Results

The 1971 Halifax County 100 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the South Boston Speedway race.

Halifax County 100

Sunday, May 9th, 1971

South Boston Speedway, South Boston, VA

  • 14 Ford
  • 2 Mercury
  • 3 Plymouth
  • 6 Dodge
  • 3 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 28
  • Laps Scheduled: N/A
  • Laps Actual: 281 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 72.271
  • Cautions: 2 for 14 laps
  • Lead Changes: 4
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Halifax County 100 at South Boston Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 2 72 Benny Parsons Ford 0 0 281 42 0 running
6 8 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 270 0 0 running
28 4 90 Bill Dennis Mercury 0 0 6 0 0 driveshaft
15 15 74 Bill Shirey Plymouth 0 0 134 0 0 quit
13 1 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 247 216 0 engine
5 17 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 273 0 0 running
23 27 63 Charlie Roberts Dodge 0 0 25 0 0 quit
22 14 20 Clyde Lynn Ford 0 0 32 0 0 engine
18 21 41 DK Ulrich Ford 0 0 77 0 0 quit
27 6 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 9 0 0 rear end
16 19 7 Dean Dalton Ford 0 0 109 0 0 engine
14 24 67 Dick May Ford 0 0 185 0 0 quit
25 22 26 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 20 0 0 overheating
12 28 8 Ed Negre Ford 0 0 255 0 0 running
24 5 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 24 0 0 engine
8 26 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 269 0 0 running
11 23 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 257 0 0 running
7 13 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 270 0 0 running
9 12 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 267 0 0 running
3 9 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 277 0 0 running
17 16 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 103 0 0 ignition
20 18 68 Larry Baumel Ford 0 0 56 0 0 overheating
19 7 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 60 0 0 rear end
21 20 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 37 0 0 engine
2 3 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 280 23 0 running
26 25 85 Ronnie Daniel Chevrolet 0 0 16 0 0 overheating
4 10 30 Walter Ballard Ford 0 0 273 0 0 running
10 11 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 263 0 0 running

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