0 0 running
26 9 91 Charlie Glotzbach Chevrolet 0 0 29 0 0 transmission
19 24 63 Charlie Roberts Dodge 0 0 241 0 0 engine
28 24 84 Clyde Lynn Mercury 0 0 15 0 0 vibration
2 2 17 David Pearson Ford 0 0 399 4 0 running
3 5 22 Dick Brooks Dodge 0 0 396 6 0 running
30 26 62 Dick Poling Dodge 0 0 2 0 0 oil leak
22 23 51 Dub Simpson Chevrolet 0 0 96 0 0 battery
27 28 26 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 28 0 0 engine
18 30 28 Ed Negre Ford 0 0 243 0 0 suspension
15 8 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 306 0 0 oil line
12 25 79 Frank Warren Plymouth 0 0 358 0 0 running
9 19 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 379 0 0 running
20 27 70 JD McDuffie Mercury 0 0 191 0 0 rear end
11 12 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 364 0 0 running
6 13 48 James Hylton Mercury 0 0 386 0 0 running
24 29 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 92 0 0 overheating
16 7 93 Richard D Brown Chevrolet 0 0 281 0 0 clutch
1 3 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 400 186 0 running
23 20 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 94 0 0 engine
25 18 46 Roy Mayne Chevrolet 0 0 54 0 0 engine
17 15 30 Walter Ballard Ford 0 0 249 0 0 overheating
21 16 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 96 0 0 axle

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