Results

The 1971 Talladega 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Talladega Superspeedway race.

Talladega 500

Sunday, August 22nd, 1971

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

  • 17 Ford
  • 11 Mercury
  • 8 Dodge
  • 8 Chevrolet
  • 6 Plymouth

  • Drivers Entered: 50 (10 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 145.945
  • Cautions: 5 for 43 laps
  • Lead Changes: 54
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Talladega 500 at Talladega Superspeedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
35 17 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 97 0 0 engine
47 21 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 10 0 0 engine
12 25 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 178 0 0 running
48 22 90 Bill Dennis Mercury 0 0 10 0 0 engine
6 11 45 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 181 0 0 running
17 30 20 Bill Ward Ford 0 0 173 0 0 running
1 2 12 Bobby Allison Mercury 0 0 188 100 0 running
33 44 53 Bobby Brack Ford 0 0 105 0 0 crash
45 35 86 Bobby Mausgrover Dodge 0 0 27 0 0 engine
36 7 11 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 95 10 0 engine
38 12 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 63 0 0 crash
23 3 3 Charlie Glotzbach Chevrolet 0 0 155 5 0 engine
24 26 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 155 0 0 engine
42 34 07 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 42 0 0 axle
34 29 5 Dave Marcis Plymouth 0 0 101 0 0 crash
16 46 05 David Sisco Chevrolet 0 0 173 0 0 running
25 48 7 Dean Dalton Ford 0 0 155 0 0 running
27 43 84 Dick May Ford 0 0 153 0 0 running
7 20 15 Don Tarr Ford 0 0 181 0 0 running
41 1 21 Donnie Allison Mercury 0 0 44 22 0 engine
40 24 93 Dub Simpson Chevrolet 0 0 49 0 0 fuel line
20 50 26 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 162 0 0 running
28 40 8 Ed Negre Ford 0 0 151 0 0 running
11 13 64 Elmo Langley Mercury 0 0 179 0 0 running
15 14 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 175 0 0 running
4 8 99 Fred Lorenzen Plymouth 0 0 184 0 0 running
37 9 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 86 0 0 windshield
31 45 94 Harry Gailey Ford 0 0 141 0 0 running
43 42 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 39 0 0 engine
21 27 70 JD McDuffie Mercury 0 0 161 0 0 running
9 31 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 179 0 0 running
5 14 48 James Hylton Mercury 0 0 183 0 0 running
32 15 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 105 0 0 crash
19 36 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 163 0 0 running
46 47 63 Johnny Barnes Dodge 0 0 23 0 0 oil pan
29 37 68 Larry Baumel Ford 0 0 148 0 0 axle
10 19 92 Larry Smith Ford 0 0 179 0 0 running
30 28 32 Marv Acton Plymouth 0 0 146 0 0 engine
44 10 60 Maynard Troyer Mercury 0 0 33 0 0 oil leak
50 18 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 1 0 0 ignition
3 4 6 Pete Hamilton Plymouth 0 0 187 36 0 crash
18 33 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 169 0 0 running
49 16 91 Richard D Brown Chevrolet 0 0 5 0 0 engine
2 5 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 188 15 0 running
39 6 52 Rolf Stommelen Mercury 0 0 53 0 0 frame
8 39 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 179 0 0 running
13 38 46 Roy Mayne Chevrolet 0 0 178 0 0 running
14 32 03 Tommy Gale Mercury 0 0 176 0 0 running
22 23 30 Walter Ballard Ford 0 0 156 0 0 running
26 49 96 Wendell Scott Chevrolet 0 0 153 0 0 running

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